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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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Lawyer Takimoto

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Taro Takimoto answers reporters' questions after meeting Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, at a police station in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Hirata has been detained at the police station since turning himself in to police late on Dec. 31, 2011, after being on the run for more than 16 years.

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Havenaar joins Dutch club Vitesse

ARNHEM, Netherlands - Japan striker Mike Havenaar speaks to reporters after signing a contract to join Dutch first-division club Vitesse in Arnhem, the Netherlands, on Jan. 3, 2011.

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Disaster-hit town holds coming-of-age ceremony

IWAKI, Japan - Young people of the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, where all residents have evacuated since the March 2011 nuclear disaster, attend a coming-of-age ceremony on Jan. 3, 2015, in the nearby city of Iwaki. The functions of the Futaba town office have been transferred to Iwaki.

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Disaster-hit town holds coming-of-age ceremony

IWAKI, Japan - Young people of the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, where all residents have evacuated since the March 2011 nuclear disaster, attend a coming-of-age ceremony on Jan. 3, 2015, in the nearby city of Iwaki. The functions of the Futaba town office have been transferred to Iwaki.

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Japanese ski jumper Takanashi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 3, 2011, shows Japanese teenage ski jumper Sara Takanashi. Takanashi, 15, placed second in a World Cup event on Jan. 8, 2012, in Hinterzarten, Germany, becoming the first Japanese female jumper to stand on the podium in the three events held so far on the inaugural World Cup ski jumping circuit.

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Ultraman, Ultraseven exhibition at museum in Mito

MITO, Japan - Photo shows figures of Ultraman (L) and Ultraseven (R), characters from popular Japanese TV hero series aired since the 1960s, on display at the Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2011. An exhibition entitled ''Ultraman Art! Times and creation Ultraman & Ultraseven'' runs from Nov. 3, 2011, through Jan. 15, 2012.

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Highball bar in Shimbashi, Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A man passes by Highball Bar Shimbashi 1923 in Tokyo's Shimbashi business district on March 3, 2011. The bar, which opened on Jan. 28, has been attracting company employees after they finish work.

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Researcher Saruya dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2004 shows Tokyo Women's Christian University professor emeritus Kaname Saruya, a Japanese expert on U.S. history, who died of prostate cancer at the age of 87 on Jan. 3, 2011.

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Ivory Coast confusion

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Alassane Ouattara, former prime minister of Ivory Coast and the country's presidential claimant, waves to his supporters at a hotel in Abidjan, where he has been staying, on Jan. 3, 2011. The West African country has been in upheaval since a disputed presidential election in November 2010 that both Ouattara and incumbent Laurent Gbagbo claim to have won.

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N. Korea New Year rally

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans march through Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang during a rally on Jan. 3, 2011, to show their resolve to implement a series of policy objectives for the year. About 100,000 people took part in the event.

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N. Korea New Year rally

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans took part in a rally near propaganda signboards bearing slogans at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Jan. 3, 2011, to show their resolve to implement of a series of policy objectives for the year. A slogan reads ''All for improvement of the people's lives.''

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Leicester down Swansea 2-1

LEICESTER, England - Leicester City midfielder Yuki Abe (R) dribbles while being chased by Swansea City's Darren Pratley during a second-tier English Championship match in Leicester on Jan. 3, 2011. Leicester won 2-1.

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Japan gear up for Asian Cup

OSAKA, Japan - Japan defenders Atsuto Uchida (top) and Yuto Nagatomo fall after colliding during a workout at the J-Green Sakai national soccer training center in Osaka Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2011, ahead of the squad's departure for the Asian Cup tournament in Qatar.

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N. Korea New Year rally

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans march through Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang during a rally on Jan. 3, 2011, to show their resolve to implement a series of policy objectives for the year. About 100,000 people took part in the event.

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Japan gear up for Asian Cup

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda (C) of CSKA Moscow dribbles the ball near coach Alberto Zaccheroni (L) during a workout at the J-Green Sakai national soccer training center in Osaka Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2011, ahead of the squad's departure for the Asian Cup tournament in Qatar.

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N. Korea New Year rally

PYONGYANG, North Korea - About 100,000 North Koreans gather for a rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Jan. 3, 2011, to show their resolve to implement of a series of policy objectives for the year.

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Japan gear up for Asian Cup

OSAKA, Japan - Japan defender Yasuyuki Konno (R) dribbles the ball during a workout at the J-Green Sakai national soccer training center in Osaka Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2011, ahead of the squad's departure for the Asian Cup tournament in Qatar.

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Waseda wins Hakone ekiden race, 1st in 18 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Nakashima of Waseda University crosses the finish line to win the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay in Tokyo's Otemachi on Jan. 3, 2011. The university captured its first title in 18 years at the traditional two-day New Year race.

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Snow hits western Japan

YONAGO, Japan - Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (C) views a capsized fishing boat at a port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Jan. 3, 2011. The boat has turned over due to the weight of heavy snow.

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Snow hits western Japan

YONAGO, Japan - A fishing boat is submerged due to the weight of heavy snow at a port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Jan. 3, 2011.

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Obic blanks Ritsumeikan to win Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Obic Seagulls celebrate victory in the Rice Bowl match, the major American football title in Japan, at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2011, after beating Ritsumeikan University 24-0.

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Waseda wins Hakone ekiden race, 1st in 18 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Nakashima of Waseda University declares victory before crossing the finish line to win the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay in Tokyo's Otemachi on Jan. 3, 2011. The university captured its first title in 18 years at the traditional two-day New Year race.

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Japan midfielder Honda makes 'mochi' rice cake

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda of CSKA Moscow, following a New Year custom, takes part in the making of ''mochi'' traditional rice cake at the J-Green Sakai national soccer training center in Osaka Prefecture on Jan. 3, 2011.

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Veteran Funaki soars to victory

SAPPORO, Japan - Veteran Kazuyoshi Funaki celebrates after winning the Snow Brand Megmilk Cup ski jumping meet at Miyanomori hill in Sapporo on Jan. 3, 2011. The Nagano Olympic large hill champion won his second straight national event.

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Veteran Funaki soars to victory

SAPPORO, Japan - Veteran Kazuyoshi Funaki soars to win the Snow Brand Megmilk Cup ski jumping meet at Miyanomori hill in Sapporo on Jan. 3, 2011. The Nagano Olympic large hill champion won his second straight national event.

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Seven-colored Rainbow Bridge

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge is illuminated with by lights in seven colors Dec. 3, 2010, to give an appearance true to its name. The 798-meter-long bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay is being lit up between nightfall and midnight until Jan. 3, 2011.