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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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Leading translators launch award through crowdfunding

TOKYO, Japan - Examples of foreign literature published in Japanese in 2014 that are eligible for nomination for the "Best Translation Award," newly established by several leading translators in Japan with money raised from crowdfunding, are shown on Jan. 5, 2015. Readers can nominate works for consideration via the award's website until Jan. 31 and the winner will be decided in April.

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Air pollution continues in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A woman wears a mask as she walks in China's capital on Jan. 5, 2015, although the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau unveiled the previous day that levels of PM2.5, airborne particles smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter and a major air pollutant, declined in 2014 by 4 percent from 2013.

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Panasonic unveils smartphone-controlled lighting switches

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. unveils on Nov. 5, 2014, switches for controlling lighting equipment via smartphone for sale from Jan. 21, 2015.

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7 Japanese divers missing off Bali since Feb. 14

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2014, shows a beach on Nusa Lembongan off the southeastern coast of Bali, Indonesia. Local police said on Feb. 15 that seven Japanese women -- five tourists and two diving instructors -- have been missing since the previous day while diving in waters near Lembongan.

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7 Japanese divers missing off Bali since Feb. 14

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2014, shows Nusa Lembongan off the southeastern coast of Bali, Indonesia. Local police said on Feb. 15 that seven Japanese women -- five tourists and two diving instructors -- have been missing since the previous day while diving in waters near Lembongan.

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Commentator Morimoto dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 1984 shows Tetsuro Morimoto. Morimoto, a former journalist who became a travel writer and a commentator, died Jan. 5, 2014, of heart failure at his home in Tokyo. He was 88.

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Ecuador minister

QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuadorian Internal Affairs Minister Jose Serrano meets Japanese reporters in Quito on Jan. 5, 2014, on a recent fatal shooting of a Japanese couple.

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AC Milan coach

MILAN, Italy - AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri holds a press conference near Milan, Italy, on Jan. 5, 2014, on the recruitment of Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda to the Serie A soccer club.

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Harbin ice festival

HARBIN, China - The annual ice festival begins in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Harbin ice festival

HARBIN, China - The annual ice festival begins in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Harbin ice festival

HARBIN, China - The annual ice festival begins in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Kim wins S. Korean national championships

GOYANG, South Korea - Reigning Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na performs in the free skate at the South Korean national championships in Goyang on Jan. 5, 2014. The 23-year-old Kim won the meet with 227.86 points, just 0.70 off the world record of 228.56 she set at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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Harbin ice festival

HARBIN, China - The annual ice festival begins in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Kim wins S. Korean national championships

GOYANG, South Korea - Reigning Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na waves after winning the South Korean national championships in Goyang on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Kim wins S. Korean national championships

GOYANG, South Korea - Reigning Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na performs in the free skate at the South Korean national championships in Goyang on Jan. 5, 2014. The 23-year-old Kim won the meet with 227.86 points, just 0.70 off the world record of 228.56 she set at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Sushi made from a bluefin tuna that was bought for 7.36 million yen in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014, is offered later the same day at the nearby flagship restaurant of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura (R), the president of the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, gives a thumbs up next to a 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, that he successfully bid 7.36 million yen for in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Kim wins S. Korean national championships

GOYANG, South Korea - Reigning Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na performs in the free skate at the South Korean national championships in Goyang on Jan. 5, 2014. The 23-year-old Kim won the meet with 227.86 points, just 0.70 off the world record of 228.56 she set at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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Ice swimming in Harbin

HARBIN, China - Photo shows a man who took part in a swimming competition in a hole dug in the ice in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Jan. 5, 2014. The annual ice festival began later that day in the city.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Children eat sushi made from a bluefin tuna at the flagship restaurant of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2014. The fish was bought earlier in the day for 7.36 million yen in the first auction of the year at the nearby Tsukiji fish market.

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Ice swimming in Harbin

HARBIN, China - Swimmers plunge into a hole dug in the ice in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Jan. 5, 2014. The annual ice festival began later that day in the city.

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New Year flower arranging ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Dressed in kimono, students of the Ikenobo school of Japanese flower arrangement participate in a New Year flower arranging ceremony in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Station cat

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tama, a cat "station master" at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station, is held by company President Mitsunobu Kojima during a ceremony at the station in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Jan. 5, 2014, to mark seven years since the feline "took office." Her promotion to become "ultra" station master to head 14 stations on the railway's Kishigawa Line was announced at the ceremony.

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Station cat

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tama, a cat "station master" at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station, is presented with a new station master's cap during a ceremony at the station in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Jan. 5, 2014, to mark seven years since the feline "took office," as her promotion to become "ultra" station master to head 14 stations on the railway's Kishigawa Line was announced.

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New Year flower arranging ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Dressed in kimono, students of the Ikenobo school of Japanese flower arrangement participate in a New Year flower arranging ceremony in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, the president of the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, poses with a 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, that he successfully bid 7.36 million yen for in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014.

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New Year flower arranging ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Dressed in kimono, students of the Ikenobo school of Japanese flower arrangement participate in a New Year flower arranging ceremony in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - The first auction of the year is held at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014. A 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 7.36 million yen, or 32,000 yen per kilogram.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - The first auction of the year is held at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014. A 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, fetched 7.36 million yen, or 32,000 yen per kilogram.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura (R), the president of the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, gives a thumbs up next to a 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, that he successfully bid 7.36 million yen for in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014.