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FILE - In this Tuesday, July 19, 2011 file photo, Jonathan Decker, right, and Charlie Woolsey tear a roof off a tornado-damaged home in Joplin, Mo. during cleanup efforts nearly two months after an EF-5 tornado destroyed much of the town. After 161 people died in an EF-5 tornado in May 2011, the city strengthened its building codes. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Can Tornado Alle... FILE - In this Tuesday, July 19, 2011 file photo, Jonathan Decker, right, and Charlie Woolsey tear a roof off a tornado-damaged home in Joplin, Mo. during cleanup efforts nearly two months after an EF-5 tornado destroyed much of the town. After 161 people died in an EF-5 tornado in May 2011, the city strengthened its building codes. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
'Horrified' truc... A person is removed from the wreckage of the collapsed Interstate-5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash. Thursday May 23, 2012. The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly waterway. (AP Photo/Skagit Valley Herald, Frank Varga)
16 hurt in shutt... A wrecked airport shuttle bus is shown Friday, May 24, 2013 in College Park, Ga.. The bus collided with a truck near Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport injuring 16 people who were taken to area hospitals. (AP Photo/Ray Henry)
Summer travel fo... FILE - In this Tuesday, May 26, 2009 file photo, motel signs are seen in Lake George, N.Y. Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are expecting to see more customers in 2013 than in the previous few summers. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
Actress Bynes ac... In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes, center, wearing sweats and a blonde wig, shields her face as she is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance on Friday May 24, 2013 in New York. Bynes was arrested Thursday evening and charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of out of her Manhattan apartment building. (AP Photo/APTN)
Obama: Sexual as... President Barack Obama congratulates a graduate as another one celebrates at the United States Naval Academy graduation ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Netflix looks to... This undated publicity photo released by Netflix shows David Cross, left, and Portia de Rossi in a scene from "Arrested Development," premiering May 26, 2013 on Netflix. The sitcom, also starring Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, was canceled by Fox in 2006 after three seasons. (AP Photo/Netflix, Sam Urdank)
Boy Scouts appro... John Stemberger, an Eagle Scout and Orlando, Fla. based attorney speaks out during a news conference against the Boy Scouts of American decision allowing openly gay scouts to participate in scouting Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. Local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization — one of the most dramatic moves the organization has made in a century. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Britain braces f... A woman blows a kiss as she lays a floral tribute in memory of the victim outside the Royal Artillery Barracks near the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, Thursday, May 23, 2013. A member of armed forces was attacked and killed by two men on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Oklahoma gets fa... Carol Kawaykla salvages items at her tornado-ravaged home Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues three days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Russia says Syri... Head of the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces Mouaz al-Khatib speaks during the group's meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 23, 2013. A spokesman said Syria's main opposition bloc welcomes renewed calls by its foreign supporters that Syrian President Bashar Assad give up power at the start of any political transition aimed at ending the country's civil war. The three-day meeting started in Istanbul to lay out conditions for possible talks with regime representatives in Geneva next month.(AP Photo/Bulent Kilic, Pool)
Woman in Berlusc... Karima el Mahroug, second from right, prepares to give her testimony in a court in Milan, Italy, Friday, May 24, 2013. The woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal has denied in court ever telling a former roommate that she had sex with the then-premier. Karima el Mahroug appeared for a second day of testimony Friday at the trial of three former Berlusconi aides charged with procuring prosecutors for the media mogul's infamous "bunga bunga" parties. The trial is separate from the one charging Berlusconi with having paid for sex with a minor, el Mahroug herself, and then trying to cover it up. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)
UK-bound Pakista... Passengers disembark from Pakistan International Airlines flight PK709 bound for Manchester from Lahore, Pakistan, after it was diverted to Stansted Airport, north of London, England, Friday May 24, 2013. The passenger plane was diverted following an incident on board, and two men were arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an RAF Typhoon jet was scrambled to escort the passenger plane traveling from Pakistan to the UK, police said. (AP Photo / Chris Radburn, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
Jersey shore eye... New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, talks to Carla Pilla, of Seaside Heights, N.J., while Robert Hilton, left, executive director of the Jersey Shore Convention and Visitor's Bureau, holds a sign, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Seaside Heights, N.J. Christie cut a ribbon to symbolically reopen the state's shore for the summer season, seven months after being devastated by Superstorm Sandy. Several beach communities have annual beach ribbon cuttings, announcing they are back in business. But this year's ceremonies are more poignant seven months after a storm that did an estimated $37 billion of damage in the state. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Kid Rock, Rollin... FILE - This Nov. 14, 2012 file photo shows Grammy-award winning artist Kid Rock posing for a portrait in New York. Kid Rock's “$20 Best Night Never Tour” kicks off June 28 in Bristow, Va., and opening acts include ZZ Top, Uncle Kracker and Kool and the Gang. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Invision/AP, file)
IRS replaces off... In this May 22, 2013, photo, Lois Lerner listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups. Danny Werfel, the agency's new acting commissioner, told IRS employees in an email Thursday, May 23, 2013, that he has selected a new acting head of the division, staying within the IRS to find new leadership. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Jury foreman say... Jodi Arias stands as the jury is excused after the verdict for sentencing was declared a hung jury for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool)
Attack casts spo... FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2005 file photo, Muslim cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed gestures while talking to the media, in Beirut, Lebanon. The slaying of a British soldier in east London cast a spotlight on radical preachers that influenced Michael Adebolajo, the attacker seen in videos with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife. It also raised questions about the reach of the terrorist group al-Shabab, after a British government official said one of the two men tried to go to Somalia to train or fight with the group.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
Seen and heard a... File - In this May 20, 2013 file photo, actress Milla Jovovich arrives for the screening of Blood Ties at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. Swarovski are providing jewelry to stars such as Jovovich and are not concerned despite the high profile theft during the festival. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Takei says Cho g... American actor George Takei gestures with a hand greeting made popular by the Television series Star Trek arrives at the Marina Bay Sands hotel on Thursday, May 23, 2013 in Singapore for the inaugural Social Star Awards.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
10 Things to Kno... A portion of the Interstate-5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit river dumping vehicles and people into the water in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013 according to the Washington State Patrol. (AP Photo/Joe Nicholson)
Plastic ocean de... File - In this Aug. 11, 2009 file photo provided by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shows Matt Durham, center, pulling in a large patch of sea garbage with the help of Miriam Goldstein, right, in the Pacific Ocean. Plastics discarded by people often end up in the ocean, creating coastal pollution that harms marine life and gathers out at sea in what's become known as the great Pacific garbage patch. Now, California state lawmakers have introduced a law that if passed would require makers of plastic bottles, bags and packaging to replace plastics with more environmentally friendly alternatives. (AP Photo/ Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Mario Aguilera, File)
Foreign preacher... In this Thursday, May 23, 2013 photo, Nick Vujicic, an Australian evangelist who was born with no limbs, on his wheelchair, delivers his speech to a crowd of about 25,000 students and young people at My Dinh national stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam. Vujicic, who is able to stand up and move around on his pelvis, shuffled round on a small table set up on a stage on corner of the field. In a talk laced with jokes, platitudes and attempts at Vietnamese, he spoke out against bullying and drinking; on the need for forgiveness and hope; and respect for family. All those themes resonate with Vietnamese and their leaders, one of whom _ the vice president _ was watching from the VIP area. (AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen)
Obama balances t... President Barack Obama pauses as his speech is interrupted by CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S. funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, and to redirect our resources into health care, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
I-5 bridge colla... In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a man is seen sitting atop a car that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge there minutes earlier Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco Rodriguez)
Government suppo... Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy attends a meeting with small companies in central Madrid
Hamas rebuffs Ar... Palestinians hold a placard depicting senior Hamas leader Haniyeh during a rally in Nablus
Job market resil... People wait in line to meet a job recruiter at the UJA-Federation Connect to Care job fair in New York
Obama tells Mexi... U.S. President Obama delivers a speech during his visit to Mexico City
Hungary court al... Marton Gyongyosi, a leader of Hungary's third-strongest political party Jobbik, attends an interview with Reuters in Budapest
Column: The glob... U.S President Obama speaks beside Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto (not pictured) during a news conference after attending
Muslims in Myanm... Muslim men from Win Kite village look from behind the fence which residents built to protect their village from mob attacks
Taking sides in ... Massarwa attends a remand hearing at court near Tel Aviv
Dozens dead as A... Smoke rises after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Homs
EU sees deeper e... People walk past the shop window of a jewelry store in central Barcelona
Prosecutor in Bh... Security officials inspect the damaged car, which prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfikar was travelling in, when he came under attack by u
Obama blesses Me... U.S. President Obama alights from Air Force One as he begins his visit to Mexico City
Engineer who war... File picture shows people rescuing garment workers trapped under rubble at the Rana Plaza building after it collapsed, in Savar
Analysis: TPG-Ax... An electronic display identifies the post that trades SandRidge Energy stock on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Exclusive: At Te... File picture shows the burning remains of a fertilizer plant after an explosion at the plant in the town of West, near Waco, Tex
North Korea coul... A North Korean nuclear plant is seen before demolishing a cooling tower in Yongbyon
Analysis: Doubli... U.S. President Barack Obama nominates Pritzker and Froman at White House in Washington
U.S. seeks North... An undated still image of a video footage shows a portrait of U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae
States balk at m... President Obama's fiscal 2014 budget proposal is released and distributed to Senate staff members on Capitol Hill in Washington
FBI releases pho... The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest
Gaddafi's son Sa... Still image taken from video of Saif al-Islam, son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, sitting behind bars in Zintan
U.S. rethinking ... U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel and British Defense Secretary Hammond hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington
Obama rounds out... U.S. President Barack Obama announces new nominees at the White House in Washington
Analysis: Canadi... Cranes stand at various condominium developments in Toronto
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