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A man salts a downtown sidewalk in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2015, as snow begins to fall. The U.S. federal government said its offices in the Washington area will be closed Thursday because of a new round of winter weather expected in the region. The Office of Personnel Management said non-emergency personnel in and around Washington were granted excused absences for the day. Emergency employees and telework-ready employees were expected to work. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Members of the Kansas City Mounted Patrol helped Wyandotte County law enforcement search for suspects on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Kansas City, Kan. Wyandotte County officials say an off-duty deputy was shot and critically wounded when he walked into a convenience store early Wednesday during an armed robbery. (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, Keith Myers) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, fourth left, pays respects at the place where Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down on Feb. 27, near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) A dragon dance is performed at China Town on the last day of the Chinese Lunar New Year celerations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, March 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Male civil society members wear burqas to protest violence against women, ahead of International Women's Day, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 5, 2015. The banner reads, "we say no to all forms of violence." (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) In this Wednesday, March 4, 2015 photo, Shiite militiamen rest behind a sand berm as the Iraqi army, supported by volunteers, battles Islamic State extremists outside Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Iranian-backed Shiite militias and Sunni tribes have joined Iraq's military in a major operation to retake Tikrit from the Islamic State group, while the U.S. led coalition has remained on the sidelines. (AP Photo) In this Jan. 3, 2015 photo provided by Feld Entertainment Inc., elephants perform at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus said it will phase out its iconic elephant acts by 2018. (AP Photo/Ho, Gary Bogdon, Feld Entertainment Inc.) Hostesses gather outside the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, Thursday, March 5, 2015.China announced a lower economic growth target for this year and promised to open more industries to foreign investors as it tries to make its slowing, state-dominated economy more productive. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A Ukrainian mining rescuer smokes after taking part in the search for bodies of miners killed in an explosion yesterday before dawn at more than 1,000 metres (3,200 feet) underground at the Zasyadko mine, in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, March 5, 2015.Officials in a separatist rebel-held city in east Ukraine say the death toll from an accidental explosion at a coal mine has risen to 32, while one person still remains unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) Boston Marathon bombing survivor Karen Brassard, second from left, arrives with family and friends to federal court Thursday, March 5, 2015, in Boston, during the federal death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev is charged with conspiring with his brother to place two bombs near the Boston Marathon finish line that killed three and injured 260 people in April 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Models wear creations for Indian fashion designer Manish Arora's fall-winter 2015-2016 ready-to-wear fashion collection, as part of the Paris Fashion Week, and presented in Paris, France, Thursday, March 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Members of a Shiite group, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, or League of the Righteous, flash victory signs during a funeral procession for six of their comrades who killed in Tikrit fighting Islamic militants, in Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 5, 2015. Iranian-backed Shiite militias and Sunni tribes have joined Iraq's military in a major operation to retake Tikrit from the Islamic State group, while the U.S. led coalition has remained on the sidelines. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo) Ukrainian mining rescuers leave after taking part in the search for bodies of miners killed in an explosion yesterday before dawn at more than 1,000 metres (3,200 feet) underground at the Zasyadko mine, in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, March 5, 2015.Officials in a separatist rebel-held city in east Ukraine say the death toll from an accidental explosion at a coal mine has risen to 32, while one person still remains unaccounted for. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) A teacher and students take a selfie at Wijaya Pura port in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia, Thursday, March 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) London mayor Boris Johnson poses for photographers in front of the sculpture "Gift Horse", which portrays a skeletal horse by German-born artist Hans Haacke, after it was unveiled as the new commission for the Fourth Plinth, in Trafalgar Square, London, Thursday, March 5, 2015. The 4.6 meter high bronze sculpture has an electronic ribbon attached to its front leg displaying a live ticker of the London Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) A Border Collie looks at a toy dog being pulled by a child during the second day of Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre on Friday March 6, 2015 in Birmingham, England. First held in 1891, Crufts is said to be the largest show of its kind in the world, the annual four-day event, features thousands of dogs, with competitors travelling from countries across the globe to take part and vie for the coveted title of 'Best in Show'. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) Relatives of a miner killed in an explosion on Wednesday at more than 1,000 meters (3,200 feet) underground at the Zasyadko mine, cry next to his coffin during a funeral for the victims of the accident in Donetsk, Ukraine, Friday, March 6, 2015. Tens of miners died in the accident. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) A great dane with its owner after they first in their class during the second day of Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre on Friday March 6, 2015 in Birmingham, England. First held in 1891, Crufts is said to be the largest show of its kind in the world, the annual four-day event, features thousands of dogs, with competitors travelling from countries across the globe to take part and vie for the coveted title of 'Best in Show'. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira) Workers try to remove a Turkish Airlines jet that skidded after landing at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, March 6, 2015. Nepal's only international airport will remain closed at least another day as workers attempt to remove a Turkish Airlines jet that skidded after landing Wednesday morning, blocking the single runway, aviation officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) An Afghan girl begs for money as her mother sits in the middle of the road during a rainy day on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) In this Thursday, March 5, 2015 photo, youth dance at a local wedding in Salam City, a suburb on the outskirts of Cairo. Since the 2011 uprising, the music of "Mahraganat," Arabic for "festivals," has emerged from and spread through impoverished communities, where local musicians play, especially during weddings, their auto-tuned beats and songs that tackle social, political and cultural issues. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Smoke and flames erupt from the scene of a train derailment Thursday, March 5, 2015, near Galena, Ill. A BNSF Railway freight train loaded with crude oil derailed around 1:20 p.m. in a rural area where the Galena River meets the Mississippi, said Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Moser. (AP Photo/Telegraph Herald, Mike Burley) Ultra-Orthodox Jewish youths walk next to a girl in costume during Purim celebrations in Jerusalem, Friday, March 6, 2015. The festival of Purim commemorates the rescue of Jews from genocide in ancient Persia recorded in the biblical Book of Esther. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) Water falls on the colored hand of a man, dancing during Holi celebrations in Gauhati, India, Friday, March 6, 2015. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, also marks the advent of spring. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 file photo, Hindu men from the village of Nandgaon throw colored powder at each other before joining a procession for the Lathmar Holi festival at the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana, 115 kilometers (71 miles) from New Delhi, India. During Lathmar Holi the women of Barsana beat the men from Nandgaon, the hometown of Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their teasing. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)
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