May 15, 2014
![A plane drops water to battle the wild fires surrounding San Marcos California. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/d1327079-4bc3-4b63-a47e-93df98e81f27_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A plane drops water to battle the wild fires surrounding San Marcos California.
![An emergency vehicle makes its way past a rising moon along a burned-out hillside near San Marcos, California, May 14, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9bdbbc86-8619-4007-a4c2-af62924b8576_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An emergency vehicle makes its way past a rising moon along a burned-out hillside near San Marcos, California, May 14, 2014.
![Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts from sand blown by the wind during the men's singles match against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia at the Rome Masters tennis tournament, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/96284d8a-7588-4caf-bb3d-2ff8c58a100a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts from sand blown by the wind during the men's singles match against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia at the Rome Masters tennis tournament, Italy.
![A members of the honor guard cleans the boots of fellow guards ahead of a welcoming ceremony for the visiting Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva (not seen), outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.](https://gdb.voanews.com/92aa2f0c-fa98-4811-8170-e74ecb933cc9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A members of the honor guard cleans the boots of fellow guards ahead of a welcoming ceremony for the visiting Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva (not seen), outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.