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FILE - In this July 5, 1998 file photo, fireworks explode over Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota for the first time in 50 years in honor of our nation's birthday. A U.S. Geological Survey report announced Monday, May 2, 2016, concluded that past fireworks displays at Mount Rushmore are the likely source of a pollutant found in water within the site in western South Dakota. (Steve McEnroe/Rapid City Journal via AP, File) TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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