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In this Sept. 7, 2014 photo, new pipelines that will carry gas from Texas to Mexico, eventually reaching the city of Guanajuato, are laid underground near General Bravo, in Nuevo Leon state, Mexico. So far this year, thieves across Mexico have drilled so many illegal taps into state-owned pipelines, siphoning off gas and oil, that they're on pace to set a new annual record. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) (AP)

A cute songbird blocks Texas pipeline

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