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Macaulay Culkin and Donald J. Trump in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) (IMDb.com) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104431/mediaviewer/rm2984131328]

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Shop owners on Main Street in Talkeetna, Alaska, say a marijuana retail store could ruin the tiny town's historic atmosphere and harm businesses in the tourist town. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Illustration on the hurricane damage to Texas by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Sponsored by Gundry MD (promo thumbnail)

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The International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace launched in Nigeria this summer with 227 participants. Photo courtesy of Universal Peace Federation International.

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The Plan to Get to Mars Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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(AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Historic Monuments Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 perform a fly-by performance for Sailors and their family members on a tiger cruise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is transiting the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility after spending eight months deployed to the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aiyana S. Paschal/ Released)

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Small- and medium-sized businesses make up 99 percent of all German enterprises and contribute 56 percent of the country's economic output, but college-educated young people are increasingly eschewing them in favor of big-city corporate jobs. (Associated Press)

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Chinese students work on the Ares, a humanoid bipedal robot designed by them with fundings from a Shanghai investment company, displayed during the World Robot Conference in Beijing. China's government announced Thursday, July 21, 2017, a goal of transforming the country into a global leader in artificial intelligence in just over a decade, putting additional political support behind growing investment by Chinese companies in developing self-driving cars and other advances. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

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FILE - This Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, file photo shows an Amazon sign at a store in Hialeah, Fla. Whole Foods shareholders voted Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, to bless a $13.7 billion union with Amazon that the organic grocery chain's CEO had called "love at first sight." By buying Whole Foods, Amazon will get more than 460 stores and potentially very lucrative data about how shoppers behave offline. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

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This Friday, June 16, 2017, photo shows a Whole Foods Market in San Antonio. Whole Foods shareholders voted Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, to bless a $13.7 billion union with Amazon that the organic grocery chain's CEO had called "love at first sight." By buying Whole Foods, Amazon will get more than 460 stores and potentially very lucrative data about how shoppers behave offline. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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This photo March 22, 2013, file photo shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Mike Flynn National security advisor (resigned) - 22 Days. In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. Flynn resigned as President Donald Trump's national security adviser Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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OkCupid logo (OkCupid.com)

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The pathway leading up to the faces at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. (Eric Althoff/The Washington Times)

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Hannah Gu, left, and Shantel Bartolme, both of Denver, emerge from the federal courthouse after attending the morning session of the third day of a civil trial to determine whether a Denver radio host groped pop singer Taylor Swift in a case in federal court Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)