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Kind snack bars are displayed in a New York supermarket, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Kind CEO Daniel Lubetzky is pledging $25 million over the next 10 years to create a nonprofit dedicated to “revealing and countering” the food industry’s influence on public health. The move underscores the division between “Big Food” companies and newer players that market themselves as wholesome alternatives aligned with public health. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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In this Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, photo, Kind CEO Daniel Lubetzky talks during an interview, in New York. Lubetzky is pledging $25 million over the next 10 years to create a nonprofit dedicated to “revealing and countering” the food industry’s influence on public health. The move underscores the division between “Big Food” companies and newer players that market themselves as wholesome alternatives aligned with public health. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, right, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, second right, greet Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, left, during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. For U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the next few days will be a reassurance tour with a twist. He is expected to tell allies the U.S. is committed to NATO and is also hoping to secure bigger defense spending commitments. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, left, speaks with British Secretary of State for Defense Michael Fallon during a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. For U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the next few days will be a reassurance tour with a twist. He is expected to tell allies the U.S. is committed to NATO and is also hoping to secure bigger defense spending commitments. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, right, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis prepare to address a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. For U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the next few days will be a reassurance tour with a twist. He is expected to tell allies the U.S. is committed to NATO and is also hoping to secure bigger defense spending commitments. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis waits for the start of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. For U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the next few days will be a reassurance tour with a twist. He is expected to tell allies the U.S. is committed to NATO and is also hoping to secure bigger defense spending commitments. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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Pope Francis, center, poses with representatives of indigenous peoples attending a UN agricultural meeting in Rome, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Francis has insisted that indigenous peoples must give prior consent for any economic activity on their ancestral lands — an indirect critique as the Donald Trump administration seeks to advance construction on a $3.8 billion oil pipeline over opposition from American Indians. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
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Pope Francis, standing at right, meets with representatives of indigenous peoples attending a UN agricultural meeting in Rome, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Francis has insisted that indigenous peoples must give prior consent for any economic activity on their ancestral lands — an indirect critique as the Donald Trump administration seeks to advance construction on a $3.8 billion oil pipeline over opposition from American Indians. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
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Pope Francis, bottom right, meets with representatives of indigenous peoples attending a UN agricultural meeting in Rome, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Francis has insisted that indigenous peoples must give prior consent for any economic activity on their ancestral lands — an indirect critique as the Donald Trump administration seeks to advance construction on a $3.8 billion oil pipeline over opposition from American Indians. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, left, speaks with members of his delegation prior to a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. For U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the next few days will be a reassurance tour with a twist. He is expected to tell allies the U.S. is committed to NATO and is also hoping to secure bigger defense spending commitments. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)
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In this Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, file photo, a new sign sits on display for the Trump International Golf Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. U.S. President Donald Trump's two sons in charge of his business empire will attend a closed-door event to mark the opening of the Trump International Golf Club in Dubai. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
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Gen. Philip Breedlove
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Keith Meyer, left, president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., and Frank Richards, a senior vice president with the corporation, appear before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. The state-sponsored corporation is pursuing a major gas project. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole throws during a workout at baseball spring training in Bradenton, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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FILE - This Aug 4, 2011 file photo shows the Cigna logo at the headquarters of the health insurer Cigna Corp., in Philadelphia. Cigna said Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, that it is rejecting Anthem's proposed $48 billion acquisition bid and suing the Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer. The announcement comes hours after another major insurer, Aetna, said it was abandoning its planned $34 billion purchase of Medicare Advantage provider Humana. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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Smullyan 1957: Where is the White king and what were the previous two moves?
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In this photo provided by Maria Zamudio, taken Feb. 9, 2017, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs talks to small business owners about Secure Choice IRA, a state-sponsored retirement savings plan, in Schaumburg, Ill. States are moving forward with new initiatives to help workers save for retirement, even as the Republican-led Congress tries to block rules making it easier for them to do so. (Maria Zamudio via AP)
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Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., questions Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as she testifies in front of the Senate Banking Committee in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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FILE - In this Feb.24, 2016 file photo, PSA Peugeot Citroen Chief Executive Carlos Tavares attends the presentation of the company's financial results at Peugeot headquarters in Paris. France's PSA Group, maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, says it's exploring a "potential acquisition" of Opel, the money-losing European business of General Motors Co. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2012 file photo, a Peugeot, left, and Citroen cars are parked in Paris. France's PSA Group, maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, says it's exploring a "potential acquisition" of Opel, the money-losing European business of General Motors Co. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)