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FILE- In this Sept. 20, 2016, file photo, Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Wells Fargo Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf on Capitol Hill in Washington. Warren is leading a new effort to make sure vendors working with marijuana businesses don't have their banking services taken away. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Hit the road! You're low energy! (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)

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Foreign Investment in U.S. Infrastructure Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Fireworks explode above Singapore's financial district at the stroke of midnight to mark the New Year's celebrations on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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A girl peers out the back seat as her car gets fueled up at a service station in Mexico City, Dec. 30, 2016. Mexicans will begin paying market prices for gasoline on Sunday after longtime subsidies are eliminated, as part of energy reform passed two years ago under President Enrique Pena Nieto. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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FILE - In this April 26, 2013, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, and Joseph Percoco, executive deputy secretary, stand at a news conference in Albany, N.Y. In 2016, Cuomo's administration was rocked by a federal investigation into alleged extortion and bribery connected to some of his most prized economic development initiatives. Among those ensnared: Percoco, a former aide so close to Cuomo and his family that the governor likened him to a brother. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

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A driver fills containers in the trunk with gasoline after waiting for hours at a gas station in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, late Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Most of the city's fill-up stations were closed on Friday night because they were out of fuel, and drivers waited up to three hours at this pump. On Jan. 1, Mexicans will start paying market prices for gasoline as part of a price deregulation, triggering gasoline shortages in many parts of the country. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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A taxi driver fills containers in his trunk with gasoline after waiting for hours at a fuel station in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, late Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Most of the city's fill-up stations were closed on Friday night because they were out of gas, and drivers waited up to three hours at this pump. On Jan. 1, Mexicans will start paying market prices for gasoline as part of a price deregulation, triggering gasoline shortages in many parts of the country. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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In this Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 photo, Bond Starker smiles in the conference room of Starker Forests, in Philomath, Ore. Starker is retiring as CEO of the Philomath-based timber company founded by his grandfather more than 80 years ago. (Godofredo Vasquez /Albany Democrat-Herald via AP)

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In this Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, Bond Starker poses for a photograph in Philomath, Ore. Starker is retiring as CEO of Starker Forests, the Philomath-based timber company founded by his grandfather more than 80 years ago. (Godofredo Vasque /Albany Democrat-Herald via AP)

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In this Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 photo, Bond Starker holds a square-shaped sample of the company's most lucrative tree, the Douglas Fir, in Philomath, Ore. Starker is retiring as CEO of Starker Forests, the Philomath-based timber company founded by his grandfather more than 80 years ago. (Godofredo Vasquez/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP)

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Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric (9), of Croatia, is fouled as he drives to the basket by Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Devastating regulations and market shifts to more economical energy sources have reduced the number of coal miners in the U.S. to about 54,000, according to the latest Labor Department figures. (Associated Press)

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Kim Jae-youl, chief of the sports marketing unit of Samsung Group, center, arrives at the office of the independent counsel in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. South Korean investigators on Thursday summoned Kim as they look further into allegations that the business giant sponsored the president's jailed friend, Choi Soon-sil, to receive government favors. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins (22) drives past Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio (9) drives past Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) reacts to the team's loss to the Denver Nuggets following an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Denver. Denver beat Minnesota 105-103. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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Denver Nuggets injured guard Malik Beasley celebrates during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Denver. Denver beat Minnesota 105-103. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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From left, Mayo Clinic CEO John Noseworthy, Partners HealthCare CEO and President Dr. David Torchiana, Johns Hopkins Medicine CEO Dr. Paul Rothman, and Carlyle Group co-founder and co-CEO David Rubenstein arrive at Mar-a-Lago for meetings with President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)