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Atlanta Falcons strong safety Keanu Neal talks to the media during an NFL Super Bowl 51 football game media availability, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in Houston. Atlanta will face the New England Patriots Sunday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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In this Jan. 16, 2017 photo, Decatur Police Sgt. Chris Peters sits in his patrol vehicle as HW prepares to retire after 30 years of working with the Decatur Police Department, in Decatur, Ill. A first-shift patrol sergeant, Peters has followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, David Peters, who also served as Macon County sheriff. Chris Peters' law enforcement career includes service as the coordinator of the distinguished Fatal Accident Investigation Team and DUI coordinator. (Jim Bolwing/Herald & Review via AP)/Herald & Review via AP)

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A woman places flowers for victims of a shooting Sunday at a mosque in Quebec City at Dalhousie University in Halifax on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. Multiple people died in the attack which occurred during evening prayers. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

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One of Chile's worst fire waves on record shows its vulnerability to terrorism. Forest fires intentionally set have resulted in over $200 million in damage and about a dozen deaths. Some investigators suspect anarchists and indigenous militants are to blame. (Associated Press)

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In this Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 file photo, retired Col. Dan "Dante" Bulli poses for a photo at his home in Omaha, Neb. Bulli was the pilot of a B-52 that crashed on a mountainside in Maine 50 years ago, one of two who survived the crash. Bulli died on Dec. 30, 2016 in Omaha. He was 94. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

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Dustin Hoffman as Raymond Babbitt in ‘Rain Man’ - Best Actor (1988)

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, photo a pump removes water from a flooded are along Highway 37 near Novato, Calif. Flooding and high surf in California are giving residents a preview of what sea rise is going to be like for the Pacific Coast state. Ecologist Fraser Shilling at the University of California, Davis says more damaging storms are the new normal with sea rise. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, photo, a pump removes water from a flooded are along Highway 37 near Novato, Calif. Ocean rise already is worsening the floods and high tides sweeping California this stormy winter, climate experts say, and this month's damage and deaths highlight that even a state known as a global leader in fighting climate change has yet to tackle some of the hardest work of dealing with it. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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This Jan. 14, 2017 photo provided by Fraser Shilling shows flooding along Highway 37 near Vallejo, Calif. Ocean rise already is worsening the floods and high tides sweeping California this stormy winter, climate experts say, and this month's damage and deaths highlight that even a state known as a global leader in fighting climate change has yet to tackle some of the hardest work of dealing with it. (Fraser Shilling via AP)

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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016 file photo, Marshall Fisher, commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, addresses the House Corrections Committee at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Gov. Phil Bryant is to nominate Fisher as the next head of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017 at a news conference in Jackson. Fisher will replace Albert Santa Cruz, who is retiring Tuesday. The Department of Public Safety includes the Highway Patrol, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the state Crime Lab. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Delta passengers wait in line at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after Delta Air Lines grounded all domestic flights due to automation issues, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

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Delta passengers sits on the floor while waiting in line at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after Delta Air Lines grounded all domestic flights due to automation issues, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

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Delta passengers wait in line at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after Delta Air Lines grounded all domestic flights due to automation issues, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

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Survivors of a sank boat receive medical assistance at the Malaysia Marine Operation Force post in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. More than 20 people, mostly Chinese tourists, were rescued Sunday after their boat sank in strong wave. (AP Photo)

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Illustration on foreign aid by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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LSU head coach Johnny Jones watches the action during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Mark Rogers/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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Louisiana State guard Antonio Blakeney goes up for a shot in the first period during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Mark Rogers/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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Louisiana State forward Aaron Epps looks for a shot in the first period during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Mark Rogers/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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Texas Tech guard Devon Thomas drives around Louisiana State guard Jalyn Patterson during the first period during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. (Mark Rogers/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, JAN. 28-29 - In this Monday, Jan. 9, 2017 photo, containers surround William George as he walks through the room where samples are frozen for storage at the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation on the Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. George is among the people who worked on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. The vault contains seeds from agricultural crops world-wide to preserve in case something were to happen to the world's crops, like natural disaster, disease or war. (Joshua Polson/The Greeley Tribune via AP)