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This photo taken from a video shows show piles of snow and rubble inside the hotel Rigopiano in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Italian Finance Police via AP)

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An aerial view of the Rigopiano Hotel hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Italian Firefighters via AP)

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An Italian firefighters helicopter flies during rescue operations in the area where an hotel was hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Matteo Guidelli/ANSA via AP)

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An Italian firefighters helicopter flies during rescue operations in the area where an hotel was hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Matteo Guidelli/ANSA via AP)

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Texas Tech's Justin Gray (5) lays up the ball past TCU's Vladimir Brodziansky (10) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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TCU's Alex Robinson (25) charges into Texas Tech's Matthew Temple (34) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP) /Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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TCU's Kenrich Williams (34) rebound the ball during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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Texas Tech's Zach Smith (11) lays up the ball over TCU's Vladimir Brodziansky (10) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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TCU's Desmond Bane (1) shoots the ball during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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TCU coach Jamie Dixon directs his players during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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TCU's Alex Robinson (25) shoots the ball over Texas Tech's Aaron Ross (15) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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TCU's Vladimir Brodziansky (10) shoots the ball over Texas Tech's Aaron Ross (15) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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Texas Tech coach Chris Beard argues a call during the team's NCAA college basketball game against TCU, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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Texas Tech's Aaron Ross (15) takes the rebound away from TCU's Vladimir Brodziansky (10) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Lubbock, Texas. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP)

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Radio soccer announcer Rafael Henzel speaks during a interview in Chapeco, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Henzel is one of the six passengers that survived in the Chapecoense air crash, which killed 71 people, including 19 players of the Chapecoense soccer team, on Nov.28. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2016, file photo, rescue workers search at the wreckage site of a chartered airplane that crashed outside Medellin, Colombia. Three players survived and 19 players perished in the air crash almost two months ago in Colombia. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides, File)

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Radio soccer announcer Rafael Henzel speaks during a interview in Chapeco, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Henzel is one of the six passengers that survived in the Chapecoense air crash, which killed 71 people, including 19 players of the Chapecoense soccer team, on Nov.28. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers, left, speaks to the media after an NFL football news conference to introduce the Los Angeles Chargers to the Los Angeles area, in Inglewood, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)

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Texas Power Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Contractors work on a sinkhole Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Orinda, Calif. The city council of Orinda declared a State of Emergency Tuesday night because of the large sinkhole caused by last week's wet weather, which ruptured sewer lines. Repairs will take weeks, as the San Francisco Bay Area is being hit with a new series of rain storms. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)