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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2016, file photo, Lake Purdy which has receded several feet due to drought, leaves dry, cracked ground where lake water should use to be, in Birmingham, Ala. The choking drought ravaged agriculture, dried out creeks and led to the spread of wildfires fueled by parched conditions across the state. The lack of rain caused farmers to face difficult decisions about stocks and livestock. Even with year-end rains, much of the state remained classified as suffering an extreme or exceptional drought. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND/NEW YEAR'S EDITIONS - In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 photo, a sunken boat is exposed by receding water levels on Lake Lanier as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resources Manager Nick Baggett looks on in Flowery Branch, Ga. Millions of Georgians coped with a devastating drought that sparked wildfires in the north Georgia mountains in 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Nov. 2, 2016 photograph, burned pews, destroyed musical instruments, Bibles and hymnals are part of the debris inside the fire damaged Hopewell M.B. Baptist Church in Greenville, Miss. A "Vote Trump" was spray-painted on an outside wall of the black member church and the proximity to the nation's presidential election made this a national story. And the fire's continued investigation makes this one of Mississippi's biggest stories for 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2016 aerial file photo, a boat motors between flooded homes after heavy rains inundating the region Saturday, , in Hammond, La. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says more than 1,000 people in south Louisiana have been rescued from homes, vehicles and even clinging to trees as a slow-moving storm hammers the state with flooding. (AP Photo/Max Becherer, File)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2016 aerial file photo over Robert, La., Army National Guard vehicles drive on flooded U.S. Route 190 in Robert, La., after heavy rains inundated the region. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says more than 1,000 people in south Louisiana have been rescued from homes, vehicles and even clinging to trees as a slow-moving storm hammers the state with flooding. (AP Photo/Max Becherer, File)
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Fireworks explode from Auckland's Sky Tower as the new year is welcomed to New Zealand, Jan 1, 2017. (Peter Meecham/New Zealand Herald via AP)
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Orange County firefighters rescue Knott's Berry Farm patrons who were stuck on a ride Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Buena Park, Calif. Officials say firefighters are slowly lowering near to 20 people from an amusement park ride stuck 100 feet in the air for more than five hours Friday night at Southern California’s Knott’s Berry Farm. The riders, both children and adults, were harnessed to firefighters and hugging them tightly as they were lowered one-by-one from the Sky Cabin. (Bill Alkofer/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Orange County firefighters rescued Knott's Berry Farm patrons who were stuck on a ride Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Buena Park, Calif. Officials say firefighters are slowly lowering near to 20 people from an amusement park ride stuck 100 feet in the air for more than five hours Friday night at Southern California’s Knott’s Berry Farm. The riders, both children and adults, were harnessed to firefighters and hugging them tightly as they were lowered one-by-one from the Sky Cabin. (Bill Alkofer/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Air Force running back Timothy McVey (33) breaks the tackle of South Alabama safety Devon Earl during the first half of the Arizona Bowl NCAA college football game, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky tries to avoid Stanford safety Dallas Lloyd, right, before colliding with the umpire inthe second quarter of the 83rd Sun Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Dec., 30, 2016 in El Paso, Texas. Trubisky fumbled the ball on the play. (AP Photo/Mark Lambie)
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Stanford running back Bryce Love, right, shrugs off North Carolina safety Dominiqie Green in the second quarter of the Sun Bowl NCAA college football game, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Mark Lambie)
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Fire and rescue personnel are seen outside the Masquerade Tower at the Rio Hotel & Casino after reports of smoke coming from the 21st floor led to guests being evacuated Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. The Rio casino in Las Vegas scrambled to find alternate lodging for guests Thursday after a power outage led to the evacuation of 900 rooms just before the busy New Year’s Eve weekend, officials said. Nobody was injured, but emergency responders helped some guests with disabilities get to the bottom of the tower. (Yasmina Chavez/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
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An ambulance and fire trucks are seen outside the Masquerade Tower at the Rio Hotel & Casino after reports of smoke coming from the 21st floor led to guests being evacuated Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Las Vegas. The Rio casino in Las Vegas scrambled to find alternate lodging for guests Thursday after a power outage led to the evacuation of 900 rooms just before the busy New Year’s Eve weekend, officials said. Nobody was injured, but emergency responders helped some guests with disabilities get to the bottom of the tower. (Yasmina Chavez/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
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Guests are seen leaving the Rio Hotel & Casino after reports of smoke coming from the 21st floor led to guests being evacuated Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Las Vegas. The Rio scrambled to find alternate lodging for guests Thursday after a power outage led to the evacuation of 900 rooms just before the busy New Year’s Eve weekend, officials said. Nobody was injured, but emergency responders helped some guests with disabilities get to the bottom of the tower. (Yasmina Chavez/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
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Firefighters and rescue workers surround the wreckage of a small plane that landed on an empty car in a bus parking lot near the Guatemala City airport, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Fire department spokesman Mynor Ruano said the plane originated in Houston and had made a stop in the Guatemalan capital before taking off again. The pilot and two tourists on board were injured. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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A motorist drives through a snow storm in Durham, Maine, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. A nor'easter is expected to drop 12 to 18 inches of snow on parts of Maine, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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A worker for the city's housing department clears snow from a sidewalk in downtown Auburn, Maine, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016. A nor'easter is expected to drop 12 to 18 inches of snow on parts of Maine, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Capt. Michael Mullen of the U.S. Coast Guard answers questions during a news conference at Burke Lakefront Airport, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Cleveland. The U.S. Coast Guard said there's been no sign of debris or those aboard a plane that took off from the airport on the shores of Lake Erie and went missing overnight. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Capt. Michael Mullen of the U.S. Coast Guard walks to a news conference at Burke Lakefront Airport, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Cleveland. The U.S. Coast Guard says there's been no sign of debris or those aboard a plane that took off from the airport on the shores of Lake Erie and went missing overnight. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Capt. Michael Mullen of the U.S. Coast Guard answers questions during a news conference at Burke Lakefront Airport, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Cleveland. The U.S. Coast Guard says there's been no sign of debris or those aboard a plane that took off from the airport on the shores of Lake Erie and went missing overnight. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
