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A Chinese national flag flutters against buildings in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, choking China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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A woman is reflected on a window of China World Summit Wing Hotel in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, choking China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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China's state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters and construction buildings at the Central Business District are shrouded by heavy smog in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, choking China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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A man places his hand over his mouth as he walks past graffiti of a dragon on a street in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, choking China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Vehicles drive past China's state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) headquarters and construction buildings at the Central Business District shrouded by heavy smog in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, choking China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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A woman uses a scarf to cover her for protection against air pollution walks on street in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, choking China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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People ride bicycles and electric bikes crossing a road in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, choking China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, surrounded by Sherrell Johnson, left, whose 17-year-old son James Brissette was killed by New Orleans Police after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and city attorney Rebecca H. Dietz, center left back, and NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison, right, speaks during a press conference to announce settlements in the civil rights cases, in New Orleans, La. Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Landrieu announced the city has reached settlements totaling $13.3 million in lawsuits over the deadly police shootings after Hurricane Katrina and a fatal beating just before the hurricane, and he apologized to the victims' families on behalf of the city. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP)

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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, center right, hugs Jackie Madison Brown, whose brother Ronald Madison was killed by New Orleans Police on the Danziger Bridge after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, after the mayor held a press conference to announce settlements in the civil rights cases, in New Orleans, La. Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. The city said it will pay out $13.3 million to 17 plaintiffs. Landrieu announced the city has reached settlements totaling $13.3 million in lawsuits over the deadly police shootings after Hurricane Katrina and a fatal beating just before the 2005 storm, and he apologized to the victims' families on behalf of the city. (Matthew Hinton/The Advocate via AP)

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People, some wearing masks for protection against air pollution, walk on a pedestrian overhead bridge in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Engulfed in choking smog, some northern Chinese cities limited the number of cars on roads and temporarily shut down factories on Monday to cut down pollution during a national "red alert." More than 700 companies stopped production in Beijing and traffic police were restricting drivers by monitoring their license plate numbers, state media reported. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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A construction site wall depicting the skyline of Beijing stands as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, clouding China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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CORRECTS DAY OF WEEK - Women wearing protection masks walk on a street in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, clouding China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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A man wearing a mask for protection against air pollution looks out from a bus in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, clouding China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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CORRECTS DAY OF WEEK - A woman wearing a mask for protection against air pollution walks on a pedestrian overhead bridge in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, clouding China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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A woman wearing a mask for protection against air pollution walks on a pedestrian overhead bridge in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, clouding China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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CORRECTS DAY OF WEEK - A woman wearing a mask for protection against air pollution looks out from a bus in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, clouding China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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A man wearing a mask for protection against air pollution walks across a road in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, clouding China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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A man wearing a mask for protection against air pollution walks across a road in Beijing as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, clouding China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill speaks to the media following the cancellation of the Red Wings game with the Carolina Hurricanes due to a problem with the ice in the PNC Arena, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Raleigh, N.C. Game will be rescheduled. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

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Detroit Red Wings and Carolina Hurricane fans leave their seats following the cancellation of the Red Wings game with the Carolina Hurricanes due to a problem with the ice in the PNC Arena, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Raleigh, N.C. Game will be rescheduled. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)