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FILE - In this July 2, 2005, file photo, George Michael, left, and Paul McCartney, right, perform during the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London. The concert is part of a series of free concerts being held around the world designed to press leaders of the rich G8 countries to help impoverished African nations. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

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FILE - In this April 7, 1985 file photo, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley of the British group WHAM! perform during a concert in Peking, China. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo)

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FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 18, 1993, file photo, pop star George Michael, 30, outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London at the start of his court action against Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo/Alistair Grant, File)

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FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 31, 1989 file photo, George Michael accepts one of his three American Music Awards during ceremonies in Los Angeles. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)

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FILE - In this Oct. 28, 1993, file photo, pop star George Michael arrives to give evidence at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Michael was petitioning the court to release him from his contract with Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. He was 53. (AP Photo/Alistair Grant)

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FILE - In this Dec. 2, 1993 file photo, George Michael performs at "Concert of Hope" to mark World AIDS Day at London's Wembley Arena. According to a publicist on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, the singer has died at the age of 53. (AP Photo/Gill Allen)

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George Michael performs at a concert to raise money for AIDS charity Sidaction at Palais Garnier Opera house in Paris, France, on Sept. 9, 2012. (Associated Press)

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The Old Gray Lady questions Christianity. (Associated Press/File)

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This undated photo released by Russian Channel One Press Service shows Channel One reporter Dmitrii Runkov. A Russian plane with 92 people aboard, including a well-known military band, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, minutes after takeoff from the resort city of Sochi, the Defense Ministry said. Russian journalists, including Runkov, were among 92 people on board the Tu-154 plane. (Russian Channel One Press Service Photo via AP)

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This undated photo released by Russian Channel One Press Service shows Channel One reporter Dmitrii Runkov. A Russian plane with 92 people aboard, including a well-known military band, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, minutes after takeoff from the resort city of Sochi, the Defense Ministry said. Russian journalists, including Runkov, were among 92 people on board the Tu-154 plane. (Russian Channel One Press Service Photo via AP)

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This undated photo released by Russian Channel One Press Service shows the Channel One reporter Dmitrii Runkov in Moscow's Red Square. A Russian plane with 92 people aboard, including a well-known military band, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, minutes after takeoff from the resort city of Sochi, the Defense Ministry said. Russian journalists, including Runkov, were among 92 people on board the Tu-154 plane. (Russian Channel One Press Service Photo via AP)

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In this photo taken on Thursday, March 31, 2016, the Alexandrov Ensemble choir performs during a concert in Moscow, Russia. A Russian plane with 92 people aboard, including the well-known military band, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, Dec. 25, minutes after takeoff from the resort city of Sochi, the Defense Ministry said. The Tu-154, which belonged to the ministry, was taking the Alexandrov Ensemble to a concert at the Russian air base in Syria. (AP Photo)

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A Miami Dolphins fan expresses her wishes as the Buffalo Bills host the Dolphins in an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)

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Miami Dolphins fans react to a touchdown during an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)

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Miami Dolphins punter Matt Darr (4) and Miami Dolphins kicker Andrew Franks (3) celebrate after kicking a field goal during an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y. on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)

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Miami Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi (23) runs inside the five to set up a first quarter touchdown as the Buffalo Bills host the Miami Dolphins at New Era Field in Orchard Park, N.Y. on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)

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FILE - In this March 1, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., arrives to a primary night rally in Essex Junction, Vt. Sanders' strength in the primaries was chosen 2016's top state story in a poll of journalists at Associated Press member newspapers and broadcasters in Vermont. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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FILE - In this May 26, 2015 file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., formally announces in Burlington, Vt., that he he will seek the Democratic nomination for president while his grandson, Dylan Driscoll, 3, lays in the shade by the stage. Sanders' strength in the primaries was chosen 2016's top state story in a poll of journalists at Associated Press member newspapers and broadcasters in Vermont. (AP Photo/Andy Duback, File)

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In this Nov. 16, 2016 photo, author J.D. Vance, right, poses with Miami University journalism professor Patricia Gallagher Newberry after a luncheon with teachers ahead of his talk and book signing at the school's student center in Oxford, Ohio. Vance, from nearby Middletown in Ohio, is coming back to his home state to head a nonprofit aimed at helping some of the social issues he wrote about in his best-selling "Hillbilly Elegy." (AP Photo/Dan Sewell)

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FILE - This book cover file image released by HarperCollins Publishers shows "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis," by J.D. Vance. After writing about the problems facing people he grew up with, best-selling author Vance is going back to his home state to help do something about it. "Hillbilly Elegy” is about his life in the Ohio Rust Belt city of Middletown and also in rural Kentucky. It’s among the year’s top nonfiction books and drew attention because of Vance’s insights into Donald Trump and the white working class. Vance is starting a nonprofit to address issues such as upward mobility and the opioid crisis. (HarperCollins Publishers via AP, File)