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FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2016, file photo, Justin Bieber performs at the 2016 Jingle Ball at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Vevo announced Dec. 8, 2016, that Bieber scored 3 of the top 10 most-watched Vevo videos of 2016. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, file photo, Helen Mirren attends the premiere of "The Comedian" during the 2016 AFI Fest at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. The Oscar-winning actress said she hopes to capture the magic of dogs and babies in her performances because “you cannot take your eyes off them ... they are fantastic.” Mirren spoke at a Manhattan lunch celebrating her AARP cover for December/January. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE- In this Sept. 17, 2014, file photo, Sturgill Simpson accepts the Emerging Artist of the Year Award during the Americana Music Honors and Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. Simpson's album, "A Sailor's Guide to Earth," was the surprise underdog nomination for the all-genre album of the year category on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, when Grammy nominations were announced. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
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Gift ideas for animation fans include Beauty and the Beast, 25th Anniversary Edition, The Iron Giant: Signature Edition and Transformers: The Movie, 30th Anniversary Edition.
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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2016, file photo, singer Beyonce Knowles attends the Tidal X: 1015 benefit concert in New York. Beyonce set a record for earning Grammy nominations, announced Tuesday, Dec. 6, in the rock, pop, R&B and rap categories in the same year with her diverse album, “Lemonade.” Only two other acts have earned nominations in those same four categories, Paul McCartney and Janet Jackson, but never in the same year. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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Actor Matt Damon arrives at a red carpet event for the movie "The Great Wall" at a hotel in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. Damon said Tuesday that his role in the new China-Hollywood production "The Great Wall" was always intended to be European, responding to criticism that an Asian actor should have been picked for the part. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Actor Matt Damon gestures in front of Chinese fans as he arrives at a red carpet event for the movie "The Great Wall" at a hotel in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. Damon said Tuesday that his role in the new China-Hollywood production "The Great Wall" was always intended to be European, responding to criticism that an Asian actor should have been picked for the part. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, file photo, Lena Dunham arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles. "Girls" creator Dunham and author-essayist Ta-Nehisi Coates were strangers until this week, but are finding they have a lot in common. Dunham and Coates spoke on Monday, Dec. 5, at a New York City event sponsored by the MacDowell artist colony. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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A family enjoys a meal and beer at a square in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. Nine days of mourning for Fidel Castro end and Cuba begins to resume its life, with music in the streets, alcohol sold again and work returning to a normal pace. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)
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A Cuban band plays at a cafe in Old Havana, Cuba, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. Nine days of mourning for Fidel Castro end and Cuba begins to resume its life, with music in the streets, alcohol sold again and work returning to a normal pace. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)
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In this Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016 photo, music teacher Jason Lenz shows his guitar class how to finger a chord at Lincoln Southwest High School in Lincoln, Neb. (Ted Kirk /The Journal-Star via AP)
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This Nov. 18, 2016 photo shows the Pine Chapel in Dubuque, Iowa. Work recently wrapped up on the restoration of the chapel. The project was supported by a $17,000 fundraising effort by Friends of the Mines of Spain. The effort was led by Gerda Preston Hartman, who said she views the chapel as a "spiritual place." (Dave Kettering/Telegraph Herald via AP)
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In a Nov. 14, 2016 photo, Susann Ward gets ready to cap the gushing flames after a piece of Raku pottery is dropped into the fuel of newspaper and sawdust in Rawlins, Wyo. Raku is a form of pottery that first came out of Japan, a word that means “enjoyment.” (Iain Woessner/The Rawlins Daily Times via AP)
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This Nov. 10, 2016 photo, shows S & K Technologies, Inc., in Polson, Mont. (Greg Lindstrom /Flathead Beacon via AP)
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Reporters and photographers on the watch at a press stakeout. (Associated Press)
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CORRECTS ID TO INTUIT CHAIRMAN AND CEO BRAD SMITH INSTEAD OF QUICKBOOKS CONNECT CHAIRMAN AND CEO BRAND SMITH - In this Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, photo, former Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, right, shakes hands with Intuit Chairman and CEO Brad Smith in San Jose, Calif. Phelps is looking for his next golden opportunity in business after retiring from his sport as the most decorated athlete in Olympic history. He thinks he might find it in Silicon Valley, joining a growing list of athletes and entertainers trying to build upon their fortunes in a technology-driven area teeming with geeky millionaires. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Donald Trump embarks on a thank-you tour on Thursday, headed for the heartland and grateful to those who elected him.
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This image released by Fox Searchlight shows Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in the film, "Jackie." (William Gray/Fox Searchlight via AP)
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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, Ontario, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. Trudeau has approved one controversial pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific Coast, but rejected another. On Tuesday, he approved Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline to Burnaby, British Columbia, but rejected Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline to Kitimat, B.C. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
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President--elect Donald Trump is headed for a 2016 "thank-you tour," bound for the heartland, and eager to thank the voters who elected him.