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This image released by CBS shows Mayim Bialik, right, portrays Amy, and Jim Parsons portrays Sheldon in a scene from "The Big Bang Theory." On Thursday’s episode (8 p.m. EDT, CBS), Sheldon and Amy have sex for the first time, more than six TV seasons after meeting through an online dating site. (Michael Yarish/CBS via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO ARCHIVE; NO SALES; FOR NORTH AMERICAN USE ONLY

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This image released by CBS shows Mayim Bialik, left, portrays Amy, and Jim Parsons portrays Sheldon in a scene from "The Big Bang Theory." (Michael Yarish/CBS via AP)

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In this Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 file photo, director J.J. Abrams, third right, and actors, John Boyega, second left, Daisy Ridley, third left, and Adam Driver, second right, pose for photos during the Japan Premiere of their latest film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

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Melissa Harris-Perry attends the second day of the 2014 Essence Music Festival Concert at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on July 4, 2014. (Donald Traill/Invision/Associated Press) **FILE**

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Marijuana plants grow at LifeLine Labs in Cottage Grove, Minn. (Associated Press)

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More striking for the visually driven young audience are the dozens of highly curated recruiting videos that Islamic State operatives have produced using elaborate graphic animations, special effects, live-action speed edits and Hollywood-quality voice-overs. (Associated Press)

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Kenny Rogers is currently on his farewell tour.

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Zadzooks' gift ideas for pop culture readers includes Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History, The Walking Dead: The Popup Book and Marvel's The Avengers Encyclopedia. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)

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Mandy Patinkin, the actor who played master swordsman Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride," said Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz doesn't understand the point of the 1987 classic that he often quotes on the campaign trail. (MGM)

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Newly released dashcam footage appears to contradict a claim by North Carolina state rep. Cecil Brockman, a black Democrat, after he accused state troopers of racism following a recent traffic stop. (WBTV)

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A squiggle is applied to each chocolate-covered caramel Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey in Dubuque, Iowa. (Jessica Reilly/Telegraph Herald via AP)

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Animation-loving teens and adults who also appreciate the beauty of sequential art will truly appreciate the "DC Comics Book and DVD Collection," a massive, slipcased set offering six of DC Entertainment's PG-13, high-definition cartoons and the comic-book collections that influenced them. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)

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This photo provided by Warner Bros. Pictures shows, Chris Hemsworth, right, as Owen Chase, and Sam Keeley as Ramsdell, left, in a scene from the film, "In the Heart of the Sea." The movie opens in U.S. theaters on Dec. 11, 2015. (Jonathan Prime/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

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Money Map Press Sponsored Campaign (85, version 12/13)

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Tim Constantine reports on Hillary Clinton's fundraising efforts and actor Leonardo DiCaprio's comments on global warming.

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SHARPS MODEL 1874 CREEDMORE (Upwards of $12000) Sharps rifles are a series of large-bore single-shot rifles, beginning with a design by Christian Sharps in 1848, and ceasing production in 1881. They are renowned for long-range accuracy. By 1874 the rifle was available in a variety of calibers and had been adopted by the armies of a number of nations and was one of the few successful designs to transition to metallic cartridge use. Reproductions of the Sharps rifle are currently made by different rifle companies and the rifle has become an icon of the Old West due to its use in a number of movies and books in the Western genre. In the 1990 western Quigley Down Under, Tom Selleck's title character uses a Sharps rifle. Theater Crafts Industry went so far as to say, "In Quigley Down Under, which we did in 1990, the Sharps rifle practically co-stars with Tom Selleck."This statement was echoed by gunwriters including John Taffin in Guns and Lionel Atwill in Field & Stream. The rifle in Quigley has a 34" barrel length, as opposed to the standard 30" length. Firearms manufacturers such as Davide Pedersoli and Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company have credited these movies with an increase in demand for those rifles. As a result of the popularity of the film, a Sharps match is held annually in Forsyth, Montana known as the "Matthew Quigley Buffalo Rifle Match". Originally a 44-inch target was placed at 1,000 yards for each shooter, reminiscent of a scene from the movie. The match is billed as the "biggest rifle event shooting in Eastern Montana since the Custer Massacre" and has since evolved into a two-day competition with eight shots for score on six steel silhouette targets at ranges from 350 to 805 yards.