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In this Nov. 14, 2016 photo, a billboard along the highway near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, features an ant drawing and the Spanish slogan, "Freedom from bachaqueros." Venezuelans call people who make a living illegally reselling food "bachaqueros," after the leaf-cutter ants that haul food through the jungles. (AP Photo/ Ariana Cubillos)
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President George W. Bush walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (credit)
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This Dec. 29, 2015, photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources shows an albatross that had been killed on its nest with an egg at Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve on the westernmost point of Oahu in Hawaii. Christian Gutierrez, a 19-year-old college student accused of killing the seabirds, pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty and other charges in a Honolulu courtroom Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. (Marigold Zoll/Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources via AP)
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A day after strong winter winds raked the Twin Cities a number of panels were discovered to have fallen from the new US Bank Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. Minneapolis, Minn. (Mark Vancleave/Star Tribune via AP)
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A day after strong winter winds raked the Twin Cities a number of panels were discovered to have fallen from the new US Bank Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. Minneapolis, Minn. (Mark Vancleave/Star Tribune via AP)
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A day after strong winter winds raked the Twin Cities a number of panels were discovered to have fallen from the new US Bank Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016. Minneapolis, Minn. (Mark Vancleave/Star Tribune via AP)
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, Matt Ubell scoops up a load of cattle feed on his farm near Wheaton, Kan. Ubell is one of many farmers taking out government farm loans to make ends meet in a turbulent farm economy. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, Matt Ubell adds grain to feed as she prepares to feed cattle on his farm near Wheaton, Kan. Ubell is one of many farmers taking out government agriculture loans to make ends meet in a turbulent farm economy. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Rescue personnel transfer an accident victim by airboat down the Mississippi River, seen from the Franklin Avenue Bridge, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, in Minneapolis. Minneapolis fire department rescued a motorist after a car plunged down the Mississippi River bank. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2016, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, ground crew check on the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou 11 spacecraft, which brought back a pair of Chinese astronauts from a monthlong stay aboard China's space station, after it landed in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. China vowed Tuesday, Dec 27, 2016 to speed up the development of its space industry as it set out its plans to become the first country to soft land a probe on the far side of the moon, around 2018, and launch its first Mars probe by 2020. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)
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Illustration on the nuclear threats of Iran and North Korea by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Republicans have begun exercising their influence over the incoming president and his pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, who has built a political career by battling the very agency he is about to lead. (Associated Press)
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In this photo taken on Aug. 22, 2012 a couple of cheetahs are photographed in the Tamboti Game Reserve, near Lephalale, South Africa. Amid population declines for many wildlife species in Africa, conservationists are sounding alarm bells for the cheetah, the fastest animal on land. A new study says there are an estimated 7,100 cheetahs remaining across Africa and in a small area in Iran. (AP Photo/Kevin Anderson)
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In this Aug. 22, 2012 photo, a cheetah is photographed in the Tamboti Game Resrve, near Lephalale, South Africa. Amid population declines for many wildlife species in Africa, conservationists are sounding alarm bells for the cheetah, the fastest animal on land, where there are an estimated 7,100 cheetahs remaining across Africa and in a small area in Iran. (AP Photo/Kevin Anderson)
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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2016, file photo, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson attempts a pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest in Louisville Ky. Playing in a bowl game is usually considered to be a reward for a successful season. For Temple and Wake Forest, the Military Bowl on Tuesday offers an additional bonus: a three-hour escape from the off-the-field distractions that had a huge impact on both football programs. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
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Yachts make it to the open sea after the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. The 88 yachts started in the annual 628-nautical mile race to Australia's island state of Tasmania. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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Some of the larger boats maneuver during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. The 88 yachts started in the annual 628-nautical mile race to Australia's island state of Tasmania. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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Some of the larger boats maneuver during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. The 88 yachts started in the annual 628-nautical mile race to Australia's island state of Tasmania. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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This Dec. 20, 2016 photo shows the ice surface at the Union Arena in Woodstock, Vt. Organizers want to make the arena the nation’s first skating rink to go “net zero” on energy, meaning no costs spent on electricity or heating fuel. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
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In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 photo, Debbie and Richard Higgins, whose well water has been contaminated by a suspected carcinogen from a Dartmouth dump site, look at a map on their kitchen table in Hanover, N.H., which shows where the contamination has spread. Dartmouth College said it has spent around $8.4 million cleaning up contamination where scientists dumped carcasses of lab animals in the 1960s and 1970s. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)
