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In this Feb. 27, 2017, photo, Nick Brummel prepares a wheel of Grand Cru Surchoix cheese at the Emmi Roth USA production plant in Monroe, Wis, for labeling. The company won the World Championship Cheese Contest in 2016 for the cheese and since then has seen an increase in sales of the cheese. The contest is organized by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, which also organizes the United States Championship Cheese Contest that runs until March 9, in Green Bay, Wis. The contests are in alternate years. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)
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In this Feb. 27, 2017, photo, wheels of Grand Cru Surchoix cheese sit on spruce planks to age for nine months at the Emmi Roth USA production plant in Monroe, Wis. The company won the World Championship Cheese Contest in 2016 for the cheese and since then has seen an increase in sales of the cheese. The contest is organized by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, which also organizes the United States Championship Cheese Contest that runs until March 9 in Green Bay, Wis. The contests are in alternate years. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)
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Race veteran Jodi Bailey of Chatanika, Alaska checks her sled while getting ready in the staging area during the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in front of Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Monday, March 6, 2017 in Fairbanks, Alaska. It's the third time the starting location of the 1,000-mile trek to Nome, Alaska has been moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks due to low snow and poor trail conditions south of and through the Alaska Range. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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Race rookie Misha Wiljes of Prague, Czech Republic drives her team down the starting chute during the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in front of Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Monday, March 6, 2017 in Fairbanks, Alaska. It's the third time the starting location of the 1,000-mile trek to Nome, Alaska has been moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks due to low snow and poor trail conditions south of and through the Alaska Range. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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Race veteran Cody Strathe of Fairbanks, Alaska booties one if his lead dogs Nukluk, left, as his dog Sable, right, looks on as Strathe prepares his team in the staging area during the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in front of Pike's Waterfront Lodge, March 6, 2017 in Fairbanks, Alaska. It's the third time the starting location of the 1,000-mile trek to Nome, Alaska has been moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks due to low snow and poor trail conditions south of and through the Alaska Range. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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Race rookie Roger Lee of Birkenhead, England gestures to the fans during the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in front of Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Monday, March 6, 2017 in Fairbanks, Alaska. It's the third time the starting location of the 1,000-mile trek to Nome, Alaska has been moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks due to low snow and poor trail conditions south of and through the Alaska Range. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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Race rookie Ryan Anderson of Minnesota drives his team onto the Chena River during the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in front of Pike's Waterfront Lodge, Monday, March 6, 2017 in Fairbanks, Alaska. It's the third time the starting location of the 1,000-mile trek to Nome, Alaska has been moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks due to low snow and poor trail conditions south of and through the Alaska Range. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)
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Dallas Seavey, four-time Iditarod winner and reigning champion waves at the start of the 45th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Fairbanks, Alaska, Monday, March 6,2017. (AP Photo/Ellamarie Quimby)
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Number 5: Platoon | The 1986 Vietnam War film was written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Charlie Sheen. Platoon won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1986; it also won Best Director for Oliver Stone.
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This cover image released by Dutton shows, "Say Nothing," a novel by Brad Parks. (Dutton via AP)
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The home of Jean Haley sits along the Providence River waterfront Monday, March 6, 2017, in Barrington, R.I. Jean and her twin 97-year-old sister Martha Williams froze to death Saturday after they fell outside the home and were stranded there during one of the coldest nights of the winter. A neighbor found the twin sisters the next morning. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott)
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In this March 1, 2017 photo, Jamey Powell, left, and Julianne Hough lead an exercise class as the participants are introduced to the Alta HR fitness tracker at Swerve cycling center in New York. Fitbit is the leading seller of wearable devices, but it’s facing a steep decline because most of its sales are in the U.S., where many people who want a fitness tracker already have one. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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In this March 1, 2017, file photo, women wear Fitbit's new Alta HR on their wrist while working out at a Swerve fitness center in New York. Fitbits already track how much people sleep and use sensors to measure periods of being awake or restless while in bed. Now, using a built-in heart-rate monitor, the devices will break sleep into clinically defined stages. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) ** FILE **
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In this Friday, March 3, 2017 photo, young visitors watch the female green green turtle nicknamed "Bank" swim in a pool at Sea Turtle Conservation Center n Chonburi Province, Thailand. Veterinarians operated Monday, March 6, 2017, on "Bank," removing less than 1,000 coins from the endangered animal. Her indigestible diet was a result of many tourists seeking good fortune tossing coins into her pool over many years in the eastern town of Sri Racha. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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A woman holding up signs against Turkish President Erdogan near hotel Senatshotel in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, March 5, 2017. This evening the Turkish Minister of Economic Affairs, Nihat Zeybekci, is supposed to speak there. ( Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)
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This Feb. 19, 2017, photo provided by Paektu Cultural Exchange shows restaurant "Takahashi" of Japanese sushi chef Kenji Fujimoto in Pyongyang, North Korea. Fujimoto, a Japanese chef famous for working for North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il, has returned to Pyongyang and opened his sushi restaurant. (Paektu Cultural Exchange via AP)
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Mexican golf fans hold mariachi motif cutouts depicting from left to right; Jordan Spieth, of the U.S.; Bubba Watson, of the U.S.; Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy; Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson both of the U.S., during round three of the Mexico Championship at Chapultepec Golf Club in Mexico City, Saturday, March 4, 2017. All but one of the world's top 50 golfers are contesting the World Golf Championship PGA event, which this year relocated to Mexico City from the Trump National Doral Resort in Florida. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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In this photo taken Dec. 21, 2016, the Trump International Hotel in Washington. Trump's $200 million hotel inside the federally owned Old Post Office building has become the place to see, be seen, drink, network, even live, for the still-emerging Trump set. It's a rich environment for lobbyists and anyone hoping to rub elbows with Trump-related politicos, despite the veil of ethics questions that hangs overhead. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2016 file photo, the main lobby of the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington. Trump's $200 million hotel inside the federally owned Old Post Office building has become the place to see, be seen, drink, network, even live, for the still-emerging Trump set. It's a rich environment for lobbyists and anyone hoping to rub elbows with Trump-related politicos, despite the veil of ethics questions that hangs overhead. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
