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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, left, reacts as employees of Whole Foods supermarket cut bread as part of a grand opening ceremony of the store, Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Rickie Fowler prepares to tee off on the 18th tee during the final round of the Honda Classic golf tournament, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Fowler won the tournament. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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The Waldorf Astoria hotel is shown, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in New York. The hotel, purchased by the Anbang Insurance Group, a Chinese company, is closing Wednesday for two to three years for renovation. Exact details of the renovation haven't been released, but its conversion into a hybrid of private residences and a smaller hotel follows a model set by another landmark New York City hotel, The Plaza. The exterior is protected by law as a New York City landmark, but some fans are still nervous about the future. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Taxis line up in front of the renowned Waldorf Astoria hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in New York. The hotel, purchased by the Anbang Insurance Group, a Chinese company, is closing Wednesday for two to three years for renovation. Exact details of the renovation haven't been released, but its conversion into a hybrid of private residences and a smaller hotel follows a model set by another landmark New York City hotel, The Plaza. The exterior is protected by law as a New York City landmark, but some fans are still nervous about the future. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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An vintage telephone is displayed behind glass inside the Waldorf Astoria hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in New York. The Waldorf Astoria's history dates to 1893, but its original home was torn down to make way for the Empire State Building. The "new" Waldorf Astoria's more than 40 stories opened on Park Avenue in 1931, built at a cost topping $40 million ($639 million in today's dollars) making it one of the world's largest and most expensive hotels at the time. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A small event room is shown inside the renowned Waldorf Astoria hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in New York. The Waldorf Astoria's history dates to 1893, but its original home was torn down to make way for the Empire State Building. The "new" Waldorf Astoria's more than 40 stories opened on Park Avenue in 1931, built at a cost topping $40 million ($639 million in today's dollars) making it one of the world's largest and most expensive hotels at the time. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Martin Murphy and Rebecca Ward of Orlando, Fla., pose for a photograph beside the historic clock inside the renowned Waldorf Astoria hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in New York. Two hotel regulars, Ward, 50, and her fiance, Murphy, 51, returned for two days this week to celebrate their engagement. Murphy proposed to Ward in front of the hotel's giant lobby clock one month ago. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Martin Murphy and Rebecca Ward of Orlando, Fla., pose for a photograph in their room at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in New York. Two hotel regulars, Ward, 50, and her fiance, Murphy, 51, returned for two days this week to celebrate their engagement. Murphy proposed to Ward in front of the hotel's giant lobby clock one month ago. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A place setting is displayed behind glass in the small museum off the lobby of the renowned Waldorf Astoria hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in New York. The Waldorf Astoria's history dates to 1893, but its original home was torn down to make way for the Empire State Building. The "new" Waldorf Astoria's more than 40 stories opened on Park Avenue in 1931, built at a cost topping $40 million ($639 million in today's dollars) making it one of the world's largest and most expensive hotels at the time. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Veteran doorman Thales Cadet, who claims, "the world comes to me everyday," hails a cab in front of the Waldorf Astoria hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in New York. Cadet has worked at the hotel for 12 years since coming from his former job at the Plaza Hotel. The hotel, purchased by the Anbang Insurance Group, a Chinese company, is closing Wednesday for two to three years for renovation. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Taxis pull up in front of the renowned Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. The hotel, purchased by the Anbang Insurance Group, a Chinese company, is closing Wednesday for two to three years for renovation. Exact details of the renovation haven't been released, but its conversion into a hybrid of private residences and a smaller hotel follows a model set by another landmark New York City hotel, The Plaza. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Fans enjoy the view from outfield during the spring training game between Washington Nationals and Houston Astros at newly opened The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday. (Associated Press)
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A man walks in the dry lake bed of Lake Tahoe in this photo taken on June 18, 2015 near the dam that normally releases water into the Truckee River at Tahoe City, Calif. The drought-busting snow and rain in the mountains around Tahoe this winter have pushed the lake's level to its highest mark in more than a decade. The federal water master started releasing water into the river last week. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner).
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The dry lake bed of Lake Tahoe is pictured in this photo taken on June 18, 2015 near the dam that normally releases water into the Truckee River at Tahoe City, Calif. The drought-busting snow and rain in the mountains around Tahoe this winter have pushed the lake's level to its highest mark in more than a decade. The federal water master started releasing water into the river last week. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner).
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The dry lake bed of Lake Tahoe is pictured in this photo taken on June 18, 2015 near the dam that normally releases water into the Truckee River at Tahoe City, Calif. The drought-busting snow and rain in the mountains around Tahoe this winter have pushed the lake's level to its highest mark in more than a decade. The federal water master started releasing water into the river last week. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner).
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Sunshine prevailed across the snow-covered Sierra foothills and ridge tops halfway between Reno and Lake Tahoe to the southwest in this photo taken in Reno, Nevada on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. The Mount Rose ski resort, top left, already has received a record 54 feet of snow this season. Lake Tahoe has reached its highest level since 2006.(AP Photo/By Scott Sonner).
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Revelers congregate on Bourbon Street as seen from the Royal Sonesta Hotel during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Revelers congregate on Bourbon Street as seen from the Royal Sonesta Hotel during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Revelers toss beads from the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Bourbon Street Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2016, file photo, a competitor rides through the lava fields during the cycling portion of the Ironman World Championship Triathlon in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The photo was part of a series of images by photographer Mark J. Terrill which won the Thomas V. diLustro best portfolio award for 2016 given out by the Associated Press Sports Editors during their annual winter meeting in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
