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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, JAN. 15 - In this Jan. 5, 2017 photo, Adam Verhage, right, and his father Carroll show the eight 12 volt batteries, which sit atop an electric motor mated to the vehicle's original drivetrain, in the electric-powered CJ-7 Jeep they built in Geneva, Neb. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP)
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In a Jan. 5, 2017 photo, a high voltage sign is the only giveaway that all is not as expected under the hood of the electric-powered CJ-7 Jeep Adam Verhage built with his father Carroll. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP)
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The electric-powered CJ-7 Jeep Adam Verhage built with his father Carroll, seen in a Jan. 5, 2017 photo, doesn't sit in a garage in Geneva awaiting its next car show - it's his daily driver. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP)
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In this Jan. 13, 2017 photo provided by the University of Vermont, a patch honoring the late Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt is worn on a Vermont uniform. In addition to the University of Tennessee, women's basketball programs without direct connections to Summitt are finding ways to honor one of the game's greatest ambassadors in the season after her death. (Brian Jenkins/University of Vermont via AP)
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Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, waves to the crowd before an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Washington. Backstrom was honored in a pregame ceremony for being the first player in franchise history to record 500 assists. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Preparations take place Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Washington, following a rehearsal of the swearing-in ceremony for President-elect Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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The U.S. Capitol looms over a stage during a rehearsal of President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2010 file photo, Bishop Eddie Long speaks at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church near Atlanta. Long, a prominent pastor who led one of metro Atlanta's largest churches, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church said in a statement to local media outlets. He was 63. (AP Photo/John Amis, Pool, File)
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FILE - In a Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010 file photo, Bishop Eddie Long prepares to speak, at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church near Atlanta. Long, a prominent pastor who led one of metro Atlanta's largest churches, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church said in a statement to local media outlets. He was 63. (AP Photo/John Amis, Pool, File)
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In this Friday Jan. 13, 2017 photo, a man from Mali stands on the deck of the Golfo Azzurro vessel after being rescued from the Mediterranean sea, about 20 miles north of Ra's Tajura, Libya. Spain's maritime rescue service says the bodies of seven African migrants have been found dead along the Strait of Gibraltar since Friday. (AP Photo/Olmo Calvo)
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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2010, file photo, Tennessee coach Pat Summitt watches her team against Louisville in an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky. For every home game during the fall 2016-17 basketball season, a chair of Tennessee’s bench is left vacant to honor former coach Summitt, who died June 28, 2016. But the Lady Vols aren’t the only team paying tribute to Summitt. Harvard, Vermont and Kentucky are among the Division I teams joining Tennessee in wearing commemorative patches to honor one of the game’s greatest ambassadors. (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File)
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The coffin of late Greek Ambassador to Brazil Kyriakos Amiridis is carried out of a church during a funeral procession, at the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017. Police have said they believe Amiridis, whose charred body was found in a car in Brazil, was killed by his wife's lover under her orders. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
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This image released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson, center, in a scene from "Hidden Figures." (Hopper Stone/Twentieth Century Fox via AP)
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks to members of the press during a Q&A session in Little Rock. Arkansas is one of three states where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. shares a holiday with Confederate General Robert E. Lee, an arrangement that once seemed clever to some political leaders here but that is now a public image problem. Hutchinson has revived an effort to remove Lee from the holiday, but the move is facing resistance from lawmakers of both parties – even including some black members. (AP Photo/Brian Chilson)
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Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo speaks during the official welcoming ceremony of the U.S. troops in Zagan, Poland,Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The ceremony comes 23 years after the last Soviet troops left Poland and also marks a new historic moment — the first time any Western forces are being deployed on a continuous basis to NATO's eastern flank. (AP Photo/Krzysztof Zatycki)
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A U.S. Army soldier plays with falling snow during the official welcoming ceremony of the U.S. troops in Zagan, Poland, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The ceremony comes 23 years after the last Soviet troops left Poland and also marks a new historic moment — the first time any Western forces are being deployed on a continuous basis to NATO's eastern flank. (AP Photo/Krzysztof Zatycki)
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U.S. Army soldiers hold an American flag as they attend the official welcoming ceremony of the U.S. troops in Zagan, Poland, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The ceremony comes 23 years after the last Soviet troops left Poland and also marks a new historic moment — the first time any Western forces are being deployed on a continuous basis to NATO's eastern flank. (AP Photo/Krzysztof Zatycki)
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FILE - In this May 1, 2016 file photo, Asian elephants perform for the final time in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Providence, R.I. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will end "The Greatest Show on Earth" in May 2017, following a 146-year run. Declining attendance combined with high operating costs, along with changing public tastes and prolonged battles with animal rights groups all contributed to its demise. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2014 file photo, the Washington Redskins logo is seen on the field before an NFL football preseason game against the New England Patriots in Landover, Md. A First Amendment fight will play out Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in the Supreme Court as the justices consider whether a law barring disparaging trademarks violates free speech rights. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
