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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JAN 16 AND THEREAFTER - In a Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 photo, Ryker Cole makes faces as his mother Hallie Perkins dries his hair after a bath at their home in West Monroe, La. He watched himself in the mirror as she dried and combed his hair and brushed his teeth. (Hannah Baldwin/Monroe News Star via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JAN 16 AND THEREAFTER - In a Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 photo, Ryker Cole watches from the hallway as his mother Hallie Perkins runs the bath for him in West Monroe, La. Perkins' relationship with her son, who has Down syndrome, is filled with playfulness. They bond through play, and she talks to him constantly. She said she can tell he understands her, even though he does not talk back yet. (Hannah Baldwin/Monroe News Star via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JAN 16 AND THEREAFTER - In a Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 photo, Ryker Cole, 2, plays with an old phone as he sits on a couch in his toy room at home in West Monroe, La. He pretended to answer the phone while he took a break from an occupational therapy session. (Hannah Baldwin/Monroe News Star via AP) (Hannah Baldwin/Monroe News Star via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, JAN 16 AND THEREAFTER - In a Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 photo, Hallie Perkins takes a break from folding laundry as her 2-year-old son Ryker Cole plays on her lap at their home in West Monroe, La. Perkins' relationship with her son, who has Down syndrome, is filled with playfulness. They bond through play, and she talks to him constantly. She said she can tell he understands her, even though he does not talk back yet. (Hannah Baldwin/Monroe News Star via AP)

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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr. speaks with members of the media in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. The Justice Department reported on the latest progress by the Philadelphia Police Department in its reform efforts prompted by concerns over its use of deadly force. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Department of Justice's Ronald Davis, director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), center accompanied by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, left, and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr. speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. The Justice Department reported on the latest progress by the Philadelphia Police Department in its reform efforts prompted by concerns over its use of deadly force. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Department of Justice's Ronald Davis, director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), center, looks on as Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, left, and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr. shake hands during a news conference in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. The Justice Department reported on the latest progress by the Philadelphia Police Department in its reform efforts prompted by concerns over its use of deadly force. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan loosens up with a baseball during practice at the NFL football teams training facility in Flowery Branch, Ga., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. (Curtis Compton//Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

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Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. shown here in a file photo testifying on Capitol Hill Jan. 11, 2017, opposing the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., to be U.S. Attorney General. In an interview later that week with NBC, he told "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd he was boycotting Donald Trump's inauguration, saying he believes his election lacked legitimacy due to Russian meddling. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

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Los Angeles Clippers center Marreese Speights, left, shoots as Miami Heat forward Derrick Williams blocks it during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Clippers won 98-86. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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In this Jan. 11, 2017 photo, visitors look at items displayed at the Mexico Antique Toy Museum in Mexico City. The Mexico Antique Toy Museum is a four story building filled with toys and objects that bring back childhood memories to the visitors that enter this unique monument to hoarding behavior. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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In this Jan.11, 2017 photo, toys displayed inside a steel box are seen through a magnifying glass at the Mexico Antique Toy Museum in Mexico City. The Mexico Antique Toy Museum is a four story building filled with toys and objects that bring back childhood memories to the visitors that enter this unique monument to hoarding behavior. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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In this Jan. 6, 2017 photo, visitors watch as a doll making workshop takes place during a Barbie Doll temporary exhibit at the Mexico Antique Toy Museum in Mexico City. Several Barbie doll collectors teamed up to display their dolls in this museum. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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In this Jan. 6, 2017 photo, a doll making workshop takes place during a Barbie Doll temporary exhibit at the Mexico Antique Toy Museum in Mexico City. Several Barbie doll collectors teamed up to display their dolls in this museum. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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In this Jan. 6, 2017 photo, assorted Barbie dolls are displayed during a huge Barbie Doll temporary exhibit at the Mexico Antique Toy Museum in Mexico City. Several Barbie doll collectors teamed up to display their dolls in this museum. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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In this Jan. 6, 2017 photo, Archie and Jughead dolls are displayed at the Mexico Antique Toy Museum in Mexico City. According to Roberto Yuichi Shimizu, son of the founder and now creative director: "Through our toy museum, our intention has always been to share our collection so that people enjoy and relive their childhood memories, to enter that tunnel of time to relive all those past Christmases and Three Kings' Days when you got your new toys and even the toys you never got." (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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In this Jan. 11, 2017 photo, a man walks past the entrance to the Mexico Antique Toy Museum in Mexico City. The Mexico Antique Toy Museum is a four story building filled with toys and objects that bring back childhood memories to the visitors that enter this unique place. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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Comedian Steve Harvey arrives in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, to meet with President-elect Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, photo, Cameron Asay flies off a ramp made out of snow at the Santiam Sno-Park in McKenzie Bridge, Ore. The Asay and Gilhuber families drove out the park from Eugene for some fun in the snow on the second day of the New Year. (Molly J. Smith/Statesman-Journal via AP)