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FILE - This undated image released by Disney shows the character Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, in a scene from the animated movie "Finding Dory." This movie about a forgetful fish, “Captain America: Civil War,” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” led the North American box office in 2016, which, with an estimated $11.2 billion in earnings to date, has become the highest grossing year of all time _ surpassing last year’s $11.1 billion record. (Pixar/Disney via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2007 file photo, author Harper Lee smiles during a ceremony honoring the four new members of the Alabama Academy of Honor at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. The elusive author of "To Kill a Mockingbird" died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, according to her publisher, Harper Collins. She was 89. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, file photo, a man rakes soil over a grave in the Lee family cemetery plot, in Monroeville, Ala. Harper Lee, the author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," died Friday, Feb. 19. Literary icon Harper Lee died in February at age of 89. Lee had stunned the world a year earlier when her publisher announced that a second novel "Go Set a Watchman" would be published. Lee was buried in a quiet service in Monroeville with only a few select friends and family present, a reflection of how the famously private author had lived her life. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)
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In this Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016 photo, Anistyn Holt, a student at Laramie High School, pets Henry the hose at the Ark Equestrian Center in Laramie, Wyo. Ark has expanded its equine program to include classes from the Albany County School District. (Shannon Broderick/Laramie Daily Boomerang via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND/NEW YEAR'S EDITIONS - FILE - This Oct. 3, 2016, file photo shows Justin Ross Harris listening to jury selection during his trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. A judge in December sentenced 36-year-old Justin Ross Harris to life in prison with no possibility of parole in the June 2014 death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper. The case was among the top stories of 2016 in Georgia. (Stephen B. Morton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool, File)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Feb. 23, 2016 photograph, a member of the Mississippi Highway Patrol Honor Guard salutes the casket of Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agent James Lee Tartt, 44, prior to his funeral service in Grenada, Miss. Tartt was killed during a shootout that followed a six-hour stand off in Iuka, Miss. The suspect was also killed and three Mississippi Highway Patrol officers were wounded as well, making this one of Mississippi's biggest stories for 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Nov. 2, 2016 photograph, burned pews, destroyed musical instruments, Bibles and hymnals are part of the debris inside the fire damaged Hopewell M.B. Baptist Church in Greenville, Miss. A "Vote Trump" was spray-painted on an outside wall of the black member church and the proximity to the nation's presidential election made this a national story. And the fire's continued investigation makes this one of Mississippi's biggest stories for 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Jan. 19, 2016 photograph, a line of Mississippi state flags wave in the breeze as they are displayed by Sons of Confederate Veterans and other groups on the grounds of the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Disputes continue over the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag, which critics see as a reminder of slavery and segregation and supporters see as a symbol of history and heritage. The continued fight over the flag is one of Mississippi's biggest stories for 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Aug. 29, 2016 image, a photograph of Sisters Margaret Held of the School Sisters of St. Francis, left, and Paula Merrill, of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, sits at the entrance to the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle, in Jackson, Miss., where a memorial Mass was held for two 68-year-old nuns, who were killed in their Durant, home. The story of the deaths of the two nuns, who had worked as nurse practitioners in one of the poorest counties in the U.S. drew national interest and is one of Mississippi's biggest stories of 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this May 24, 2016 photograph, an emotional Joshua Blunt, 25, center, is escorted out of the Grenada County Jail, by family members after being released from the Grenada County Jail in Grenada, Miss. Blunt, who is charged with second degree murder, is accused of leaving his 8-month-old daughter in the back of his car where she later died. This was one of two hot car infant deaths, in Mississippi, making them among the state's biggest stories. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - FILE - In this July 23, 2016 file photo, people wave and hold American flags as the funeral procession of East Baton Rouge Sheriff deputy Brad Garafola passes the scene where Garafola and two Baton Rouge police were killed, in Baton Rouge, La. Several other officers and deputies were injured in the attack. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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A runner dressed in indigenous dress poses for a photo prior to the start of the Sao Silvestre race in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. The 15-kilometer race is held annually on New Year's Eve. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)
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A woman prays in front of lanterns to celebrate the new year at Chogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon).
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FILE - This is a Oct. 26, 2016 file video grab image of Allan Williams. Williams, helped the Beatles get early gigs, has died. He was 86. Graham Stanley, manager of the Jacaranda Club that Williams used to operate, said Saturday that Williams died Friday Dec. 30, 2016. (PA/File via AP)
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Fireworks explode from Auckland's Sky Tower as the new year is welcomed to New Zealand, Jan 1, 2017. (Peter Meecham/New Zealand Herald via AP)
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Fireworks cascade under the Sydney Harbour Bridge as New Year's celebrations are underway in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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Fireworks explode around the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year's celebrations get underway in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2006, file photo, Denver Broncos' Darrent Williams shows off his new hair style before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Denver. It's been 10 years since the 24-year-old Williams died in the early hours of New Year's Day after gunfire following a confrontation between Broncos players and gang members at a nightclub. His family is still trying to keep his memory alive. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2015, file photo, Darius Williams, a junior cornerback for Fort Worth Arlington Heights, poses for a photo in Fort Worth, Texas. His father, Darrent Williams, an NFL starter for the Denver Broncos, died when Darius was 7. It's been 10 years since the 24-year-old Darrent Williams died in the early hours of New Year's Day after gunfire following a confrontation between Broncos players and gang members at a nightclub in Denver. His family is still trying to keep his memory alive (Ryan Osborne/Star-Telegram via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2007, file photo, Tierria Leonard, girlfriend of slain Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, and their son, Darius, 7, view the casket at Williams' funeral service in Fort Worth, Texas. New Year's Day will mark the 10th anniversary since Williams died after a confrontation between Broncos players and gang members in a downtown Denver nightclub. (Tom Pennington/Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP, Pool, File)
