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First lady Michelle Obama 'winks' and gestures to guests after after speaking following the screening for the movie 'Hidden Figures,' Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Maria Marin breaks the ice on the sidewalk after shoveling snow, and before adding salt Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, at her home in Walla Walla, Wash., Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. (Michael Lopez/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin via AP)

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Donald Trump tweet from Dec. 15, 2016.

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This undated photo provided by Cuisinart shows a Cuisinart 14-cup food processor. Cuisinart is voluntarily recalling about 8 million food processors after dozens of consumers reported finding pieces of broken blades in their food. Cuisinart's parent company, Conair, announced the recall with the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. The recalled processors were sold in the United States and Canada from July 1996 to December 2015. Only processors with four rivets in the blades are included in the recall. (Cuisinart via AP)

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Mourners pause at the casket of John Glenn as he lies in honor, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn's home state and the nation began saying goodbye to the famed astronaut who died last week at the age of 95. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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A mourner salutes the casket of John Glenn as he lies in honor, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn's home state and the nation began saying goodbye to the famed astronaut who died last week at the age of 95. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Speaker of the House Tim Moore, left, confers with Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger in the Senate chambers during a special session of the North Carolina General Assembly at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)

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Paul Schrader, a director and screenwriter, as depicted in a screenshot from his personal website. On Dec. 16, The Hollywood Reporter said that Mr. Schrader was visited by the NYPD for a social-media posting suggesting a John Brown-style armed insurrection in response to a Donald Trump presidency.

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Paul Schrader, a director and screenwriter, as depicted in a screenshot from his personal website. On Dec. 16, The Hollywood Reporter said that Mr. Schrader was visited by the NYPD for a social-media posting suggesting a John Brown-style armed insurrection in response to a Donald Trump presidency.

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Mourners arrive to view the casket of John Glenn as he lies in repose, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn, 95, the first American to orbit Earth, died last week. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Mourners cry as they view the casket of John Glenn, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn's home state and the nation began saying goodbye to the famed astronaut who died last week at the age of 95. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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FILE - In this June 4, 2016, file photo, Julia Roberts accepts the woman of the decade award at the Guys Choice Awards in Culver City, Calif. The Hollywood Reporter said on Dec. 15, 2016, that Roberts would be taking on her first regular TV role in a miniseries adaptation of Maria Semple’s novel, “Today Will Be Different.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

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Gayla Peevey, singer of that enduring Christmas classic, "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas," sings in her home Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, in La Mesa, Calif. It was 1953, and one of the hottest songs on the radio was “I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas.” Now it’s Christmas 2016, and Peevey is still singing. She leaves that to schoolchildren, ringtones, iTunes downloads and TV commercials that, to the 73-year-old singer’s amazement, keep the song in everyone’s head every Christmas season, whether they want it there or not .(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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Gayla Peevey, singer of that enduring Christmas classic, "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas," stands behind stuffed animal hippopotamuses under her Christmas tree in her home Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, in La Mesa, Calif. It was 1953, and one of the hottest songs on the radio was “I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas.” Now it’s Christmas 2016, and Peevey is still singing. She leaves that to schoolchildren, ringtones, iTunes downloads and TV commercials that, to the 73-year-old singer’s amazement, keep the song in everyone’s head every Christmas season, whether they want it there or not. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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Gayla Peevey, singer of that enduring Christmas classic, "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas," stands next to an image she drew of a hippopotamus in her home Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, in La Mesa, Calif. It was 1953, and one of the hottest songs on the radio was “I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas.” Now it’s Christmas 2016, and Peevey is still singing. She leaves that to schoolchildren, ringtones, iTunes downloads and TV commercials that, to the 73-year-old singer’s amazement, keep the song in everyone’s head every Christmas season, whether they want it there or not .(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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James Hetfield of Metallica performs at The Fonda on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

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John Glenn poses for a photo during an interview at his office in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 25, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren said "the only way for President-elect Trump to truly eliminate conflicts-of-interest is to divest his financial interests and place them in a blind trust." (Associated Press)

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FILE - In a Monday, Aug. 29, 2016 file photo, Philadelphia Phillies' Odubel Herrera swings during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Philadelphia. Outfielder Odubel Herrera and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $30.5 million, five-year contract, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)

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First lady Michelle Obama speaks after the screening for the movie "Hidden Figures," Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **