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This Nov. 18, 2016 photo shows the Pine Chapel in Dubuque, Iowa. Work recently wrapped up on the restoration of the chapel. The project was supported by a $17,000 fundraising effort by Friends of the Mines of Spain. The effort was led by Gerda Preston Hartman, who said she views the chapel as a "spiritual place." (Dave Kettering/Telegraph Herald via AP)
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In this image taken from video on Nov. 15, 2016, Robert Baxter arm-wrestles Spencer Lightningfire in his South Jordan, Utah, office. Baxter is up to his neck in competition in both the restaurant business and the world of arm wrestling, but says facing off against an enemy has brought him some of the best friends he'll ever have. (Ray Boone/KSL-TV/The Deseret News via AP)
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President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)Sebastian Coe, right, presents Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, with the "2016 Athlete of the Year Award", during the 2016 World Athletics Gala Awards, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in Monaco. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
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This Nov. 10, 2016 photo, shows S & K Technologies, Inc., in Polson, Mont. (Greg Lindstrom /Flathead Beacon via AP)
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In this 2008 photo, chef Peng Chang-kuei poses for a photo as he is seated at a table in his restaurant Peng's Garden in Taipei, Tawain. The chef, who has been credited with inventing General Tso's chicken, a world-famous Chinese food staple that is not served in China, has died in Taiwan. He was 98. (Chiang-Zhong Su/United Daily News/World Journal via AP )
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President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughter Sasha light the 2016 National Christmas Tree during the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. Also on stage is the host Eva Longoria. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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John Bolton, President Trump's incoming National Security adviser, also served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. (Associated Press/File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 1, 1998 file photo, Elvis Presley's former road manager and friend Joe Esposito, left, shakes hands with Bremerhaven mayor Manfred Richter at the point Elvis stepped on German soil. The King of Rock n Roll came to Germany by ship as a soldier of the US Army. Esposito's daughter Cindy Bahr said Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, that he had dementia and died Nov. 23 of natural causes in Calabasas, Calif. He was 78. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach, File)
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Donald Trump embarks on a thank-you tour on Thursday, headed for the heartland and grateful to those who elected him.
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This image released by Fox Searchlight shows Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in the film, "Jackie." (William Gray/Fox Searchlight via AP)
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Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, left, and Director of the Arizona State Parks Sue Black, right, unveil a trailhead sign during a dedication ceremony for the new Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park as a tribute to the 19 firefighters killed during a 2013 wildfire Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Yarnell, Ariz. Ducey said the 3-mile trail and memorial would serve as a lasting tribute to the fallen firefighters' heroism.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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A family member is overcome as she watches a missing man formation of fire fighting planes as they fly over during a dedication ceremony for the new Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park as a tribute to the 19 firefighters killed during a 2013 wildfire Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Yarnell, Ariz. Gov. Doug Ducey said the 3-mile trail and memorial would serve as a lasting tribute to the fallen firefighters' heroism.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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An Italian surgeon and an Afghan educator who consistently contributed to a sustainable and enduring international peace were named Tuesday as co-recipients of the 2nd annual Sunhak Peace Price — an international award that includes a cash award of $1 million. Dr. Gino Strada, who has provided medical and surgical care in 17 African and Middle Eastern nations for a quarter-century, and Sakena Yacoobi, who established multiple refugee-educational programs against considerable odds in Afghanistan, share the award, which has been likened to the Nobel Peace Prize.
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An Italian surgeon and an Afghan educator who consistently contributed to a sustainable and enduring international peace were named Tuesday as co-recipients of the 2nd annual Sunhak Peace Price — an international award that includes a cash award of $1 million. Dr. Gino Strada, who has provided medical and surgical care in 17 African and Middle Eastern nations for a quarter-century, and Sakena Yacoobi, who established multiple refugee-educational programs against considerable odds in Afghanistan, share the award, which has been likened to the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Mourners pack the Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery in Evansville, Wyo., on Tuesday morning, Nov. 29, 2016, for the funeral of Vietnam veteran Stephen Carl Reiman. Reiman died alone on Nov. 17 after traveling to Casper, Wyo., from Southern California for unknown reasons. Reiman had been homeless and suffering from PTSD. (Dan Cepeda/Casper Star-Tribune via AP)
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Goldman Sachs COO Gary Cohn gets on an elevator for a meeting with then-President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **
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Frances Johnson, widow of jazz and blues pianist Johnnie Johnson, holds up the Congressional Gold Medal that was awarded to her late husband on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, during a ceremony at the National Blues Museum in downtown St. Louis. Johnnie Johnson died in St. Louis in 2005. ( J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2016, file photo, Cleveland Browns' Robert Griffin III (10) passes against Philadelphia Eagles' Brandon Graham (55) during the second half of an NFL football game, in Philadelphia. Griffin III has been cleared for contact, paving the way for him to play again this season. Griffin has been sidelined since breaking a bone in his left shoulder late in the Sept. 11 opener against Philadelphia.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Adrian Heath, left, the new head coach of Minnesota United FC, and United FC sporting director Manny Lagos pose during an MLS soccer press conference introducing Heath, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 in Golden Valley, Minn. (Elizabeth Flores /Star Tribune via AP)
