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In this image released by Hulu, Hugh Laurie portrays forensic psychiatrist Eldon Chance in a scene from the new 10-episode series, "Chance." (David Moir/Hulu via AP)
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FILE - This June 24, 2016, file photo, provided by NerdWallet shows Brianna McGurran, a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. "Ask Brianna" is a Q&A column for 20-somethings, or anyone else starting out. (Jazeena Baeza/NerdWallet via AP, File)
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Actor Don Cheadle starred in a 2011 parody of the "Captain Planet" cartoon for the comedy website "Funny or Die." (YouTube, Funny or Die)
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In this Sept. 29, 2016 image taken from video, actress Mandy Gonzalez appears during an interview in New York. Gonzalez, a Broadway veteran of such shows as “Wicked,” “Aida” and “In the Heights” replaced Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical about Alexander Hamilton. (AP Photo)
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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2007 file photo, navy personnel line the deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson during a commissioning ceremony in Boston. The U.S. Navy warship will visit New Zealand next month for the first time since the 1980s, ending a 30-year-old military stalemate between the countries that was triggered when New Zealand banned nuclear warships. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, that he had given clearance for the destroyer USS Sampson to visit during celebrations marking the Royal New Zealand Navy's 75th anniversary. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)
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FILE - In this July 5, 1960, file photo, Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, right, plays the saxophone during a jam session with legendary jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman, left, drummer Gene Krupa, second left, and trombonist Urbie Green in New York. Aside from his kingly duties _ and they were immense _ Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej took time out during his 70-year reign to compose music (and jam with some of the world's jazz legends), build sailing craft (and win an international yachting race), paint surrealistic oils and have some 20 patents registered for an assortment of inventions. (Bureau of the Royal Household via AP, File)
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Actors Jennifer Connelly, left, and Ewan McGregor pose for photographers during the photo call of their film 'American Pastoral', in Rome, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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The president of one of the largest police organizations in the United States on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, apologized for historical mistreatment of minorities, calling it a "dark side of our shared history" that must be acknowledged and overcome. Terrence Cunningham, president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, said at the group's annual conference that police have historically been a face of oppression, enforcing laws that ensured legalized discrimination and denial of basic rights. He was not more specific. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat)
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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks before audience at Northrup Auditorium at the University of Minnesota on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in Minneapolis. Sotomayor said the high court continues to deeply feel the loss of Justice Antonin Scalia. (Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP)
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In this Oct. 17, 1966 photo, Fire Department of New York firefighters stand at attention as the caskets of fallen firefighters are brought to a New York church for funeral services after a blaze that began on Oct. 17, 1966 in the basement of a business on Manhattan's East 23rd St. killed 12 firefighters. The blaze fifty years ago remained the deadliest day in FDNY's history, until the department lost 343 members on Sept. 11, 2001. (Fire Department of New York via AP)
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An unnamed, newborn eastern black rhino walks around with it's mother, Ayana, Monday Oct. 17, 2016, at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa. The endangered eastern black rhino mother gave birth to the female, 80-pound calf on Oct. 11, and is likely the first endangered rhino born in the state of Iowa, according zoo officials. “This is an extremely significant event — not only in Blank Park Zoo’s 50 year history, but also for this critically endangered animal species,” zoo CEO Mark Vukovich said. (Rodney White/The Des Moines Register via AP)
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FILE - This March 3, 2016,, file photo, former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney weighs in on the Republican presidential race during a speech at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City. Some of Utah's most influential Mormons, including Mitt Romney, Gov. Gary Herbert and the president of the Utah Jazz, are lobbying to get the private, Mormon church-owned Brigham Young University an invitation to join the lucrative Big 12 athletic conference. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File )
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Lindsay Allen (15) laughs as she poses for team photos between teammates Erin Boley (22) and Marina Mabrey (3) during Notre Dame's NCAA basketball media day, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, inside the Purcell Pavilion at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP)
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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, left, delivers a speech as director Fisher Stevens looks on as they attend the french premiere of the film 'Before the Flood' in Paris, Monday Oct. 17, 2016. (Christophe Archambault/Pool photo via AP)
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In this Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 photo, the exterior of the police station is shown in the town of Nederland, Colo. The U.S. attorney's office in Colorado officially confirmed Monday that a California man was arrested in connection with a homemade explosive left outside the police station in Netherlands. (AP Photo/Sadie Gurman)
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This book cover image released by Minotaur shows "The Twelve Dogs of Christmas," by David Rosenfelt. (Minotaur via AP)
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Yoko Ono speaks during the dedication ceremony for her permanent art installation, a sculpture called SKYLANDING, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in Chicago. SKYLANDING is Ono's first permanent public art installation in the United States. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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Yoko Ono speaks during the dedication ceremony for her permanent art installation, a sculpture called SKYLANDING, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in Chicago. SKYLANDING is Ono's first permanent public art installation in the United States. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)