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The Boston Police Department's "SWAT Cat" has been missing for weeks. (Image: BPDNews)

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In this Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 file photo, director J.J. Abrams, third right, and actors, John Boyega, second left, Daisy Ridley, third left, and Adam Driver, second right, pose for photos during the Japan Premiere of their latest film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

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Sen. Ted Cruz embarks on a 12-city "Take Off With Ted" tour immediately after the Republican presidential debate Tuesday night. (Cruz for President)

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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has surged to the lead in early-voting Iowa, besting national front-runner Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

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Mandy Patinkin, the actor who played master swordsman Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride," said Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz doesn't understand the point of the 1987 classic that he often quotes on the campaign trail. (MGM)

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First lady Michelle Obama, sitting with Stephen Orzechowski, 5, left, and Bo Obama, right, reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to a group of children at the Children’s National Health System in Washington, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. Her appearance continued a first lady tradition that dates back more than 60 years to Bess Truman, who first brought holiday cheer to children not well enough to leave the hospital in time for Christmas. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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A suspect is in critical condition after his toy gun was met with real gunfire in an attempted robbery Sunday in Houston. The man pictured here is the victim's brother.

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This July 20, 2013 photo provided by the Best Friends Animal Society shows Kringle at his adoptive home in the Mission Hills area of Los Angeles. (Sarah Ause Kichas/Best Friends Animal Society via AP)

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National Edition Opinion cover for December 14, 2015 - How to defeat ISIS (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)

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Washington Redskins tight end Derek Carrier (89) walks off the field with help from trainers during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed (86) spikes the ball as he celebrates a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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DMC (Dave Kapp).

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Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) looks to pass the ball against New Orleans Pelicans guard Norris Cole during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski)

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Alabama's Derrick Henry, left, answers questions for the media as Stanford's Christian McCaffrey looks on before the start of the Heisman Trophy award presentation show, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Annapolis Yacht Club on fire. (Image: Annapolis Police/Twitter)

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Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown speaks at a news conference before an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Tim Constantine reports on Hillary Clinton's fundraising efforts and actor Leonardo DiCaprio's comments on global warming.

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FILE - In this May 18, 1992 file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers forward John Williams (18) goes up for a shot against Kevin McHale of the Boston Celtics during a 122-104 NBA Eastern Conference semifinal win by Cleveland, in Richfield, Ohio. John “Hot Rod” Williams, a popular sixth man with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1986 to 1995, has died. Williams’ agent, Mark Bartelstein, says Williams died Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, in a Baton Rouge hospital from complications related to prostate cancer. He was 53. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

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Fantasy sports fans demonstrate outside the Financial District offices of New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Nov. 13, 2015. Schneiderman ordered fantasy sports industry giants DraftKings and FanDuel to stop accepting play from New Yorkers, saying their business amounts to illegal gambling. Schneiderman maintains that New York law bans taking bets as a business, with exceptions for horse racing, casinos, state lotteries and certain other settings, but not daily fantasy sports sites. (Associated Press) **FILE**