Human Interest

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This July 2, 2015 file photo shows the childhood home of actor Dick Van Dyke in Danville, Ill. The 89-year-old actor took to Twitter this week to call attention to the Danville home he and brother Jerry lived in during high school after relocating from Missouri. The star of "Mary Poppins" and television's "The Dick Van Dyke Show" recalled the "happy memories drifting around in there" in a tweet to his 85,200 followers. Van Dyke is taking steps to save the house, which was slated for demolition. (Tracy Moss/News-Gazette via AP, File)

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Gabriela Palmieri: Photo Courtesy Sotheby's

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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) makes the catch against Washington Redskins inside linebacker Will Compton (51) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Tim Constantine reports on a boost for Ted Cruz, bad news for Social Security recipients, and the loss of a Secret Service hero.

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Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman (24) pulls Washington Redskins inside linebacker Keenan Robinson (52) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Sponsored by Democratic Assemblymember Luis Alejo, Assembly Bill 30 easily cleared the state Assembly and Senate, despite objections from those who called it a local control issue. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's (CHCI) 38th Anniversary awards gala in Washington on Oct. 8, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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A Southwest airlines jet takes off from a runway at Love Field in Dallas, in this April 23, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

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This photo provided by courtesy of Warner Bros. Picture shows, Rooney Mara, left, as Tiger Lily, and Levi Miller as Peter, in a scene from the film "Pan." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

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Jazz festival in Moscow

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(Image: C-SPAN)

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People put their hands in the air during a rally to mark the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, on Capitol Hill, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in Washington. Waving flags, carrying signs and listening to speeches and songs, the crowd gathered at the U.S. Capitol and spread down the Mall under on a sunny and breezy fall day. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)