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Alabama President Stuart Bell, right, speaks with new athletics director Greg Byrne, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
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FILE- In this Friday, Sept. 30 2016 file photo, the painting 'Congregation Leaving The Reformed Church of Nuenen' by Vincent Van Gogh, is shown during a press conference in Naples, Italy. Two paintings by Vincent van Gogh that were stolen in 2002 from the Amsterdam museum that is named for the Dutch master and recovered last year by Italian police are set to be returned. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP, File)
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FILE- In this Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 file photo, Director of Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum Axel Rueger, center, stands next to the paintings 'Congregation Leaving The Reformed Church of Nuenen', left, and 1882 'Seascape at Scheveningen' by Vincent Van Gogh, during a press conference in Naples, Italy. Two paintings by Vincent van Gogh that were stolen in 2002 from the Amsterdam museum that is named for the Dutch master and recovered last year by Italian police are set to be returned. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP, file)
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FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2016 file photo Sister Apollonia, right, and Postulant Claudia Schwarz kneel in front of the altar of the chapel of the abbey in Altomuenster, Germany. Bavarian Catholic church authorities said Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 they have closed Germany’s last Bridgettine Order abbey at the request of the Vatican _ renewing concerns about what will happen to the property, including a precious library, which now goes to the local diocese. (AP Photo/David Rising, file)
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Arizona Coyotes' Christian Dvorak (18) and Winnipeg Jets' Bryan Little (18) work for position in front of goaltender Mike Smith (41) as a shot by Jets' Josh Morrissey's (44) heads in for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo drives to the basket past Houston Rockets forward Sam Dekker during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) dunks over Houston Rockets forward Corey Brewer during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Houston. Houston won 111-92. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Houston Rockets center Clint Capela, left, shoots over Milwaukee Bucks center Greg Monroe during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) dunks as Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) looks on in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Mosques in Israel intone calls to prayer through loudspeakers five times a day. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is supporting a bill to reduce the volume. (Associated Press)
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Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, center, listens as a delegation of Orthodox Jewish rabbis thanks him Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Helena, Mont. The rabbis from across the U.S. and Canada say Bullock and state leaders defended the Jewish community in Whitefish, Mont., when it was threatened and harassed by white supremacists last month. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)
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From left, Montana state Sen. Keith Regier, Rep. Dave Fern and House Speaker Austin Knudsen listen to a delegation of Orthodox Jewish rabbis from the U.S. and Canada Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Helena, Mont. The rabbis say they plan to counter white supremacist threats against the Jewish community in Whitefish, Mont., by sending students to visit the Auschwitz concentration camp and by sending the first five books of the Torah to every Jewish family in the state. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)
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Rabbi Berry Nash, right, prays as Montana Rep. Dave Fern, R-Whitefish, wears boxes containing Torah versus called Tefillin on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 in Helena, Mont. Nash was among a delegation of Orthodox Jewish rabbis from the U.S. and Canada who met with Fern and other state leaders to thank them for defending the Jewish community in Whitefish when it was threatened and harassed by white supremacists last month. (AP Photo/Matt Volz).
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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2013, file photo, John Legend performs onstage at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles. Legend, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Metallica are set to perform at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2017. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
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Presidential inaugurations routinely draw protesters, such as this one in 2001, but this year could bring record-shattering crowds against Donald Trump. (Associated Press)
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This image released by the Muhammad Ali Center, shows original artwork created by boxing great Muhammad Ali. When Ali wasn't jabbing or dancing in the ring, he sometimes dabbled as an artist. Now, 15 drawings created by the boxing great are heading to the Muhammad Ali Center in his hometown of Louisville, Ky., the center announced Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. The Ali originals are being donated by the foundation created by the artist LeRoy Neiman, a longtime Ali friend. (Muhammad Ali/Muhammad Ali Center via AP)
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This image released by the Muhammad Ali Center, shows original artwork created by boxing great Muhammad Ali. When Ali wasn't jabbing or dancing in the ring, he sometimes dabbled as an artist. Now, 15 drawings created by the boxing great are heading to the Muhammad Ali Center in his hometown of Louisville, Ky., the center announced Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. The Ali originals are being donated by the foundation created by the artist LeRoy Neiman, a longtime Ali friend. (Muhammad Ali/Muhammad Ali Center via AP)
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Alvin Barner reads a program before the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
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A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, about 100 km west of Madrid, Spain on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, hundreds ride their horses through the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the "Luminarias," a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
