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Matthew Vander Linden, a Kansas sheriff's deputy charged with sex with a minor. [Photo by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, via KAKE.com: http://www.kake.com/story/34137840/kansas-deputy-arrested-for-sex-crimes]
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FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2016 file photo, Ben Mendelsohn arrives at the world premiere of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" at the Pantages Theatre, in Los Angeles. Court records show Mendelsohn's wife has filed for divorce from the "Rogue One" star. Emma Forrest filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, Dec. 29 citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the end of their four year marriage. Forrest is seeking physical custody of their 3-year-old daughter. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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In this 2009 photo retired Gen. Franklin Miles poses in front of a welcome sign for the Franklin E. Miles Park, named in his honor, in Santa Fe, N.M. Miles, the son of a former New Mexico governor and the head of the New Mexico National Guard during the deadliest prison riot in the state's history, has died. He was 93. (Clyde Mueller/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP)
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FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2007, file photo, a group of people ride in a canoe near the ferry arrival area during a protest against the Alakai Superferry in Maui, Hawaii. Hawaii officials are exploring what it would take to run a ferry between islands. But they're facing skepticism over costs and whether there's a ferry system residents would accept. But the idea is bringing back memories of the Superferry, an emotional and expensive failure in Hawaii history. Years ago protesters blocked the Superferry from docking in Kauai. And a court later ordered the ferry to stop running because the state didn't do a proper environmental review. (AP Photo/Agustin Tabares, File)
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Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni answers to journalists' questions as he holds a year-end press conference, in Rome, Thursday Dec. 29, 2016. Gentiloni said the government will take further measures to combat terrorism following the shooting death of a Tunisian fugitive near Milan, including speedier repatriation of illegal migrants. (Giuseppe Lami/ANSA via AP)
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FILE - In this Saturday, July 9, 2016 file photo, Black Lives Matter supporters march after a gathering in Loring Park in Minneapolis, Minn. The movement denounces the shootings of unarmed black men by police officers. (Isaac Hale/Star Tribune via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR USE FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 2016 AND THEREAFTER-This Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 photo shows a sculpture of Abraham Lincoln outside the law offices of Eric C. Conn in Stanville, Ky. Many of Conn's clients have lost their Social Security disability checks after he became the subject of a federal fraud investigation. (AP Photo/David Stephenson)
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ADVANCE FOR USE FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 2016 AND THEREAFTER-In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 photo, Donna Dye, who is unemployed and whose husband is disabled, stands in her home in Minnie, Ky. She struggles to make loan payments on their home where she keeps the lights and heat turned down to save money. Dye and her husband have been fighting the federal government to keep his Social Security disability checks after a local lawyer who helped them became the subject of a federal fraud investigation. (AP Photo/David Stephenson)
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Eric C. Conn used these law offices in Stanville, Kentucky, to commit one of the biggest Social Security disability fraud cases in U.S. history. (Associated Press/File)
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ADVANCE FOR USE FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 2016 AND THEREAFTER-In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 photo,Donna Dye, who is unemployed and whose husband is disabled, plays with her two granddaughters, Lilly, left, and Chloe, at her home where she cares for them, in Minnie, Ky. Dye and her husband have been fighting the federal government to keep his Social Security disability checks after a local lawyer who helped them became the subject of a federal fraud investigation. (AP Photo/David Stephenson)
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ADVANCE FOR USE FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 2016 AND THEREAFTER-In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 photo, Donna Dye, who is unemployed and whose husband is disabled, sits outside her home in Minnie, Ky. She and her husband have been fighting the federal government to keep his Social Security disability checks after a local lawyer who helped them became the subject of a federal fraud investigation. (AP Photo/David Stephenson)
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Iraqis displaced from Mosul receive aid distributions at near Qayara, Iraq on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Cengiz Yar)
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Iraqis displaced from Mosul receive aid distributions at near Qayara, Iraq on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Cengiz Yar)
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Iraqis displaced from Mosul receive aid distributions at near Qayara, Iraq on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Cengiz Yar)
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick either remained seated or took a knee during the national anthem before several NFL games this season as forms of protest against social injustice. Kaepernick's actions became one of the stories of the year and spurred other athletes to follow suit in various ways. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)
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In this Nov. 30, 2016 photo, a sign advertising the University of Kansas Libraries' "You Belong Here" campaign is displayed at the university's Watson Library, in Lawrence, Kansas. The campaign is aimed at making undergraduates, including those who are transgender, feel welcome. (Sara Shepherd /The Lawrence Journal-World via AP)
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In this Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016 photo, buttons advertising part of the University of Kansas Libraries' "You Belong Here" campaign are displayed in Lawrence, Kansas. The campaign is aimed at making undergraduates, including those who are transgender, feel welcome. A number of University of Kansas Libraries employees now wear the buttons showing their preferred gender pronouns. (Sara Shepherd /The Lawrence Journal-World via AP) **FILE**
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FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2016 file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate in Austin, Texas. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is at left. The top two Republican leaders in Texas continue to downplay a possible intraparty battle for governor in 2018, despite Patrick's repeated efforts to move to Abbott's right on key conservative issues. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2016 file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate in Austin, Texas. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is at left. The top two Republican leaders in Texas continue to downplay a possible intraparty battle for governor in 2018, despite Lt. Gov. Patrick's repeated efforts to move to Gov. Abbott's right on key conservative issues. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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In this photo provided by Basel Hijawi, taken in 2015, American citizen Aya Hijazi waves as she leaves a court in Cairo after hearing. Family and friends of an American jailed in Egypt for nearly three years are hoping her time in custody may end soon. Hijazi, 29, grew up in Falls Church, Va. and is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Egypt. After receiving her degree in conflict resolution from George Mason University in 2009, she returned to her native country, and with her Egyptian husband, started a foundation to help homeless children. (Basel Hijawi via AP)
