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Lebanese activists hold up a makeshift shield as they are sprayed by riot police using water cannons during a protest against the ongoing trash crisis, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. Lebanese riot police fired several rounds of tear gas and water cannons for the second consecutive day in downtown Beirut as they battled protesters with batons and stones _ a marked escalation of mass demonstrations against an ongoing trash crisis. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
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Migrants on a dinghy arrives at the southeastern island of Kos, Greece, after crossing from Turkey, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Greece has become the main gateway to Europe for tens of thousands of refugees and economic migrants, mainly Syrians fleeing war, as fighting in Libya has made the alternative route from north Africa to Italy increasingly dangerous. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
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A paramilitary police officer investigates the scene before carrying the lifeless body of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi from the sea shore, near the beach resort of Bodrum, Turkey, early Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. A number of migrants are known to have died and some are still reported missing, after boats carrying them to the Greek island of Kos capsized. (AP Photo/DHA, File) TURKEY OUT
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In this photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, conservator Tina Gessler, left, and Laurie King, bottom right, and Director of Conservation David Blanchfield, top right, of Williamsburg, Va., work on a bell in the tower of the First Baptist church in Williamsburg, Va. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is launching a new appeal to attract more African-American visitors. The ringing of the bell is a centerpiece of activities during black history month. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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National Edition News cover for December 23, 2015 - U.S. deports fewer criminals as Obama amnesty kicks in In this photo made Thursday, March 6, 2015, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent escorts a handcuffed undocumented immigrant convicted of a felony that was taken into custody during an early morning operation in Dallas. The Department of Homeland Security has been conducting a nationwide roundup of undocumented immigrants convicted of felonies in order to deport them to their country of origin. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Bruce Willis in a scene from "Die Hard." (originalprop.com)
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Glenn Hughes.
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What's the name of the first Robin?
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What is the name of Bruce Wayne's father?
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FILE - In this July 28, 2015, file photo, Erica Canaut, center, cheers as she and other anti-abortion activists rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, to condemn the use in medical research of tissue samples obtained from aborted fetuses. Texas announced Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, that it was cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics following undercover videos of officials discussing fetal tissue, potentially triggering a legal fight like the one unfolding in neighboring Louisiana. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Professor Ann Cvetkovich waits to speak during a public forum at the University of Texas campus as a special committee studies how to implement a new law allowing students with concealed weapons permits to carry firearms into class and other campus buildings, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Austin, Texas. The law takes effect in August 2016. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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In a tweet Thursday evening, Donald Trump expressed all-capital-letters incredulity that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is "to launch large-scale deportation raids." (Associated Press)
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Illustration on Mitch McConnell and the Republican budget deal by Alexandert Hunter/The Washington Times
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A man holds a U.S. and a rainbow flag outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 16, 2015, after the court legalized gay marriage nationwide. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Armstrong Williams
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FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, file photo, comedian Bill Cosby performs at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts, in Melbourne, Fla. Lawyers for Cosby say they will fight an attempt to require the comedian’s wife to give a sworn deposition in a defamation lawsuit filed by seven women who have accused Cosby of sexually assaulting them decades ago. A lawyer for the women has subpoenaed Camille Cosby to be deposed on Jan. 6, 2016, at a Springfield hotel. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
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A religious studies professor at the University of San Diego is responding to anti-Muslim rhetoric by leading a silent protest on campus where students and faculty don yellow stars marked "Muslim." (Times of San Diego)
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FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2015 file photo, Martin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager under fire for buying a pharmaceutical company and ratcheting up the price of a life-saving drug, is escorted by law enforcement agents in New York after being taken into custody following a securities probe. Shkreli has resigned as the head of one of the companies he now runs, Turing Pharmaceuticals, on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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National Edition News cover for December 18, 2015 - Obama to re-examine visas issued to fiances: Anne Richard, assistant secretary of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration at the State Department, left, speaks with Leon Rodriguez, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the Homeland Security Department, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, prior to their testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing to answer concerns about the safeguards in place to ensure that would-be extremists are not exploiting a variety of legal paths to travel to the United States. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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"They don't need a massive check from the taxpayers," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat. "This is about giving Puerto Rico and their leaders the same tools that every state has, the same tools that are currently available in every state." (Associated Press)
