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In this Oct. 20, 2003 file photo, Lee Boyd Malvo listens to court proceedings during the trial of fellow sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad in Virginia Beach, Va. An attorney for Malvo, convicted as a teenager of taking part in deadly sniper attacks that terrorized the Washington area, will argue before a Maryland judge that his young client’s life sentence is unconstitutional and should be thrown out. (Martin Smith-Rodden, Pool, File/AP)

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In this August 2012 file photo provided by Wolves of the Rockies a wolf pack stands on a hillside of the Lamar Canyon in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. (Wolves of the Rockies,File/AP)

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In this Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 photo, Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters fire a heavy machine-gun towards Kurdish fighters, in Syria's northern region of Manbij. Syrian state media said Tuesday that government forces have entered the center of the once Kurdish-held northern town of Manbij and raised the national flag. (AP Photo)

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, left, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., center and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speak during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN/New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. (John Minchillo/AP)

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Rome's City Hall by an equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. (Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images)

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Former Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Aug. 21, 2019. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Sesame Street characters pose under a "123 Sesame Street" sign at the "Sesame Street" 40th Anniversary temporary street renaming in Dante Park on Nov. 9, 2009 in New York City. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

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The stage for the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN is shown, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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A man staring at blank sheet of paper with his head in his hands. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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U.S. Admiral James Stavridis, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, looks on during the Global Forum conference in Wroclaw, Poland, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. (Alik Keplicz/AP)

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Syrians flee shelling by Turkish forces in Ras al Ayn, northeast Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday the start of a Turkish military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria. (AP Photo)

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