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Ret. Army Gen. Jack Keane Says He Declined Offer To Be Defense Secretary

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Democratic challenger Roy Cooper has a lead of more than 6,000 votes over Gov. Pat McCrory. He's seen here with his wife, Kristin, at an election night rally in Raleigh. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption

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Adam Yauch Park was renamed for the late Beastie Boy back in 2013. This weekend, its young clientele are taking the playground back from vandals who spray-painted signs of hate on the playground. Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images hide caption

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is responding to sharp criticisms over fake stories appearing in its news feeds. He's seen here speaking Saturday at the APEC CEO Summit, part of the broader Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima. Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Efrain Antonio Campo Flores, seated second from left, and his cousin Franqui Francisco Flores De Freitas, far right, were convicted by a federal jury in Manhattan of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. Elizabeth Williams/AP hide caption

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Dylann Roof faces a competency hearing Monday in the federal courthouse in Charleston, S.C. He is accused of hate crimes in the killings of nine people at Emanuel AME Church in June. Chuck Burton/AP hide caption

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Donald Trump at a 2005 news conference about Trump University. Now, the New York attorney general says Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement with over 6,000 plaintiffs who said the university had defrauded them. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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A judge on the High Court in London granted a dying British teenager's request to be cryogenically frozen. The ruling was last month, but media coverage was restricted while the girl was still alive. Tim Ireland/AP hide caption

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Daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel say they expect the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will close in 2017. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions pledges his support for then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before speaking to supporters on Oct. 10 at a rally in Ambridge, Pa. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide caption

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The Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant celebrating with his teammates after they won the World Series against the Cleveland Indians. The Baseball Writers' Association of America named him the National League Most Valuable Player for 2016. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption

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Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen told Congress on Thursday she didn't agree with President-elect Donald Trump's plans for more infrastructure spending and less banking regulation. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela stressed the importance of working toward political and economic unity Thursday, during a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin. Carsten Koall/Getty Images hide caption

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