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A soldier walks inside the Roman theater in Sabratha, Libya. The site was damaged during recent fighting for the control of the city between Ahmed Dabbashi’s militia and a group called the Anti-ISIS FightingRoom. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post

Ouster of Smuggling Militia Slows Migrant Flow

by Sudarsan Raghavan The Washington PostDecember 29, 2017

Employees from a nearby business sit with police after the Long Beach police responded to an active shooter in Long Beach, Calif., Friday, Dec. 29, 2017. Police say a shooting at a business in Southern California has left at least several people dead, including the gunman. Long Beach police on Friday called the shooting "workplace violence." (Robert Casillas/Los Angeles Daily News via AP)

Shots Fired Inside Calif. Workplace

by Nicole Santa Cruz Los Angeles Times, Andrea Castillo Los Angeles Times, and Seema Mehta Los Angeles TimesDecember 29, 2017

Emelia Ascheampong, right, a resident of the building where more than 10 people died in a fire on Thursday, is hugged by a friend on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, in the Bronx borough of New York. Ascheampong, her husband Nana, and four children, survived the fire by using a fire escape. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Officials: Child Started NYC Fire

by Jennifer Peltz Associated Press, and David Jeans Associated PressDecember 29, 2017

FILE - In this Dec. 21. 2017, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis talks to U.S. Marine Corps troops at a rifle range at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. For only the second time since 9/11, America’s defense secretary didn’t visit U.S. troops in a war zone during December, breaking a longstanding tradition of personally and publicly thanking service members in combat who are separated from their families during the holiday season. (AP Photo/Robert Burns, File)

Mattis Didn’t Visit Troops in War Zones

by The Associated Press December 29, 2017

In this Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, photo, author Jennifer 8. Lee holds an image of a dumpling emoji while posing for photos before eating lunch at Dumpling Time restaurant in San Francisco. Thanks largely to Lee's efforts, the dumpling emoji was added to the Unicode Standard this year after almost two years of research, meetings, and a written, illustrated proposal that reads a bit like an academic paper, complete with research on dumpling history and popularity. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Emoji Creators Say There Are More Coming in 2018

by Barbara Ortutay AP Technology WriterDecember 29, 2017

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2002 file photo, mystery writer Sue Grafton poses for a portrait in New York. Grafton has died in Santa Barbara, Calif., at the age of 77. Her daughter, Jamie Clark says her mother passed away Thursday night, Dec. 28, 2017, after a two-year battle with cancer and was surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Gino Domenico, file)

Sue Grafton, Writer of Alphabet Mysteries, Dies

by John Antczak Associated PressDecember 29, 2017

Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) reaches for the puck as Carolina Hurricanes' Klas Dahlbeck (6) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

NHL Roundup: Hurricanes Win Fourth in Row

by The Associated Press December 29, 2017

Houston Rockets forward PJ Tucker (4) shoots as Washington Wizards center Ian Mahinmi (28), from France, gets his hand on the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

NBA Roundup: Rockets Drop Fifth Straight

by The Associated Press December 29, 2017

File- This Dec. 24, 2017, file photo shows New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, center, speaking to quarterback Tom Brady, left, during a timeout in the first half of an NFL football game in Foxborough, Mass. Belichick has long said he feels he isn’t able to ascertain the identity of his team until after the Thanksgiving holiday. After stumbling out of the gate to begin the season, his team has been among the NFL’s most resilient groups in the second half. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Commentary: Pats Show No Signs of Slowing Down

by Mark Maske The Washington PostDecember 29, 2017

New England Patriots linebacker James Harrison runs through a drill during an NFL football team practice Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots signed the 39-year-old, five-time Pro Bowl linebacker after he was released Saturday by the Pittsburgh Steelers. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)

Harrison Tired of Talking About Steelers

by Kyle Hightower AP Sports WriterDecember 29, 2017