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Gen. Charles McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, passed away in his sleep on the morning of Jan. 16. He was 102 years old.

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New NYPD Police Academy graduate Frank Cinturati, front, takes a selfie with his company after their graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. The ceremony celebrated 555 new officers who just completed their 6 months training. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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FILE - Denver Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman (23) runs over Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Ryan Shazier during the first half in an NFL football divisional playoff game, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in Denver. Hillman, who was part of the Denver Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50, has died, his family said in a statement. He was 31. Hillman's family posted on his Instagram account Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, that he was diagnosed in August with a rare form of kidney cancer called renal medullary carcinoma and was under hospice care. The family wrote hours later that he died surrounded by family and close friends. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney, File)

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Boston Celtics Dave Cowens, center, dumps in a basket as Cleveland Cavaliers Nate Thurmond, left, and Celtics Paul Silas watch in first period of their NBA game at Boston Garden, May 7, 1976. Boston won the game, 111-99, to lead best-of-seven Eastern Conference final, 1-0. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo)

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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 file photo, a new home is for sale in Madison, Ga. Mortgage rates rose above the 3% mark this week for the first time in 10 weeks, as the economic recovery from the pandemic recession continues while inflation remains elevated. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Friday, June 25 that the average for the key 30-year home loan rose to 3.02% from 2.93% last week. By contrast, the rate stood at 3.13% a year ago.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

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Janet Langhart Cohen, left, author of the play "Anne and Emmett," leans down to touch a plaque while planting a tree in honor of Emmett Till, a young African-American killed in 1955, during a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. She is joined by, from left, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., Attorney General Eric Holder, Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Michele Watley, founder of Shirley's Kitchen Cabinet, testifies in favor of a bill before the Kansas Legislature to ban discrimination based on hairstyles in employment, housing and public accommodations during a committee hearing, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kansas. Her Kansas City, Missouri, group advocates for black women and says they often feel forced to straighten their natural hair to get jobs or keep them. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

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