In this April 11, 2014 photo, Lourdes Ruiz laughs as she performs outside the Fortaleza housing complex where she lives in Mexico City's Tepito neighborhood. Ruiz is one of four local residents who teamed up with professional actors to write and perform fictionalized renditions of scenes from their own lives, dealing with themes such as child abandonment, violence, sexual abuse, hope, female strength and love. Ruiz, a vendor, is known as the queen of "albur," a word-play based on sexual double entendres. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
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