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This Feb. 22, 2017 photo shows a U.N. peacekeeper's blue helmet balanced on a weapon in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. "We have a secure and stable environment," said Col. Luis Antonio Ferreira Marques Ramos, deputy commander of the Brazilian peacekeeper contingent in Haiti. "The important thing is to leave in a good way." (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Feb. 22, 2017 photo, U.N. peacekeepers from Brazil discharge their guns in a weapon unloading area after patrolling in the Cite Soleil slum, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Washington, the Haiti mission's penholder, is applying pressure to wind up peacekeeping operations that cost $346 million a year. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Feb. 22, 2017 photo, a U.N. peacekeeper from Brazil directs traffic in the Cite Soleil slum, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. For years, uniformed U.N. personnel provided the only real security here. But these days, Haiti's police do most of the heavy lifting. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Feb. 22, 2017 photo, children watch from a balcony as a U.N. peacekeeper from Brazil patrols in the Cite Soleil slum, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After nearly 13 years of patrolling trouble spots, the U.N. is looking at pulling military peacekeepers out of Haiti. However operations such as UNICEF and the World Food Program would remain. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Feb. 22, 2017 photo, U.N. peacekeepers from Brazil fist bump with children as they patrol in the Cite Soleil slum, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Years of easygoing patrols is a clear sign to many both in Haiti and around the world that it's time to wrap up a U.N. force that's been cycling through this Caribbean country since a 2004 rebellion engulfed Haiti in violence. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Feb. 22, 2017 photo, U.N. peacekeepers from Brazil meet before patrolling in the Cite Soleil slum, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The U.N.'s first-ever "stabilization" mission came to Haiti in 2004 following a rebellion that had the country on the brink of collapse and ousted then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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Active-duty Marine Marisa Woytek, left, and attorney Gloria Allred announce that photos of her and another former female Marine were secretly posted online without their consent, at a news conference in Los Angeles Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Nude photos of other servicewomen were also posted. Gen. Robert Neller, the Marine Corps commandant, has condemned the photo sharing and urged victims to report abuse. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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Former Marine Erika Butner, right, stands with attorney Gloria Allred holding photos of Butner in uniform as she and another active-duty female Marine said photographs of them were secretly posted online without their consent, at a news conference in Los Angeles, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Nude photos of other servicewomen were also posted. Gen. Robert Neller, the Marine Corps commandant, has condemned the photo sharing and urged victims to report abuse. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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Robin Martinez, an attorney for conservation and family agriculture group Dakota Rural Action, speaks with rally attendees before a court hearing over the Keystone XL pipeline in Pierre, S.D., Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (AP Photo/James Nord)

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In this undated photo provided by Kathleen Clack, is winemaker Angelo Papagni. Papagni, a pioneering wine grape grower in the San Joaquin Valley, was among a handful of individuals credited with laying the groundwork for the region's burgeoning wine industry. Papagni died Feb. 27, 2017. He was 95. In 1973, Papagni built a state-of-the-art winery in Madera, Calif. It was the first valley winery to produce wine from its own specific grape varieties and is now home to dozens of winemakers and wineries who followed his lead. (Courtesy of Kathleen Clack via AP)

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ADVANCE FOR MONDAY MARCH 13, 2017- In this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, image, an artificial nest is shown attached to a plan tree at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Brownsville, Texas campus. (Jason Hoekema /The Brownsville Herald via AP)

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A tree and a snapped power pole closed Spring Arbor Road on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Jackson, Mich. Fire departments are busy with high winds in the area. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)

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A tree fell on a house after high winds, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Saginaw, Mich. The high winds caused damage and power outages around Saginaw County. (Jeff Schrier/The Saginaw News via AP)

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Saginaw firefighters cordon off the area where a tree nearly fell on a school bus, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Saginaw, Mich. The high winds caused damage and power outages around Saginaw County. (Jeff Schrier/The Saginaw News via AP)

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Wildfires continue to burn north of Hutchinson, Kan., Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Crews grappling with vexing wildfires that have charred hundreds of square miles of land in four states and killed multiple people soon may get a bit of a break: Winds are forecast to ease from the gusts that whipped the flames. (Travis Morisse/The Hutchinson News via AP)

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Jackson Fire Department personnel respond to a gas leak after a tree fell on a house in Jackson, Mich., on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Fire and rescue crews were in multiple locations as high winds are knocking down trees and power lines in parts of Michigan. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)

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Jackson Fire Department personnel respond to a gas leak after a tree fell on a house in Jackson, Mich., on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Fire and rescue crews were in multiple locations as high winds are knocking down trees and power lines in parts of Michigan. (J. Scott Park/Jackson Citizen Patriot via AP)

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This is a April 2014 image of the landmark the Azure Window located just off Malta. The natural rock arch jutting off the Maltese island of Gozo, has collapsed into the sea during a storm. Malta’s prime minister called the loss on Wednesday March 8, 2017, of the iconic limestone formation “heartbreaking.” No one was injured by the fallen arch, which was also a TV and film backdrop.(Caroline Hodgson via AP)

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Firefighters gather drinking water and pizza from the back of a truck at a staging area near Hutchinson, Kan., Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Fires raged in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado, and warnings that conditions were ripe were issued for Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. The fire warning came after powerful thunderstorms moved through the middle of the country overnight, spawning dozens of suspected tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.(AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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A National Guard helicopter picks up water from a small pond near Hutchinson, Kan., Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Fires raged in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado, and warnings that conditions were ripe were issued for Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. The fire warning came after powerful thunderstorms moved through the middle of the country overnight, spawning dozens of suspected tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)