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FILE--In this July 27, 2017, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, jokes around as he and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. McCain says he hates the healthy diet his wife and daughter are forcing on him as he fights an aggressive form of brain cancer but expects to return to the Senate next month. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, file)
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Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 27, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Ervin Santana points skyward after getting the last out in a complete game against the San Diego Padres in a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in San Diego. The Twins won 5-2. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Milkshakes from Tommy's Restaurant in Cleveland Heights, Ohio are shown in this photo. According to the Associated Press, the eatery shipped a mocha milkshake, packed with dry ice, to terminal cancer patient Emily Pomeranz, who was in hospice care some 375 miles away. She was able to enjoy the treat just days before losing her battle with pancreatic cancer. (Tommy's/Facebook).
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In this microscope photo provided by Oregon Health & Science University, human embryos grow in a laboratory for a few days after researchers used gene editing technology to successfully repair a heart disease-causing genetic mutation. The work, a scientific first led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University, marks a step toward one day preventing babies from inheriting diseases that run in the family. (Oregon Health & Science University via AP)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., joined by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., holds his first news conference since the Republican health care bill collapsed last week due to opposition within the GOP ranks, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, on Capitol Hill Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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In this microscope photo provided by Oregon Health & Science University, human embryos grow in a laboratory for a few days after researchers used gene editing technology to successfully repair a heart disease-causing genetic mutation. The work, a scientific first led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University, marks a step toward one day preventing babies from inheriting diseases that run in the family. (Oregon Health & Science University via AP)
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In this photo provided by Oregon Health & Science University, taken July 31, 2017, Shoukhrat Mitalipov, left, talks with research assistant Hayley Darby in the Mitalipov Lab at OHSU in Portland, Ore. Mitalipov led a research team that, for the first time, used gene editing to repair a disease-causing mutation in human embryos, laboratory experiments that might one day help prevent inherited diseases from being passed to future generations. (Kristyna Wentz-Graff/Oregon Health & Science University via AP)
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A recall was issued for over 260,000 iPhone cases with a glittery liquid mix. (Images: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
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This Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows hydrocodone pills, also known as Vicodin, arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Leftover opioids are a common dilemma for surgery patients; a study published Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, suggests that after several common operations most don't use all their pills and many store the remainders unsafely at home. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot) ** FILE **
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In this photo made Saturday, April 7, 2017, Cancer patient Jayro Ponce, 9, left, meets New York Giants center Weston Richburg at the Harrington Cancer Center in Amarillo, Texas. (Lauren Koski/Amarillo Globe-News via AP)
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Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, sent shock waves through the Senate early Friday, July 28, 2017, when he cast the deciding vote rejecting his party's effort to repeal and replace the Democrat-crafted Affordable Care Act. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on IPAB and its implications for health care by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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In this July 24, 2017 photo, Noel Sola, a cultivation worker at Natural Ventures inspects germinated marijuana plants in Caguas, Puerto Rico. In addition to buying licenses for medical marijuana, everyone ranging from patients to growers pays an 11.5 sales and use tax, with 10 percent of those revenues going to the trauma center at Puerto Rico's largest public hospital, which faces a shortage of funds.(AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)
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In this July 24, 2017 photo, Juan Manuel Rodriguez, an investor at Natural Ventures smells a jar of marijuana final product, in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Nearly 9,000 Puerto Ricans pay $25 a year for a permit to use medical marijuana to treat at least 14 pre-approved conditions including HIV, cancer, multiple sclerosis, migraines, anxiety and epilepsy. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)
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FILE - In this file Feb. 17, 2016, photo, plants grow at the home of Jeremy Nickle, owner of Hawaiian Holy Smokes, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii has approved its first laboratory to begin testing samples of medical marijuana. On Monday, July 31, 2017, the state Department of Health certified Honolulu-based lab Steep Hill Hawaii. (AP Photo/Marina Riker, File)
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Illinois State Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, holds a press conference about negations on Senate Bill 1 along with Illinois State Rep. Will Davis, D-Harvey, left, and Illinois State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, right, during a special session on education funding at the Illinois State Capitol, Monday, July 31, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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Illinois State Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, holds a press conference about negations on Senate Bill 1 along with Illinois State Rep. Will Davis, D-Harvey, left, and Illinois State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, right, during a special session on education funding at the Illinois State Capitol, Monday, July 31, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)
