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FILE – This combination of file photos shows the sun rising Feb. 25, 2013, behind the Jet Star roller coaster, partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean after Superstorm Sandy destroyed part of the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J., and the empty site on Oct. 13, 2013, nearly a year after the storm, following the roller coaster's demolition. A new roller coaster named Hydrus, built safely inland above the beach rather than out over the water, opened May 6, 2017, more than four years after the storm caused billions of dollars' worth of damage to the coast. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

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FILE – In this May 14, 2013, file photo, the claw of a crane, center, tears through the structure of the Jet Star roller coaster, partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean after Superstorm Sandy destroyed part of the Casino Pier, as workers begin demolishing the roller coaster in Seaside Heights, N.J. A new roller coaster named Hydrus, built safely inland above the beach rather than out over the water more than four years after the storm caused billions of dollars' worth of damage to the coast. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

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FILE – In this Nov. 9, 2012, file photograph, the Jet Star roller coaster remains partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean after Superstorm Sandy destroyed part of the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J. A new roller coaster named Hydrus, built safely inland above the beach rather than out over the water, opened May 6, 2017, more than four years after the storm caused billions of dollars' worth of damage to the coast. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

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FILE – In this Feb. 25, 2013, file photo, the sun rises behind the Jet Star roller coaster, partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean after Superstorm Sandy destroyed part of the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J. A new roller coaster named Hydrus, built safely inland above the beach rather than out over the water, opened May 6, 2017, more than four years after the storm caused billions of dollars' worth of damage to the coast. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

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In this May 20, 2017, photo, people enjoy beachside games as a a wagon from the Hydrus roller coaster, top right, goes over a turn at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J. More than four years after Superstorm Sandy destroyed part of the Casino Pier and left the since-demolished Jet Star roller coaster partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean, the new roller coaster named Hydrus opened May 6, 2017, built safely inland above the beach rather than out over the water. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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In this May 20, 2017, photo, people riding a chair lift converse as the new Hydrus roller coaster, bottom, is seen at a distance at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J. More than four years after Superstorm Sandy destroyed part of the Casino Pier and left the since-demolished Jet Star roller coaster partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean, the new roller coaster named Hydrus opened May 6, 2017, built safely inland above the beach rather than out over the water. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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In this May 20, 2017, photo, people react as they go over a hairpin drop while riding the Hydrus roller coaster at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J. More than four years after Superstorm Sandy destroyed part of the Casino Pier and left the since-demolished Jet Star roller coaster partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean, the new roller coaster named Hydrus opened May 6, 2017, built safely inland above the beach rather than out over the water. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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In this May 20, 2017, photo, people ride the Hydrus roller coaster, Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J. More than four years after Superstorm Sandy destroyed part of the Casino Pier and left the since-demolished Jet Star roller coaster partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean, the new roller coaster named Hydrus opened May 6, 2017, built safely inland above the beach rather than out over the water. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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In this May 20, 2017, photo, a statue of a clown rests on a bench as people riding the Hydrus roller coaster go over a drop at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, N.J. More than four years after Superstorm Sandy destroyed part of the Casino Pier and left the since-demolished Jet Star roller coaster partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean, the new roller coaster named Hydrus opened May 6, 2017, built safely inland above the beach rather than out over the water. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2014, file photo the My Little Pony Equestria Girls Friendship Games Motocross Bike ridden by Sunset Shimmer, left, and Rainbow Dash is displayed at the Hasbro showroom at the North American International Toy Fair in New York. From G.I. Joe to My Little Pony, toymaker Hasbro says it is holding the first-ever convention bringing all its brands together in Providence, R.I., in September of 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Un-Happy Meal From High Minimum Wage Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Chart to accompany Rahn article of May 23, 2017

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Even the Walls have Ears Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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In this April 27, 2017 photo, truck driver Jose Luis Mayorga herds calves onto a truck in Reynosa, Mexico, across the border from McAllen, Texas. Rancher Gildardo Lopez Hinojosa, who sent about 400 of his calves across the border to Pharr, Texas, said he gets the best price for his calves in the U.S. and it's cheaper for him to import U.S. chicken than ship Mexican chicken from the country's interior. (AP Photo/Christopher Sherman)

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A word "SHAME" is is spray-painted on the Confederate monument located downtown on East Main Street in Norfolk, Va., on Monday, May 22, 2017. The Norfolk City Council decided in 2015 to keep the monument, despite pressure from a local civil rights group. (Lee Tolliver /The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

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2. Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen - Net worth: $17.8 billion

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Houston Dynamo owner Philip Anschutz

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FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 file photo, Honda MotoGP rider Nicky Hayden controls his bike on turn 11 during the first free practice session of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island, Australia. The Maurizio Bufalini Hospital has announced that American motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden has died, five days after being hit by a car while training on his bicycle Hayden was 35. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

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FILE -- In this Sunday, June 27, 2010 file photo two men compete in an ostrich race at Highgate ostrich farm in Oudtshoorn, South Africa. Clambering onto an ostrich for a ride used to be popular among tourists in a South African town of Oudtshoorn known of as the “ostrich capital of the world.” Not so much anymore. Two major ostrich farms in Oudtshoorn have stopped offering ostrich rides to tourists, responding to concerns about the birds’ welfare. A third farm is sticking with the feature, saying it is regulated and that ostriches do not experience discomfort.. The Highgate farm, however, continues to offer ostrich rides.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

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Author Scott Turow is touring to promote his latest book, "Testimony." (Regional Arts Commission)