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Customers dine at the Whole Foods market cafe in the new Riverdale Park Station shopping center. The store opened April 12 after six years fraught with delays. (Julia Brouillette/The Washington Times)
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FILE - In this undated file photo, views of Big Indian Gorge is seen from Steens Mountain Loop Road in Harney County, Ore. A federal court has killed a large wind energy project in southeast Oregon after an appeals court found in 2016 that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management had not properly assessed the winter population of greater sage grouse at the proposed facility near Steens Mountain. (Zach Urness/Statesman-Journal via AP, File)
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Rep. Glen Casada, R-Franklin, left, confers with Rep. Charles Sargent, R-Franklin, right, during debate on Gov. Bill Haslam's road and bridge funding bill Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Debate on Gov. Bill Haslam's road and bridge funding bill takes place in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. A Republican effort to remove Tennessee's first gas tax hike since 1989 from Gov. Bill Haslam's road and bridge funding bill was soundly defeated in the House on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Barbra Thurman makes a burrito at Ricker's in front of the beer coolers in a convenience store in Sheridan, Ind., Wednesday, April 19, 2017. The location is one of two that one gas station owner discovered a loophole in the law that allows them to sell cold beer. The location has installed limited seating and sells reheated burritos, landing a restaurant classification and the right to sell cold beer. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Jeff Williams checks the stock in the beer cooler behind the counter in a Ricker's convenience store in Sheridan, Ind., Wednesday, April 19, 2017. The location is one of two that one gas station owner discovered a loophole in the law that allows them to sell cold beer. The location has installed limited seating and sells reheated burritos, landing a restaurant classification and the right to sell cold beer. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Barbra Thurman makes a burrito at Ricker's in front of the beer coolers in a convenience store in Sheridan, Ind., Wednesday, April 19, 2017. The location is one of two that one gas station owner discovered a loophole in the law that allows them to sell cold beer. The location has installed limited seating and sells reheated burritos, landing a restaurant classification and the right to sell cold beer. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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In this April 15, 2017 photo, Cat Amick and George Lippert pose at the Erie Zoo, in Erie, Pa., with Amick's son Arthur, who was an inspiration for the pair's book. Amick wrote and Lippert illustrated the children's book "Sara Sassafras and the Tiguar." Proceeds from the book will benefit the big cats at the zoo. (Dave Munch/Erie Times-News via AP)
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This March 12, 2017 photo shows Square Books, a bookstore in Oxford, Miss. The store offers a well-curated selection of books about the region, including works by the town's most famous resident, the late novelist William Faulkner. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)
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This March 12, 2017 photo shows an exhibit of liquor bottles at Rowan Oak, where novelist William Faulkner lived with his family in Oxford, Miss. The display states that Faulkner was a "notorious binge drinker." (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)
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This March 12, 2017 photo shows Rowan Oak, the house where novelist William Faulkner lived with his family in Oxford, Miss. Faulkner bought the property in 1930 and lived there until his death in 1962. Self-guided tours offer visitors a look at furnishings, photos and exhibits about the famed writer, his life and work. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivers a speech during a lecture for Japan-U.S. business leaders at a hotel in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2017 file photo, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. She wasn't in her home state, but Warren couldn't have asked for a friendlier audience to launch her book tour. The Massachusetts Democrat entered and left to warm ovations Tuesday night, April 18, 2017, at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan's Union Square, where she spoke about "This Fight is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America's Middle Class." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Illustration on the proposed Eisenhower Memorial by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2015, file photo, visitors view the Statue of Liberty during a ferry ride to Liberty Island in New York. The U.S. Travel Association on Thursday, March 2, 2017, said there are "mounting signs" that the Trump administration's policies are having a "broad chilling effect on demand for international travel to the United States." (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
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This image released by the Tribeca Film Festival shows Duane Ehmer in a scene from "No Nam's Land," a film that will be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival. (Tribeca Film festival via AP)
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In this Saturday, April 15, 2017 photo released by Pacific Historic Parks, Jessica Marino, center, granddaughter of Raymond Haerry, receives the U.S. flag from the U.S. Navy during a ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu. Haerry, one of the last surviving veterans of the sinking of the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. His remains were interred on the sunken ship during the ceremony at Pearl Harbor. (Elaine Simon/Pacific Historic Parks via AP)
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In this Saturday, April 15, 2017 photo released by Pacific Historic Parks, Jessica Marino, granddaughter of Raymond Haerry, drops rose petals into the water at the USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu. Haerry, one of the last surviving veterans of the sinking of the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. His remains were interred on the sunken ship during the ceremony at Pearl Harbor. (Elaine Simon/Pacific Historic Parks via AP)
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In this Saturday, April 15, 2017 photo released by Pacific Historic Parks, divers take the urn containing the remains of Raymond Haerry underwater to his final resting place within the sunken hull of the USS Arizona during a ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu. Haerry, who died in September in Rhode Island, was one of the last surviving veterans of the sinking of the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. (Elaine Simon/Pacific Historic Parks via AP)
