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Workers International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 3 protest outside the House Chamber at the State House in advance of voting on right to work legislation in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. House lawmakers have killed the union-targeting legislation after a Republican-on-Republican debate. The outcome marks a defeat for Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who called right to work a top priority and had urged members of his party to get in line. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, then-President-elect Donald Trump walks Labor Secretary-designate Andy Puzder from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Puzder’s nomination appeared to be in serious trouble Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, as Republicans said they were concerned over his failure to pay taxes for five years on a former housekeeper who wasn’t authorized to work in the U.S. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Boeing employees leave work during a shift change on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in North Charleston, S.C. Thousands of production workers at Boeing's South Carolina plant are deciding whether they want to unionize, writing the next chapter in efforts to organize labor in large manufacturing plants across the South. The first round of voting began early Wednesday. (Wade Spees/The Post And Courier via AP)
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, photo, preschool teacher Theresa Phan, center, works with her students, including Cecilia Solorio, right, and Sawyer Wasserburger, on creating patterns in her classroom at Bright Horizons Family Solutions at Centennial Mall in Lincoln, Neb. The Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission is beginning a comprehensive three-year collaboration to solve the most pressing issues facing early childhood education. (Kristin Streff/The Journal-Star via AP)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 file photo, An engine and part of a wing from the 100th 787 Dreamliner to be built at Boeing of South Carolina's North Charleston, S.C., facility are seen outside the plant. The morning round of voting has concluded Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, among South Carolina Boeing workers considering if they want representation by a union. Nearly 3,000 production workers are eligible to vote in the election to determine if they'll be represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. (Brad Nettles/The Post and Courier via AP, File)
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Bruce Anderson, center, and Alton Miyasaka, left, both of the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources, answer questions at a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Honolulu. Ing and other lawmakers are calling for more oversight of the commercial fishing industry after an Associated Press investigation found hundreds of foreign fishermen confined to boats and some living in subpar conditions. A bill would require fishing boat owners who want a commercial license to provide to the state a copy of the employment contracts with every fisherman before the license is granted. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)
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John Kaneko, left, and Jim Cook, center, both of the Hawaii Seafood Council, answer questions at a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Honolulu. Ing and other lawmakers are calling for more oversight of the commercial fishing industry after an Associated Press investigation found hundreds of foreign fishermen confined to boats and some living in subpar conditions. A bill would require fishing boat owners who want a commercial license to provide to the state a copy of the employment contracts with every fisherman before the license is granted. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)
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Hawaii Rep. Kaniela Ing speaks at a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 in Honolulu. Ing and other lawmakers are calling for more oversight of the commercial fishing industry after an Associated Press investigation found hundreds of foreign fishermen confined to boats and some living in subpar conditions. A bill would require fishing boat owners who want a commercial license to provide to the state a copy of the employment contracts with every fisherman before the license is granted. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)
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The FBI's J. Edgar Hoover Headquarters in Washington was built in 1974, and cannot handle all 11,000 employees. A new facility is planned. (Associated Press)
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A group of California police officers have stepped in to help a 12-year-old Girl Scout and her mother after they were robbed at gunpoint while selling cookies outside a grocery store Wednesday evening. The Union City Police Department posted a photo on Facebook Thursday showing the girl's mother being presented with a $1,000 check. (Union City Police Department)
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Self-styled hippie Kitty Morgan opened a store called Summer of Love less than a year after Ellicott City floods destroyed her former place of employment.
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FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2011, file photo, Eric Rego stitches boots in the facility where LL Bean boots are assembled in Brunswick, Maine. L.L. Bean will freeze its pensions and offer an early retirement program in 2018 as it seeks to control growing expenses. Steve Smith, the Maine-based retailer's CEO, is making the announcement in a memo and in meetings with workers on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions is greeted by employees as he arrives at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions is greeted by employees as he arrives at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
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FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016 file photo, The HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page as seen in Washington. More than 12.2 million people have signed up for coverage nationwide this year under the Obama-era health care law as the new Trump administration and the GOP-led Congress remain committed to its repeal. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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FILE - This Dec. 3, 2014, file photo, shows the Anthem logo at the company's corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. A federal judge on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, rejected Anthem Inc.'s bid to buy rival health insurer Cigna Corp., saying the merger would likely lead to higher costs, less competition and diminished innovation. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the merger would significantly reduce competition in the already concentrated insurance market, particularly for large national employers. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
