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In this Jan. 27, 2017, photo, Helen Jackson brings balloons to the grave of her daughter, Cataleya Tamekia-Damiah Wimberly, at Graceland Cemetery in Milwaukee, before releasing them in honor of what would have been her 2nd birthday. Wimberly died at the age of 1 in Feb. 2016 from a methadone overdose in a case the Milwaukee police are still investigating. The number of children's deaths is still small relative to the overall toll from opioids, but toddler fatalities have climbed steadily over the last 10 years. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)
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In this Jan. 27, 2017, photo, Helen Jackson, left, releases balloons at Graceland Cemetery in Milwaukee with her two children Romaine Ricks, right, and Raniah Ricks, center, and Jackson's boyfriend, Ralph Riner, in honor of what would have been her daughter, Cataleya Tamekia-Damiah Wimberly's 2nd birthday. Wimberly died in Feb. 2016 from a methadone overdose in a case the Milwaukee police are still investigating. The number of children's deaths is still small relative to the overall toll from opioids, but toddler fatalities have climbed steadily over the last 10 years. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)
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Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon, left, drives between Sacramento Kings' Skal Labissiere, back, and Darren Collison during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo goes to the basket over Sacramento Kings guard Darren Collison during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Former Penn State president Graham Spanier arrives for the second day of his trial at the Dauphin County Courthouse, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Harrisburg, Pa. The failure of Penn State's former president to report child molestation accusations against Jerry Sandusky allowed evil "to run wild," prosecutors said Tuesday at the start of Spanier's trial. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)
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Numerous law enforcement vehicles and SWAT teams respond to shooter Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at an apartment complex in Rothschild, Wis. The shootings happened at a bank, a law firm and an apartment complex, where officers, including a SWAT team, were in a standoff with the suspect late in the afternoon, Wausau police Capt. Todd Baeten said at a news conference. The area is about 90 miles west of Green Bay. (T'xer Zhon Kha /The Post-Crescent via AP)
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The attacker outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Wednesday was treated by emergency services but died as a result of gunshot wounds from city police. Authorities say they are treating the incident "as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise." (Associated Press)
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Henry Sanchez, 18, is one of the students charged with rape. (Associated Press)
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CORRECTS LAST NAME TO LAVARNIA- This undated booking photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff shows Kansas Lavarnia Police say Wendy Lavarnia was arrested after her 2-year-old son picked up her loaded handgun and fatally shot his 9-year-old brother. Kansas Lavarnia was arrested on suspicion of misconduct with a weapon for being a prohibited possessor with a gun in the family home. (Maricopa County Sheriff via AP)
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Christopher Tapp hugs his mother Vera Tapp, left, and Carol Dodge, the mother of murder victim Angie Dodge, after being freed during his post conviction relief hearing at the Bonneville Courthouse in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Tapp, who experts say was coerced into a false murder confession, is now free after spending half of his life behind bars. A judge released Tapp on Wednesday morning after vacating his rape conviction and re-sentencing him to time served for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodd. (Taylor Carpenter/Post Register via AP, Pool)
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Christopher Tapp celebrates after his post conviction relief hearing at the Bonneville Courthouse in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Tapp, who experts say was coerced into a false murder confession, is now free after spending half of his life behind bars. A judge released Tapp on Wednesday morning after vacating his rape conviction and resentencing him to time served for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodd. (Taylor Carpenter/Post Register via AP, Pool)
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Christopher Tapp, right, and public defender John Thomas smile during Tapp's post conviction relief hearing at the Bonneville Courthouse in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Tapp, who experts say was coerced into a false murder confession, is now free after spending half of his life behind bars. A judge released Tapp on Wednesday morning after vacating his rape conviction and re-sentencing him to time served for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodd. (Taylor Carpenter/Post Register via AP, Pool)
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Christopher Tapp, right, and Jeremy Sargis embrace during Tapp's post conviction relief hearing at the Bonneville Courthouse in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Tapp, who experts say was coerced into a false murder confession, is now free after spending half of his life behind bars. A judge released Tapp on Wednesday morning after vacating his rape conviction and resentencing him to time served for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodd. (Taylor Carpenter/Post Register via AP, Pool)
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Christopher Tapp smiles during his post conviction relief hearing at the Bonneville Courthouse in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Tapp, who experts say was coerced into a false murder confession, is now free after spending half of his life behind bars. A judge released Tapp on Wednesday morning after vacating his rape conviction and re-sentencing him to time served for the 1996 murder of Angie Dodd. (Taylor Carpenter/Post Register via AP, Pool)
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San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds waves to fans before a spring training baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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This undated file photo shows, Kitty Genovese. Genovese, a bar manager, was stabbed to death in March 1964 as she returned home to the Kew Gardens section of Queens, New York at 3:20 a.m. According to police dozens of people looked on but did nothing. The case of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that police say was raped while around 40 people watched on Facebook raises questions that have come up before in similarly shocking attacks: What is the obligation of bystanders who see a crime unfolding before them? And why do they not intervene? (The Daily News via AP, File)
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Tony Bennet and his wife Susan Crow leave the funeral for journalist Jimmy Breslin, at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Breslin died Sunday, at age 88 after decades of battling corrupt politicians and championing the downtrodden in columns for the Daily News and other New York newspapers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Deirdre Breslin, left, sister of journalist Jimmy Breslin, arrives for his funeral at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Ronnie Eldridge, widow of journalist Jimmy Breslin, arrives for his funeral at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in New York, Wednesday, March 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)