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Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary, and his father John, leave the Dauphin County Courthouse after both testified at the trial of Graham Spanier, 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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FILE--In this Feb. 16, 2017, file photo, Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson sits in his corner office overlooking downtown Everett, Wash. Stephanson is suing pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma, becoming the first city to try to hold the maker of OxyContin accountable for damages to his community. Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma argued in court documents filed Monday, March 20, 2017, there is no legal basis for such a lawsuit. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)
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FILE - This March 16, 2017, file photo, provided by the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office in Norman, Okla., shows Ralph Shortey, a Republican state senator who is facing felony child prostitution charges after police say he solicited sex from a 17-year-old boy. His attorney said Monday, March 20, 2017, that Shortey plans to resign his seat by Wednesday evening. (Cleveland County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
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In this March 20, 2017 photo released by Mahaska County Sheriff's Office, burned damage on the pipeline at an above-ground safety valve site southeast of Des Moines near Oskaloosa, Iowa is seen. Authorities in South Dakota and Iowa on Tuesday confirmed incidents of vandalism against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in which someone burned a hole through an empty section of pipe. (Mahaska County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Oregon's Lexi Bando, center, jumps into the arms of Mallory McGwire as Sierra Campisano and Justine Hall (3) celebrate following a second-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament in Durham, N.C., Monday, March 20, 2017. Oregon won 74-65. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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This undated booking photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff shows Wendy Lavarnia. Phoenix police say Lavarnia and her husband have been arrested following the shooting of their 9-year-old son, who police say remains on life support. Lavarnia told police she placed a loaded gun on a bed within reach of two of her young children while she turned to get a holster and that a 2-year-old shot the 9-year-old. She was arrested on suspicion of four counts of child abuse for allegedly endangering her children. (Maricopa County Sheriff via AP)
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Gerry Thomas, 28, appeared via video conference for his first appearance before Judge Joseph Perconti on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Paterson, N.J. Two men pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder charges stemming from a double homicide involving a burning car tied to a woman who often appears on "Real Housewives of New Jersey." Clarence Williams, and Thomas, entered their pleas during their initial court appearances made via a camera feed from the Passaic County jail. The mother of one of the victims yelled out, "You're scum!" when the men asked to conceal their faces so they could not be seen on the monitor and by news crews in the courtroom. (Amy Newman /The Record via AP)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch talks about playing basketball with former Supreme Court Justice Byron White as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch gestures as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His rulings on the Chevron case have drawn criticism from the Senate. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2015 file photo, Wyclef Jean appears at the Diesel Black Gold fashion show in New York. Jean says he was unfairly detained by authorities in Los Angeles County after being mistaken for a robbery suspect. Jean posted a video Tuesday on Twitter showing himself in handcuffs leaned over a patrol car. The former Fugees star said he tried to explain that he wasn't the suspect but was ignored and cuffed. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP, File)
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Acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick speaks during a news conference announcing corruption charges against Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Philadelphia. Williams, Philadelphia's top prosecutor, was charged Tuesday with taking more than $160,000 in luxury gifts, Caribbean trips and cash, often in exchange for official favors that included help with a court case, according to a bribery and extortion indictment unsealed Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick speaks during a news conference announcing corruption charges against Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Philadelphia. Williams, Philadelphia's top prosecutor, was charged Tuesday with taking more than $160,000 in luxury gifts, Caribbean trips and cash, often in exchange for official favors that included help with a court case, according to a bribery and extortion indictment unsealed Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick speaks during a news conference announcing corruption charges against Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Philadelphia. Williams, Philadelphia's top prosecutor, was charged Tuesday with taking more than $160,000 in luxury gifts, Caribbean trips and cash, often in exchange for official favors that included help with a court case, according to a bribery and extortion indictment unsealed Tuesday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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FILE--In this March 16, 2017, file photo, family members of fallen Navajo Nation police officer Houston Largo wear blue in his honor and stand by to wait for his casket to be removed from the hearse during funeral services in Gallup, N.M. Largo, a Navajo Nation police officer, was shot while responding to a domestic violence call in remote New Mexico. Investigators say the man accused of killing Largo had spent the afternoon drinking and was intoxicated the night of the shooting. (Cayla Nimmo/Gallup Independent via AP, file)
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Joey Meek's family leaves Federal Court in Charleston, S.C., Tuesday, March 21, 2017, after he was sentenced to 27 months for telling others not to report Dylann Roof in the Emanuel AME Church shooting. (Brad Nettles/The Post And Courier via AP)
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Joey Meek's attorney, Deborah Barbier of Columbia, S.C. talks to the media Tuesday, March 21, 2017, after her client was sentenced to 27 months for telling others not to report Dylann Roof in Emanuel AME Church shooting. (Brad Nettles/The Post And Courier via AP)
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John Pinckney, father of Emanuel AME Church shooting victim the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, leaves Federal court in Charleston, S.C., Tuesday, March 21, 2017, after Joey Meek was sentenced to 27 months for telling others not to report Dylann Roof in the Emanuel AME Church shooting, and for lying to the FBI about his conversations. (Brad Nettles/The Post And Courier via AP)
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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This combination of undated photos provided by the Arkansas Department of Correction shows death-row inmates Jason F. McGehee, left, and Kenneth Williams. Both men are scheduled for execution on April 27, 2017. (Arkansas Department of Correction via AP)
