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Kenneth Evans poses for a photograph in his home Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Temple Hills, Md. Drug criminals once described by prosecutors as unrepentant repeat offenders are among those poised to benefit from new sentencing guidelines that are shrinking punishments for thousands of federal prisoners, according to an Associated Press review of court records. Evans' son Tuan Evans is scheduled for early release from prison, the result of new sentencing guideline ranges that trim punishment lengths for convicted drug criminals. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) dunks in the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Washington. The Wizards won 129-95. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown signed an equal-pay measure that lets female employees challenge pay discrimination based on the wages a company pays to other employees who do similar work. Equal Rights Advocates lauded the law as "the strongest equal-pay law in the country," while the California Political Review predicted the bill would usher in "government control of wages and work." (Associated Press)
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Illustration on the mental illness root of mass murder by Donna Grethen/Tribune Content Agency
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Of course I'm the victim of a GOP and media conspiracy .... (Illustration by Paul Combs of the Tribune Media Services)
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Baltimore Police Department spokesman Chief T.J. Smith. ** FILE **
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Police ride horses outside of the Community College of Philadelphia Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Philadelphia. Police have arrested a 17-year-old believed to have pulled a gun on a student outside the community college building, prompting a campus lockdown and a large police response. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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National Edition Opinion cover for October 6, 2015 - Big Labor’s assault on employee freedom (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)
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Proposition 1 allows voters to decide the fate of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, the hotly contested law pushed by Houston Mayor Annise Parker, a Democrat, and passed by the Houston City Council last year. The law was moved to the Nov. 3 ballot after a signature-gathering campaign that went to the Texas Supreme Court. (Associated Press)
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Carly Fiorina (The Aiken Standard via AP/File)
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New evidence suggests Iran and Hezbollah colluded to hide a suspect in the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing that killed 19 U.S. servicemen and wounded hundreds. (Associated Press)
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Hillary Rodham Clinton called for expanded and stricter background checks, including prohibiting domestic abusers and stalkers from buying firearms, a ban on military-style weapons and a repeal of a 2005 law that she said grants firearms manufacturers and dealers "immunity" from lawsuits by victims of gun violence. (Associated Press)
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This photo provided by the Steuben County Sheriff's Office shows Thomas Clayton. Clayton, a former minor league hockey player, has been charged with killing his wife inside their upstate New York home. (Steuben County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Jasemin Stephenson, of Virginia Beach, was shocked to open up her son's delivery from Toys "R" Us to find 800 rounds of ammunition. (WVEC)
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Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, walk with U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as they leave the church, after the Red Mass at St. Matthews Cathedral in Washington on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The Supreme Court's new term starts Monday, Oct. 5. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. will be put to conservatives' test again as he begins his second decade at the helm of the Supreme Court. He already has become a punching bag on the Republican campaign trail. (Associated Press)