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Danielle Meitiv walks home with her children Rafi, 10, left and Dvora, 6, right, after picking them up at the school bus stop in Silver Spring Md., on Friday, June 12, 2015. After outcry over one family’s “free-range” parenting case, Maryland officials on Friday clarified the state’s policy on how authorities handle cases of children walking or playing alone outdoors, saying the state shouldn’t investigate unless kids are harmed or face substantial risk of harm. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Attorney Benjamin Crump, center, sits in a courtroom with Patty King, right, Friday, June 12, 2015, in Las Vegas. B.B. King's family members have brought in Crump, a prominent national lawyer, to review the events surrounding the blues icon's death and estate. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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A $100 million lawsuit by Hulk Hogan against Gawker Media could potentially devastate the company, according to co-founder and CEO Nick Denton. (Wikipedia)
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Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal posted a link to a 9/11 conspiracy theory story on his personal website and Facebook account June 11, 2015. The link was taken down shortly afterward. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Thomas Mann was cast with Olivia Cooke in "Me and Earl and The Dying Girl" because of their repartee. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham will take a break from the campaign trail Thursday and to the U.S. Capitol to formally introduce the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act before the U.S. Senate. (Associated press)
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Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 10, 2015, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on President Obama's health care law. Burwell said it will be up to Congress and the states to decide what to do should the Supreme Court annul federal subsidies that are a cornerstone of Obama's health care law. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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On Wednesday June 10, 2015, Massachusetts State Appeals Court Judge Judd Carhart heard arguments from the Catholic archdiocese and the protest group, the Friends of St. Frances X. Cabrini Church, as the group seeks to remain in the Scituate church while they appeal a lower court ruling that ordered them to vacate earlier this month. (Photo, stfrancesxcabriniscituate.org)
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FILE - In this Saturday, June 6, 2015 file photo, Pope Francis attends an interreligious meeting, at the Franciscan International Student Center in Sarajevo. Pope Francis has created a new tribunal section inside the Vatican to hear cases of bishops accused of covering up for priests who raped and molested children, the biggest step the Holy See has taken to hold bishops accountable for abuse. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
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According to media reports, Kenlissia Jones, who was about 22 weeks pregnant, decided to abort her child after she and her boyfriend broke up. Ms. Jones swallowed several misoprostol pills, known as Cytotec, she had ordered from a Canadian website. (Associated Press)
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The Tempe Tavern held a press conference Monday to publicly apologize to Briana Sandy, a 55-year-old transgender woman, who was recently kicked out because a bartender mistook her for a prostitute. (12 News via The Arizona Republic)
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert departs the federal courthouse Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in Chicago after his arraignment on federal charges that he broke federal banking laws and lied about the money when questioned by the FBI. The indictment two weeks ago alleged Hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to someone from his days as a high school teacher not to reveal a secret about past misconduct. (AP Photo/Christian K. Lee)
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert arrives at the federal courthouse, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in Chicago for his arraignment on federal charges that he broke federal banking laws and lied about the money when questioned by the FBI. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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The debate over legalized marijuana has split two 2016 GOP hopefuls. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he would crack down on marijuana and enforce federal drug laws, even in states where pot is already legal like Colorado, while Carly Fiorina said she supported the rights of states. (Associated Press photographs)
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert arrives at the federal courthouse, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in Chicago for his arraignment on federal charges that he broke federal banking laws and lied about the money when questioned by the FBI. The indictment two weeks ago alleged Hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to someone from his days as a high school teacher not to reveal a secret about past misconduct. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to the Catholic Hospital Association Conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Obama declared that his 5-year-old health care law is firmly established as the "reality" of health care in America, even as he awaits a Supreme Court ruling that could undermine it. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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FILE- In this Nov. 25, 2014, file photo, demonstrators block Public Square Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, in Cleveland, during a protest over the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. A group of civil rights leaders, activists and clergy plans to seek arrest warrants for two police officers involved in the shooting death Rice. The group plans to make court filings Tuesday, June 9, 2015, under an Ohio law allowing private citizens with knowledge of a case to file affidavits charging an offense and asking a judge to issue arrest warrants. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
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The sun shines through concertina wire on a fence at the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, La. (Associated Press)
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Taylor Cummings led Maryland to the school's 12th national title in women's lacrosse and 21-1 overall record.
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Theresa Purcell filed a lawsuit Friday morning against American Airlines after she says she was forced to get out of her wheelchair and crawl on her hands and knees onto a plane, because an agent told her it was too late to set up a ramp. (KHON 2)