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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2017, AND THEREAFTER- In this March 5, 2017, photo the Rev. Forrest Johnson, left, and his wife, Beverly, listen to Deacon Robert Walker during a service at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Missouri City, Texas. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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This March 11, 2017 photo shows hearth in the lodge at the Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, W.Va. (S.M. Christman via AP)

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This March 11, 2017 photo shows the lodge at the Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, W.Va. (S.M. Christman via AP)

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Los Angeles Kings defenseman Paul LaDue (38) checks Arizona Coyotes center Christian Dvorak (18) away from the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

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Paul Hammer of Ledgecrest Greenhouses changes the numbers off days remaining until spring on a sign in front of his nursery in Mansfield, Conn., Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A storm pounded the Northeast with more than a foot of snow in places Tuesday, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a remarkably mild February had lulled people into thinking the worst of winter was over. (Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant via AP)

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Leicester's Christian Fuchs celebrates after the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Leicester City and Sevilla at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Leicester win 3-2 on aggregate. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

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FILE--In this Sept. 14, 2011, file photo, the Followers of Christ Church is shown in Oregon City, Ore. Gennifer Mitchell, a girl born to members of the church that practices faith healing, died from complications of prematurity, a medical examiner has ruled. Several members of the Followers of Christ Church in Oregon City have been convicted for failing to seek medical care for their children. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file)

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Dortmund's Christian Pulisic celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the German Soccer Cup quarterfinal match between SF Lotte and Borussia Dortmund in Osnabrueck, Germany, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Dortmund's Christian Pulisic celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the German Soccer Cup quarterfinal match between SF Lotte and Borussia Dortmund in Osnabrueck, Germany, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Dortmund's Christian Pulisic, 3rd from right, is celebrated after scoring the opening goal during the German Soccer Cup quarterfinal match between SF Lotte and Borussia Dortmund in Osnabrueck, Germany, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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The sun rises behind the former Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Portage, Pa., Thursday, March 9, 2017. Facing a growing number of vacant, neglected structures, Portage Borough Council has taken an unusual approach for encouraging reuse of several former church properties. Council voted to explore revoking tax-exempt status for the former Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish church buildings and a former church school. (Todd Berkey /The Tribune-Democrat via AP)

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The bell tower and cross at former Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Portage, Pa. Thursday, March 9, 2017. Facing a growing number of vacant, neglected structures, Portage Borough Council has taken an unusual approach for encouraging reuse of several former church properties. Council voted to explore revoking tax-exempt status for the former Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish church buildings and a former church school. (Todd Berkey /The Tribune-Democrat via AP)

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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Portage, Pa. Thursday, March 9, 2017. Facing a growing number of vacant, neglected structures, Portage Borough Council has taken an unusual approach for encouraging reuse of several former church properties. Council voted to explore revoking tax-exempt status for the former Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish church buildings and a former church school. (Todd Berkey /The Tribune-Democrat via AP)

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Marti Kashuba holds up a sign outside of St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. The Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco is getting pushback from some parents, students and teachers at parochial schools after unveiling faculty handbook language calling on teachers to lead their public and professional lives consistently with church teachings on homosexuality, same-sex marriage, abortion, birth control and other behaviors he describes as evil. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) **FILE**

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The U.S. Army is experimenting with ways to resupply troops via mortar delivery systems. (U.S. Army) ** FILE **

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FILE - In this Sunday, June 3, 2012 file photo, Associated Press staff photographer Nick Ut, left, meets Phan Thi Kim Phuc during a presentation at the Liberty Baptist Church in Newport Beach, Calif. "That picture changed my life. It changed Kim's life," he says of the pair's chance meeting in a dusty Vietnamese village called Trang Bang. He'd just finished photographing four planes flying low to drop the napalm that would set Phuc’s village ablaze when he saw a terrified group of men, women and children running for their lives from a pagoda. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain, right, and Milan's Christian Zapata vie for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Milan at the Juventus stadium in Turin, Italy, Friday, March 10, 2017. (Andrea Di Marco/ANSA via AP)

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Minnesota United forward Christian Ramirez, center top, and Atlanta United defender Michael Parkhurst battle for the ball in the snow during the first half of an MLS soccer game Sunday, March 12, 2017, in Minneapolis, Minn. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

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Paris Saint Germain's head coach Unai Emery looks on during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Lorient, in Lorient, western France, Sunday, March 12, 2017. PSG won 2-1. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

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Paris Saint Germain's Christopher Nkunku, left, celebrates with teammate Julian Draxler after scoring the second goal during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Lorient, in Lorient, western France, Sunday, March 12, 2017. PSG won 2-1. (AP Photo/David Vincent)