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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)

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Paris Saint Germain's Edinson Cavani reacts after missing a 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)

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Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski, center, celebrates with teammates after defeating Saint Mary's in an NCAA college basketball game during the championship of the West Coast Conference tournament, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in Las Vegas. Gonzaga won 74-56. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Chart to accompany Moore article of March 13, 2017

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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MARCH 12 AND THEREAFTER - This Feb. 17, 2017 photo shows the Saint Marys Hospital campus of Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Mayo Clinic is kicking off a $217 million, five-year "domino effect" of expansion and renovation projects on its Saint Marys Hospital campus. (Andrew Link/The Rochester Post-Bulletin via AP)

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A delegate from Xinjiang looks up during a meeting in the Xinjiang Hall of the Great Hall of the People on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 12, 2017. China's ruling Communist Party is hardening its rhetoric about Islam, with top officials making repeated warnings this past week about the specter of global religious extremism seeping into the country. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Delegates from Xinjiang meet in the Xinjiang Hall of the Great Hall of the People on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 12, 2017. China's ruling Communist Party is hardening its rhetoric about Islam, with top officials making repeated warnings this past week about the specter of global religious extremism seeping into the country. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

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Staff members attend a meeting of Xinjiang officials in the Xinjiang Hall of the Great Hall of the People on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 12, 2017. China's ruling Communist Party is hardening its rhetoric about Islam, with top officials making repeated warnings this past week about the specter of global religious extremism seeping into the country. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Shohrat Zakir, chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, attends a meeting on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 12, 2017. China's ruling Communist Party is hardening its rhetoric about Islam, with top officials making repeated warnings this past week about the specter of global religious extremism seeping into the country. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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Shohrat Zakir, chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, speaks on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 12, 2017. China's ruling Communist Party is hardening its rhetoric about Islam, with top officials making repeated warnings this past week about the specter of global religious extremism seeping into the country. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)