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Saint Mary's forward Tanner Krebs (00) shoots as Pepperdine center Nate Gehring (12) defends and forward Dane Pineau (22) watches in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Malibu, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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Saint Mary's center Jock Landale (34) shoots as Pepperdine forward Nolan Taylor (31) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Malibu, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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Saint Mary's forward Dane Pineau (22) and Pepperdine center Jock Landale (34) get tangled under the basket in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Malibu, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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Saint Mary's guard Joe Rahon (25) shoots as Pepperdine guard/forward Lamond Murray Jr. (30) defends in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Malibu, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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Gender-neutral bathrooms may become more common with the flurry of legislative activity over which public facilities transgender people will be allowed to legally use. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Activists and protesters with the National Center for Transgender Equality rally in front of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Washington, after the Department of Education and the Justice Department announced plans to overturn the school guidance on protecting transgender students. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

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Protesters hold signs during a rally in support of transgender youth, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at the Stonewall National Monument in New York. They were demonstrating against President Donald Trump's decision to roll back a federal rule saying public schools had to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their chosen gender identity. The rule had already been blocked from enforcement, but transgender advocates view the Trump administration action as a step back for transgender rights. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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A man is escorted away by security following his protest during the speech by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell R-Ky., to a gathering of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Covington, Ky. Protesters have been following McConnell at each of his public events as he tours the state during the congressional recess. They are angry with him for his support of Republican President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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An unknown protester interrupts the speech of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell R-Ky., during a gathering of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Covington, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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Protesters in the hundreds gather to protest the appearance of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell R-Ky., who was scheduled to speak at a gathering of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Covington, Ky. Protesters have been following McConnell at each of his public events as he tours the state during the congressional recess. They are angry with him for his support of Republican President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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A man protests the policies of the Trump administration during a speech by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell R-Ky., to a gathering of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Covington, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (Fox News screenshot)

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ADDS THAT CRIVELLA HAS RETIRED FROM HIS POST AS BISHOP - In this Sept. 29, 2014 photo, Marcelo Crivella, bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, who was running for governor of Rio de Janeiro state, campaigns at Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While campaigning last year to be Rio de Janeiro's mayor, Crivella, a Pentecostal pastor from one of Brazil's most powerful evangelical churches, repeatedly argued that his faith would not get in the way of governing the nation's most famous city. Crivella is now retired from his post as bishop and is currently a full time politician. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Law enforcement vehicles arrive at the closed Dakota Access pipeline protest camp near Cannon Ball, N.D., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, where dozens of people remain. Most protesters left peacefully Wednesday when authorities closed the camp on Army Corps of Engineers land in advance of spring flooding, but some are refusing to go. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)

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In this Feb.19, 2017 photo, Alexandre Cunha, master of the percussion band, prays before his performance with the musicians of the Sou Cheio de Amor or "I am Full of Love" block party during a service at the Attitude Baptiste Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Participating in Carnival is not unheard of for evangelicals, some of whom organize street parties and use the event to recruit church members. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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In this Feb. 19, 2017 photo, musicians of the Sou Cheio de Amor or "I am Full of Love" block party perform during a service at the Attitude Baptiste Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As the city's famous carnival approaches participating in it is not unheard of for evangelicals, some of whom organize street parties and use the event to recruit church members. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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In this Feb. 19, 2017 photo, musicians of the Sou Cheio de Amor or "I am Full of Love" block party pray before they perform during a service at the Attitude Baptiste church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Evangelicals have enjoyed a growing role in politics in Brazil. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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In this Feb.19, 2017 photo, Pastor Josue Valandro Jr., right, looks at a child that it's help up in the air as he preaches during a service at the Attitude Baptiste Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Valandro says that Rio's Mayor Marcelo Crivella's personal choice on wether or not to participate in the city's carnival celebrations should be respected. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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In this Feb. 19, 2017 photo, musicians of the Sou Cheio de Amor or "I am Full of Love" block party perform during a service at the Attitude Baptiste Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Twenty-two percent of Brazilians currently identify as evangelical Christians, up from 5 percent in 1970. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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In this Feb. 19, 2017 photo, Alexandre Cunha, 42, master of the percussion band, prays after a performance by the musicians of the Sou Cheio de Amor or "I am Full of Love" block party, during a service at the Attitude Baptiste Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Evangelicals have enjoyed a growing role in politics in a country that is both a center of extraordinary growth for their churches and also home to a large concentration of Catholics. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)