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In this Thursday Jan. 30, 2014, photo, forklift driver William Felix, 56, attends a devotional at the Salvation Army in Los Banos, Calif. Now unemployed, Felix said that he has been to a local cannery four times this winter asking for work with no luck. He doubts a call will come at all this year, given the state’s drought. “If we don’t get rain, we don’t get work,” Felix said. For now, he relies on free food from the Salvation Army as well as a spiritual boost. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)
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In this photo taken Jan. 27, 2014, informational brochures about domestic violence are handed out to Elizabeth Grady students in Medford, Mass. A program run by a Mass. district attorney’s office is training hairstylists, skin care specialists, massage therapists and other salon professionals on how to spot signs of domestic abuse among their clients. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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In this Jan. 27, 2014 photo, Deb Romvos, founder of the advocacy organization Portal to Hope, speaks to Elizabeth Grady students in Medford, Mass. about escaping her abusive relationship and rebuilding her life with the help of a domestic violence advocate and a police officer. Hundreds of women have received training under a program aimed at reaching victims of domestic violence through their hairstylists, skin care specialists, makeup artists and other salon professionals. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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In this Jan. 27, 2014 photo, massage therapy student Marriam Donovan, of South Boston, speaks after attending a training program in Medford, Mass. on how to spot signs of domestic violence. Donovan grew up watching her stepfather beat her mother, so she’s familiar with domestic violence. Now she’s being asked to look for similar abuse among her future clients. Donovan and hundreds of other women have received training under a program aimed at reaching victims of domestic violence through their hairstylists, skin care specialists, makeup artists and other salon professionals. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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In this Jan. 29, 2014 photo, educational brochures about domestic violence are seen in the restroom of Tania Alongi's beauty salon in Wakefield, Mass. Alongi recently attended a program run by a Mass. district attorney’s office in training beauticians how to spot signs of domestic violence among their clients. Alongi said she’d be comfortable broaching the subject with a client if she noticed any abrasions, missing hair or other signs of abuse. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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In this Jan. 29, 2014 photo, beauty salon owner Tania Alongi styles Donna Brehaut's hair in Wakefield, Mass. Alongi recently attended a program run by a Mass. district attorney’s office in training beauticians how to spot signs of domestic violence among their clients. Alongi said she’d be comfortable broaching the subject with a client if she noticed any abrasions, missing hair or other signs of abuse. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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In this Jan. 29, 2014 photo, beauty salon owner Tania Alongi gives her client, Donna Brehaut, a neck massage after styling her hair in Wakefield, Mass. Alongi recently attended a program run by a Mass. district attorney’s office in training beauticians how to spot signs of domestic violence among their clients. Alongi said she’d be comfortable broaching the subject with a client if she noticed any abrasions, missing hair or other signs of abuse. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
