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A Honduran asylum seeker was stopped by U.S. Border Patrol agents after he crossed from Tijuana, Mexico, to San Diego. Many Central American migrants have become discouraged by the long wait to apply for asylum through official ports of entry. (Associated Press/File)
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Activists demonstrate outside the U.S. District Court 9th Circuit in Pasadena, California, as the Trump administration tried to convince a U.S. appeals court that it was justified in ending an Obama-era immigration policy that shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. (Associated Press/File)
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"There is no amnesty in the president's plan and there is no pathway to citizenship," said Vice President Mike Pence about the proposed plan. (Associated Press)
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Pastor and activist Evan Mawarire arrives at the magistrates courts in Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Jan, 17, 2019. A Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights says in a statement that Mawarire who is among the more than 600 people arrested this week has been charged with subverting a constitutional government amid a crackdown on protests against a dramatic fuel price increase.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
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"Socialism is expensive. Security isn't," said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who gave a price comparison of the two issues. (Associated Press)
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Zainab Mughal, a 2-year-old girl diagnosed with a rare cancer and is need of many blood transfusions. Her blood type is so rare that it is found in only 4 percent of people of purely Pakistani, Indian or Iranian heritage. The struggle to find donors highlights the need for a diverse blood supply — racial minorities are underrepresented. (ASSOCIATED PRESS Photographs)
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following a weekly policy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**
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Participants in the Women's March gather near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. On the anniversary of President Donald Trumps inauguration, people participating in rallies and marches in the U.S. and around the world Saturday denounced his views on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights, women's rights and more. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Jeanette Jennings plans a "farewell" party for her transgender daughter's penis during the fifth season of TLC's "I Am Jazz." The family's surname is a pseudonym for the reality show to protect their identity. (Image: TLC, "I Am Jazz" video screenshot)
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Gamestop is standing by its employee after a video of a transgender woman throwing a fit inside a New Mexico store and accusing the employee of "misgendering" her went viral. (YouTube/@Marcus Rogers)
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Illustration on drugs and the insecure border by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Illustration on single payer health care and the EU by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Seema Verma currently serves as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Fox News contributor David Webb CNN analyst Areva Martin that alleged "white privilege" she was accusing him of was misplaced — he's black. "I hate to break it to you, but you should've been better prepped. I'm black," he said during a Jan 15, 2019 radio interview for his Sirius XM show. (Image: Twitter, David Webb)
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Regents Professor Mark Prausnitz holds an experimental microneedle contraceptive skin patch. Designed to be self-administered by women for long-acting contraception, the patch could provide a new family planning option. (Christopher Moore/Georgia Tech)
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Conservative provocateur Laura Loomer's latest stunt included bringing a trio of self-described illegal immigrants to set up a "sanctuary" on House Speaker Nancy's Pelosi's lawn in California. (Periscope/@Unite America First)
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A new poll reveals the gender divide on President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico: Men favor the barrier, women don't. (Associated Press)
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Gillette's "We Believe: The Best Men Can Be" is billed as a "short film" that encourages men to contemplate "toxic masculinity," "bullying" and other concerns tied to the #MeToo movement. (Image: YouTube, Gillette video screenshot)
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FILE - In this Saturday, April 21, 2018 file photo, the mayor of Gdansk, Pawel Adamowicz addresses a rally organized in protest against a recent gathering by far-right groups in this Baltic coast city, in Gdansk, Poland. A private broadcaster in Poland is reporting that a man attacked 53-year-old Mayor Pawel Adamowicz while he was on stage on Sunday Jan. 13, 2019, for the finale of the charity event in the Baltic city. (AP Photo/Wojciech Strozyk, File)
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Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy, D-Prince William, cheers on Equal Rights Amendment demonstrators outside the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
