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Mexican federal police stood guard Sunday along the road being used by migrants. Officers who would not identify themselves said their instructions were to maintain the flow of traffic, not to stop the caravan. (Associated Press)

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Central American migrants overwhelmed authorities at the Mexican border and prepared for the long journey across the country toward the U.S., where they plan to test the Trump administration's resolve. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Friday, March 28, 2014, file photo, Sub-Saharan migrants climb over a metallic fence that divides Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Since the early 1990s, Spain has built six-meter (20-foot) layered border fences around its two North African enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, to help dissuade migrants, now mostly from sub-Saharan countries, from entering the cities from Morocco in the hope of reaching a better a life in Europe. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios, File)

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The Hall Family Farm in North Carolina is facing accusations of racism after a tour guide recited their decade-old script mentioning "cotton pickers" to a predominantly black group of students. (WCCB)

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Demi Moore, born 1962 and Ashton Kutcher, born 1978, Age Difference: 15 years Ashton Kutcher, left, and Demi Moore arrive at the premiere "No Strings Attached" in Los Angeles. Moore is seeking spousal support from Kutcher, according to divorce paperwork filed Thursday March 7, 2013, in Los Angeles. The couple split in 2011 after more than six years of marriage. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

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Honduran migrants bound for the U.S climb into a truck bed in Zacapa, Guatemala, part of a "caravan" that's sparked intense media coverage. (Associated Press)

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A Texas Democrats sign hangs on a podium at a Democratic watch party following the Texas primary election, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Main Street Voters Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Evangelicals played a pivotal role in the 2016 election, and poll numbers suggest the group will be a major factor in the 2018 midterm elections. One poll has support for President Trump among evangelical voters at around 70 percent. Presumably they will vote for Republicans. (Associated Press)

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Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos raise their gloved fists in a human rights protest on Oct. 16, 1968, after accepting their respective gold and bronze medals at the Olympic Games in Mexico City. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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A white woman was fired from her job Sunday after a video showing her blocking a black man from entering his St. Louis apartment building went viral. (D'Arreion Nuriyah Toles)

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Incumbent Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican, has recaptured the momentum and has again taken a sizable lead in surveys.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's political allies suffered major losses Sunday in the Bavarian state elections. Immigration policy was a sticking point for many voters. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Cardinal Donald Wuerl resigned Friday amid criticism of his handling of sexual assault allegations against priests when he was bishop of Pittsburgh. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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FILE - In this April 14, 2018, file photo, Nashville Predators left wing Austin Watson waits for play to resume during the team's NHL hockey playoff game against the Colorado Avalanche in Nashville, Tenn.Watson's 27-game suspension for domestic abuse has been reduced to 18 games by an arbitrator. The NHL and the NHL Players' Association announced arbitrator Shyam Das' decision Thursday, Oct. 11. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

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Ruth D-Eredita, poses for a portrait in her home in Vienna, Va., Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. D-Eredita graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1984 and last October reported that a professor sexually assaulted her when she was a sophomore in college. Universities have seen an increase in decades-old sexual misconduct complaints amid the MeToo movement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, aerial file photo, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agent looks out along the Rio Grande on the Texas-Mexico border in Rio Grande City, Texas. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Wednesday, April 4, 2018, that President Donald Trump and border-state governors are working to immediately deploy the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border to fight illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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College Admission Discrimination Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about refugees as he makes a statement to the media Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Police are reportedly investigating after another pro-life protester was attacked during a Toronto rally last week. (YouTube/@Toronto Against Abortion)