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"I Feel Pretty" star Amy Schumer told the ladies on ABC's "The View" that a minority woman should have received the lead role, April 20, 2018. (Image: YouTube, "The View" screenshot)
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Illustration on Taiwan's contributions to world health by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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A Customs and Border Patrol agent patrols the international border Tuesday, April 10, 2018 near Nogales, Ariz. The Republican governors of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico on Monday committed 1,600 Guard members to the border, giving President Donald Trump many of the troops he requested to fight what he's called a crisis of migrant crossings and crime. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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In this Monday, March 19, 2018 image made from video provided by KABC-7, council members listen during a meeting in Los Alamitos, Calif. Leaders of the small California city of 12,000 people voted this week to exempt it from California's sanctuary law, a state law that limits cooperation between local police and federal immigration agents. Residents are suing the tiny Southern California city following a vote by elected officials to exempt the community from a state law limiting police collaboration with immigration authorities. (KABC-7 via AP)
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FILE- In this Feb. 15, 2018, file image made from video, David Hogg talks about his experiences at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High when a gunman opened fire and killed over a dozen students and faculty in Parkland, Fla. Hogg and Emma Gonzalez, two students who survived the Florida school shooting and spoke publicly about it, are not "crisis actors," despite the claims of several conspiracy-oriented sites and an aide to a Florida lawmaker. (AP Photo/Joshua Replogle, File)
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Gabriela Matinez (left), 19, of Prince George's County, Md., and Liz Milner of Washington D.C., hold a signs as they join immigration advocates from American Civil Liberties Union, Union We Dream, MoveOn and others during the announcement of a new campaign targeted at President Trump's immigration policies, at the Ellipse in front of the White House in Washington on Sunday, March 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **
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FILE - In this March 13, 2017, file photo, opponents of SB54, which would create a statewide sanctuary for immigrants in the country illegally, prepare to testify against the measure in the Senate Appropriations Committee in Sacramento, Calif. California lawmakers gave initial approval Monday, April 3, to a measure that prevents law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officials, a measure that proponents said rebukes President Donald Trump for his immigration crackdown. (AP Photo/Don Thompson, File)
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Prescription stimulants in the survey were defined as those often prescribed for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or obesity, including amphetamines like Adderall and methylphenidate, or Ritalin. (AP/File Photo Robert Bukaty)
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Arab Realignment Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Protesters gather outside of a Starbucks in Philadelphia, Sunday, April 15, 2018, where two black men were arrested Thursday after employees called police to say the men were trespassing. The arrest prompted accusations of racism on social media. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson posted a lengthy statement Saturday night, calling the situation "disheartening" and that it led to a "reprehensible" outcome. (Michael Bryant/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
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Activists with Planned Parenthood demonstrate in support of a pregnant 17-year-old being held in a Texas facility for unaccompanied immigrant children to obtain an abortion, outside of the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**
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Former Marquette University professor John McAdams sued the private Catholic school in 2016, arguing that he lost his job for exercising his freedom of speech by expressing his disapproval of what he believes was a teacher's attempt to shut down a discussion about opposition to gay marriage. (Associated Press)
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This March 23, 2018, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith) ** FILE **
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Attorney David S. Buckel makes arguments in favor of gay marriage, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, during oral arguments seeking marriage for same sex couples at the New Jersey Supreme Court in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Jose F. Moreno, Pool)
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Illustration on government budget cuts by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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In this Oct. 8, 2015, photo, Audrey Crook, center, speaks during a ninth-grade Teen Talk High School class at Carlmont High School in Belmont, Calif. Sex education in some American high schools is evolving beyond pregnancy and disease prevention to include lessons aimed at curbing sexual assaults. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Over a third of millennials still live at home with their parents, says new analysis of Census Bureau numbers. (Associated Press)
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"The Simpsons" briefly addressed Sunday, April 8, 2018, criticism of its portrayal of its Indian shop owner, Apu. But a comedian who helped spark a conversation about the character calls the show's response "sad" and attacked the show on Twitter for reducing a discussion about racism to political correctness. (Deborah Cannon/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
