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Ben Roethlisberger’s sexual misconduct - Big Ben was accused multiple times of sexual assault. While there were no charges filed after women in Utah and Georgia each accused him of sex crimes, the NFL issued him a six-game suspension, later reduced to four games, in 2010.

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A whopping 98 percent of black women, who made up 17 percent of voters in the Alabama special election race, backed Democratic nominee Doug Jones over Roy Moore. (Associated Press)

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A activist derailed a December 2017 show at Disney World by screaming at an robotic likeness of President Trump. (Image: CNN) ** FILE **

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Voters in Arizona will be casting ballots in a marquee U.S. Senate race and several crucial House contests next year, but the state's numbers show that neither party is doing particularly well in winning them over. (Associated Press/File)

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The HealthCare.gov website is photographed in Washington on Dec. 15, 2017. A burst of sign-ups is punctuating the end of a tumultuous year for former President Barack Obamas health care law. Strong consumer interest around Fridays enrollment deadline for 2018 was seen as validation for the programs subsidized individual health insurance. But the Affordable Care Acts troubles arent over. Even if full repeal now seems off the table, actions by the Republican-led Congress and the Trump administration could undermine the ACAs insurance markets. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick

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Illustration on the Reaganesque qualities of the new tax cut legislation by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the new tax cut bill by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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When Susan Collins has her way. (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)

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Kevin Jackson (Fox News/Twitter)

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The election of Cyril Ramaphosa as president of the African National Congress is seen as a particularly sweet triumph for a small minority long overshadowed by more powerful blocs in post-apartheid South African politics. (Associated Press)

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The Arlington County Police Department on Dec. 19 released a composite sketch of a man they say sexually assaulted a woman Nov. 2 in a parking garage near the Shirlington House Apartments. He is described as a black male between the ages of 19 and 21, 5-foot-9 and about 150 pounds.

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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, Texas Republican, said Congress should try to make sure none of the tax breaks on the new bill are allowed to expire. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2017, file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, makes a statement as his panel begins the markup process of the GOP's far-reaching tax overhaul as members propose amendments and changes to shape the first major revamp of the tax system in three decades, on Capitol Hill in Washington. If House Republicans have their way, victims of hurricanes in Texas and Florida could deduct their losses on their taxes. But victims of the California wildfires no longer could. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite File)

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Sen. Susan M. Collins of Maine, the least-conservative Republican in the Senate, announced Monday that she would support the tax reform bill, giving an extra boost to the legislation. (Associated Press/File)

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James played the first half on Sunday with one white shoe and one black shoe emblazoned with "EQUALITY" on both.