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With shirts saying "fight poverty not the poor," people with the "Poor People's Campaign" gesture the group to remain quiet as the group leaves the Capitol Rotunda after praying in an act of civil disobedience in protest of the Republican tax overhaul on Monday. (Associated Press)
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Facebook Addiction Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Illustration on the stakes for republicans in passing the tax-reform bill by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Illustration on Republican tax legislation by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas appears on MSNBC for an interview about sexual misconduct allegations against lawmakers, Nov. 20, 2017. (Image: MSNBC screenshot)
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Thomas Ndiaye (right) leads Mauritanian exiles who have been protesting the past month in Paris, calling for an end to human bondage in a country rated among worst in the world for slavery. (Geoff Hill/Special to The Washington Times)
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A map showing the location of the 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Delaware Bay on Nov. 30, 2017. (U.S. Geological Survey)
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This is a March 1, 2017, file photo of deputy leader of far-right group Britain First Jayda Fransen. On March 14, 2018, Facebook announced that it had banned both Britain First and Fransen from using the social-media platform, citing persistent violations of terms of service that forbid hate speech. (Ben Stevens/PA File via AP) ** FILE **
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Anti-Immigration Political Parties in Europe Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Illustration on policing the police by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Then-Assistant House Minority Leader Jim Clyburn of S.C., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this file photo taken on Dec. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Comedian Seth Meyers told his "Late Night" studio audience on Nov. 27, 2017, that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's comments on sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. John Conyers were "shockingly tone deaf." (Image: NBC, "Late Night" screenshot)
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Sarah Sims is facing felony charges after she put a digital audio recorder in her 9-year-old's backpack in an effort to catch her daughter's alleged bullies red-handed. (WAVY-TV)
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"We're just going to continue to make progress minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day," said Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican (second from right). Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (second from left) said the bill may not make it through the Senate this week. (Associated Press photographs)
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LEFT: Sen. Steve Daines, Montana Republican, said that there need to be more improvements to the bill before he can vote for it. RIGHT Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican, said he wants a better deal for small businesses in the Senate tax bill.
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Illustration on the economic benefits of lower taxation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Illustration on bad charities by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy was diagnosed with acute monocytic leukemia at the age of 22 and died May 18, 1963 at the age of 23.
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Former Iowa football star Tyler Sash, who later player two seasons with the New York Giants, died at the age of 27. The cause of death was determined to be an accidental overdose from prescription drugs. Sash, won a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in 2011.
