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Protesters against the Republic health care proposals chant slogans and wave protest banners inside the office of Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., at the Russell Senate Office building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Protesters against the Republic health care proposals block the entrance to the office of Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., at the Russell Senate Office building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, file photo, Affordable Care Act navigators hold an enrollment event at the Fort Worth Public Library in Fort Worth, Texas. Health insurance markets created by the Affordable Care Act may not be on the verge of collapse, but President Donald Trump could nudge them in that direction by following through on his plan to let the Obama-era law fail. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., walks into the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **
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White House legislative director Marc Short takes a question from the media about the GOP Senate health care bill during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **
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White House legislative director Marc Short takes a question from the media about the GOP Senate healthcare bill during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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This photo provided by the McLennan County Sheriff's Office in Waco, Texas, shows Travon Blanchard, a defensive back on the Baylor football team. Blanchard was arrested Tuesday, July 18, 2017, on a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from domestic violence allegations that led to his suspension from the team five months ago. Blanchard has been released on bond. (McLennan County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, wants to take up the House-passed health care bill Tuesday, setting the stage for amendments and final passage before Congress leaves for its August recess. (Associated Press/File)
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In this March 4, 2015 image from video, Michael Morris discusses his family's experience with purchasing insurance under the Affordable Care Act, in Concord, N.H. . Since then, his family has moved from a marketplace plan to Medicaid but hopes to return to an ACA plan in 2018. He says it's irresponsible of Republicans in Congress to say they should repeal the law and worry about replacing it later. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)
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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2016 file photo, law enforcement officers, left, drag a person from a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline near the town of St. Anthony, N.D. Industry officials say protests like the one involving the disputed pipeline may be commonplace in the future. The opposition by American Indian tribes and others to the recently completed $3.8 billion pipeline was discussed Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at an annual oil industry conference in Bismarck. A panel dissected what was learned from the nearly yearlong protest. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)
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Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., a member of the House Appropriations Committee reads documents during a markup hearing on FY2018 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, FY2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill; and Interim Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY2018, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., a member of the House Appropriations Committee, speaks during a markup hearing on FY2018 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, FY2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill; and Interim Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY2018, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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A review of director Christopher Nolan's history-based "Dunkirk" by USA Today warns viewers that they may be troubled by the lack of women and minorities in lead roles. (YouTube, Warner Bros. Pictures)
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In this March 10, 2017, file photo, House Budget Committee Chair Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Britain's Prince William. second right, and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, right, talk to adolescents in the Bolle children's and youth centre in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (Jens Kalaene/dpa via AP)
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Britain's Prince William, right, talks to adolescents in the Bolle children's and youth centre in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday July 19, 2017. (Britta Pedersen/dpa via AP)
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In this July 6, 2017 photo, the "Museum of Yesterday" app is seen on a cell phone showing information on slave deposits in the late 18th century, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Before abolishing slavery in 1888, becoming the last country in the Americas to do so, Brazil was the world's largest slave market. The new app seeks to educate visitors about the history and role of Rio de Janeiro’s revitalized port in colonization, slavery and even recent corruption investigations.(AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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In this July 9, 2017 photo, the Docas Warehouse is seen from the Valongo Wharf, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The warehouse was built in 1971 by one of Brazil's first black engineers and slave abolitionist Andre Rebouças. A new app called “Museum of Yesterday” seeks to educate visitors about the history and role of Rio de Janeiro’s revitalized port in colonization, slavery and even recent corruption investigations. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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In this July 9, 2017 photo, a visitor poses for a picture in front of the Museum of Tomorrow in the renovated port area in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A new app called “Museum of Yesterday” seeks to educate visitors about the history and role of Rio de Janeiro’s revitalized port in colonization, slavery and even recent corruption investigations. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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In this July 9, 2017 photo, boys ride their bikes in front of houses that were once slave deposits in the late 18th century in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Before abolishing slavery in 1888, becoming the last country in the Americas to do so, Brazil was the world's largest slave market. A new app called “Museum of Yesterday” seeks to educate visitors about the history and role of Rio de Janeiro’s revitalized port in colonization, slavery and even recent corruption investigations. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)