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In this Monday, July 9, 2017 photo, Meredith Cherry puts a halter on her horse, Apollo, near Burley, Idaho. Cherry is on a journey to reach all 48 contiguous states to raise awareness about domestic violence. (Laurie Welch/The Times-News via AP)
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In this July 11, 2017, photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas is followed by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. A health care proposal from Senate conservatives would let insurers sell skimpy policies provided they also offer a comprehensive alternative. It’s being billed as pro-consumer, allowing freedom of choice and potential savings for many. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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In this July 11, 2017, photo, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah responds to questions about his opposition to the GOP health care bill, during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. A health care proposal from Senate conservatives would let insurers sell skimpy policies provided they also offer a comprehensive alternative. It’s being billed as pro-consumer, allowing freedom of choice and potential savings for many. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. responds to questions during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Hoeven has indicated that he does not support the GOP health care bill as it is currently written. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a key opponent of the Republican health care bill, does a television news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Activists are surrounded by U.S. Capitol Police as they protest against the Republican health care bill outside the offices of Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Monday, July 10, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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A demonstrator is taken into custody by U.S. Capitol Police as activists protest against the Republican health care bill outside the offices of Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Monday, July 10, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he will unveil a revised health care bill and get a budget analysis to assuage the fears of holdout Republicans. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on demographic changes by Alexander Hunter/the Washington Times
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President Trump pressed Congress to pass his health care bill before leaving for August recess. (Associated Press)
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President Trump wants $1.6 billion to build 60 miles of new barriers, 500 more Border Patrol agents, 1,000 more agents and officers to handle deportations from the interior of the U.S. and enough money to maintain an average of 44,000 detention beds to hold illegal immigrants. (Associated Press)
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FILE - This May 18, 2016 file photo shows the Presbyterian Healthcare Services administrative center in Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico's top prosecutor is suing one of the state's largest health care providers over allegations that it falsified deductions and credits through the Medicaid program and as a result evaded tens of millions of dollars in premium taxes and surcharges. State Attorney General Hector Balderas on Tuesday, July 11, 2017., filed a lawsuit against Presbyterian Health Plan, Inc. and Presbyterian Healthcare Services. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
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Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson surmised on July 11, 2017, that "War for Planet of the Apes" included coded messages aimed at minorities. (Twitter, DeRay McKesson)
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, and Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.,, right, meet with members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., criticizes the Republican health care bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., said he will unveil their revised health care bill Thursday and begin voting on it next week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a key opponent of the Republican health care bill, finishes a television news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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The Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter says the National Rifle Association incites violence against minorities who most protect themselves from "gun-toting racists," July 7, 2017. (YouTube, Dignity and Power Now)
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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah responds to questions about his opposition to the GOP health care bill, during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Lee and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, are pushing a revision to let insurers sell low-price policies with bare-bones coverage, as long as the company also sells a policy that covers a list of services like maternity care that Obama's law mandates. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2017, file photo, Dr. Larry Nassar listens to testimony of a witness during a preliminary hearing, in Lansing, Mich. Nassar, a former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics sports doctor, is taking a step toward resolving one of four criminal cases against him in Michigan. Nassar is due in federal court Tuesday, July 11, to plead guilty to child pornography charges. It’s separate from sexual assault charges involving women and girls who said they were molested when they sought treatment for gymnastics injuries. (Robert Killips/Lansing State Journal via AP, File)
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The Los Angeles 2024 delegation attend the presentation of Los Angeles 2024 Candidate City Briefing for International Olympic Committee (IOC) Members, with, from left, Candace Cable, Director of Paralympic and Disability Engagement Los Angeles 2024, Anita DeFrantz, IOC Member and Senior Advisor for Legacy of Los Angeles 2024, Casey Wasserman, Chairman of Los Angeles 2024, Larry Probst, IOC member and Chairman of the United States Olympic Committee USOC, Janet Evans, Vice Chairperson and Director of Athlete Relations of Los Angeles 2024, Gene Sykes, Chief Executive Officer of Los Angeles 2024, Doug Arnot, Sport Director of Los Angeles 2024, Angela Ruggiero, US IOC Member and Chair of the International Olympic Committee, Allyson Felix, US Sprinter, and Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
