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This May 10, 2017 photo made available Friday, May 12, 2017 shows Berlin-based artist Olafur Eliasson's "Greenlight" project at the Venice Art Biennale, in Venice, Italy. The "Greenlight" project engages some 100 migrants living in Italy to create lamps lit by green bulbs from simple materials. (AP Photo/Colleen Barry)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - in this Thursday, April 20, 2017, photo, Heights Murray Elementary School teacher Mary Tranguch poses for a photo at the school in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Tranguch, a second grade teacher, knows first hand how minority students can benefit from having minority teachers. (Christopher Dolan/The Citizens' Voice via AP)
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Constituents respond as Rep. Rod Blum, Iowa Republican, tries to reassure them about health care. (Associated Press/File)
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Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown leaves the courthouse on Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Jacksonville, Fla., after being found of taking money from a charity that was purported to be giving scholarships to poor students. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
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Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, third from left, leaves the courthouse on Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Jacksonville, Fla., after being found of taking money from a charity that was purported to be giving scholarships to poor students. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
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Bishop Rudolph W. McKissick, Sr., right, escorts former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown outside the courthouse on Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Jacksonville, Fla. Brown was found guilty on Thursday of taking money from a charity that was purported to be giving scholarships to poor students. (Bruce Lipsky/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
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FILE- In this May 5, 2017 file photo, former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown walks to the federal courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. Brown was found guilty on Thursday, May 11, 2017, of taking money from a charity that was purported to be giving scholarships to poor students. (Bob Self/The Florida Times-Union via AP, File)
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In this April 21, 2017 photo, suspected child webcam cybersex operator, American David Timothy Deakin, rests as he is handcuffed to a chair after his arrest at the National Bureau of Investigation in Manila, Philippines. Authorities in the Philippines have arrested 3 women who were livestreaming sexually exploitative videos of girls to men paying by the minute to watch from half a world away. The incident came just two weeks after Deakin's arrest where authorities gathered one of the largest seizures of illicit digital content in the country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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In this April 21, 2017 photo, suspected child webcam cybersex operator, American David Timothy Deakin, rests as he is handcuffed to a chair after his arrest at the National Bureau of Investigation in Manila, Philippines. Authorities in the Philippines have arrested 3 women who were livestreaming sexually exploitative videos of girls to men paying by the minute to watch from half a world away. The incident came just two weeks after Deakin's arrest where authorities gathered one of the largest seizures of illicit digital content in the country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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In this April 21, 2017 photo, Gen. Liborio Carabbacan of the National Police Women and Children Protection Center gestures during an interview in metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Authorities in the Philippines have arrested 3 women who were livestreaming sexually exploitative videos of girls to men paying by the minute to watch from half a world away. Carabbacan said the incidents are increasing in the Philippines because many people are gaining access to the internet and English fluency is common, making it possible to communicate with would-be customers. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2016 file photo, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, responsible for transmitting Zika, sit in a petri dish at the Fiocruz Institute in Recife, Brazil. The South American country declared an end to its public health emergency for the Zika virus on Thursday, May 11, 2017, 18 months after a surge in cases drew headlines around the world. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
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Assembly Minority Leader Chad Mayes, R-Yucca Valley, talks with reporters about California Gov. Jerry Brown's $124 billion revised state budget plan, Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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State Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber, vice chair of the Senate Budget Committee, talks with reporters about California Gov. Jerry Brown's $124 billion revised state budget plan, Thursday, May 11, 2017,in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown responds to a question concerning his revised $124 billion state budget plan, he released Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown responds to question concerning his revised $124 billion state budget plan, he released Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown gestures to a chart showing estimated lost federal funds to California under the recently passed Republican health care plan, while discussing his revised state budget plan, Thursday, May 11, 2017,in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown gestures to a chart show balanced budgets are followed by large budget deficits while discussing his $124 billion revised state budget plan, Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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A 14-year-old at Rockville High School said she was raped by two illegal immigrant students. The charges were dismissed, but the boys now face child pornography charges for an explicit video the girl sent them, although she has not been charged for sending it. (Associated Press)
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Concerned attendees listen during a public forum in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, May 11, 2017, regarding the UNC Center for Civil Rights ability to represent poor and minority clients in court. The hearing comes just days ahead of the UNC Board of Governors receiving a study and possibly voting to take away that ability from the center. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Panel members representing the University of North Carolina school system listen to speakers during a public forum in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, May 11, 2017, regarding the UNC Center for Civil Rights ability to represent poor and minority clients in court. The hearing comes just days ahead of the UNC Board of Governors receiving a study and possibly voting to take away that ability from the center. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
