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In this Tuesday, March 21, 2017, photo, Mary Lytle-Gaines works in her office in St. Louis. With her mobile home paid off, the 61-year-old social worker had hoped to semi-retire next year and work part time, but now with insurance premiums likely to rise for her age group and income level she believes that may not be possible. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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In this Tuesday, March 21, 2017, photo, Mary Lytle-Gaines works in her office in St. Louis. With her mobile home paid off, the 61-year-old social worker had hoped to semi-retire next year and work part time, but now with insurance premiums likely to rise for her age group and income level she believes that may not be possible. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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In this Tuesday, March 21, 2017, photo, Mary Lytle-Gaines leaves her office, with the help of a walker after a recent knee injury, in St. Louis. With her mobile home paid off, the 61-year-old social worker had hoped to semi-retire next year and work part time, but now with insurance premiums likely to rise for her age group and income level she believes that may not be possible. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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In this Tuesday, March 21, 2017, photo, Mary Lytle-Gaines meets with a client in her office in St. Louis. With her mobile home paid off, the 61-year-old social worker had hoped to semi-retire next year and work part time, but now with insurance premiums likely to rise for her age group and income level she believes that may not be possible. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma listen at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on women in healthcare, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on women in healthcare, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Labor secretary-designate Alexander Acosta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 22, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Labor secretary-designate Alex Acosta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at his conformation before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Labor Secretary-designate Alexander Acosta, center, flanked by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, as Cruz introduces him to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during his confirmation hearing. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Labor secretary-designate Alexander Acosta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 22, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Image from the Divided 2017 study by the Media Women's Center (WomensMediaCenter.com)
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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2014 file photo, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck speaks at a news conference at LAPD headquarters. Los Angeles' police chief says reports of sexual assault and domestic violence by Latino residents have dropped amid concerns that those in the country illegally could face deportation if they interact with police. Beck said Tuesday, March 21, 2017, that sexual assault reports have dropped 25 percent and domestic violence reports have fallen 10 percent among the city's Latino population since the beginning of the year. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2017 file photo, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck speaks at a news conference in Los Angeles, Beck said Tuesday, March 21, 2017, that reports of sexual assault and domestic violence by Latino residents have dropped amid concerns that those in the country illegally could face deportation if they interact with police. He said that sexual assault reports have dropped 25 percent and domestic violence reports have fallen 10 percent among the city's Latino population since the beginning of the year. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
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FILE - In a Jan. 22, 2010 file photo, Janet Jenkins is sworn in as a witness in Rutland Family Court, in Rutland, Vt. Vermont U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions on Monday, March 20, 2017, ruled that a lawsuit filed by Jenkins, whose former civil union partner fled the country with their child rather than share custody, is being allowed to proceed because one of the defendants is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case. (Vyto Starinskas/The Rutland Herald via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2016 file photo, Virginia businessman Philip Zodhiates leaves U.S. District Court in Buffalo, N.Y., where he was on trial for international parental kidnapping and conspiracy. Zodhiates was convicted of the charges on Sept. 29, 2016, after prosecutors say he helped a mother move her daughter out of the country and away from her ex-partner. Vermont U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions on Monday, March 20, 2017, ruled that a lawsuit filed by Janet Jenkins, whose former civil union partner fled the country with their child rather than share custody, is being allowed to proceed because Zodhiates is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson, File)
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Dustin Johnson, right, walks to the 18th hole during a practice round for the Dell Match Play Championship golf tournament at Austin County Club, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Dustin Johnson gestures while practicing on the 13th hole for the Dell Match Play Championship golf tournament at Austin County Club, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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FILE - This March 16, 2017, file photo, provided by the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office in Norman, Okla., shows Ralph Shortey, a Republican state senator who is facing felony child prostitution charges after police say he solicited sex from a 17-year-old boy. His attorney said Monday, March 20, 2017, that Shortey plans to resign his seat by Wednesday evening. (Cleveland County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
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Sen. John Braun, joined by fellow Republican senators, speaks at a news conference about a two-year $43 billion budget proposal, Tuesday, March 21, 2017 in Olympia, Wash. The budget puts an additional $1.8 billion toward education. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)
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CORRECTS OFFICERS NAME TO HOUSTON JAMES LARGO, NOT JAMES LARGO. - FILE--This undated photo provided by the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, shows Navajo Nation police officer Houston James Largo. Largo died Sunday, March 12, 2017, after responding to a domestic violence call near the small town of Prewitt, N.M. Investigators say the man accused of killing Largo had spent the afternoon drinking and was intoxicated the night of the shooting. (Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President via AP, file)
