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In this Sept. 7, 2016 photo, Josh Vallum shows his gang tattoo, during a jailhouse interview at the George County Regional Correctional Facility in Lucedale, Miss. Vallum, an ex-convict and top-ranking gang member, faces life in prison without parole for killing 17-year-old Mercedes Williamson, a transgender woman. (Tim Isbell/The Sun Herald via AP)
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In this Feb. 28, 2017, photo, Jackson County District Attorney Tony Lawrence talks about the evidence the authorities collected on Josh Vallum, who plead guilty to a charge of first-degree murder by deliberate design for killing Mercedes Williamson, 17, a transgender woman, in Jackson, Miss. Prosecutors say Vallum and Williamson dated and that he killed his transgender girlfriend because he worried fellow gang members would discover their relationship and kill both of them because gay sex was strictly forbidden by the Latin Kings gang. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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In this Sept. 7, 2016 photo, Josh Vallum is photographed in the George County Regional Correctional Facility in Lucedale, Miss. Vallum, an ex-convict and top-ranking gang member, faces life in prison without parole for killing 17-year-old Mercedes Williamson, a transgender woman. (Tim Isbell/The Sun Herald via AP)
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In this March 11, 2017 photo, Stephanie Bushey, right, uses sign language and eye movements to communicate with her daughter, Katie, at their home in West Chazy, N.Y. Katie, who lost her vocal and motor skills at birth, relies on assistance from home health aides during the day while her mother is at work. Advocates for the disabled, elderly and chronically ill in New York are concerned the state’s move to a $15 minimum wage could deepen a shortage of home health aides. (AP Photo/Anna Gronewold)
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In this March 11, 2017 photo, Stephanie Bushey reads to her daughter Katie Bushey, 32, at their home in West Chazy, N.Y. Katie lost her vocal and motor skills at birth relies on assistance from home health aides during the day while Stephanie is at work. Advocates for the disabled, elderly and chronically ill in New York are concerned the state’s move to a $15 minimum wage could deepen a shortage of home health aides. (AP Photo/Anna Gronewold)
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Luis Rios helps a customer buy health insurance in Utah, where officials are reviewing the effects of the House Republicans' plan. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on the Trump budget by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Budget Cuts (Illustration by Walt Handelsman of The New Orleans Advocate)
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Texas forward Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau (31) reaches for a rebound over North Carolina State guard Dominique Wilson (22) during a second-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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North Carolina State guard Dominique Wilson (22) holds back Texas guard Lashann Higgs (10) as they chase the ball during a second-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas guard Lashann Higgs (10) celebrates a play in front of North Carolina State center Akela Maize (32) during a second-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas guard Brooke McCarty (11) shoots past North Carolina State forward DD Rogers (21) during a second-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas forward Jordan Hosey (5) and North Carolina State forward Chelsea Nelson, right, reach for a rebound during a second-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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FILE - In this March 8, 2017, file photo, House Paul Ryan, of Wis., speaks during a news conference at Republican National Committee Headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ryan said he will seek changes to a divisive GOP health care bill to provide more help to older people hard hit by the plan. A Congressional Budget Office analysis concluded that older people would likely pay higher premiums under the proposal to repeal and replace Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Stephen McAllister, representing the state of Kansas, gives oral arguments before the Kansas Supreme Court Thursday, March 16, 2017, in a legal fight over a state law banning a second-trimester abortion procedure and the larger question of whether the state constitution's Bill of Rights offered a fundamental right to an abortion. (Thad Allton/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP, Pool)
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Kansas Supreme Court Justice Eric Rosen asks questions Thursday, March 16, 2017, during oral arguments in a legal fight over a state law banning a second-trimester abortion procedure and the larger question of whether the state constitution's Bill of Rights offered a fundamental right to an abortion.(Thad Allton/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP, Pool)
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Anna Holloway poses for a photo at her home in Norman, Okla., Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Holloway, 60, who received tax subsidies to purchase health insurance on the federal exchange, said she's fearful the new GOP plan could price her out of the market for health insurance. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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Anna Holloway poses for a photo at her home in Norman, Okla., Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Holloway, 60, who received tax subsidies to purchase health insurance on the federal exchange, said she's fearful the new GOP plan could price her out of the market for health insurance. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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Audience members hold signs reading, "DISAGREE" as U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., speaks during a town hall meeting Saturday, March 18, 2017 in Red Lion, Pa. Perry's event turned contentious in his conservative south-central Pennsylvania district over questions about his support for President Donald Trump's budget proposal and immigration plans and for undoing former President Barack Obama's signature health care law. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
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Texas forward Jada Underwood (12) and forward Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau (31) celebrate with teammate Alecia Sutton (1) after she was fouled by Central Arkansas forward Kierra Jordan (20) during a first-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Friday, March 17, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 78-50. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
