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FILE - In this April 26, 2016 file photo, suspects accused of involvement in child trafficking and pornography are escorted by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Manila, Philippines. "Stopping Traffic," a documentary to spotlight human trafficking and the grassroots activists trying to end it, will premiere in the Boston suburb of Belmont, Mass., on Saturday, March 11, 2017. The film features interviews with activists in Mexico, Philippines and the U.S., and comes as U.S. President Donald Trump is promising to bring the "full force and weight" of the U.S. government to combat human trafficking. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Illustration about insurance pools by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2015 file photo German federal police officers guide a group of migrants on their way after crossing the border between Austria and Germany in Wegscheid near Passau, Germany. German newspaper 'Welt am Sonntag' reports that the government planned to close the border with Austria and turn back asylum-seekers in September 2015, but nixed the plan at the last minute., the paper reported Sunday March 5, 2017. The interior ministry said in a statement it could “neither confirm nor deny” the report. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson,file)
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FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2015 areial view file photo, a column of migrants moves through fields after crossing from Croatia, in Rigonce, Slovenia. A German newspaper reports that the government planned to close the border with Austria and turn back asylum-seekers in September 2015, but nixed the plan at the last minute., the paper reported Sunday March 5, 2017. The interior ministry said in a statement it could “neither confirm nor deny” the report. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic.File)
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A young boy looks at police officers after he and other migrants were pulled out of a train by German Federal Police at the train station of the southern German border town Passau, Sept. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ** FILE **
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Minority delegates arrive to the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, Sunday, March 5, 2017. China's top leadership as well as thousands of delegates from around the country are gathered at the Chinese capital for the annual legislature meetings. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Minority delegates arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, Sunday, March 5, 2017. China's top leadership as well as thousands of delegates from around the country are gathered at the Chinese capital for the annual legislature meetings. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Minority delegates take a selfie as they arrive outside the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, Sunday, March 5, 2017. China's top leadership as well as thousands of delegates from around the country are gathered at the Chinese capital for the annual legislature meetings. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Minority delegates arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, Sunday, March 5, 2017. China's top leadership as well as thousands of delegates from around the country are gathered at the Chinese capital for the annual legislature meetings. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 file photo, Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Three women who had accused Bill Cosby of the intentional infliction of emotional distress in a Massachusetts case have had those claims dismissed, Friday, March 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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Anti-Trump protesters chant as police separate them from supporters of President Donald Trump gathered nearby during a March 4 Trump rally on the state Capitol steps in Denver, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Supporters of President Donald Trump gather during a March 4 Trump rally on the state Capitol steps in Denver, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Supporters of President Donald Trump gather during a March 4 Trump rally on the state Capitol steps in Denver, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Anti-Trump protesters chant as police separate them from supporters of President Donald Trump gathered nearby during a March 4 Trump rally on the state Capitol steps in Denver, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Supporters of President Donald Trump gather during a March 4 Trump rally on the state Capitol steps in Denver, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Supporters of President Donald Trump gather during a March 4 Trump rally on the state Capitol steps in Denver, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Supporters of President Donald Trump gather during a March 4 Trump rally on the state Capitol steps in Denver, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Supporters of President Donald Trump gather during a March 4 Trump rally on the state Capitol steps in Denver, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Supporters of President Donald Trump gather during a March 4 Trump rally on the state Capitol steps in Denver, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Supporters of President Donald Trump gather during a March 4 Trump rally on the state Capitol steps in Denver, Saturday, March 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)