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Custo Diaz poses in front of his closed shop, Noni Fashion, a women's clothing store at 116th Street in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, on Thursday Feb. 16, 2017. He was participating in the boycott called A Day Without Immigrants, aimed squarely at President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on immigration. Diaz, a Dominican immigrant, said he closed his shop in support of all the immigrants who are "feeling attacked" these days. Diaz said he has lived for 40 years in the U.S. and he stands in solidarity with his "undocumented brothers and sisters." (AP Photo/Claudia Torrens)
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A sign at Don Paco Panaderia in East Harlem says the business is closed today in support of a "day without immigrants" in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, on Thursday Feb. 16, 2017. The shop was participating in the boycott called A Day Without Immigrants, aimed squarely at President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on immigration. (AP Photo/Claudia Torrens)
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Protesters participate in a march aimed squarely at President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on immigration Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Chicago. Immigrants around the country have been staying home from work and school today, hoping to demonstrate their importance to America's economy and its way of life. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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A Florida public school district is investigating social media posts from Susan Creamer, a teacher at Merritt Brown Middle School in Panama City, who complained on an atheist group's Facebook page that she was being "bullied" by her students. (WJHG)
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In this July 3, 2016 photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Samir Mardini shaves the face of his patient, Andy Sandness, days after leading a team that performed the first face transplant surgery at the hospital. Over the years, the two say they've become as close as brothers. (Eric M. Sheahan/Mayo Clinic via AP)
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In this June 13, 2016 photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, a medical team performs a face transplant surgery at the medical center in Rochester, Minn. It took about 24 hours to procure the donor's face, which involved taking bone, muscle, skin and nerves, and almost the same time to prepare the recipient. His entire face was rebuilt below his eyes, taking an additional 32 hours. The medical team rotated, taking four-hour breaks through the weekend. (Eric M. Sheahan/Mayo Clinic via AP)
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In this June 11, 2016 photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, a medical team performs a face transplant surgery at the medical center in Rochester, Minn. The surgery that started shortly before midnight Friday was over early Monday morning. (Eric M. Sheahan/Mayo Clinic via AP)
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In this June 10, 2016 photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, a medical team of about 60 doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists and others at Mayo Clinic gather before performing the first face transplant surgery at their hospital in Rochester, Minn. Mardini and his team devoted more than 50 Saturdays over 3 1/2 years to rehearsing the procedure, using sets of cadaver heads to transplant the face of one to another. They used 3D imaging and virtual surgery to plot out the bony cuts so the donor's face would fit perfectly on Andy Sandness. (Michael Cleary/Mayo Clinic via AP)
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In this June 10, 2016 photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Samir Mardini shows Andy Sandness photos of his children on his smartphone before Sandness' face transplant surgery in Rochester, Minn. Over the years, the two say they've become as close as brothers. (Eric M. Sheahan/Mayo Clinic via AP)
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In this June 10, 2016 photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, Andy Sandness waits for his face transplant procedure at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Asked by the doctors what he expected from the transplant to make sure he had realistic goals, Sandness said he wanted a working nose, the ability to bite, swallow, chew _ and to "get good stares as opposed to bad stares." (Eric M. Sheahan/Mayo Clinic via AP)
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In this June 10, 2016 photo provided by the Mayo Clinic, Andy Sandness, right, talks with his father, Reed Sandness, and Dr. Samir Mardini, left, before Andy's face transplant procedure at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. In the process leading up to the surgery, Mardini tried to temper his patient's enthusiasm. "Think very hard about this," he said. Only a few dozen transplants have been done around the world, and he wanted Andy to understand the risks and the aftermath: a lifelong regimen of anti-rejection drugs. But Sandness could hardly contain himself. "How long until I can do this?" he asked. (Eric M. Sheahan/Mayo Clinic via AP)
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A group marches away from the Texas Capitol during an immigration protest, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Austin, Texas.Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America’s economy and its way of life, and many businesses closed in solidarity, in a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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A group marches through downtown heading to the Texas Capitol during an immigration protest, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Marcela Ardaya-Vargas, left, who is from Bolivia and now lives in Falls Church, Va., holds a sign with her son during a Day Without Immigrants protest, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Andres Mijares, left, and Joseph Cruz, right, join others during a march and rally during an immigration protest, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America's economy and way of life, and many businesses closed in solidarity, in a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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A group marches away from the Texas Capitol during an immigration protest, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America's economy and way of life, and many businesses closed in solidarity, in a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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A group marches away from the Texas Capitol during an immigration protest, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America's economy and way of life, and many businesses closed in solidarity, in a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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A sign outside the Mexican restaurant Chicharroneria Orozco in Albuquerque's South Valley on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, Albuquerque, N.M., announces that the store is closed in solidarity with a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America's economy and its way of life, and many businesses closed in solidarity. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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The normally busy Taqueria Mexico in downtown Albuquerque sits empty Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, Albuquerque, N.M., after owners opted to keep the restaurant closed in solidarity with a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America's economy and its way of life, and many businesses closed in solidarity. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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Jose Lopez, 38, owner of La Michoacana Del Sur restaurant in Albuquerque's South Valley neighborhood, puts up a sign on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Albuquerque, N.M., announcing that his Mexican restaurant was closed in support of a national protest. Immigrants around the U.S. stayed home from work and school Thursday to demonstrate how important they are to America's economy and its way of life, and many businesses closed in solidarity, in a nationwide protest called A Day Without Immigrants. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
