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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, photo, University of Dubuque student Jackson Cruciani speaks with fourth-graders Ethan Ward, left, and Matthew Gilles at Fulton Elementary School in Dubuque, Iowa. Dubuque students were at Fulton to promote anti-bullying efforts as part of their J-Term course. (Jessica Reilly/Telegraph Herald via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, photo, Dubuque student Kaetlyn Little, left, speaks with fourth-grade students at Fulton Elementary School in Dubuque, Iowa. Dubuque students were at Fulton to promote anti-bullying efforts as part of their J-Term course. (Jessica Reilly/Telegraph Herald via AP)
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The lights are on again in the New Mexico state Senate in Santa Fe, N.M., on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in anticipation of the legislative session. New Mexico lawmakers are confronting budget shortfalls, frustration over a weak economy, and concerns about violent crime and school performance as they convene on Tuesday, Jan. 17. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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New Mexico state flags are raised in the New Mexico state Senate in Santa Fe, N.M., on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in anticipation of the legislative session. New Mexico lawmakers are confronting budget shortfalls, frustration over a weak economy, and concerns about violent crime and school performance as they convene on Tuesday, Jan. 17. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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FILE - June 27, 2016 file photo pro-abortion rights activists celebrate during a rally at the Supreme Court in Washington. The tens of thousands of women flocking to Washington for a march on the day after Donald Trump's inauguration come packing a multitude of agendas, but are united in their loathing for Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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This Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 photo, shows the exterior of a home in Walterboro, S.C. where Gloria Williams lived for years with a girl that authorities say was kidnapped as an infant 18 years ago from a hospital in Florida. Williams was arrested and charged with kidnapping and interference with custody. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum)
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FILE - In this June 6, 2016, file photo, Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Vance Joseph watches players during practice at the team's NFL football training facility in Davie, Fla. The NFL will have eight minority head coaches in 2017, tying the most for the beginning of one season.With the hirings of Anthony Lynn by the San Diego Chargers and Joseph by the Denver Broncos, the eight minority coaches will equal the number in 2011. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2016, file photo, Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn walks to the field before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Orchard Park, N.Y. The NFL will have eight minority head coaches in 2017, tying the most for the beginning of one season.With the hirings of Lynn by the San Diego Chargers and Vance Joseph by the Denver Broncos, the eight minority coaches will equal the number in 2011. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
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Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams, center, speaks during a news conference Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Jacksonville, Fla., where it was announced they found Kamiyah Mobley alive and well in South Carolina. Mobley was kidnapped from a Jacksonville hospital as a newborn 18 years ago. Police arrested Gloria Williams, 51, of Walterboro, S.C., at the home Mobley was living in and charged her with kidnapping and interference with custody. (Bob Mack/The Florida Times-Union via AP)
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FILE- In this Feb. 22, 2006 file photo, state Reps. J. R. Gray, D-Benton, left, and Mike Harmon, R-Junction City, talk in the House in Frankfort, Ky. Gray served 26 years in the legislature making $30,000 a year. He then spent three years as Labor Secretary earning about $130,000 year, which raised his retirement benefits up to $117,000 a year, according to the state's retirement systems. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2017 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. holds his copy of insurance premium statistics during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ryan urged the GOP-controlled House to pass a “critical first step toward delivering relief” from President Barack Obama's signature health care law as the chamber steamed ahead on legislation that is the first step toward repealing it and replacing it with something else. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2014 file photo, tax form 8962 is seen in Washington. If you haven’t signed up for health insurance this year, you may be getting a nudge from the taxman. The IRS is sending personalized letters to millions of uninsured taxpayers that they’re potentially on the hook for hundreds of dollars in fines. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Honolulu Police Department shows Officer Jessie Laconsay, who was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Prosecutors say Jessie Laconsay assaulted the girl over a two-and-a-half year period. Laconsay pleaded no contest. He resigned Dec. 2 after 10 years with the Honolulu Police Department. (Honolulu Police Department via AP, File)
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FILE - In this May 1, 2006, file photo, thousands of demonstrators march along Wilshire Boulevard during an immigration protest near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles. Immigrant rights advocates are planning demonstrations at dozens of rallies around the country this weekend in what they are calling “the first salvo” against President-elect Donald Trump’s pledged hard line on immigration. Union leaders and young immigrants are organizing more than 50 protests and cultural events from Philadelphia to Phoenix on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 with an aim toward highlighting the power of the immigrant rights movement. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, File)
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In this Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 photo, Parvaine Haideri, 30 and 5 months pregnant, an Afghan refugee from Kandahar, holds her 17-month old daughter Nazanin, while posing for a picture by the entrance of her shelter at the refugee camp of Oinofyta, Greece. "I have been waiting in Greece for the last 9 months after arriving from Kandahar, I hope they allow me to go to Denmark to be united with my family, I am a mother of three and the fourth is on the way", Haideri said. Squalid conditions and subfreezing temperatures in Greece’s migrant camps this winter are taking their toll on everyone living in them with expectant mothers and babies especially feel the brunt. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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In this Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 photo, Naita As'adi, 22 and 9 months pregnant, an Afghan refugee from Kabul, stands with her 5-year-old daughter Aida, while posing for a picture by the entrance of her room at the refugee camp of Oinofyta, Greece. "It is a big problem to be pregnant while being stranded in Greece, we can't go back to Afghanistan, and I am so scared", As'adi said. Squalid conditions and subfreezing temperatures in Greece’s migrant camps this winter are taking their toll on everyone living in them with expectant mothers and babies especially feel the brunt. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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In this Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017 photo, Sa'da Bahjat, 20 and 9 months pregnant, a Syrian refugee from al-Hasaka, holds her daughter Yamoor, 11 months, while posing for a picture by the entrance of her shelter, at the refugee camp of Ritsona, Greece. "Our situation in Greece is very bad, no one is paying us attention, we are abandoned here, I wish someone would turn to us with help", Bahjat said. Squalid conditions and subfreezing temperatures in Greece’s migrant camps this winter are taking their toll on everyone living in them with expectant mothers and babies especially feel the brunt. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017 photo, Suzan Ahmad, 15 and 5 months pregnant, a Syrian refugee from al-Hasaka, poses for a picture outside her shelter, at the refugee camp of Ritsona, Greece. "We fled our home looking for a new safe home, I hope any European country will embrace us and not remain in this camp", Rashid said. Squalid conditions and subfreezing temperatures in Greece’s migrant camps this winter are taking their toll on everyone living in them with expectant mothers and babies especially feel the brunt. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 photo, Maha Batt, 39 and 6 months pregnant, a Syrian refugee from al-Hasaka, hugs her son Mohammed, 10, while posing for a picture near their shelter, at the refugee camp of Ritsona, Greece. "I suffer from blood pressure and I am a diabetic, all I want is to have a healthy born child in Germany surrounded by my family", Batt said. Squalid conditions and subfreezing temperatures in Greece’s migrant camps this winter are taking their toll on everyone living in them with expectant mothers and babies especially feel the brunt. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
