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In this Jan. 11, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel helps his friend Fabienne Charles with her helmet at the Chateaublond Equestrian Center in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Both are receiving free, therapeutic horse riding lessons at the center, which advocates say provides muscle and nerve stimulation to disabled youngsters. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Jan. 11, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel, who walks on a prosthetic right leg, feeds a horse at the Chateaublond Equestrian Center in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Judeley is one of a few dozen disabled people receiving therapeutic riding lessons at the center, according to his riding instructor, Louis Guerdes. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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In this Jan. 7, 2017 photo, Judeley Hans Debel squats down to remove a boot from Tic Tac, holding out his prosthetic leg after his therapeutic riding lesson at the Chateaublond Equestrian Center in Petion-Ville, Haiti. Anne-Rose Schoen, who founded the equestrian center, said perhaps the most important thing about therapeutic riding is it makes youngsters happy in a country where disabled people face enormous challenges. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

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A migrant wakes up after spending the night inside a crumbling warehouse that has served as a make-shift shelter for hundreds of men trying to reach Western Europe in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Migrants have been exposed to freezing temperatures and snow as extreme winter weather gripped Serbia and other parts of Europe last week. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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Five migrants squat in the snow as they eat a warm meal distributed by aid groups as others queue for their portion outside a crumbling warehouse that has served as a makeshift shelter in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Migrants have been exposed to freezing temperatures and snow as extreme winter weather gripped Serbia and other parts of Europe last week. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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A Syrian refugee man clears the snow around his shelter at the refugee camp of Ritsona about 86 kilometers (53 miles) north of Athens, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The European Commission said conditions for refugees on islands and other camps where they are housed in tents despite severe cold weather, is "untenable." (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

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A migrant disturbs pigeons as he passes through a crumbling warehouse that has served as a make-shift shelter for some hundreds of men wishing to reach Western Europe, in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Migrants have been exposed to freezing temperatures and snow as extreme winter weather gripped Serbia and other parts of Europe last week. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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Two migrants carry a wooden railway track to use as firewood inside a crumbling warehouse that has served as a make-shift shelter for hundreds of men trying to reach Western Europe in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Migrants have been exposed to freezing temperatures and snow as extreme winter weather gripped Serbia and other parts of Europe last week. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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Migrants queue for food in front of an abandoned warehouse in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Hundreds of migrants are sleeping rough in parks and make-shift shelters in the Serbian capital in freezing temperatures waiting for a chance to move forward toward the European Union. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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A migrant tries to warm up by a fire inside a crumbling warehouse that has served as a make-shift shelter for hundreds of men trying to reach Western Europe in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Migrants have been exposed to freezing temperatures and snow as extreme winter weather gripped Serbia and other parts of Europe last week. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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A migrant passes by a graffiti reading "The problem is borders" featured on a wall of a crumbling warehouse that has served as a make-shift shelter for hundreds of men trying to reach Western Europe in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Migrants have been exposed to freezing temperatures and snow as extreme winter weather gripped Serbia and other parts of Europe last week. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

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FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2017 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Republican-led Senate is poised to take a step forward on dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law despite anxiety among some GOP senators that they still haven’t come up with an alternative. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

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Texas guard Andrew Jones (1) drives past TCU forward Vladimir Brodziansky (10) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Austin, Texas. TCU won 64-61. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Texas guard Andrew Jones (1) shoots past TCU guard Brandon Parrish (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Austin, Texas. TCU won 64-61.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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TCU forward Vladimir Brodziansky (10) shoots over Texas forward Jarrett Allen (31) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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TCU guard Alex Robinson (25) is fouled by Texas guard Kerwin Roach Jr. (12) as he shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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TCU forward Karviar Shepherd (32) and Texas forward Jarrett Allen (31) chase a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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TCU guard Jaylen Fisher (0) scores past Texas defenders Andrew Jones (1) and Jarrett Allen (31) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Union supporters rally against Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's calls to change collective bargaining policies, in front of the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in Springfield, Ill. The march is organized by a coalition of labor groups called Illinois Working Together. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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