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The Rev. Kylon Middleton, from left, Jennifer Pinckney, widow of Emanuel's slain pastor, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney and Johnette Martinez enter the courthouse in Charleston, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, for the sentencing phase of Dylann Roof's trial. The jury last month unanimously found Roof guilty of hate crimes and other charges in the shooting deaths of nine black church members during Bible study. The jurors will now decide whether he should be sentenced to life in prison or death. (Leroy Burnell/The Post And Courier via AP)
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In this Nov. 29, 2016, photo, internally displaced girls in Jeyang village camp, near the border with China, join the karate training for self-defense in Kachin state, Myanmar. Forced from their homes and in some cases torn from their families, young girls and women at a refugee camp in Myanmar's Kachin state are studying karate to help protect themselves from a known threat: the country's own military. (AP Photo/Esther Htusan)
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In this Nov.29, 2016 photo, internally displaced girls in Jeyang village camp right across from China border, join the karate training for self-defense in Kachin state, Myanmar.Forced from their homes and in some cases torn from their families, young girls and women at a refugee camp in Myanmar's Kachin state are studying karate to help protect themselves from a known threat: the country's own military.(AP Photo/Esther Htusan)
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On this Nov. 29, 2016 photo, internally displaced girls in Jeyang village camp, near the China border, join the karate training for self-defense in Kachin state, Myanmar. Forced from their homes and in some cases torn from their families, young girls and women at a refugee camp in Myanmar's Kachin state are studying karate to help protect themselves from a known threat: the country's own military. (AP Photo/Esther Htusan)
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Oklahoma State guard Jeffrey Carroll (30) is blocked by Texas forward Jarrett Allen (31) as he tries to score during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Oklahoma State forward Cameron McGriff (12) drives past Texas guard Eric Davis Jr. (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Oklahoma State guard Jeffrey Carroll (30) is blocked by Texas forward Jarrett Allen (31) as he tires to score during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas forward Jarrett Allen (31) is fouled by Oklahoma State forward Mitchell Solomon (41) as he shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas head coach Shaka Smart signals to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Oklahoma State forward Cameron McGriff (12) drives to the basket against Texas center James Banks (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas guard Tevin Mack (0) and guard Joe Schwartz, left, celebrate the team's win over Oklahoma State in an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 82-79. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas guard Tevin Mack (0) shoots against Oklahoma State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 82-79. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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American Adoption of Foreign Children Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Mike Johnson slides the tail of his ski bike as he descends from the top of Emigration Canyon, Utah, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2016. Wet winter weather slammed much of the West on Wednesday. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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Playing in the snow, Mike Kerr, left, and Taylor Hobson ski bike off the top of Emigration Canyon in Utah, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2016. Wet winter weather slammed much of the West on Wednesday. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
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American Drug Crisis Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Sexual Assault Police Industry Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Vivian Billy, left, was outside the Federal Building in downtown Bismarck on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, handing out resist grand jury pamphlets while helping hold a banner with other protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)
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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y. listens to a question during a news conference on President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into a law a measure that closes a loophole that had allowed criminals to tamper with their GPS monitoring devices without facing additional punishment. (Ryan M. McDermott/The Washington Times)
