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DILLEY, Texas - Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announces the opening of a new detention center for adults who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally with their children, Dec. 14, 2014. The new center replaces the temporary facility in Artesia, N.M., and will have the capacity to hold up to 2,400 people. Official DHS photo by Barry Bahler.
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In this April 24, 2015, photo former baseball player Darryl Strawberry and his wife, Tracy, second and third from right, sit among the crowd before speaking in Bear, Del. His promising career was derailed by drug addiction, domestic violence, tax woes and a bout with a cancer. Mr. Strawberry is on a new path these days, speaking with his wife from the pulpit and spreading his story of redemption. (AP Photo/Suchat Pederson)
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In this April 24, 2015, photo former baseball player Darryl Strawberry gives a sermon in Bear, Del. His promising career was derailed by drug addiction, domestic violence, tax woes and a bout with a cancer. Mr. Strawberry is on a new path these days, speaking with his wife from the pulpit and spreading his story of redemption. (AP Photo/Suchat Pederson)
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have apologized for a promotional video that aired on the Jumbotron during Wednesday night's game against the Bulls after the Twitterverse deemed it offensive and insensitive to victims of domestic violence. (YouTube)
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Chelsea Pensioners smile as they see the media after voting at a polling station in London, Thursday, May 7, 2015. Voting opened in Britain's national General Election Thursday, with opinion polls widely predicting an inconclusive outcome. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Amanda Keller holds a flag as she joins other gay marriage supporters in Linn Park at the Jefferson County courthouse Feb. 9 in Birmingham, Ala. Alabama began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to stop the marriages from beginning in the conservative southern state. (Associated Press)
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has released a bold immigration agenda that has activists and even the White House questioning just how much action she could take within the law if she becomes the nation's chief executive. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on the corruption of justice in taxation and enforcement of federal law by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2010, file photo, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., center, escorted by unidentified friends, exits the Clark County Detention Center after posting bail on a grand larceny charge stemming from a domestic violence complaint, in Las Vegas. The mother of three of Floyd Mayweather’s children has sued the undefeated champion for defamation over his recent comments about a 2010 domestic violence incident in Las Vegas. Josie Harris filed the lawsuit Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Los Angeles, days after Mayweather defeated Manny Pacquiao in a highly anticipated bout. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)
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In this photo taken April 28, 2015, Jeb Bush speaks during a town hall meeting with Puerto Rico's Republican Party in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Hillary Rodham Clinton's challenge to the GOP on immigration is an early counter to Jeb Bush and other Republican White House contenders seeking Hispanic voters. Among them are GOP lawmakers who once opposed an immigration overhaul in Congress but now say they may be willing to allow millions living in the country illegally to stay. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)
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Asked by a religious broadcaster about two campaign aides who support same-sex marriage, Jeb Bush said he doesn't ask questions about their sexuality. (Associated Press)
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Jesse L. Matthew Jr., accused of abducting and killing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, has been charged with capital murder and a prosecutor said Tuesday she will seek the death penalty if the case goes to trial. (Associated Press)
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Speaking in Las Vegas at a Cinco de Mayo meeting focused on immigration, Hillary Rodham Clinton met with so-called Dreamers, or young illegal immigrants here under color of President Obama's initial 2012 amnesty, and said she will protect them from Republicans who she said are intent on deporting them. (Associated Press)
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President Barack Obama greets people in the audience after speaking during a Cinco de Mayo reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Obama says that when it comes to achieving a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws progress is 'not always a straight line.' He says that despite his executive actions on immigration, Congress still needs to pass legislation to make more permanent changes. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. pauses while speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, following a policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen)
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Women and children rescued by Nigerian soldiers from Boko Haram extremists at Sambisa Forest wait for treatment at at a refugee camp in Yola, Nigeria Monday, May 4, 2015. Even with the crackle of gunfire signaling rescuers were near, the horrors did not end: Boko Haram fighters stoned captives to death, some girls and women were crushed by an armored car and three died when a land mine exploded as they walked to freedom. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, following a policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen) ** FILE **
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Therman White is photographed in the Jesse Owens Memorial Museum, April 28, 2015, in Oakville, Ala. White grew up with obstacles: his race, poverty and Jim Crow laws designed to keep blacks separate and unequal. World War II changed all that. White served in the U.S. Navy in ammunition depots in Yorktown, Va., and Asbury Park, N.J. during the war. He said when he raised his hand to join the Navy he stepped into the middle class, a move that changed his life. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Decatur Daily via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Therman White is photographed in the Jesse Owens Memorial Museum, April 28, 2015, in Oakville, Ala. White grew up with obstacles: his race, poverty and Jim Crow laws designed to keep blacks separate and unequal. World War II changed all that. White served in the U.S. Navy in ammunition depots in Yorktown, Va., and Asbury Park, N.J. during the war. He said when he raised his hand to join the Navy he stepped into the middle class, a move that changed his life. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Decatur Daily via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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National Edition News cover for May 5, 2015 - Clinton breaks from husband on strict immigration policy: Bill Clinton was the strictest president in modern political times when it comes to immigration, signing bills cracking down on both legal and illegal immigrants — but it's unlikely that record will infect his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has promised a more lenient approach as she makes a push for Hispanic voters in her presidential bid. (Associated Press)
