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An Anne Arundel County policeman guards the intersection of North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Baltimore. Schools reopened across the city and tensions seemed to ease Wednesday after Baltimore made it through the first night of its curfew without the widespread violence many had feared. People in Baltimore have been angry over the police-custody death of Freddie Gray. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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In this March 25, 2015, file photo, Margot Riphagen, of New Orleans, wears a birth control pills costume as she protests in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, as the court heard oral arguments in the challenges of President Barack Obama's health care law requirement that businesses provide their female employees with health insurance that includes access to contraceptives. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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One of ambulances carrying the bodies of Australian death-row prisoners Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran arrives at a funeral home in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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In this April 28, 2015, photo, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Judiciary Committee on oversight of the department. The Obama administration is on pace to deport the fewest number of immigrants in nearly a decade. Federal immigration officials have sent home about 127,000 people as of mid-April. That’s about 19,730 people a month since the government’s fiscal year started in October. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
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Yong Soo Lee of South Korea is one of dozens of surviving "comfort women" from Korea and other Asian countries who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese. (Associated Press)
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Same-sex marriage supporters hold signs encouraging drivers to honk in support of marriage equality during a rally Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Salt Lake City. Supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage rallied in Utah on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of laws banning such marriages. Opponents of gay marriage will hold a rally at Utah's state Capitol Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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"There is no question this budget is far from perfect, but it is some progress since it has been a long time since the Congress has completed this basic part of governing," said Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, who had refused to sign off on the budget, objecting to the "gimmicks," before relenting on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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National Edition Opinion cover for April 29, 2015 - A better way to halt destructive riots (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)
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People gather Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore, in the aftermath of rioting following Monday's funeral for Freddie Gray, who died in police custody. Gov. Larry Hogan said at a news conference Tuesday that Baltimore will not have a repeat of the riots that happened on Monday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Yong Soo Lee, of South Korea is seen of the West Lawn of the Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Yong Soo Lee is one of dozens of surviving comfort women from Korea other Asian countries that were forced into sexual servitude by Japanese troops. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
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Demonstrators carry banners in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. The Supreme Court is set to hear historic arguments in cases that could make same-sex marriage the law of the land. The justices are meeting Tuesday to offer the first public indication of where they stand in the dispute over whether states can continue defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, or whether the Constitution gives gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a new gay-friendly avatar on Facebook. (Image: Hillary Clinton, Facebook)
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Victor Huntley-el thanks law enforcement officers as they stand guard, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Baltimore, in the aftermath of rioting following Monday's funeral for Freddie Gray, who died in police custody. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., shakes hands with a Maryland State Trooper Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in the aftermath of rioting following Monday's funeral for Freddie Gray, who died in police custody. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **
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Daniel McArthur, general manager of Ashers Baking Company, and his wife Amy McArthur leave Laganside court, Northern Ireland, Thursday March 26, 2015. Ashers Baking Company faces a discrimination row after refusing to bake a cake supporting gay marriage. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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Peter Kirsanow, a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, said illegal immigration "dwarfs" the more inflammatory issues of police brutality as a threat to the black community, saying, "When you look at the hundreds of thousands of blacks thrown out of work over the years as a result of the competitive pressure the downstream effects are profound." (Associated Press)
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Kelly Noe, left, listens to her partner Kelly McCraken speak to supporters during a send-off event in support of plaintiffs in gay marriage cases that will be argued April 28before the U.S. Supreme Court on the steps of City Hall in downtown Cincinnati, Friday, April 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)
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National Edition News cover for April 26, 2015 - Amnesty tied to drop in deported immigrants: Migrants have been using several methods to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, such as hopping aboard trains bound for the north. Critics of President Obama's amnesty say immigration enforcement has become lax and that too many beds at processing facilities for illegal crossers in the U.S. continue to go unused. (Associated Press)
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New York State Sen. Ruben Diaz led the crowd in cheers for "marriage as God ordained" at the March for Marriage Saturday. After the noon rally, marchers went to the Supreme Court to pray for the justices, the people and the nation. (Image: Cheryl Wetzstein, The Washington Times)
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U.N. Special Envoy for Refugees and Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, right, and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, left, brief the U.N. Security Council on Syria's refugee crisis, Friday, April 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
