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Job seeker Dalvin Jones, 22, left, chats with Valmira Haxhimusa during the Opportunity Fair and Forum employment event in Dallas, Friday, May 19, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ** FILE **
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FILE - In this Friday, March 10, 2017, file photo, jobseeker Kiana Cupit works on her resume during a resumes writing class at the Texas Workforce Solutions office in Dallas. On Friday, May 19, 2017, the Labor Department reports on state unemployment rates for April. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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The global WannaCry 2.0 ransomware cyberattack highlights just one example of foreign intelligence threats.
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FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017, AT 1:05 A.M. CDT.- Gladewater Fire Department's first female firefighter Allie McDonald participates in training drills focused on removing an injured person from a wreck, on Monday May 1, 2017, at an auto salvage yard in Gladewater. McDonald is the first woman to be hired by the Gladewater Fire Department since it was founded in 1952. She started working for the department as a full-time firefighter in April. (Michael Cavazos/The News-Journal via AP)
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FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017, AT 1:05 A.M. CDT.- Gladewater Fire Department's first female firefighter Allie McDonald participates in training drills focused on removing an injured person from a wreck, on Monday May 1, 2017, at an auto salvage yard in Gladewater. McDonald is the first woman to be hired by the Gladewater Fire Department since it was founded in 1952. She started working for the department as a full-time firefighter in April. (Michael Cavazos/The News-Journal via AP)
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FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017, AT 1:05 A.M. CDT.-Gladewater Fire Department's first female firefighter Allie McDonald participates in training drills focused on removing an injured person from a wreck, on Monday May 1, 2017, at an auto salvage yard in Gladewater. McDonald is the first woman to be hired by the Gladewater Fire Department since it was founded in 1952. She started working for the department as a full-time firefighter in April. (Michael Cavazos/The News-Journal via AP)
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FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017, AT 1:05 A.M. CDT.- Gladewater Fire Department's first female firefighter Allie McDonald participates in training drills focused on removing an injured person from a wreck, on Monday May 1, 2017, at an auto salvage yard in Gladewater. McDonald is the first woman to be hired by the Gladewater Fire Department since it was founded in 1952. She started working for the department as a full-time firefighter in April. (Michael Cavazos/The News-Journal via AP)
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FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017, AT 1:05 A.M. CDT.- Gladewater Fire Department's first female firefighter Allie McDonald on Monday May 1, 2017. McDonald is the first woman to be hired by the Gladewater Fire Department since it was founded in 1952. She started working for the department as a full-time firefighter in April. (Michael Cavazos/The News-Journal via AP)
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In this Jan. 10, 2017, photo, Lt. Corbin Payne listens to testimony during his assault trial stemming from an off-duty road rage incident in Waterloo, Iowa. Despite his acquittal in the case, Payne has been demoted by Waterloo Police Chief Daniel Trelka, who says that Payne's continued employment exposes the city to potential liability for "negligent retention." (Jeff Reinitz/The Courier via AP)
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Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady and other House Republicans are counting on revenue generated by the border adjustment tax to help fund a massive reduction in income tax rates. (Associated Press)
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Marth Allen, the head of the Vermont chapter of the National Education Association, speaks Tuesday May, 16, 2017, at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt. Allen said Gov. Phil Scott's idea to require a statewide health insurance plan for teachers is an assault on collective bargaining in the state. Lawmakers and the governor are at odds over the best way to save money on health insurance for teachers. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
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Masrour Barzani, Chancellor of the Kurdish Region Security Council, speaks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. The Chancellor is in the capitol to discuss ongoing cooperation between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the United States. (Laura Kelly)
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Saily Avelenda poses for a photo in West Caldwell, N.J., Monday, May 15, 2017. Avelenda, who joined a group critical of a Republican congressman and President Donald Trump's policies says she quit her job after the congressman referred to her in a fundraising letter to her employer. (Bob Karp/The Daily Record via AP)
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Saily Avelenda poses for a photo in West Caldwell, N.J., Monday, May 15, 2017. Avelenda, who joined a group critical of a Republican congressman and President Donald Trump's policies says she quit her job after the congressman referred to her in a fundraising letter to her employer. (Bob Karp/The Daily Record via AP)
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Well-wishing messages and flowers for an injured employee are shown outside a grocery store in Estacada, Ore., Monday, May 15, 2017. Police say a man carrying what appeared to be a human head stabbed an employee at the grocery store. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
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Well-wishing messages and candles for an injured employee are shown outside a grocery store in Estacada, Ore., Monday, May 15, 2017. Police say a man carrying what appeared to be a human head stabbed an employee at the grocery store. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
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In this May 11, 2017 photo, protesters gather outside US Rep. Randy Hultgren's office in McHenry, Ill. The group of about 30 people demonstrated against Hultgren's health care vote. (AP Photo/Sara Burnett)
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Macron and the Future of the European Union Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. Health insurance tax credits, mandates, taxation of employer coverage, essential benefits. Mind-numbing health care jargon is flying around again as Republicans move to repeal and replace the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. Its time to start paying attention. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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A security guard stands outside the Telefonica headquarters in Madrid, Spain, Friday, May 12, 2017. The Spanish government said several companies including Telefonica had been targeted in ransomware cyberattack that affected the Windows operating system of employees' computers. (AP Photo/Paul White)
