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George Mason's Otis Livingston II, center, looks to evade Richmond''s Nathan Cayo (4) during an NCAA college basketball game in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. (Joe Mahoney /Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) **FILE***

George Mason picked fourth in Atlantic 10

By David Driver — Special to The Washington Times

People leave Mollie Tibbetts' funeral at Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom High School, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Brooklyn, Iowa. Cristhian Bahena Rivera is charged with first-degree murder in Tibbetts' death. Authorities have said Tibbetts was abducted while running in July, and an autopsy showed that she died from stab wounds. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP)

The Latest: Slain student’s father thanks Hispanic community

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The sun rises behind the New York City skyline and moisture on a humid morning seen from Bayonne, N.J., Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. New York and the northern New Jersey region are expected to have a warm weekend with rain projected for Sunday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Julia Salazar, Democrat New York state Senate candidate, has sex workers knock on doors in campaign

By Alexandra Villarreal - Associated Press

Jordan Leon-Atkins, bottom left, a Democratic Socialist of America volunteer, joins two other women who are supporters of Julia Salazar, who is running for the Democratic primary of the 18th district seat of the New York State Senate, as they talk with a man at the Union Pool bar, on Aug. 19, 2018, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The women were among a group of sex workers and allies who had just finished canvassing for Salazar, who supports decriminalizing sex work and repealing laws that target people in the sex industry. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Sex workers knock on doors for political candidate

By ALEXANDRA VILLARREAL - Associated Press

A poster for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts hangs in the window of a local business, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Brooklyn, Iowa. Tibbetts was reported missing from her hometown in the eastern Iowa city of Brooklyn in July 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The Latest: Experts say legal status system easily exploited

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This undated photo provided by the Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Cristhian Bahena Rivera. Authorities said on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, that they have charged a man living in the U.S. illegally with murder in the death of Iowa college student, Mollie Tibbetts, who disappeared a month ago while jogging in a rural area. Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agent Rick Rahn said that Rivera, 24, was charged with murder in the death of Tibbetts. (Iowa Department of Public Safety via AP)

Mexican man charged in Iowa slaying worked under fake name

By RYAN FOLEY - Associated Press

Friends and family of missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts react following a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Montezuma, Iowa. Police say a man in the country illegally has been charged with murder in the death of Tibbetts who was reported missing from her hometown in the eastern Iowa city of Brooklyn in July 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The Latest: Suspect worked at farm tied to Republican farmer

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FILE - This undated file photo released by the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation shows Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who was reported missing from her hometown in the eastern Iowa city of Brooklyn on July 18, 2018. Greg Willey, the vice president of Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa, said a body found Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, is believed to be Tibbetts. No information has been released about where the body was found. (Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation via AP, File)

Authorities: Iowa student killed by Mexican in US illegally

By RYAN FOLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 14, 2018 file photo, Spike Lee appears after the premiere of his film &quot;BlacKkKlansman&quot; at the 71st international film festival, Cannes, southern France. Lee is releasing his latest film this weekend, a year after the violent clashes in Charlottesville in which anti-racism activist Heather Heyer was run over and killed. Lee’s film is about an earlier chapter in white supremacism and the Ku Klux Klan: when African-American police detective Ron Stallworth infiltrated a Colorado Springs, Colorado, chapter of the KKK in 1979. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Spike Lee on ‘BlacKkKlansman’: Don’t call it a comeback

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

This undated photo released by the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation shows Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who was reported missing from her hometown in the eastern Iowa city of Brooklyn on Thursday, July 19, 2018. A neighbor reported seeing her going for a jog Wednesday evening. The Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office said Monday, July 23, 2018, that Tibbetts had not been found. (Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation via AP)

Mollie Tibbetts: FBI joins search for missing University of Iowa student

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Daniel Jacobs walks away from Poland's Maciej Sulecki after knocking him down during the 12th round of a middleweight boxing match early Sunday, April 29, 2018, in New York. Jacobs won the fight. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Jacobs beats Sulecki, eyes another middleweight title shot

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 file photo, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban watches from the crowd during NBA All-Star Saturday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

March Badness: NBA finding it’s not so easy to stop tanking

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Notre Dame's T.J. Gibbs (10) drives downcourt next to Pittsburgh's Jared Wilson-Frame (0) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)

Colson’s return lifts Irish over Pitt 73-56

By JOHN FINERAN - Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, right, is tied up by Philadelphia 76ers' Amir Johnson during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)

Giannis, Delly spark Bucks in 107-95 win over 76ers

By GENARO C. ARMAS - Associated Press

David Letterman among Jimmy Kimmel’s guests during NY visit

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This combination photo shows performers, from left, Gary Clark, Jr. at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas on March 17, 2017, Solange Knowles during the FYF Fest in Los Angeles on Aug. 23, 2015, and SZA at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 25, 2017. They will be perform at the Afropunk festival in Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park this weekend. (AP Photo/File)

Afropunk to celebrate 12th year with Solange, SZA and more

By MARIAH BROWN - Associated Press

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New York man sentenced to 10 years for drug consipracy

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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2015 file photo, Brandy performs at the 2015 Soul Train Awards at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.Platinum-selling R&amp;B singers Tyrese, Brandy, Anthony Hamilton and Kem celebrated Mother’s Day two days early, Friday, May 12, 2017, at a concert in front of feverish fans in Brooklyn. (Photo by Al Powers/Powers Imagery/Invision/AP)

Brandy, Tyrese perform at Mother’s Day music festival

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

Boston Celtics' Isaiah Thomas (4) drives past Charlotte Hornets' Kemba Walker (15) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, April 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Thomas (again) leads Celtics past Hornets, 121-114

By STEVE REED - Associated Press