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FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2015, file photo, Martin Shkreli, center, the former hedge fund manager under fire for buying a pharmaceutical company and ratcheting up the price of a life-saving drug, is escorted by law enforcement agents in New York after being taken into custody following a securities probe. Jurors heard testimony from the government's last witness on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, a day after Shkreli's lawyer told the court his client won't take the witness stand during his securities fraud trial. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

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In this March 16, 2017 photo, Albert Delarosa stocks shelves with Coca-Cola products at the IGA supermarket in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia. Less than three months into Philadelphia's new tax on sweetened drinks, the stakes have escalated: Beverage makers say the measure is hurting sales so much they need to cut jobs, while city officials say the moves are a ploy to get the tax struck down. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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This combo of file images shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. An online smackdown between tech titans Zuckerberg and Musk over the possible threat of artificial intelligence underlines how little most people know about the rapidly advancing technology. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Stephan Savoia)

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Liang-Li after 24...Bh3.

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This is a April 24, 2017, file photo of the Jimmy Choo shop on New Bond Street, London. American fashion brand Michael Kors has bought luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo in a deal worth $1.35 billion (896 million pounds.) Kors said Tuesday, July 25, 2017, the London-listed Jimmy Choo is "the ideal partner" that will be bolstered with further development of its online presence. (Lauren Hurley/PA, File via AP)

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FILE - In this March 4, 2017, file photograph, auto workers and others march to Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton, Miss., plant, following a pro-union rally. A bid by workers at Mississippi's Nissan Motor Co. plant for United Auto Workers representation could turn on a key voting bloc: the 1,500 Nissan employees who were initially hired through contract labor agencies. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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FILE - In this April 6, 2016, file photograph, vehicles are suspended above other installation stations as they are moved along the assembly line at the Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Canton, Miss. A bid by workers at Mississippi's Nissan Motor Co. plant for United Auto Workers representation could turn on a key voting bloc: the 1,500 Nissan employees who were initially hired through contract labor agencies. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Righting the Ship of Security Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Kurdistan Partnership Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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FILE- In this Sept. 18, 2005, photo, Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Board of Pilgrim's Pride Chicken, left, shakes hands with Texas Gov. Rick Perry at the Dedication Open House of the companies new headquarters in Pittsburg, Texas. Pilgrim, who grew a one-time feed store into the world's largest poultry producer before losing the company in bankruptcy, has died at 89. A statement on the Erman Smith Funeral Home website says Pilgrim died Friday, July 21, 2017, at his Pittsburg home. (Herb Nygren/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)

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In this July 20, 2017, photo, Mandela Washington Fellow Jeff Boundamas from Gabon, left, talks marketing strategy with Stacy Bingham, who does marketing for Firespring at The Mill Coffee and Bistro on Innovation Campus in Lincoln, Neb. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hosting 25 fellows this summer for a program that exposes emerging leaders from across Sub-Saharan Africa to aspects of leadership in the United States. (Gwyneth Roberts/The Journal-Star via AP)

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Packers President & CEO Mark Murphy and General Manager Ted Thompson lead the board onto the field at the annual Green Bay Packers shareholders' meeting at Lambeau Stadium on Monday, July 24, 2017, in Green Bay, Wis. (Adam Wesley/The Post-Crescent via AP)

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A program is held at the annual Green Bay Packers shareholders' meeting at Lambeau Stadium on Monday, July 24, 2017, in Green Bay, Wis. (Adam Wesley/The Post-Crescent via AP)

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Fans listen to President and CEO Mark Murphy at the annual Green Bay Packers shareholders' meeting at Lambeau Stadium on Monday, July 24, 2017, in Green Bay, Wis. (Adam Wesley/The Post-Crescent via AP)

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FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, file photo, electronic screens post the price of Alphabet stock at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York. Google parent Alphabet is taking a $2.7 billion write-down to cover a large fine EU antitrust enforcers assessed in June 2017. While the search giant can shrug off the cost, uncertainty lingers over its ability to operate freely on the continent going forward. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2014 file photo, SoftBank founder and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son speaks during a news conference in Tokyo. Softbank and China's top ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing are pouring $2 billion into the latest round of financing by cash-hungry Southeast Asian taxi app Grab. Grab said Monday, July 24, 2017, that it expects another $500 million will come from other existing and new investors. Its last announced cash injection was in September when it raised $750 million led by Softbank, whose chief executive Son is Japan's richest person and a self-styled tech visionary. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

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In-Kyung Kim holds the trophy after winning the Marathon Classic golf tournament at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio. On Sunday, Kim become the second two-time winner this season on the LPGA Tour. (Lori King/The Blade via AP)

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In-Kyung Kim smiles after winning the Marathon Classic golf tournament at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, Sunday, July 23, 2017. (Lori King/The Blade via AP)

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In-Kyung Kim holds the trophy after winning the Marathon Classic golf tournament at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio. On Sunday, Kim become the second two-time winner this season on the LPGA Tour. (Lori King/The Blade via AP)

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FILE - In this Thursday, May 27, 2010, file photo, a worker looks out through the logo at the entrance of the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn's plan to build a display panel factory in the U.S. has sparked a flurry of lobbying by states vying to land what some economic development officials say is a once-in-a-generation prize. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)