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FILE- In this Dec. 27, 2011, file photo, pedestrians pass a Kmart location in New York. Sears Holdings Corp. says some of its Kmart stores were targeted by hackers, leading to unauthorized activity on some of its customers' credit cards. The company says in a blog post that Kmart's store payment systems were infected with virus-like computer code undetectable by current anti-virus systems. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
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FILE- In this Dec. 15, 2011 file photo, former Governor of New Jersey and MF Global Holdings Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Corzine testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Financial Services Committee. Phil Murphy, another former Goldman Sachs executive, is leading a field of Democrats hoping to replace New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Christie defeated Corzine in 2009, denying him a second term. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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A mockup of what Trump-brand toilet paper, to be sold in Mexico, will look like. (Antonio Battaglia/Associated Press via New York Daily News) [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/mexican-businessman-launches-trump-toilet-paper-insults-article-1.3210133]
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This undated photo provided by Alaska Aerospace Corp. shows the corporation's mobile operations center van and its satellite communications and data antenna in Mahia, New Zealand. The state-owned Alaska Aerospace Corp. has struggled for years to gain footing and profitability and suffered a major setback in 2014 when a rocket exploded after takeoff, damaging its launch facilities on Kodiak Island, Alaska. The corporation's work in New Zealand is an example of its effort to broaden its business, both in scope and beyond the confines of Alaska. (Alaska Aerospace Corp. via AP)
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The annual Global Peace index does not have the best news for the U.S. (Institute for Economics and Peace)
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The logo for the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. (LA24.org)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with heads of international news agencies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 1, 2017. (Sergei Savostyanov/TASS News Agency Pool Photo via AP)
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In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, photo, Chevrolet cars are on sale at a dealership lot in Pittsburgh. On Thursday, June 1, 2017, the major automakers report sales for the month of May. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting with heads of international news agencies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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In this May 1, 2017 photo Craig Campbell, the chief executive officer of Alaska Aerospace Corporation, poses for a photo at his office in Anchorage, Alaska. Once close to death, Campbell says the state-owned agency has rebounded after a rocket exploded after a launch in 2014, leaving the launch site on Kodiak Island, in Alaska, with damaged facilities and no customers. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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This undated photo provided by Alaska Aerospace Corp. and BRPH, an architecture and engineering firm, shows a rebuilt launch pad at the AAC Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska on Kodiak Island. Once close to death, Alaska's foray into the space business is showing signs of lift off. The state-owned Alaska Aerospace Corp. has struggled for years to gain footing and profitability and suffered a major setback in 2014 when a rocket exploded after takeoff, damaging its launch facilities, seen here after repair. (Alaska Aerospace Corp./BRPH via AP)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, file photo, General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra stands next to the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car at CES International in Las Vegas. Tesla and General Motors have a budding rivalry that could help determine whether Detroit or Silicon Valley sets the course for the future of the auto industry. Right now Wall Street is favoring the upstart led by flamboyant Elon Musk to the established icon headed by the more restrained Mary Barra. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2015, file photo, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., introduces the Model X car at the company's headquarters in Fremont, Calif. Tesla and General Motors have a budding rivalry that could help determine whether Detroit or Silicon Valley sets the course for the future of the auto industry. Right now Wall Street is favoring the upstart led by flamboyant Elon Musk to the established icon headed by the more restrained Mary Barra. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
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In this photo taken Monday, May 29, 2017, an Indian woman leans on a wall outside a fast food restaurant in New Delhi, India. More than two decades of rapid economic growth has changed Indians’ lifestyles. People eat out more often, and prefer Western-style junk food such as burgers and pizza over traditional lentil and vegetable meals. The changes have brought a sharp rise in obesity, along with lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, even as India still has some of the world’s worst levels of malnourishment and stunted childhood growth due to a paucity of food. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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In this Monday, May 29, 2017 photo, commuters walk past a fast food restaurant in New Delhi, India. More than two decades of rapid economic growth has changed Indians’ lifestyles. People eat out more often, and prefer Western-style junk food such as burgers and pizza over traditional lentil and vegetable meals. The changes have brought a sharp rise in obesity, along with lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, even as India still has some of the world’s worst levels of malnourishment and stunted childhood growth due to a paucity of food. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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In this photo taken Monday, May 29, 2017, an Indian family enters a fast food restaurant in New Delhi, India. More than two decades of rapid economic growth has changed Indians’ lifestyles. People eat out more often, and prefer Western-style junk food such as burgers and pizza over traditional lentil and vegetable meals. The changes have brought a sharp rise in obesity, along with lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, even as India still has some of the world’s worst levels of malnourishment and stunted childhood growth due to a paucity of food. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)
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FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2015 file photo, people shop at the El Egido food market in Havana, Cuba. Without access to government-controlled imports, exports or wholesale supplies, business owners empty state stores or buy items stolen on the black market. The government has taken a few tentative moves in 2017 toward easing the situation by opening stores where owners of bed-and-breakfasts and restaurants can buy large quantities. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)
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House Republican Leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs climbs the grand staircase at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill., the final day of the spring session, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, said there would be no budget vote called in the House, but vows to work through June to prepare a budget for the coming fiscal year. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at the Detroit Regional Chamber's annual policy conference, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, on Mackinac Island, Mich. In an interview with The Associated Press, he warned that the next state budget should be resolved soon because K-12 school districts and many municipalities start their fiscal year three months before the state does. (AP Photo/David Eggert)
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Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at the Detroit Regional Chamber's annual policy conference, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, on Mackinac Island, Mich. In an interview with The Associated Press, he warned that the next state budget should be resolved soon because K-12 school districts and many municipalities start their fiscal year three months before the state does. (AP Photo/David Eggert)