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FILE - In this July 26, 2017 file photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks during a news conference on the first day of a special session on education funding at the state Capitol, in Springfield, Ill. Rauner used his veto powers this week to rewrite a funding plan and remove hundreds of millions of dollars for Chicago Public Schools he said would be redistributed to other districts. (Justin Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)

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In this microscope photo provided by Oregon Health & Science University, human embryos grow in a laboratory for a few days after researchers used gene editing technology to successfully repair a heart disease-causing genetic mutation. The work, a scientific first led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University, marks a step toward one day preventing babies from inheriting diseases that run in the family. (Oregon Health & Science University via AP)

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The Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is seen here on May 14, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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People hug each other near the Minnehaha Academy after an explosion and building collapse at the school in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. The private Christian college prep school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)

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In this microscope photo provided by Oregon Health & Science University, human embryos grow in a laboratory for a few days after researchers used gene editing technology to successfully repair a heart disease-causing genetic mutation. The work, a scientific first led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University, marks a step toward one day preventing babies from inheriting diseases that run in the family. (Oregon Health & Science University via AP)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, a student adjusts his turban outside the mosque at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Pupils at the boarding school are the sons of Islamic militants whose fathers were killed in police raids or are in prison for terrorism offenses. Former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali set founded the school to prevent the boys, who were ostracized and taunted at mainstream schools, from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali, center, leads students to a classroom at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School, a school he set up for the sons of Islamic militants, in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Ghazali founded the school to prevent the boys, who were ostracized and taunted at mainstream schools, from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali teaches at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School, a school set up for the sons of Islamic militants, in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Ghazali founded the school to prevent the boys, who were ostracized and taunted at mainstream schools, from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali pauses during an interview with The Associated Press at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School, a school he set up for the sons of Islamic militants, in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Ghazali founded the school to prevent the boys, who were ostracized and taunted at mainstream schools, from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, students take a nap in their sleeping quarter at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The school was founded by former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali for the sons of Islamic militants whose fathers are either killed in police raids or in prison for terrorism offenses and aimed at preventing them from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, students play soccer at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The school was founded by former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali for the sons of Islamic militants whose fathers are either killed in police raids or in prison for terrorism offenses and aimed at preventing them from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, students line up for lunch at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The school was founded by former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali for the sons of Islamic militants whose fathers are either killed in police raids or in prison for terrorism offenses and aimed at preventing them from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, Kartini Panggabean, center, talks to students at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Kartini and her husband former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali set up the school for the sons of Islamic militants whose fathers are either killed in raids or in prison for terrorism offenses aimed at preventing them from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, students learn farming at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The school was founded by former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali for the sons of Islamic militants whose fathers are either killed in raids or in prison for terrorism offenses and aimed at preventing them from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, students learn farming at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The school was founded by former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali for the sons of Islamic militants whose fathers are either killed in raids or in prison for terrorism offenses and aimed at preventing them from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali, top, teaches at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Ghazali set up the school for the sons of Islamic militants whose fathers are either killed in raids or in prison for terrorism offenses aimed at preventing them from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali, top, delivers a sermon after an afternoon prayer at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Ghazali set up the school for the sons of Islamic militants whose fathers are either killed in raids or in prison for terrorism offenses aimed at preventing them from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, Kartini Panggabean, top right, teaches at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Kartini and her husband former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali set up the school for the sons of Islamic militants whose fathers are either killed in raids or in prison for terrorism offenses aimed at preventing them from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this July 22, 2017, photo, a student sits in a classroom at Al Hidayah Islamic Boarding School in Sei Mencirim, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Pupils at the boarding school are the sons of Islamic militants whose fathers were killed in police raids or are in prison for terrorism offenses. Former radical preacher Khairul Ghazali set founded the school to prevent the boys, who were ostracized and taunted at mainstream schools, from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)