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This April 29, 2017 photo shows the children's area of the new Books Are Magic bookstore in Brooklyn, New York, on the day it opened. The store is owned by novelist Emma Straub and her husband, who decided to open the store after another beloved neighborhood bookstore closed. Straub is one of a number of authors who own bookstores around the country, including Ann Patchett and Jeff Kinney. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this March 30, 2017, photo, Minidoka Irrigation District equipment operator Evan Overson guides a dump truck full of dirt as he prepares to fill a hole in a washed-out access road March 30 along the main drain ditch on Rupert's Meridian Road in Rupert, Idaho. (Pat Sutphin/The Times-News via AP)
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People sit at the bar at Gracie's Bar and Restaurant, in Salt Lake City Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Salt Lake City leaders and tourism officials playfully jabbed back at Golden State Warriors players who bemoaned the lack of nightlife in Utah, hoping to combat the predominantly Mormon state's reputation as a boring place where it's tough to get a drink. The tourism agency in the state capital launched a new website and video Monday titled, "There's nothing to do in Salt Lake" that features people enjoying drinks and food at popular breweries, bars, restaurants and sporting venues. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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People sit at the bar at Gracie's Bar and Restaurant, in Salt Lake City Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Salt Lake City leaders and tourism officials playfully jabbed back at Golden State Warriors players who bemoaned the lack of nightlife in Utah, hoping to combat the predominantly Mormon state's reputation as a boring place where it's tough to get a drink. The tourism agency in the state capital launched a new website and video Monday titled, "There's nothing to do in Salt Lake" that features people enjoying drinks and food at popular breweries, bars, restaurants and sporting venues. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Utah Jazz fan Abigail Roberson drinks a beer while watching a Jazz Warriors game at Legends Sports Grill in Salt Lake City Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Salt Lake City leaders and tourism officials playfully jabbed back at Golden State Warriors players who bemoaned the lack of nightlife in Utah, hoping to combat the predominantly Mormon state's reputation as a boring place where it's tough to get a drink. The tourism agency in the state capital launched a new website and video Monday titled, "There's nothing to do in Salt Lake" that features people enjoying drinks and food at popular breweries, bars, restaurants and sporting venues. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Utah Jazz fans watch a Jazz Warriors game at Legends Sports Grill in Salt Lake City Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Salt Lake City leaders and tourism officials playfully jabbed back at Golden State Warriors players who bemoaned the lack of nightlife in Utah, hoping to combat the predominantly Mormon state's reputation as a boring place where it's tough to get a drink. The tourism agency in the state capital launched a new website and video Monday titled, "There's nothing to do in Salt Lake" that features people enjoying drinks and food at popular breweries, bars, restaurants and sporting venues. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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This Tuesday, May 2, 2017, photo, Utah Jazz fan Nick Maneotis, 31, drinks a beer on a roof top deck as his friend watches a Jazz game, in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City leaders and tourism officials playfully jabbed back at Golden State Warriors players who bemoaned the lack of nightlife in Utah, hoping to combat the predominantly Mormon state's reputation as a boring place where it's tough to get a drink. The tourism agency in the state capital launched a new website and video Monday titled, "There's nothing to do in Salt Lake" that features people enjoying drinks and food at popular breweries, bars, restaurants and sporting venues. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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This Tuesday, May 2, 2017, photo, Utah Jazz fan Welby Evangelista, 46, drinks a beer at Gracie's Bar and Restaurant, in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City leaders and tourism officials playfully jabbed back at Golden State Warriors players who bemoaned the lack of nightlife in Utah, hoping to combat the predominantly Mormon state's reputation as a boring place where it's tough to get a drink. The tourism agency in the state capital launched a new website and video Monday titled, "There's nothing to do in Salt Lake" that features people enjoying drinks and food at popular breweries, bars, restaurants and sporting venues. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Barb Neels, 78, looks at the rising waters of the Meramec River on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Fenton, Mo. Neels has lived on Riverside Drive next to the Riverside Drive golf course for 55 years and says she has only seen flooding like this once, in the flood in 2015. Behind her is her son, Darryl Davidson. Many neighbor helped build a sandbag wall around her home. (J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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In this April 19, 2017, photo, Chitrakar artist Amir Nekhu helps repair the statue of Rato Machindranath in Machindra Bahal in Lalitpur, Nepal. The wide-eyed, red painted clay statue of Machindranath is kept locked away for months until it is to be carried in a chariot for the Rato Machindranath festival. For generations now, men have worked for weeks every spring season to build the chariot for the annual harvest festival. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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In this April 21, 2017, photo, locals and members of the Barahi community roll out a wheel to the construction site of the Rato Machindranath Chariot in Lalitpur, Nepal. The Barahis are responsible for repairing the giant wheels, carving the base and erecting the tower of logs for the chariot. The wooden chariot is built to appease the gods in hopes of being blessed with a good rainfall followed by a bountiful harvest. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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In this April 21, 2017, photo, a Hindu woman performs ritual prayers in front of wheels that will be assembled for the Rato Machindranath Chariot in Lalitpur, Nepal. The chariot built every year is 15-meter (48-foot) tall and based on a chassis that is only as wide as a small truck. The chariot rides high over the heads of people as it sits on four giant wooden wheels decorated with painted eyes. The wooden chariot is built to appease the gods in hopes of being blessed with a good rainfall followed by a bountiful harvest. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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In this April 30, 2017, photo, devotees fill the streets in the Rato Machindranath Chariot festival in Lalitpur, Nepal. Lines of followers pull on two thick ropes to move the massive chariot along the narrow roads of Patan. With no steering or brakes, men throw wooden blocks under the wheels to turn or stop it. The harvest festival, that centers on the chariot in the capital city Kathmandu, preludes the monsoon season in Nepal where majority of the population still depend on farming for livelihood. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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In this April 23, 2017, photo, a Chitrakar artist paints details on the statue of Rato Machindranath in Machindra Bahal in Lalitpur, Nepal. The wide-eyed statue of Machindranath, made from red-painted clay and covered with gold ornaments, is kept under lock and key for months until it is brought out for the Rato Machindranath festival. The harvest festival, which preludes the monsoon season in Nepal, centers on a five-story high chariot that carries the deity in the capital Kathmandu. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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In this April 20, 2017, photo, members of the Chitrakar team of artists carry the statue of Rato Machindranath for painting and repairs in Machindra Bahal in Lalitpur, Nepal. The wide-eyed statue of Machindranath is made from red-painted clay, decorated with gold ornaments and kept under lock and key for months until it is brought out for the Rato Machindranath festival. The harvest festival, that preludes the monsoon season in Nepal, centers on a five-story high chariot that carries the deity in the capital Kathmandu. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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In this May 1, 2017 photo, people watch the Little World Cup of Provenir street soccer championship from an apartment roof top, for which they pay about $2 dollars, in Lima, Peru. To score good seats, people camp out the night before, lining the road where the games have packed the streets every May 1 for a half century. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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In this Monday, May 1, 2017, a food vendor works the crowd during a break at the Little World Cup of Provenir street soccer championship in Lima, Peru. His tray is filled with plates of baked potatoes, boiled eggs and a spicy cream. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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In this May 1, 2017, photo, land purchased by the Oakland Raiders near the Las Vegas Strip is where their future home will be located in Las Vegas. Public records show the team paid $77.5 million for the four parcels in an area close to the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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In this May 1, 2017, photo, land purchased by the Oakland Raiders near the Las Vegas Strip where their future home is to be located in Las Vegas, is lit by late-afternoon sunlight. Public records show the team paid $77.5 million for the four parcels in an area close to the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino. (AP Photo/John Locher)
