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This photo provided by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum shows a Kente prestige cloth, early to mid-20th century, made in Ghana. Traditional African aesthetics meet modernist architecture in the latest exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum: a selection of textiles from West and Central Africa that have inspired the work of British architect David Adjaye. “I have always been interested in the abstraction and range of techniques associated with African textiles,” said Adjaye, who has designed 50 architecture projects around the world, including the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture, slated to open next year. (Matt Flynn/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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This undated image provided by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum shows, a rendering by Adjaye Associates of the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture, in Washington. Traditional African aesthetics meet modernist architecture in the latest exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum: a selection of textiles from West and Central Africa that have inspired the work of British architect David Adjaye. “I have always been interested in the abstraction and range of techniques associated with African textiles,” said Adjaye, who has designed 50 architecture projects around the world, including the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture, slated to open next year. (Adjaye Associates/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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This photo provided by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and courtesy David Adjaye Associates shows a rendering, "David Adjaye Selects" installation. Traditional African aesthetics meet modernist architecture in the latest exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum: a selection of textiles from West and Central Africa that have inspired the work of British architect David Adjaye. “I have always been interested in the abstraction and range of techniques associated with African textiles,” said Adjaye, who has designed 50 architecture projects around the world, including the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture, slated to open next year. (David Adjaye Associates/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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This photo provided by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum shows a Indigo-dyed damask-woven cotton, Adire wrapper, ca. 1990, from Gambia. Traditional African aesthetics meet modernist architecture in the latest exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum: a selection of textiles from West and Central Africa that have inspired the work of British architect David Adjaye. “I have always been interested in the abstraction and range of techniques associated with African textiles,” said Adjaye, who has designed 50 architecture projects around the world, including the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture, slated to open next year. (Matt Flynn/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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A member of the Marines team participates in the Paralympic-style cycling event at the 2015 DOD Warrior Games at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, Sunday. The Games offer eight adaptive sports. (U.S. Marine Corps)

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Army visually impaired cycling teams finish together to take the gold, silver and bronze in the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games on Sunday. (Department of Defense)

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Sand Castle Proposal: Have you always dreamed of building the best sand castle on the beach? One boyfriend did just that with a special added touch for his queen of the castle. (Photo: miamibeachsandcastle.com)

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Dogs in cages are sold by vendors at a market during a dog meat festival in Yulin in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on June 21, 2015. Restaurateurs in a southern Chinese town are holding an annual dog meat festival despite international criticism. (Chinatopix via Associated Press)

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Vandals spray-painted "Black Lives Matter" and other racial messages on a memorial honoring fallen Confederate soldiers in Charleston, South Carolina. (Twitter/Philip Weiss)

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Participants dressed in white perform yoga at an event to celebrate the International Yoga Day under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Sunday, June 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

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Jason Day, of Australia, left, walks off the 18th green with his caddie Colin Swatton after their third round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in University Place, Wash. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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In this July 27, 2004, file photo, outgoing White House chef Walter Scheib greets chefs from around the world at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. (AP Photo/Matt Houston, Files)

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Joint Chiefs Chairman, Gen. Hugh Shelton, right, gestures as Sec. of Defense, William Cohen, brief the press at the Norfolk Naval Base in Norfolk, Va., Thursday April 1, 1999. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is among the Florida Democrats rebelling against the CFPB's proposed "one-size-fits-all" policy that will limit consumer choice in loans. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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mutineer: DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is among the Florida Democrats rebelling against the CFPB's proposed "one-size-fits-all" policy that will limit consumer choice in loans. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Jim McGovern, Massachusetts Democrat, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 7, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Ella Rozenberg confers with a student at her art studio in the Gaza border town of Ashkelon, Israel. The studio is located inside a stone stable built inside the ancient walls of a old hotel dating back to the crusades. (Photo by L. Todd Wood)

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Ella Rozenberg with one of her art students at her studio in the Gaza border town of Ashkelon, Israel. The studio is located inside a stone stable built inside the ancient walls of a old hotel dating back to the crusades. (Photo by L. Todd Wood)