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A Muslim woman stands in the back of the crowd holding American flags at the Flint Islamic Center's interfaith prayer service on Thursday, June 22, 2017, in Flint, Mich., for Lt. Jeff Neville, who was stabbed at Bishop Airport Wednesday morning. "There is absolutely no place in civil society for violence towards anyone," said Ruba Mahfouz-Alkotob with the Flint Islamic Center. "We gather here today to stand united together, side by side, with prayer, to love one anther, respect one another, protect one and other, and to overcome together." (Shannon Millard /The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

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Rachael Hannah hugs Einas Shalabi after the Flint Islamic Center's interfaith prayer service on Thursday, June 22, 2017, in Flint, Mich., for Lt. Jeff Neville, who was stabbed at Bishop Airport Wednesday morning. "I felt so obliged, morally, that I have to come, support and be a part of this. This is my first time attending an interfaith ceremony and I feel like there is a lot of positive energy here. Each and everyone prayed with their own language and own prayer but they were all asking for the same thing," said Shalabi, of Grand Blanc, Mich. (Shannon Millard /The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

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The Smithsonian will highlight 20 smaller circus groups as part of its 50th Folklife Festival, an outdoor exhibition that each year highlights a different profession. The event begins June 29.

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In this May 15, 2017, photo, protesters wave signs and chant during a demonstration against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban outside a federal courthouse in Seattle. A federal judge said Wednesday, June 21, 2017, that a class-action lawsuit challenging a once-secret government program that delayed immigration and citizenship applications by Muslims can move forward. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)

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Jordan Fortune, 3, laughs as a wave churned up by Tropical Depression Cindy hits a sea wall at the harbor in Pass Christian, Miss., on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

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Flint Bishop Airport Director Craig Williams, left, speaks at a press conference on Thursday, June 22, at Flint Bishop Airport along with Lieutenant Dan Owen, discussing airport security and the status of Lieutenant Jeff Neville after Neville was stabbed inside the airport on Wednesday. (Shannon Millard/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

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FILE - In this Sunday, July 6, 2014 file photo, the gate of the Great Mosque or al-Nuri Mosque is seen in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq. The Islamic State group destroyed Mosul’s al-Nuri mosque and its iconic leaning minaret known as al-Hadba late Wednesday night on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 when fighters detonated explosives inside the structures, according to Iraq’s Ministry of Defense. The mosque is where IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a so-called Islamic caliphate in 2014 shortly after the city was overrun by the militants and was seen as a key symbolic prize in the fight for Iraq’s second largest city. (AP Photo, File)

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FILE - This file image made from video posted on a militant website Saturday, July 5, 2014, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq during his first public appearance. Iraq’s Ministry of Defense says the Islamic State group destroyed the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul and the iconic leaning minaret when fighters detonated explosives inside the structures late Wednesday night on June 21, 2017. The mosque — also known as Mosul’s Great Mosque — is where IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a so-called Islamic caliphate in 2014 shortly after the city was overrun by the militants and was seen as a key symbolic prize in the fight for Iraq’s second largest city.(AP Photo/Militant video, File)

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Illustration on moral confusion by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Dr. Russell Moore, President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, says evangelical Christians must lead on criminal justice reform. (Sarah Nelson / The Washington Times)

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Protesters march during a demonstration, Sunday, June 18, 2017, in St. Anthony, Minn. The protesters marched against the acquittal of Officer Jeronimo Yanez, was found not guilty of manslaughter for shooting Castile during a traffic stop. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)

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Protesters gather a demonstration, Sunday, June 18, 2017, in St. Anthony, Minn. The protesters marched against the acquittal of Officer Jeronimo Yanez, was found not guilty of manslaughter for shooting Philando Castile during a traffic stop. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)

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Protesters hold an image Philando Castile and march down the street during a protest, Sunday, June 18, 2017, in St. Anthony, Minn. The protesters marched against the acquittal of Officer Jeronimo Yanez, was found not guilty of manslaughter for shooting Castile during a traffic stop. (Courtney Pedroza/Star Tribune via AP)

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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Enny Romero reacts after walking Miami Marlins' Christian Yelich during the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, June 19, 2017, in Miami. The Marlins defeated the Nationals 8-7. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Miami Marlins' Justin Bour, second from left, celebrates with Marcell Ozuna (13) after hitting a grand slam, scoring Ozuna, Giancarlo Stanton (27) and Christian Yelich (21), during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Boston Red Sox' Dustin Pedroia looks from the dugout before a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, June 18, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

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Salvation Army volunteer Evangeline Ford, left, helps Dianne Barker, right, load up her bag with water as people try to keep hydrated and stay cool as temperatures climb to near-record highs, Monday, June 19, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Salvation Army volunteer Jackie Rifkin tries to keep cool at she works at a special Salvation Army hydration station to help people try to keep hydrated and stay cool as temperatures climb to near-record highs, Monday, June 19, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Salvation Army volunteers Evangeline Ford, left, and Jackie Rifkin, right, restock a cooler with bottles of water at a hydration station for people as they try to keep hydrated and stay cool as temperatures climb to near-record highs, Monday, June 19, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Salvation Army volunteer Jackie Rifkin checks to see if the new bottles of water in a cooler are getting cold enough to hand out to people as they try to keep hydrated and stay cool at a hydration station as temperatures climb to near-record highs, Monday, June 19, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)