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Tottenham's Christian Eriksen celebrates after he scored a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park stadium in London, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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Tottenham players celebrate with their fans after Tottenham's Christian Eriksen scored a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park stadium in London, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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Tottenham's Christian Eriksen celebrates after he scored a goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park stadium in London, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2017 file photo, an Indonesian al-Azhar university student, center, and an elderly Egyptian woman pray at al-Azhar Mosque, in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt is embroiled in a blistering political feud over who speaks for Islam and how to bring reforms to counter Islamic militancy. At the center of it is Al-Azhar, one of the top institutions of clerics in the Muslim world and considered the bastion of moderate Islam. Critics, including Egypt’s pro-government, say it is too tied down in old ways and failing to modernize its teachings, fueling extremism. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

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FILE - In this April 10, 2017 file photo, women cry during the funeral for those killed in a Palm Sunday church attack in Alexandria Egypt, at the Mar Amina Church. Egypt is embroiled in a blistering political feud over who speaks for Islam and how to bring reforms to counter Islamic militancy. At the center of it is Al-Azhar, one of the top institutions of clerics in the Muslim world and considered the bastion of moderate Islam. Critics, including Egypt’s pro-government, say it is too tied down in old ways and failing to modernize its teachings, fueling extremism. (AP Photo/Samer Abdallah, File)

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In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017 photo, Egyptian pro-government lawmaker Mohammed Abu Hamad speaks to The Associated Press during an interview in Cairo, Egypt. Abu Hamad has recently authored a draft bill that seeks to dismantle the monopoly by Al-Azhar clerics over issuing fatwas, or religious edicts, and limit the time its grand imam can stay in office. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2015 file photo, Egyptian Al-Azhar students wait for Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, to deliver a speech, at Cairo University, Egypt. Egypt is embroiled in a blistering political feud over who speaks for Islam and how to bring reforms to counter Islamic militancy. At the center of it is Al-Azhar, one of the top institutions of clerics in the Muslim world and considered the bastion of moderate Islam. Critics, including Egypt’s pro-government, say it is too tied down in old ways and failing to modernize its teachings, fueling extremism. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

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In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017 photo, Egyptian pro-government lawmaker Mohammed Abu Hamad speaks to The Associated Press during an interview in Cairo, Egypt. Abu Hamad has recently authored a draft bill that seeks to dismantle the monopoly by Al-Azhar clerics over issuing fatwas, or religious edicts, and limit the time its grand imam can stay in office. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

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This Feb. 20, 2017 photo, shows renovations at Al-Azhar Mosque in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Egypt is embroiled in a blistering political feud over who speaks for Islam and how to bring reforms to counter Islamic militancy. At the center of it is Al-Azhar, one of the top institutions of clerics in the Muslim world and considered the bastion of moderate Islam. Critics, including Egypt’s pro-government, say it is too tied down in old ways and failing to modernize its teachings, fueling extremism. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

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San Francisco Giants' Christian Arroyo, left, points skyward after hitting a single during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Chris Taylor throws to first base after forcing out San Francisco Giants' Christian Arroyo on a ground ball by Eduardo Nunez during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in San Francisco. Nunez was safe at first. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Toronto Blue Jays' Chris Coghlan scores, leaping over St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in St. Louis. The Blue Jays won 6-5 in 11 innings. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

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In an April 19, 2017 photo, Lannie Troon, right, leads the Milton United Methodist Church handbell choir in a practice at the church in Milton, Wis. The handbell choir is one of three that will perform at the fifth annual community handbell concert at Milton's Seventh Day Baptist Church on Sunday, April 30, that's open to the public. (Anthony Wahl/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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In an April 19, 2017 photo, the Milton United Methodist Church handbell choir runs through several of the their songs during a practice in Milton, Wis. The handbell choir is one of three that will perform at the fifth annual community handbell concert at Milton's Seventh Day Baptist Church on Sunday, April 30, that's open to the public. ( Anthony Wahl/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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Seen in an April 19, 2017 photo, bells will ring in the sanctuary of Milton's Seventh Day Baptist Church on Sunday, April 30, when the church hosts bell choirs from three Milton churches. The public is welcome to the fifth annual community handbell concert. (Anthony Wahl/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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In an April 19, 2017 photo, Lannie Troon, front, leads the Milton United Methodist Church handbell choir in a practice at the church in Milton, Wis. The handbell choir is one of three that will perform at the fifth annual community handbell concert at Milton's Seventh Day Baptist Church on Sunday, April 30, that's open to the public. (Anthony Wahl/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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In an April 19, 2017 photo, Evie Miller hits her note while practicing with the Milton United Methodist Church handbell Choir for an upcoming concert in Milton, Wis. The handbell choir is one of three that will perform at the fifth annual community handbell concert at Milton's Seventh Day Baptist Church on Sunday, April 30, that's open to the public. (Anthony Wahl/The Janesville Gazette via AP)

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Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Department of Civil Aviation, CEO and Chairman of The Emirates Group talks with the journalists during the Arabian Travel Market Exhibition, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The chairman and CEO of Dubai’s long-haul carrier Emirates says he “can’t dig into somebody’s mind” to understand why the U.S. instituted a ban on laptops and other personal electronics in carry-on luggage from 10 cities in Muslim-majority countries. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

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Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Department of Civil Aviation, CEO and Chairman of The Emirates Group talks with the journalists during the Arabian Travel Market Exhibition, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The chairman and CEO of Dubai’s long-haul carrier Emirates says he “can’t dig into somebody’s mind” to understand why the U.S. instituted a ban on laptops and other personal electronics in carry-on luggage from 10 cities in Muslim-majority countries. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)