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Heidi Lepp, who runs the Sugarleaf Rastafarian Church, sits in her Sacramento, Calif., home with her dog Lucky on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. The shooting of two California deputies responding to a disturbance at the Rastafarian marijuana farm has drawn attention to religious use of the drug, sparking debate over whether churches should be protected from drug prosecutions. Lepp says cannabis is used as a sacrament in her religion. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne)
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Heidi and Charles Lepp, who run the Sugarleaf Rastafarian Church, stand in the backyard of their Sacramento, Calif., home on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. The Lepp's use cannabis as a sacrament in their religion. The shooting of two California deputies responding to a disturbance at the Rastafarian marijuana farm has drawn attention to religious use of the drug, sparking debate over whether churches should be protected from drug prosecutions. (AP Photo/Kathleen Ronayne)
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Carolina Panthers' James Bradberry (24) breaks up a pass intended for Christian McCaffrey (22) during practice at the NFL team's football training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C., Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Carolina Panthers' Daryl Worley, right, hits Carolina Panthers' Christian McCaffrey, left, during practice at the NFL team's football training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C., Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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FILE - In a Dec. 16, 2012 file photo, members of the Conway Worship Group gather at the chapel at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C. The members of the fledgling congregation left their home church after it decided to follow the Diocese of South Carolina and leave the national Episcopal Church in disputes over ordaining homosexuals and other issues. According to a split ruling issued Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, by the South Carolina Supreme Court dozens of parishes that split with The Episcopal Church over theological issues cannot take valuable real estate with them. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, 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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Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in western Herat province of Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. Thousands of angry residents carried the bodies of 31 people who died in a horrific suicide attack on a Shiite Mosque in western Herat. (AP Photo/Hamed Sarfarazi)
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FILE - In this May 27, 2017 file photo, the Paris Saint-Germain's team celebrate with their trophy after winning the French Cup 2017 Final soccer match, between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Angers at Stade de France in Saint Denis, north of Paris, France. PSG is aiming to win the league title this season after finishing behind Monaco in the last campaign. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
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Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria runs down the baseline after hitting a double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Houston Astros starting pitcher Mike Fiers walks to the dugout after completing the top of the third inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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In this July 27, 2017, photo Carolina Panthers' Christian McCaffrey (22) runs a drill during practice at the NFL team's football training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. McCaffrey is already turning heads at training camp where veterans are singing his praises. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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In this July 28, 2017, photo Carolina Panthers' Christian McCaffrey (22) runs with the ball during practice at the NFL team's football training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. McCaffrey is already turning heads at training camp where veterans are singing his praises. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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A Politicon discussion featuring conservative pundit and author Ann Coulter was disrupted over the weekend by protesters dressed as Nazis. (CBS LA)
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In this July 28, 2016 file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. and his wife Jane walk through downtown in Philadelphia during the final day of the Democratic National Convention. An economic development official says a financial services company had considering buying some of a now-defunct college’s lakefront property while Jane Sanders was president of the school. Burlington College closed last year after struggling under the weight of its $10 million purchase of property and buildings from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington in 2010 during Jane Sanders' presidency. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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Houston Astros starting pitcher Charlie Morton delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Monday, July 31, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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This is a 2017 file photo showing Kikaha Hau'oli of the New Orleans Saints NFL football team. Saints defensive end Hau'oli Kikaha appreciates the skepticism surrounding his ability to come back from a third left anterior cruciate ligament tear. The 2015 second-round draft pick, who set sack records at Washington, is nonetheless determined to reward the faith New Orleans has shown in him by keeping him around. (AP Photo/File)
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping stands on a military jeep as he inspects troops of the People's Liberation Army during a military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA at Zhurihe training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sunday, July 30, 2017. China's military has the "confidence and capability" to bolster the country's rise into a world power, President Xi Jinping said Sunday as he oversaw a large-scale military parade meant to show off the forces at his command to foreign and domestic audiences. (Li Tao/Xinhua via AP)
