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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2016 file photo, law enforcement officers, left, drag a person from a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline near the town of St. Anthony, N.D. Industry officials say protests like the one involving the disputed pipeline may be commonplace in the future. The opposition by American Indian tribes and others to the recently completed $3.8 billion pipeline was discussed Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at an annual oil industry conference in Bismarck. A panel dissected what was learned from the nearly yearlong protest. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)
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Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., a member of the House Appropriations Committee reads documents during a markup hearing on FY2018 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, FY2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill; and Interim Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY2018, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., a member of the House Appropriations Committee, speaks during a markup hearing on FY2018 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, FY2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill; and Interim Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY2018, Wednesday, July 19, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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A review of director Christopher Nolan's history-based "Dunkirk" by USA Today warns viewers that they may be troubled by the lack of women and minorities in lead roles. (YouTube, Warner Bros. Pictures)
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In this March 10, 2017, file photo, House Budget Committee Chair Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Britain's Prince William. second right, and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, right, talk to adolescents in the Bolle children's and youth centre in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (Jens Kalaene/dpa via AP)
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Britain's Prince William, right, talks to adolescents in the Bolle children's and youth centre in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday July 19, 2017. (Britta Pedersen/dpa via AP)
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In this July 6, 2017 photo, the "Museum of Yesterday" app is seen on a cell phone showing information on slave deposits in the late 18th century, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Before abolishing slavery in 1888, becoming the last country in the Americas to do so, Brazil was the world's largest slave market. The new app seeks to educate visitors about the history and role of Rio de Janeiro’s revitalized port in colonization, slavery and even recent corruption investigations.(AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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In this July 9, 2017 photo, the Docas Warehouse is seen from the Valongo Wharf, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The warehouse was built in 1971 by one of Brazil's first black engineers and slave abolitionist Andre Rebouças. A new app called “Museum of Yesterday” seeks to educate visitors about the history and role of Rio de Janeiro’s revitalized port in colonization, slavery and even recent corruption investigations. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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In this July 9, 2017 photo, a visitor poses for a picture in front of the Museum of Tomorrow in the renovated port area in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A new app called “Museum of Yesterday” seeks to educate visitors about the history and role of Rio de Janeiro’s revitalized port in colonization, slavery and even recent corruption investigations. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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In this July 9, 2017 photo, boys ride their bikes in front of houses that were once slave deposits in the late 18th century in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Before abolishing slavery in 1888, becoming the last country in the Americas to do so, Brazil was the world's largest slave market. A new app called “Museum of Yesterday” seeks to educate visitors about the history and role of Rio de Janeiro’s revitalized port in colonization, slavery and even recent corruption investigations. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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In this July 9, 2017 photo, remnants of a house that was once used a slave deposit in the late 18th century stands in the port area in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Before abolishing slavery in 1888, becoming the last country in the Americas to do so, Brazil was the world's largest slave market. A new app called “Museum of Yesterday” seeks to educate visitors about the history and role of Rio de Janeiro’s revitalized port in colonization, slavery and even recent corruption investigations. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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In this July 9, 2017 photo, women sit in front of a mural by street artist Kobra in the renovated port area in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A new app called “Museum of Yesterday” seeks to educate visitors about the history and role of Rio de Janeiro’s revitalized port in colonization, slavery and even recent corruption investigations. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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In this July 9, 2017 photo, tourists look at murals in the renovated port area in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A new app called “Museum of Yesterday” seeks to educate visitors about the history and role of Rio de Janeiro’s revitalized port in colonization, slavery and even recent corruption investigations. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)
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In this photo taken on Tuesday July 18, 2017, U.N. humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien answers reporters' questions during an organized trip to Bangassou, Central African Republic. O'Brien insisted that the U.N. is there to help, and he warned of the growing violence. More than 300 people have been killed and 150,000 displaced since mid-May as violence that began in 2013 moves into the impoverished country's central and southeastern regions. (AP Photo/Hyppolite Marboua)
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FILE - In this May 23, 2017, file photo, Dawn Erin poses for a photo at her home, in Austin, Texas. Erin went to her first round of physical therapy Tuesday to treat painful bladder infections she’s suffered for two decades. Her copay was $20 and her health plan covers the rest. Physical therapy might seem mundane for some, but the 46-year-old was ecstatic. As a self-employed massage therapist with hepatitis C, her pre-existing condition made it impossible for her to afford insurance before Obama's health overhaul. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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FILE - In this May 23, 2017, file photo, Dawn Erin poses for a photo at her home in Austin, Texas. Erin went to her first round of physical therapy Tuesday to treat painful bladder infections she’s suffered for two decades. Her copay was $20 and her health plan covers the rest. Physical therapy might seem mundane for some, but the 46-year-old was ecstatic. As a self-employed massage therapist with hepatitis C, her pre-existing condition made it impossible for her to afford insurance before Obama's health overhaul. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Amar Naser Kabour, center, and Mohammad Mahir Ghssan Alisawaui, right, who are both Syrian refugees living in Lebanon, are helped with their robot by their mentor, Osama Shadeh, who is also a Syrian refugee, during the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge, Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Washington. Their team is known both as Team Refugee and as Team Hope. The challenge is an international robotics event with teams from over 100 countries. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler shared news with readers on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, that an op-ed he shared by Sidney Blumenthal featured a fake racist campaign video by Fred Trump. (Twitter, Glenn Kessler)
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In this May 2016 image provided by the City of Minneapolis, police officer Mohamed Noor poses for a photo at a community event welcoming him to the Minneapolis police force. Noor, a Somali-American, has been identified by his attorney as the officer who fatally shot Justine Damond, of Australia, late Saturday, July 15, 2017, after she called 911 to report what she believed to be an active sexual assault. (City of Minneapolis via AP)
