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FILE - In a Friday, May 12, 2017 file photo, parents and other demonstrators hold signs against bullying and in memory of Gabriel Taye, an 8-year-old boy who killed himself in January 2017, outside the elementary school in Cincinnati. Hamilton County's coroner issued a statement Thursday July 6, 2017, saying a review of additional investigative information regarding Gabriel Taye found nothing that would alter the death certificate. Authorities opened Gabriel's grave in June to remove an electronic tablet buried with him to see if it might provide additional information about what led to his death. (AP Photo/Lisa Cornwell, File)
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Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour is shown in this undated file photo from a YouTube screen capture. (YouTube)
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FILE- This March 12, 2017, file photo shows a statue of a Confederate soldier on the campus of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss. The university announced Thursday, July 6, that it will post signs acknowledging that slaves built some structures on the main campus founded before the Civil War. The administration has already added a plaque to provide information about slavery and the Civil War to the Confederate soldier statue on campus. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz, File)
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Jeff Zamrzla, a retired and disabled Marine from Salina, Kan., asks U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., a question during a town hall meeting, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in the tiny town of Palco, Kan. Zamrzla favors creating government-run health coverage for all such as Medicare for the elderly. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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In this June 8, 2017, photo, former Dallas Police Chief David Brown sits before an interview in Dallas. The Dallas Police Department has weathered significant changes in the year since a sniper killed five law enforcement officers. Brown retired in October. Hundreds of officers retired to avoid impending cuts to benefits and increases in contributions. And the Legislature stepped in to negotiate a compromise between city and pension officials. The city is also faced with hiring hundreds of officers in a nationwide recruiting effort. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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In this June 8, 2017, photo, former Dallas Police Chief David Brown begins signing stacks of his books before a reception in Dallas. The Dallas Police Department has weathered significant changes in the year since a sniper killed five law enforcement officers. Brown retired in October. Hundreds of officers retired to avoid impending cuts to benefits and increases in contributions. And the Legislature stepped in to negotiate a compromise between city and pension officials. The city is also faced with hiring hundreds of officers in a nationwide recruiting effort. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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In this photo made Thursday, June 8, 2017, former Dallas police chief David Brown speaks during an interview in Dallas. The Dallas Police Department has weathered significant changes in the year since a sniper killed five law enforcement officers. Brown retired in October. Hundreds of officers retired to avoid impending cuts to benefits and increases in contributions. And the Legislature stepped in to negotiate a compromise between city and pension officials. The city is also faced with hiring hundreds of officers in a nationwide recruiting effort. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Immigration activists and labor groups gather around bronze statues during a "Here to Stay" rally at the Irish Famine Memorial in Boston, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Immigration activists and labor groups gathered in Boston in opposition to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Andrew Mannett, of Boston, holds up a sign supporting President Donald Trump during a "Here to Stay" rally at the Irish Famine Memorial in Boston, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Immigration activists and labor groups gathered in Boston in opposition to the president's crackdown on illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Nicole Castillo, 7, of East Boston, holds a sign while standing with her brother Diego, 4, and mother Elsa, who is originally from El Salvador, during a "Here to Stay" rally at the Irish Famine Memorial in Boston, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Immigration activists and labor groups gathered in Boston in opposition to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks during a "Here to Stay" rally at the Irish Famine Memorial in Boston, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Immigration activists and labor groups gathered in Boston in opposition to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this June 30, 2017, photo, Shetamia Taylor, second from right, stands in the area in Dallas where she was shot July 7, 2016, during a sniper attack at a Black Lives Matter protest, as she recounts the story to her sons, JaJavn Washington, from left, Jermar Washington and Kavion Washington. Police officers quickly shielded her from more incoming rounds after she was struck by a bullet. A year later, her wound has largely healed, but the trauma inflicted on Taylor’s family still lingers. She hopes her experience as a black woman whose life was saved by police at a Black Lives Matter protest helps bridge the racial gap that separates many police officers and black Americans. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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In this June 30, 2017, photo, Shetamia Taylor wipes a tear from her eye during an interview at her home in Garland, Texas. Taylor was shot on July 7, 2016, when a sniper opened fire at a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas. Police officers quickly shielded her from more incoming rounds after she was struck by a bullet. A year later, her wound has largely healed, but the trauma inflicted on Taylor’s family still lingers. She hopes her experience as a black woman whose life was saved by police at the protest helps bridge the racial gap that separates many police officers and black Americans. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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In this June 30, 2017, photo, Shetamia Taylor holds a picture that hangs on her living room wall in Garland, Texas, that shows first responders assisting Taylor after she was shot during a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas on July 7, 2016. A year later, her wound has largely healed, but the trauma inflicted on Taylor’s family still lingers. She hopes her experience as a black woman whose life was saved by police at a Black Lives Matter protest helps bridge the racial gap that separates many police officers and black Americans. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway looks on during a press conference at the Council for Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services (CADAS) on Thursday, July 6, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Conway, along with Gov. Bill Haslam, Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Tom Price, Judge Duane Slone and recovering opioid addict and mother of three Mallie Moore spoke on the opioid crisis. (C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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The Police uses water canons during a protest against the G-20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, Thursday, July 6, 2017. The leaders of the group of 20 meet July 7 and 8. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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In this photo taken May 11, 2017, concerned attendees listen during a public forum in Chapel Hill, N.C., regarding the UNC Center for Civil Rights ability to represent poor and minority clients in court. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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In this photo taken May 11, 2017, a crowded room of concerned citizens listen during a public forum in Chapel Hill, N.C., regarding the UNC Center for Civil Rights ability to represent poor and minority clients in court. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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