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In this June 27, 2017 photo, Honduran refugee Laura Maria Cruz Martinez sits in a display chair as she waits for customers at the medical supplies store where she works in Mexico City. About five months after first applying for refugee status at Mexico's southern border, Martinez's family moved to Mexico City with the help of the United Nations refugee commission and Cruz found a job as a store clerk near downtown. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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This July 1, 2017 photo provided by the Humane Rescue Alliance shows an injured bald eagle found in Washington. It was unable to fly, appeared lethargic and had labored breathing. (Humane Rescue Alliance via AP)
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Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, second from left, speaks with Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady, R-Bloomington on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, on the Senate floor at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate has OK'd an annual spending plan of $36 billion following a critical vote to raise the income tax rate. If approved by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, it would be Illinois' first budget in more than two years. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, right, listens to the brief debate on a package of budget bills passed by the Senate on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate has OK'd an annual spending plan of $36 billion following a critical vote to raise the income tax rate. If approved by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, it would be Illinois' first budget in more than two years. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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A migrant waits to disembark from the Spanish ship 'Rio Segura' in the harbor of Salerno, Italy, Thursday, June 29, 2017. Over 1200 migrants, including children, were rescued while attempting to cross the Mediterranean. The European Union's foreign minister says the bloc supports Italy's stance that it can no longer handle the flood of migrants alone, and she insists other EU countries share the burden. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
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Spanish Civil guard personnel help to disembark children from the ship 'Rio Segura' in the harbor of Salerno, Italy, Thursday, June 29, 2017. Over 1200 migrants, including children, were rescued while attempting to cross the Mediterranean. The European Union's foreign minister says the bloc supports Italy's stance that it can no longer handle the flood of migrants alone, and she insists other EU countries share the burden. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
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Migrants wait to disembark from the Spanish ship 'Rio Segura' in the harbor of Salerno, Italy, Thursday, June 29, 2017. Over 1200 migrants, including children, were rescued while attempting to cross the Mediterranean. The European Union's foreign minister says the bloc supports Italy's stance that it can no longer handle the flood of migrants alone, and she insists other EU countries share the burden. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
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A coffin is carried near an Italian Red Cross truck, parked in front of the Swedish Navy ship Bkv 002, in the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, Saturday, July 1, 2017. The Swedish ship has carried 650 migrants rescued in various operations in the Mediterranean Sea, and the dead bodies of seven men and two women, authorities said. (Orietta Scardino/ANSA via AP)
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Hearses are parked near Italian Red Cross vehicles in front of the Swedish Navy ship Bkv 002 in the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, Saturday, July 1, 2017. The Swedish ship carried 650 migrants who were rescued in various operations in the Mediterranean Sea, and the dead bodies of seven men and two women, authorities said. (Orietta Scardino/ANSA via AP)
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A coffin, bottom center, lies near an Italian Red Cross truck, in front of the Swedish Navy ship Bkv 002, in the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, Saturday, July 1, 2017. The Swedish ship carried 650 migrants, rescued in various operations in the Mediterranean Sea, and the dead bodies of seven men and two women, authorities said. (Orietta Scardino/ANSA via AP)
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Migrants stand on the deck of the Swedish Navy ship Bkv 002, as they wait to disembark in the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, Saturday, July 1, 2017. The Swedish ship carried 650 migrants, rescued in various operations in the Mediterranean Sea, and the dead bodies of seven men and two women, authorities said. (Orietta Scardino/ANSA via AP)
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n this picture taken on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, members of the Tap Tap orchestra perform during a charity concert in Prague Czech Republic. What was created some 18 years ago in efforts to give kids some extracurricular activity at a renowned school for the disabled in Prague has become a major music act that has drawn millions of listeners and fans, first at home and gradually abroad. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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In this picture taken on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, members of the Tap Tap orchestra perform during a theater performance in Tabor, Czech Republic. What was created some 18 years ago in efforts to give kids some extracurricular activity at a renowned school for the disabled in Prague has become a major music act that has drawn millions of listeners and fans, first at home and gradually abroad. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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In this picture taken on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, Jana Augustinova, centre, of of the Tap Tap orchestra, prepares for a theater performance in Tabor, Czech Republic. What was created some 18 years ago in efforts to give kids some extracurricular activity at a renowned school for the disabled in Prague has become a major music act that has drawn millions of listeners and fans, first at home and gradually abroad. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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In this picture taken on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, Jan Polak, of the Tap Tap orchestra, play a bass guitar during a charity concert in Prague Czech Republic. What was created some 18 years ago in efforts to give kids some extracurricular activity at a renowned school for the disabled in Prague has become a major music act that has drawn millions of listeners and fans, first at home and gradually abroad. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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In this picture taken on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, Jitka Hroudova, right, and Jiri Holzmann, of the Tap Tap orchestra, prepare for a charity concert in Prague Czech Republic. What was created some 18 years ago in efforts to give kids some extracurricular activity at a renowned school for the disabled in Prague has become a major music act that has drawn millions of listeners and fans, first at home and gradually abroad. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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In this picture taken on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, Jan Machacek, of the Tap Tap orchestra, sings during a charity concert in Prague Czech Republic. What was created some 18 years ago in efforts to give kids some extracurricular activity at a renowned school for the disabled in Prague has become a major music act that has drawn millions of listeners and fans, first at home and gradually abroad. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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In this picture taken on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, Petr Hudec, keyboard player of the Tap Tap orchestra, during a rehearsal at their studio in Prague, Czech Republic. What was created some 18 years ago in efforts to give kids some extracurricular activity at a renowned school for the disabled in Prague has become a major music act that has drawn millions of listeners and fans, first at home and gradually abroad. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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In this picture taken on Thursday, March 2, 2017, Simon Ornest, band leader of the Tap Tap orchestra, sits in his office in Prague, Czech Republic. What was created some 18 years ago in efforts to give kids some extracurricular activity at a renowned school for the disabled in Prague has become a major music act that has drawn millions of listeners and fans, first at home and gradually abroad. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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In this picture taken on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, members of the Tap Tap orchestra wait for the start of their rehearsal in front of their studio in Prague, Czech Republic. What was created some 18 years ago in efforts to give kids some extracurricular activity at a renowned school for the disabled in Prague has become a major music act that has drawn millions of listeners and fans, first at home and gradually abroad. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)