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Judge Steven O'Neill leaves the courtroom following his decision in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017. Cosby's trial ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
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Members of samba schools pray as they stand in the Sambadrome during a protest against mayor Marcelo Crivella in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 17, 2017. Crivella has decided to cut carnival funding in half for the 2018 Carnival parade. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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A small group of samba school members pray in the Sambadrome during a protest against Rio de Janeiro Mayor Marcelo Crivella in Brazil, Saturday, June 17, 2017. The schools are protesting the decision by Crivella to cut carnival funding in half for the 2018 Carnival parade. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Samba school members sing as they march toward the Sambadrome during a protest against mayor Marcelo Crivella in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 17, 2017. The samba schools are protesting the decision by Crivella to cut carnival funding in half for the 2018 Carnival parade. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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A samba school member sings in front the City Hall during a protest against Mayor Marcelo Crivella in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 17, 2017. The samba schools are protesting the decision by Crivella to cut carnival funding in half for the 2018 Carnival parade. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Samba school members wave a giant flag as they march toward the Sambadrome during a protest against mayor Marcelo Crivella in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 17, 2017. The samba schools are protesting the decision by Crivella to cut carnival funding in half for the 2018 Carnival parade. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Bill Cosby, center, gestures while exiting the Montgomery County Courthouse with his publicist Andrew Wyatt, second from left, after a mistrial was declared in his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017. Cosby's trial ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Bill Cosby, center, gestures while exiting the Montgomery County Courthouse with his publicist Andrew Wyatt, second from left, after a mistrial was declared in his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017. Cosby's trial ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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One of Bill Cosby's accuser's reacts at the Montgomery County Courthouse after a mistrial the Bill Cosby sexual assault case in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017. Cosby's trial ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
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Bill Cosby exits the Montgomery County Courthouse after a mistrial in his sexual assault case in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017. Cosby's trial ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Bill Cosby exits the Montgomery County Courthouse after a mistrial in his sexual assault case in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017. Cosby's trial ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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District Attorney Kevin Steele holds a news conference after a mistrial in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017. Cosby's trial ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Cosby's accuser Andrea Constant leaves the courtroom at the Montgomery County Courthouse after a mistrial the Bill Cosby sexual assault case in Norristown, Pa., Saturday, June 17, 2017. Cosby's trial ended without a verdict after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision. (Ed Hille/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
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FILE -In this June 19, 2015 file photo, the men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. lead a crowd of people in prayer outside the Emanuel AME Church, after a memorial for the nine people killed by Dylann Roof in Charleston, S.C. The pastor of the church is expected to announce the designer of a memorial to the nine people killed in the church's fellowship hall in a racist massacre two years ago Saturday, June 17, 2017. Other ceremonies are also planned to mark the second anniversary of the killings. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
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Frank Fuentes, chairman of the U.S. Hispanic Contractors Association, poses for a photo at the Texas Capitol where is was meeting with lawmakers, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Say Fuentes, "Projects are coming in late because we don't have enough labor. When paranoia hits this segment of the community, it truly affects the industry as a whole." (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Construction workers work high atop a building under construction, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Austin, Texas. A national immigration crackdown has fueled workforce shortages as people in the country illegally abandon jobs in many sectors of the economy, from hanging drywall for booming construction businesses in Texas to working the fields at Oregon wineries. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**
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Frank Fuentes, chairman of the U.S. Hispanic Contractors Association, poses for a photo at the Texas Capitol where is was meeting with lawmakers, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Say Fuentes, "Projects are coming in late because we don't have enough labor. When paranoia hits this segment of the community, it truly affects the industry as a whole." (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial, Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial, Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial, Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)