Nepalese people burn an effigy of demon Ghantakarna to represent demolition of evil during the Ghantakarna festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Wednesday, Aug 12, 2015. The festival is believed to ward off evil spirits, and bring peace and prosperity. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Fans watch Tiger Woods play the 16th hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Giant panda Bao Bao, who was born Aug. 23, 2013, spends time in his indoor habitat at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. The Zoo reports a confirmed secondary rise in his mother Mei Xiang’s hormone levels, that could be a pseudopregnancy or result in a cub. The only way to definitively determine if a giant panda is pregnant is to detect a fetus on an ultrasound. Scientists will do ultrasounds and continue to monitor her hormone levels through daily analyses. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma reacts after the final out of his no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles in a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, in Seattle. The Mariners won 3-0. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Mother of civilian Bilal Ahmad wails next his body during a funeral procession at Awantipora, some 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. Ahmad was killed when Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel allegedly opened fire on people protesting against the killing of two militants in a prolonged gunbattle that took place in Pulwama district in the Indian-ruled portion of Kashmir on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Carlos Sanchez waits for a boat to take him home, on a flooded street in Lujan, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. More than 11,000 people had been evacuated by Tuesday from parts of Argentina’s largest province after heavy weekend rains caused rivers to rise precipitously, a top official said. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
The water of the Cement Creek flows down a valley a few miles downstream from the Gold King mine, where a wastewater accident several days earlier has raised alarm, outside Silverton, Colo., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency has taken full responsibility for the mine waste spoiling rivers downstream from Silverton, but people who live near the idled and leaking Gold King mine say local authorities and mining companies spent decades spurning federal cleanup help. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Indian women lead a march as they arrive to Quito during a protest called by the Confederation of Indian Nationalities of Ecuador, in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. Demonstrators converged on the Capital from around the country and will participate in a national strike on Thursday to protest against policies of president Rafael Correa. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
A South Korean man, left, sets himself on fire as a woman tries to extinguish him during an anti-Japan rally demanding full compensation and an apology for wartime sex slaves from the Japanese government in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. Rescue worker Woo Kyung-suk said that the 80-year-old man sustained third-degree burns on his upper body and arms and was breathing when he was carried into an emergency vehicle. The man’s motives weren’t immediately clear. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Police officers try to make space as migrants queuing for a registration procedure inside a stadium in Kos, on the Greek southeastern island of Kos, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. Locked in a sunbaked football stadium without food, drinking water or sanitation, about 1,000 refugees queued for hours Wednesday to register with overwhelmed Greek authorities on the holiday island of Kos, now at the forefront of a humanitarian crisis sweeping the financially broken country. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
A migrant boy smiles as he stands on a beach after crossing with a dinghy from Turkey to the southeastern Greek island of Kos, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. Dozens of people from the Middle East reached the Greek island of Kos from nearby Turkey Wednesday, joining thousands already camped in wretched conditions on what is normally a tourist playground known for its sun and beaches. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
A general view of the stars above Sycamore Gap prior to the Perseid Meteor Shower above Hadrian’s Wall near Bardon Mill, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak on Wednesday night, but much of the UK is facing cloudy conditions. The best places to view the event is in northern England and Scotland. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
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