Mamadou Lawal Diallo, of Guinea, takes his Oath of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony Friday, July 1, 2016, in Atlanta. Nineteen new Americans took their oath as United States Citizens in a ceremony at City Hall ahead of the July 4th holiday Friday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Lifeguards tie a dead humpback whale’s tail after it washed ashore at Dockweiler Beach along the Los Angeles coastline on Friday, July 1, 2016. The whale floated in Thursday evening. It is approximately 40 feet long and is believed to have been between 10 to 30 years old. Marine animal authorities will try to determine why the animal died. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Protesters carry a banner with Chinese words “I want genuine universal suffrage” as they march on a downtown street during an annual pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, Friday, July 1, 2016. A Hong Kong bookseller who was to lead the southern Chinese city’s annual pro-democracy protest march on Friday dropped out at the last minute, saying he felt “gravely threatened.” Organizers of the protest, which kicked off at downtown Victoria Park with tens of thousands in attendance, had invited Lam Wing-kee. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers take part in a flag raising ceremony during the open day of Stonecutter Island Navy Base in Hong Kong to mark the 19th anniversary of the Hong Kong handover to China, Friday, July 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Muslims offer prayers on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at the Jama Maszid or Mosque in New Delhi, India, Friday, July 1, 2016. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, by fasting from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Amina Smith clears the bar qualifying for the women’s high jump event at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, Friday, July 1, 2016, in Eugene Ore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Racers compete during the men’s 10,000-meter run final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, Friday, July 1, 2016, in Eugene Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Matt Stonie, right, reigning hot dog-eating champion, stares down eight-time champion Joey Chestnut during the official weigh in for Nathans Famous hot dog eating contest, Friday, July 1, 2016, in New York. Brooklyn borough President Eric Adams stand between the men. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Bangladeshi passengers try to climb on to the roof of an overcrowded train as they head home ahead of Eid al-Fitr at a railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 1, 2016. Hundreds of thousands of people working in Dhaka leave for their home towns every year to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with their family. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
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