Mine workers sit on a hill during the commemoration near Marikana in Rustenburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. On August 16, 2012 police shot and killed 34 striking Lonmin miners, apparently while trying to disperse them and end their strike. Ten people, including two police officers and two Lonmin security guards, were killed in the preceding week. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Cattle huddles together in the water, caused by flooding after the heavy rains in Ascension Parish, in St. Amant, south of Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP)
A partially melted thermometer is seen on a house that survived after a fire tore through Lower Lake, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. A California man was arrested Monday on arson charges for allegedly sparking a wildfire that exploded over the weekend, destroying homes, business and other structures in the Northern California town, authorities said. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson)
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officers stand in front of a window before a welcome ceremony for U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley at the Bayi Building in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)
A masked Kashmiri youth shows empty bullet cartridges allegedly fired by government forces during a joint funeral of four civilians at Aripanthan village, west of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug.16, 2016. Government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir shot and killed four civilians and injured at least 15 others Tuesday as clashes intensified with anti-India protesters in the troubled region, police said. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Commuters crowd into a subway car in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Crowds gather for a celebration for the opening of the Westfield World Trade Center mall in the oculus of the Transportation Hub, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Children play in a waterfall at the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Tae-Gyun Kim)
Manchester City’s John Stones, right, vies with Steaua’s Alexandru Tudorie, left, during the Champions League qualifying playoffs first leg soccer match at the National Arena Stadium in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Jordan Wilimovsky, of United States, competes in the men’s marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Thailand’s Peamwilai Laopeam, right, bows to judges as Colombia’s Ingrit Lorena Valencia Victoria celebrates after winning a women’s flyweight 51-kg quarterfinals boxing match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
In this photo taken with slow shutter speed, Angie Sabrina Gonzalez of Venezuela competes in the women’s omnium cycling flying lap at the Rio Olympic Velodrome during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Brazil’s Beatriz, left, and Sweden’s Elin Rubensson go for a header during a semi-final match of the women’s Olympic football tournament between Brazil and Sweden at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday Aug. 16, 2016.(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Guyana’s Troy Doris reacts to a jump in the triple jump finals during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
United States’ Simone Biles, bottom, and compatriot Aly Raisman warm up before the start of the artistic gymnastics women’s apparatus final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt competes in a men’s 200-meter heat during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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