A cadet covers his face with a national flag as he attends a ceremony on the occasion of the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Ukraine marks Sept. 1 as Knowledge Day, as a traditional launch of the academic year. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
The sun sets over the Manhattan skyline as seen from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Police women detain activists of Socialist Unity Center of India (SUCI) protesting against the alleged gang rape of a minor girl in Kolkata, India, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Two cab drivers allegedly abducted a sleeping girl from a pavement before raping, murdering and dumping her body in a canal, according to news reports. Both the accused have been arrested by police. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A supporter of the China national soccer team with his face painted in the China’s national color during the soccer match against South Korea for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A masked Kashmiri protester throws an Iron grill towards Indian policemen during a protest in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. Protesters seeking end of Indian rule clashed with government forces at several places in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Thursday. The disputed Himalayan region has remained under security lockdown and separatist sponsored shutdown after some of the largest protests in recent years were sparked by the killing of a popular rebel commander on July 8. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Protesters pose for a picture backdropped by a giant Venezuelan national flag as they gather for the “taking of Caracas” march in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Sept 1, 2016. Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro promise to flood the streets of Caracas Thursday in a major test of their strength and the government’s ability to tolerate growing dissent. The march aims to pressure electoral authorities to allow a recall referendum against Maduro this year. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Cedar Key police chief Virgil Sandlin checks on the downtown area as Hurricane Hermine nears the Florida coast, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Cedar Key, Fla. Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
A statue of an angel is hit by a ray of sun as Pope Francis celebrates a vesper prayer in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. This year, the Sept. 1 day of prayer for the planet falls during Francis’ Holy Year of Mercy, a yearlong focus on the church’s merciful side. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Shamier Little from the U.S reacts after winning the women’s 400m hurdles race during the IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting in the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
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