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A small field of sunflowers is pictured in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Pedro Pinotes of Angola competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke heat at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Teammates shower Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz with play money in the dugout after his two-run homer during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, in Cincinnati, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Rescuers work in a destroyed apartment building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A worker checks on new cars parked in a lot at the International Car Operators terminal in the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Archaeologist Jose Aliaga works at the site where city workers discovered ancient remains, from the pre-Inca Chancay culture, and artifacts as workers were digging a natural gas line for the company Calidda in the district of Puente Piedra on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
A demonstrator holds a candle while wearing a "wanted" sign of Heath Minister Mario Lugones on his forehead during a demonstration to demand better salaries and increased funding for the Garrahan pediatric public Hospital, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Youths attend a profession of faith moment led by Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, as part the weeklong Jubilee celebration for young Catholics, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Palestinians mourn around the body of a man killed while trying to reach aid trucks entering northern Gaza through the Zikim crossing with Israel, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped into Zawaida in central Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
New York Police officers salute as the hearse carrying the casket of NYPD officer Didarul Islam passes after his funeral, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura )
Annette Echikunwoke takes a throw during the hammer throw finals during the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore.,Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
New cars are parked in a lot at the International Car Operators terminal in the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
A small field of sunflowers is pictured in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Pedro Pinotes of Angola competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke heat at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Teammates shower Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz with play money in the dugout after his two-run homer during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, in Cincinnati, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Rescuers work in a destroyed apartment building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A worker checks on new cars parked in a lot at the International Car Operators terminal in the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Archaeologist Jose Aliaga works at the site where city workers discovered ancient remains, from the pre-Inca Chancay culture, and artifacts as workers were digging a natural gas line for the company Calidda in the district of Puente Piedra on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
A demonstrator holds a candle while wearing a "wanted" sign of Heath Minister Mario Lugones on his forehead during a demonstration to demand better salaries and increased funding for the Garrahan pediatric public Hospital, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Youths attend a profession of faith moment led by Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, as part the weeklong Jubilee celebration for young Catholics, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Palestinians mourn around the body of a man killed while trying to reach aid trucks entering northern Gaza through the Zikim crossing with Israel, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped into Zawaida in central Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
New York Police officers salute as the hearse carrying the casket of NYPD officer Didarul Islam passes after his funeral, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura )
Annette Echikunwoke takes a throw during the hammer throw finals during the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore.,Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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A small field of sunflowers is pictured in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Pedro Pinotes of Angola competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke heat at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Teammates shower Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz with play money in the dugout after his two-run homer during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, in Cincinnati, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Rescuers work in a destroyed apartment building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A worker checks on new cars parked in a lot at the International Car Operators terminal in the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Archaeologist Jose Aliaga works at the site where city workers discovered ancient remains, from the pre-Inca Chancay culture, and artifacts as workers were digging a natural gas line for the company Calidda in the district of Puente Piedra on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
A demonstrator holds a candle while wearing a "wanted" sign of Heath Minister Mario Lugones on his forehead during a demonstration to demand better salaries and increased funding for the Garrahan pediatric public Hospital, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Youths attend a profession of faith moment led by Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, as part the weeklong Jubilee celebration for young Catholics, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Palestinians mourn around the body of a man killed while trying to reach aid trucks entering northern Gaza through the Zikim crossing with Israel, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped into Zawaida in central Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
New York Police officers salute as the hearse carrying the casket of NYPD officer Didarul Islam passes after his funeral, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura )
Annette Echikunwoke takes a throw during the hammer throw finals during the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore.,Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
New cars are parked in a lot at the International Car Operators terminal in the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
A small field of sunflowers is pictured in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Pedro Pinotes of Angola competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke heat at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Teammates shower Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz with play money in the dugout after his two-run homer during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, in Cincinnati, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Rescuers work in a destroyed apartment building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A worker checks on new cars parked in a lot at the International Car Operators terminal in the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Archaeologist Jose Aliaga works at the site where city workers discovered ancient remains, from the pre-Inca Chancay culture, and artifacts as workers were digging a natural gas line for the company Calidda in the district of Puente Piedra on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
A demonstrator holds a candle while wearing a "wanted" sign of Heath Minister Mario Lugones on his forehead during a demonstration to demand better salaries and increased funding for the Garrahan pediatric public Hospital, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Youths attend a profession of faith moment led by Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, as part the weeklong Jubilee celebration for young Catholics, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Palestinians mourn around the body of a man killed while trying to reach aid trucks entering northern Gaza through the Zikim crossing with Israel, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped into Zawaida in central Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
New York Police officers salute as the hearse carrying the casket of NYPD officer Didarul Islam passes after his funeral, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura )
Annette Echikunwoke takes a throw during the hammer throw finals during the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore.,Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
