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Matt Ludwig competes in the pole vault finals during the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore.,Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Andrey Rublev, of Russia, hits a backhand to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, of Spain, during their match at the National Bank Open men's tennis tournament in Toronto, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez reacts while being doused by teammate Victor Robles to celebrate a win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Australia's Harry Wilson is tackled by Tadhg Beirne, right, and Jac Morgan of the British & Irish Lions during the third and final rugby union test between the Lions and the Wallabies in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Coconut is pushed through the breakers during the World Dog Surfing Championships Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Pacifica, Calif. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard)
Tees are pinned in the hair of Lydia Ko of New Zealand during the third round of the Women's British Open golf championship, at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Wales, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Children play inside floating balloons in the Cismigiu park in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children play before a circus performance on mid-year break in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025.(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Circus performers wait for the start of the Karandash-Fest, a street festival of circus performers, in Staritsa, Tver region, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
Stranded passengers sit in vehicles as a car is stuck in a landslide during heavy downpour blocking a national highway, near Rishikesh, India, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Pope Leo XIV holds a Mass with young people participating in the Youths Jubilee at the Tor Vergata field in Rome, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Young people wake up after spending the night at the Tor Vergata field in Rome as they participate in the Youths Jubilee, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People dress in costumes attend the mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin , Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
A bird flies past the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Monday, August 4, 2025 as Japan will mark 80th anniversary of the WWII U.S. atomic bombing on August 6. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Relatives of victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion stand on the ladder of a firetruck, holding portraits of their loved ones and a giant Lebanese flag, during a gathering marking the fifth anniversary of the massive blast, outside the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
President Donald Trump is seen in the window of Marine One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Secret Service agents stand watch at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A Palestinian carries the body of a man killed while trying to receive aid near a distribution center operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in Netzarim, in the Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachutes into Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Matt Ludwig competes in the pole vault finals during the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore.,Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Andrey Rublev, of Russia, hits a backhand to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, of Spain, during their match at the National Bank Open men's tennis tournament in Toronto, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez reacts while being doused by teammate Victor Robles to celebrate a win over the Texas Rangers in a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Australia's Harry Wilson is tackled by Tadhg Beirne, right, and Jac Morgan of the British & Irish Lions during the third and final rugby union test between the Lions and the Wallabies in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Coconut is pushed through the breakers during the World Dog Surfing Championships Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Pacifica, Calif. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard)
Tees are pinned in the hair of Lydia Ko of New Zealand during the third round of the Women's British Open golf championship, at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Porthcawl, Wales, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Children play inside floating balloons in the Cismigiu park in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children play before a circus performance on mid-year break in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025.(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Circus performers wait for the start of the Karandash-Fest, a street festival of circus performers, in Staritsa, Tver region, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
Stranded passengers sit in vehicles as a car is stuck in a landslide during heavy downpour blocking a national highway, near Rishikesh, India, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Pope Leo XIV holds a Mass with young people participating in the Youths Jubilee at the Tor Vergata field in Rome, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Young people wake up after spending the night at the Tor Vergata field in Rome as they participate in the Youths Jubilee, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People dress in costumes attend the mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin , Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
A bird flies past the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Monday, August 4, 2025 as Japan will mark 80th anniversary of the WWII U.S. atomic bombing on August 6. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Relatives of victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion stand on the ladder of a firetruck, holding portraits of their loved ones and a giant Lebanese flag, during a gathering marking the fifth anniversary of the massive blast, outside the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
President Donald Trump is seen in the window of Marine One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Secret Service agents stand watch at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Lehigh Valley International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A Palestinian carries the body of a man killed while trying to receive aid near a distribution center operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in Netzarim, in the Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachutes into Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
