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President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump with him, responds, "We'll see," as he is asked a question about attacking North Korea after the Trump's attended services at St. John's Church in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. The president last week named today a National Day of Prayer for victims of Hurricane Harvey. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

China, Brazil spark global trade war over biofuels

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sri Lankan leader will protect general accused of war crimes

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI - Associated Press

Brazil's Gabriel Jesus, right, and Taison train in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017. Brazil will face Ecuador in a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match on Aug. 31. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil coach confirms: Coutinho on bench; Willian will start

Associated Press

The Sri Lanka embassy stands in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. Human rights groups in South America are alleging war crimes violations in lawsuits filed against a former Sri Lankan general who is now his Asian nation’s ambassador to Brazil and five other countries in Latin America. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Sri Lankan ambassador, accused of war crimes, leaves Brazil

By PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press

Veterans make up about 19 percent of the corn ethanol workforce, according to federal Energy Department figures — the largest percentage of veterans in any energy subsector of the U.S. economy. (Associated Press/File)

Brazil may place tariff on U.S. ethanol

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Thursday, March. 23, 2017 file photo, Brazil's Paulinho celebrates his hat trick during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Uruguay in Montevideo, Uruguay. Barcelona says it has reached a deal with Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande to buy Brazil midfielder Paulinho for 40 million euros ($47 million). (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Barca to sign Brazil midfielder Paulinho from Chinese club

Associated Press

This July 28, 2017 photo shows former Tite assistant and Corinthians soccer coach Fabio Carille during an interview before leading his team's training session in Sao Paulo, Brazil. After three months in charge, the new coach won his first title; the Sao Paulo state championship trophy. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Spotlight: Carille emerging from Tite shadow at Corinthians

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Brazilian soccer star Neymar blows a kiss during a press conference in Paris Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Neymar arrived in Paris on Friday the day after he became the most expensive player in soccer history when completing his blockbuster transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona for 222 million euros ($262 million).(AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Neymar latest chapter in long Brazilian tradition at PSG

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

FC Barcelona's Neymar arrives at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. Neymar has arrived at Barcelona's training grounds amid widespread rumors that the Brazil striker could make a record-breaking move to Paris Saint-Germain. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

The Latest: Neymar looking to take PSG to the top

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In this Saturday, May 9, 2015, file photo, FC Barcelona's Neymar celebrates after scoring against Real Sociedad during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona said Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, Neymar's 222 million euros ($262 million) release clause must be paid in full if the Brazil striker wants to leave. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Neymar’s long road to soccer transfer history

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

US church denies former members’ allegations of forced labor

By MITCH WEISS - Associated Press

United States defender Julie Ertz (8) scores a goal past Brazil goalkeeper Barbara, left, as Brazil defender Adnressinha (17) defends during the second half of a Tournament of Nations women's soccer match Sunday, July 30, 2017, in San Diego. The United States won, 4-3. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Julie Ertz caps late US comeback in 4-3 win over Brazil

Associated Press

Brazil midfielder Camila, left, and forward Marta, right, watch as teammate Jucinara (22) moves the ball against Japan forward Yuka Momiki, center-left, in the second half of a Tournament of Nations women's soccer match, Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Seattle. The match ended in a 1-1 tie. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Marta mentors Brazilian and Orlando Pride teammate Camila

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 4, 2016 file photo, Sugar loaf mountain and Guanabara bay are seen behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio organizers promised to clean up polluted Guanabara Bay in their winning bid in 2009. During the Olympics, officials used stop-gap measures to keep floating sofas, logs, and dead animals from crashing into boats during the sailing events. Since the Olympics, the bankrupt state of Rio de Janeiro has ceased major efforts to clean the bay, with the unwelcome stench usually drifting along the highway from the international airport. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Rio’s Olympics 1 year later: The good, the bad and the ugly

By STEPHEN WADE and RENATA BRITO - Associated Press

Brazil church rejects abuse claims detailed in AP stories

By PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this 2012 photo provided by a former member of the church, Word of Faith Fellowship leader Jane Whaley, center left, holds a member's infant daughter, accompanied by her husband, Sam, right, and others during a ceremony in the church's compound in Spindale, N.C. In July 2017, Brazilian federal police told AP the justice department has asked for 2012 inquiry to be reopened into complaints that Word of Faith Fellowship’s two churches in the country were illegally sending minors to the United States. (AP Photo)

US, Brazil investigate sect accused of abuse, trafficking

By HOLBROOK MOHR and MITCH WEISS and PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR USE TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-In this Thursday, March 30, 2017 photo, Juliana Oliveira, a former member of the Word of Faith Fellowship, cries during an interview in Betim, Brazil. &quot;When you are in a cult, you don't know you are in a cult because little by little it all becomes ‘normal,’&quot; said Oliveira. &quot;It's like a frog in a pot of water. By the time it's boiling, he can't jump out.&quot; (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

AP: Brazilians detail abuses by US church, shattered lives

By PETER PRENGAMAN and MITCH WEISS and HOLBROOK MOHR - Associated Press

Brazil’s 1982 World Cup goalkeeper dies after heart attack

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, JULY 24, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-This Wednesday, March 29, 2017 photo shows Ana Albuquerque, 25, during an interview in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Albuquerque traveled to the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindale, N.C., from Brazil 11 times over the course of more than a decade, starting at age 5 with her parents. Over time, she said she witnessed so much screaming and shoving to &quot;expunge devils&quot; that she began to see the behavior as normal. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

“They kept us as slaves”: AP reveals claims against church

By MITCH WEISS and HOLBROOK MOHR and PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press