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Firefighters investigate the scene after a single-engine aircraft crashed into a building across the Merrimack River from Lawrence Municipal Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Methuen, Mass. According to police, the pilot of the home-built plane was killed, while no one in the building was hurt. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Debris marks the spots Wednesday, March 1, 2017, where Tuesday's tornado destroyed homes in Perryville, Mo. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

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Buffalo Sabres defenseman Dmitry Kulikov, front, of Russia, reaches out to catch the puck as Colorado Avalanche left wing Matt Nieto pursues during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, in Denver. The Avalanche won 5-3. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Debris rest on the ground after a storm moved through Naplate, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Tornadoes touched down in the upper Midwest and northern Arkansas on Tuesday. (Chris Yucus/NewsTribune via AP)

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Firefighters stand near a home that was damaged during a storm in Ottawa, Ill., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Tornadoes touched down in the upper Midwest and northern Arkansas on Tuesday, in a spring-like storm system. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune via AP)

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Emergency crews work the site where several structures were heavily damaged in downtown Naplate, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has activated the state's emergency operations center as local officials reported damage from tornados spawned by a late-winter storm system. (Allen Cunningham/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

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Part of a tree rests on a home after it was damaged during a storm in Ottawa, Ill., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Tornadoes touched down in the upper Midwest and northern Arkansas on Tuesday, in a spring-like storm system. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune via AP)

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Firefighters work the site of a damaged area in Ottawa, Ill., after a tornado moved through the area Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has activated the state's emergency operations center as local officials reported damage from tornados spawned by a late-winter storm system. (Allen Cunningham/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

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Maria Ivanovna receives humanitarian aid from the charitable foundation of Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, whose vast wealth is founded on the industrial output of Donetsk coal-rich region. The foundation said this month that its work in the region was paralyzed after rebels blocked access to the relief warehouse. (Associated Press/File)

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Philadelphia Flyers' Steve Mason, left, and Wayne Simmonds celebrate after an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 4-0. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Philadelphia Flyers' Wayne Simmonds, from right, Shayne Gostisbehere and Claude Giroux celebrate after Simmonds' goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 4-0. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Carolina Hurricanes' Joakim Nordstrom (42) and Florida Panthers' Nick Bjugstad go for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Florida Panthers' Jaromir Jagr (68) is congratulated after scoring a goal during the first period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Florida Panthers' Michael Matheson (19) and Carolina Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho (20) go for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (16) scores against Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) during the shootout in an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Sunrise, Fla. The Panthers defeated the Hurricanes 3-2. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Colorado Avalanche's Rene Bourque (17) tries to get a shot past Philadelphia Flyers' Steve Mason (35) as Mark Streit (32) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Colorado Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen, right, cannot get a penalty shot past Philadelphia Flyers' Steve Mason during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Illustration on North Korea strategies by Linas GArsys/The Washington Times

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Lightning flashes in storm clouds over the village of Dunlap, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. A spring-like storm churning across the Midwest poses a risk of more bad weather for millions of people. (Ron Johnson/Journal Star via AP)

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This photo provided by Tim Creedon shows his baseball and a hailstone that fell in the backyard of Creedon's home in Ottawa, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has activated the state's emergency operations center as local officials reported damage from tornados spawned by a late-winter storm system. (Tim Creedon via AP)