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In this Feb. 15, 2017 photo provided by Save the Children, Dr. Jill Biden speaks with students Gus Mathis, right, and Cole Swindle, during Biden's visit with Save the Children at Linden Elementary School in Linden, Tenn. Biden, educator and wife of former Vice President Joe Biden, was named board chair of Save the Children, which focuses on the health, education and safety of kids, announced Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (Shawn Millsaps/Save the Children via AP)
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From left, Jim McMahon, the recipient of the Davey O'Brien Legends Award, Deshaun Watson of Clemson University, the recipient of the O'Brien national quarterback award, and Anna Connolly of J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas, the recipient of the High School Scholarship, attend a press conference before the annual Davey O'Brien award ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Watson was presented his second consecutive Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's top quarterback. (Joyce Marshall/Star-Telegram via AP)
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From left, Scott Murray, the recipient of the Charles Ringler Founder's Award, Jim McMahon, the recipient of the Davey O'Brien Legends Award, Deshaun Watson of Clemson University, the recipient of the O'Brien national quarterback award, and Anna Connolly of J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas, the recipient of the High School Scholarship, attend a press conference before the annual Davey O'Brien award ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Watson was presented his second consecutive Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's top quarterback. (Joyce Marshall/Star-Telegram via AP)
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In this Feb. 14, 2017 photo, fourth-graders Jazyre Guzman, left, and Zariah Thomas, right, create tin foil hearts as part of the Love Wins Friendship Day at Chamberlain Elementary school in New Britain, Conn. The program is designed to deal with the problem of social isolation and teach students about empathy. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)
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In this Feb. 14, 2017 photo, teacher Craig Muzzy reads a story about peer pressure to students at the Chamberlain Elementary School in New Britain, Conn., as part of the Love Wins program's Friendship Day. The emotional-learning program is designed to deal with the problem of social isolation and teach students about empathy. (AP Photo/Pat Eaton-Robb)
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Florida State forward Brandon Allen misses a shot against Boston College forward A.J. Turner in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Florida State defeated Boston College 104-72. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
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Florida State guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes (22) and center Michael Ojo defend Boston College forward Mo Jeffers (15) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Florida State defeated Boston College 104-72. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
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Florida State forward Jarquez Smith dunks against Boston College in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Florida State defeated Boston College 104-72. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
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Florida State guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes steals the ball from Boston College guard Ky Bowman in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Florida State defeated Boston College 104-72. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
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Florida State guard Trent Forrest shoots in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Boston College in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Florida State defeated Boston College 104-72. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
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Boston College head coach Jim Christian, left, and Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton greet before an NCAA college basketball game in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
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Florida State forward Jonathan Issac scores two points on a dunk over Boston College guard Jordan Chatman in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
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Mississippi State guard Dominique Dillingham (00) and the rest of the Mississippi State bench reacts as a teammate scores a basket late in a NCAA college basketball game against Texas A&M, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Craft)
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FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2017, photo, a painting by David Pulphus is shown hung in a hallway displaying paintings by high school students selected by their member of congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. The office of Missouri Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay has announced he intends to file a federal lawsuit Tuesday over the removal of a constituent's painting from its Capitol Hill display. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson)
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In this Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 photo, Capital Day School headmaster Tim Corkran, left, and students, Olivia Moore, Jill Jacobs, Jared Winters, Ana Razavi, teacher Audrey Bebensee and Diksha Satish pose with their $20,000 prize in Frankfort, Ky. The eighth-graders won a national app design competition sponsored by Verizon. (Alfred Miller/The State Journal via AP)
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Once seen as a luxury of the corporate world, private planes are becoming increasingly common at U.S. colleges and universities as schools try to attract athletes, raise money and reward coaches with jet-set vacations. Iowa State University President Steven Leath, a pilot, acknowledged last year that he used a school plane for trips that mixed personal and university business, a practice that came to light after he damaged the aircraft in a hard landing. (Bloomington Normal Airport Authority via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2015, file photo, Owen Labrie listens to prosecutors before being sentenced in Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H. Labrie was convicted of sexually assaulting a younger prep school classmate in 2014 and was sentenced to jail. A hearing is scheduled to start Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2107, to determine if he school should get a new trial on charges of using a computer to lure the underage student for sex and assaulting her. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, Pool, File)
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In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo, Milo Yiannopoulos speaks on campus in the Mathematics building at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo. (Jeremy Papasso/Daily Camera via AP, File)
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In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 photo, a sensor, bottom left, is seen on the front of a driverless shuttle bus on display at the Riverside EpiCenter in Austell, Ga. Self-driving vehicles could begin tooling down a bustling Atlanta street full of cars, buses, bicyclists and college students, as the city vies with other communities nationwide to test the emerging technology. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 photo, a driverless shuttle sits on display at the Riverside EpiCenter in Austell, Ga. Self-driving vehicles could begin tooling down a bustling Atlanta street full of cars, buses, bicyclists and college students, as the city vies with other communities nationwide to test the emerging technology. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
