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Penn State's Mike Watkins (24) dunks against Purdue during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in State College, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
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Rep. Scott Taylor is introduced at the start of a town hall meeting held at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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Audience members react to a question asked by an audience member during a town hall meeting held by Rep. Scott Taylor at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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Rep. Scott Taylor answers a question by an audience member during a town hall meeting at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) ** FILE **
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Rep. Scott Taylor during a town hall meeting at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) ** FILE **
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Deb Wolf, a high school science instructional coach who helps teachers in Sioux Falls, S.D., schools write science curriculum, poses for a photo in Sioux Falls on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. South Dakota legislators are weighing whether to let teachers decide how much skepticism to work into lessons on contentious scientific topics such as evolution and climate change. (AP Photo/James Nord)
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FILE - This Feb. 9, 2017, photo, Sen. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, left, and Sen. Ralph Okerlund, R- Monroe, right, look on from the Senate floor, at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers took the first step Tuesday, Feb. 21, to get rid of a state law that bans the "advocacy of homosexuality" in schools, a move driven by a court challenge from gay rights groups. Adams, who is sponsoring the proposal, said the replacement makes it clear that the state does not want teachers to promote sex outside marriage when they present opt-in, abstinence-based sex education. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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Sen. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, right, speaks with Sen. Howard A. Stephenson, R-Salt Lake, left, on the Senate floor Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers took the first step Tuesday to get rid of a state law that bans the "advocacy of homosexuality" in schools, a move driven by a court challenge from gay rights groups. Adams, who is sponsoring the proposal, said the replacement makes it clear that the state does not want teachers to promote sex outside marriage when they present opt-in, abstinence-based sex education. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Owen Labrie enters the Merrimack County Superior court with his attorney Robin Melone during the first day of a hearing on whether he deserves a new trial, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 in Concord, N.H. Labrie claims his trial lawyers failed to challenge the felony charge. He was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate as part of a game of sexual conquest at St. Paul's School but was convicted of a felony computer charge requiring him to register as a sex offender. (Geoff Forester /The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)
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Owen Labrie speaks with his attorney Robin Melone during the first day of a hearing on whether he deserves a new trial, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 in Concord, N.H. Labrie claims his trial lawyers failed to challenge the felony charge. He was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate as part of a game of sexual conquest at St. Paul's School but was convicted of a felony computer charge requiring him to register as a sex offender. (Geoff Forester /The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)
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Attorney Jaye Rancourt is sworn in during the first day of a hearing for Owen Labrie on whether he deserves a new trial, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 in Concord, N.H. Labrie claims his trial lawyers failed to challenge the felony charge. He was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate as part of a game of sexual conquest at St. Paul's School but was convicted of a felony computer charge requiring him to register as a sex offender. (Geoff Forester /The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)
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Owen Labrie listens to testimony at the Merrimack County Superior Court during the first day of a hearing on whether he deserves a new trial, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 in Concord, N.H. Labrie claims his trial lawyers failed to challenge the felony charge. He was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate as part of a game of sexual conquest at St. Paul's School but was convicted of a felony computer charge requiring him to register as a sex offender. (Geoff Forester /The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)
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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)
