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Alberto Iber has lost his position as principal at North Miami Senior High School after he posted a comment on Facebook that was supportive of the white police officer caught on video pushing a young black girl to the ground in an incident at a community pool in McKinney, Texas. (NBC 6)
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Paulette Vaughan Porter-Stransky, right, helps ring the bell at Sweet Briar College in Amherst, Va., on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. The Supreme Court of Virginia has tapped the brakes on Sweet Briar College's planned closure, concluding that the debate on the demise of the 114-year-old women's college is far from over. (Autumn Parry/News & Daily Advance via AP)
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Trinecia Blacklock, a fifth-grader at Link Elementary School, was overlooked at her elementary school's graduation after officials forgot to call her name and failed to put up a ramp so she could cross the stage in her wheelchair with the other students. (KHOU)
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert departs the federal courthouse Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in Chicago after his arraignment on federal charges that he broke federal banking laws and lied about the money when questioned by the FBI. The indictment two weeks ago alleged Hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to someone from his days as a high school teacher not to reveal a secret about past misconduct. (AP Photo/Christian K. Lee)
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The Nationals drafted Iona College pitcher Mariano Rivera Jr. , son of former New York Yankees All-Star closer Mariano Rivera on Tuesday in the fourth round of the baseball draft. (Iona College Athletics)
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From left, Amy Sanchez, Tyrell Lopez, Nikki Thomas and Gabby Jonsson act during a college possible class at Papillion-La Vista High School, on June 2, 2015, in Omaha, Neb. The nonprofit College Possible worked with students in helping them learn about college majors, social life and professional communication. (Kent Sievers,The World-Herald via AP)
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College Possible coaches Seth Rueter, left and Alex Rongen talk about how behave on social media during a college possible class at Papillion-La Vista High School, on June 2, 2015, in Omaha, Neb. The nonprofit College Possible worked with students in helping them learn about college majors, social life and professional communication. (Kent Sievers,The World-Herald via AP)
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert arrives at the federal courthouse, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in Chicago for his arraignment on federal charges that he broke federal banking laws and lied about the money when questioned by the FBI. The indictment two weeks ago alleged Hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to someone from his days as a high school teacher not to reveal a secret about past misconduct. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Taylor Cummings led Maryland to the school's 12th national title in women's lacrosse and 21-1 overall record.
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Philip Rivers [NFL Quarterback] Rivers, a devout Roman Catholic, has seven children with his high school sweetheart Tiffany Rivers. Both are very active in the Catholic church and keep religion close in their family. Rivers speaks to young people about spirituality and the importance of abstaining from premarital sex.
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The Little Darlings strip club in Las Vegas is trying to lure recent high school graduates into the sex industry by advertising exotic dancing as a good way to pay for college. (Fox 5 Vegas)
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Newly minted local college graduates take part in the annual Toss Your Caps class photo Friday, May 8, 2015, on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**
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President Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden visited with Vivian Bailey last week at the White House, which took notice of her commitment to community service. Ms. Bailey, who lives in Columbia, Maryland, took her first school field trip to the nation's capital at age 97, nearly 80 years after she graduated from segregated schools in Oklahoma. (White House)
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College students jammed the beaches of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1979. By the late 1960s, residents who had concerns about traffic, public drunkenness and risky behavior became even more vexed by an increase in illicit drug use. When MTV began broadcasting antics to the rest of the nation, the party in Fort Lauderdale was over. (Associated Press)
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Teens from Chicago and elsewhere vied in district competitions to advance to the Cooking Up Change final in Washington. (Healthy Schools Campaign/Cooking up Change photographs)
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For the first time, D.C. public school students will participate in Cooking Up Change. They will compete against eight other teams to prepare the most delicious, well-rounded meal.
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A tour group walks through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., in this Aug. 30, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
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Parents of graduating students at a North Carolina high school are speaking out after Pastor Scott Carpenter reportedly made anti-gay comments during a speech Sunday at the school's baccalaureate service. (WBTV)
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Texas lawmakers passed the "campus carry" bill May 30, 2015, which will allow students at public universities to bring personal firearms on campus. (Image: University of Texas at Austin, Facebook) ** FILE **
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Della Curry, the former kitchen manager at Dakota Valley Elementary School in Aurora, is out of work after she gave away free lunches to students who didn't have any money. (CBS4)