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FILE - In this May 31, 2002, file photo, children from a local elementary school, dressed as the character Cat in the Hat, perform songs next to a newly installed sculpture of Dr. Seuss characters, Thing 1 and Thing 2, during a memorial dedication in author Theodore Geisel's hometown of Springfield, Mass. Tourism and economic development officials in February 2017 re-branded the western Massachusetts region known as the "Pioneer Valley," which includes Springfield and generally covers the Massachusetts portion of the Connecticut River Valley, as "West Mass." (AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri, File)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017people gather before the Torch Parade on the Greek island of Naxos. Almost 2,000 people took part in the procession of young men and women with faces painted to resemble black-and-white masks wear white sheets and hold torches on long poles. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 two men sing and dance during the Torch Parade on the Greek island of Naxos. Almost 2,000 people took part in the procession of young men and women with faces painted to resemble black-and-white masks wear white sheets and hold torches on long poles. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 children with faces painted to resemble black-and-white masks wear white sheets and hold torches on long poles, as they sing during the Torch Parade on the Greek island of Naxos. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 young men and women with faces painted to resemble black-and-white masks wear white sheets and hold torches on long poles take part at the Torch Parade on the Greek island of Naxos. About 2,000 people took part at the famous, and very popular, Lampadiforia (Torch Parade). (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 young men and women with faces painted to resemble black-and-white masks wear white sheets and hold torches on long poles take part at the Torch Parade on the Greek island of Naxos. About 2,000 people took part at the famous, and very popular, Lampadiforia (Torch Parade). (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 young men and women with faces painted to resemble black-and-white masks wear white sheets and hold torches on long poles take part at the Torch Parade on the Greek island of Naxos. About 2,000 people took part at the famous, and very popular, Lampadiforia (Torch Parade). (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 a couple watches the Torch Parade on the Greek island of Naxos. Almost 2,000 people took part in the procession of young men and women with faces painted to resemble black-and-white masks wear white sheets and hold torches on long poles. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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A guest, second left, reacts as he attends a traditional Carnival ball at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. In stark contrast to the hundreds of hard-charging street parties across Rio that are open to anyone, the "Baile do Copa" bills itself as a fairytale event where the country's elite can see and be seen in a hotel known for both opulence and a lengthy tradition of welcoming world leaders and stars. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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A masked guest attends a traditional Carnival ball at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. In stark contrast to the hundreds of hard-charging street parties across Rio that are open to anyone, the "Baile do Copa" bills itself as a fairytale event where the country's elite can see and be seen in a hotel known for both opulence and a lengthy tradition of welcoming world leaders and stars. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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A couple dances during a traditional Carnival ball at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. In stark contrast to the hundreds of hard-charging street parties across Rio that are open to anyone, the "Baile do Copa" bills itself as a fairytale event where the country's elite can see and be seen in a hotel known for both opulence and a lengthy tradition of welcoming world leaders and stars. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Guests enjoy a traditional Carnival ball at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. In stark contrast to the hundreds of hard-charging street parties across Rio that are open to anyone, the "Baile do Copa" bills itself as a fairytale event where the country's elite can see and be seen in a hotel known for both opulence and a lengthy tradition of welcoming world leaders and stars. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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A guest wearing a mask attends a traditional Carnival ball at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. In stark contrast to the hundreds of hard-charging street parties across Rio that are open to anyone, the "Baile do Copa" bills itself as a fairytale event where the country's elite can see and be seen in a hotel known for both opulence and a lengthy tradition of welcoming world leaders and stars. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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People on the sidewalk watch guests arriving to a traditional Carnival ball at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. In stark contrast to the hundreds of hard-charging street parties across Rio that are open to anyone, the "Baile do Copa" bills itself as a fairytale event where the country's elite can see and be seen in a hotel known for both opulence and a lengthy tradition of welcoming world leaders and stars. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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A guest in a costume walks on the red carpet as she arrives to a traditional Carnival ball at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. In stark contrast to the hundreds of hard-charging street parties across Rio that are open to anyone, the "Baile do Copa" bills itself as a fairytale event where the country's elite can see and be seen in a hotel known for both opulence and a lengthy tradition of welcoming world leaders and stars. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Guests walk on the red carpet as they arrive to a traditional Carnival ball at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. In stark contrast to the hundreds of hard-charging street parties across Rio that are open to anyone, the "Baile do Copa" bills itself as a fairytale event where the country's elite can see and be seen in a hotel known for both opulence and a lengthy tradition of welcoming world leaders and stars. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Guests walk on the red carpet as they arrive to a traditional Carnival ball at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. In stark contrast to the hundreds of hard-charging street parties across Rio that are open to anyone, the "Baile do Copa" bills itself as a fairytale event where the country's elite can see and be seen in a hotel known for both opulence and a lengthy tradition of welcoming world leaders and stars. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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A guest in a costume poses for the photo as she enjoys a traditional Carnival ball at the Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. In stark contrast to the hundreds of hard-charging street parties across Rio that are open to anyone, the "Baile do Copa" bills itself as a fairytale event where the country's elite can see and be seen in a hotel known for both opulence and a lengthy tradition of welcoming world leaders and stars. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Tyrrell Hatton, of England, reacts to a putt on the second hole during the third round of the Honda Classic golf tournament, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Rickie Fowler acknowledges the crowd after finishing the third round of the Honda Classic golf tournament, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)