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Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Sharona Durry watches as the Jewish Federation holds a 'Stand Against Hate' rally at Independence Hall, to protest the recent vandalism of Jewish cemeteries as well as hate crimes, Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Philadelphia. (David Swanson /The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
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Gov. Tom Wolf wears a yarmulke after speaking at the Jewish Federation as they hold a 'Stand Against Hate' rally at Independence Hall to protest the recent vandalism of Jewish cemeteries as well as hate crimes, Thursday March 2, 2017. (David Swanson /The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
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Rev. Ruth Santana-Grace, center, stands with other religious leaders as the Jewish Federation holds a 'Stand Against Hate' rally at Independence Hall, to protest the recent vandalism of Jewish cemeteries as well as hate crimes, Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Philadelphia. (David Swanson /The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
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Attendees spill out onto the sidewalk in front of the First Baptist Church of Riddle during a service held after a fatal home fire in the town earlier in the day, Wednesday night, March 1, 2017, in Riddle, Ore. Several children died in a house fire Wednesday in an Oregon timber town and their mother, her husband and a 13-year-old sibling were critically injured, a sheriff's official said. The cause of the blaze did not appear suspicious, but an investigation was continuing, authorities said. (Michael Sullivan/The News-Review via AP)
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In this Feb. 25, 2017 image made from video, Betsy Crapps is interviewed before the Mom Prom at St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church in Canton Township, Mich. Crapps is the founder of Mom Prom, an annual event at which women don their old prom, bridesmaid or wedding dresses and gather in the church's gym for a night of dancing, drinking and togetherness, with proceeds going to charity. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
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In this Feb. 25, 2017 image made from video, Traci Hofmann shows off the "Tackiest Dress" award she won at the Mom Prom held at St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church in Canton Township, Mich. Mom Prom is an annual event at which women don their old prom, bridesmaid or wedding dresses and gather for an evening of charitable revelry at the suburban Detroit church. (AP Photo/Mike Householder) (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
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In this Feb. 25, 2017 image made from video, Betsy Crapps, left, and her daughter, Katherine Crapps, pose for a photo before the Mom Prom at St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church in Canton Township, Mich. Founder Betsy Crapps hosted the latest installment of the Mom Prom this past weekend, providing dozens of friends, friends of friends and complete strangers with three hours’ worth of escapist fun to benefit St. Vincent De Paul. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
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In this Feb. 25, 2017 image made from video, Deana Michalak smiles after being named queen of the Mom Prom at St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church in Canton Township, Mich. Mom Prom is an annual event at which women don their old prom, bridesmaid or wedding dresses and gather for an evening of charitable revelry at the suburban Detroit church. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
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Diana Mayhew, president of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, said "the festival's job always is to continue celebration beyond the blooms and beyond the Tidal Basin." (Julia Brouillette/The Washington Times)
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Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Basilica of Saint Sabina in Rome Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Pope Francis is marking Ash Wednesday with prayer and a solemn procession between two churches on one of ancient Rome's seven hills. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Basilica of Saint Sabina in Rome Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Pope Francis is marking Ash Wednesday with prayer and a solemn procession between two churches on one of ancient Rome's seven hills. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Cardinal Jozef Tomko, left, puts ashes on Pope Francis' forehead at the Basilica of Saint Sabina in Rome Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Pope Francis is marking Ash Wednesday with prayer and a solemn procession between two churches on one of ancient Rome's seven hills. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 5 AND THEREAFTER - In a Feb. 19, 2017 photo, congregants join in the worship during Sunday morning services at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. In honor of Black History Month, part of Rev. C.W. Crawford's message to the congregation was on the role the church has played within the community as the first established Black church in Orange, and the part it continues to play in bettering the lives of those within the community. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 5 AND THEREAFTER - In a Feb. 19, 2017 photo, the youth choir sings during Sunday morning services at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. In honor of Black History Month, part of Rev. C.W. Crawford's message to the congregation was on the role the church has played within the community as the first established Black church in Orange, and the part it continues to play in bettering the lives of those within the community. (Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP)
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Los Angeles Kings goalie Ben Bishop, left, stops a shot from Calgary Flames' Sean Monahan during first period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alberta, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Los Angeles Kings goalie Ben Bishop, left, stops a shot from Calgary Flames' Johnny Gaudreau during second period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alberta, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
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The Jewish Community Center is seen in Tarrytown, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. The latest in a wave of bomb threat hoaxes called into more than 20 Jewish community centers and schools across the country has again put administrators in the position of having to decide whether a threatening message on the other end of a phone line was enough to evacuate. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **
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The Jewish Community Center is seen in Tarrytown, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. The latest in a wave of bomb threat hoaxes called into more than 20 Jewish community centers and schools across the country has again put administrators in the position of having to decide whether a threatening message on the other end of a phone line was enough to evacuate. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)