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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo releases his proposed state budget during a news conference at the Executive Mansion in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Cuomo said his latest state budget proposal aims to help the middle class by making college more affordable, reducing taxes and helping families pay for child care. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo releases his proposed state budget during a news conference at the Executive Mansion in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday Jan. 17, 2017. Cuomo said his latest state budget proposal aims to help the middle class by making college more affordable, reducing taxes and helping families pay for child care. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo releases his proposed state budget during a news conference at the Executive Mansion in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Cuomo said his latest state budget proposal aims to help the middle class by making college more affordable, reducing taxes and helping families pay for child care. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo releases his proposed state budget during a news conference at the Executive Mansion in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Cuomo's latest state budget proposal includes free tuition for middle class students, big investments in water quality and help for families struggling to pay for child care. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo releases his proposed state budget during a news conference at the Executive Mansion in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Cuomo's latest state budget proposal includes free tuition for middle class students, big investments in water quality and help for families struggling to pay for child care. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo releases his proposed state budget during a news conference at the Executive Mansion in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Cuomo's latest state budget proposal includes free tuition for middle class students, big investments in water quality and help for families struggling to pay for child care. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
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House Minority Leader Scott Pelath, D-Michigan City, listens as Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature at the Statehouse, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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In this 1994, William A. Hilliard poses for a photo. Hilliard, a former editor of The Oregonian and a national pioneer who paved the way for minorities in journalism, has died. He was 89. (Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian via AP)
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at DeVos' confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **
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Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos talks to Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., before testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Scott was to introduce her to the committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos arrives before testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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State Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, discusses the Senate Majority's budget priorities ahead of the start of the Alaska legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. The state's multibillion dollar budget deficit is expected to dominate this year's session. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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State Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River, discusses the Senate Majority's budget priorities ahead of the start of the Alaska legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. The state's multibillion dollar budget deficit is expected to dominate this year's session. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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Senate President Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, discusses the Senate Majority's budget priorities ahead of the start of the Alaska legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. The state's multibillion dollar budget deficit is expected to dominate this year's session. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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State Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, discusses the Senate Majority's budget priorities ahead of the start of the Alaska legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. The state's multibillion dollar budget deficit is expected to dominate this year's session. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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State State Sens. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River, left, and Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, discuss the Senate Majority's budget priorities ahead of the start of the Alaska legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. The state's multibillion dollar budget deficit is expected to dominate this year's session. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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Senate President Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, right, listens to a reporter's questions during a news conference discussing the Senate Majority's budget priorities ahead of the start of the Alaska legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. The state's multibillion dollar budget deficit is expected to dominate this year's session. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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In this image supplied by MSF, smoke rises from a burnt out shelter at a camp for displaced people in Rann, Nigeria, Tuesday Jan. 17, 2017. Relief volunteers are believed to be among the more than 100 dead after a Nigerian Air Force jet fighter mistakenly bombed the refugee camp, while on a mission against Boko Haram extremists. (Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) via AP)
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In this image supplied by MSF, a child lays wounded after a military sir strike on a camp for displaced people in Rann, Nigeria, Tuesday Jan. 17, 2017. Relief volunteers are believed to be among the more than 100 dead after a Nigerian Air Force jet fighter mistakenly bombed the refugee camp, while on a mission against Boko Haram extremists. (Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) via AP)
