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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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Washington (CNN) -- The District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Rhode Island are all to receive a portion of the $3.4 billion remaining in the "Race to the Top" fund for education in those states. "We had many more competitive applications than money to fund them in this round," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday. "Race to the Top" is an Obama administration initiative to award money to states that show that they have a plan for school reforms in four main areas: turning around low performing schools, adopting college and career ready standards, effective teachers and principals, and using data systems to support student achievement.Nine states plus the District of Columbia are winnersEach will receive a portion of $3.4 billionWinners had to show they have plans for school reforms 
 Question:Those finalists all sent representatives to _ in August to present their case to a group of peer reviewers.
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Washington


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(CNN) The Navy destroyer USS Mason fired countermeasures in the Red Sea on Saturday after it detected what it believed were incoming missiles. Officials Saturday night were uncertain about what exactly happened, if there were multiple incoming missiles or if there was a malfunction with the radar detection system on the destroyer. "We are aware of the reports and we are assessing the situation. All of our ships and crews are safe and unharmed," one US defense official told CNN. The USS Nitze and the USS Ponce were sailing nearby. There are initial unconfirmed reports of missiles possibly being fired from positions both ashore on Yemen and by small spotter boats operated by Houthi rebels.Officials Saturday night were uncertain about what exactly happenedThe Mason and its crew are all safe 
 Question:Early Thursday, the US launched tomahawk cruise missiles into Yemen targeting radar sites in _-held territory, sites the US claims were used to launch missiles in two previous incidents this week.
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Houthi


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Nike co-founder Phil Knight, who turned a business selling shoes out of the back of his car into the world's most valuable sports brand, has announced plans to step down as company chairman. Business visionary Knight, 77, was a middle distance runner in college who began the company in a handshake deal with Oregon coach Bill Bowerman in 1964, with each putting up $500. With shrewd marketing campaigns that began in 1984 with the iconic Air Jordan sneaker worn by future NBA legend Michael Jordan, he made the swoosh one of the most recognizable logos around the globe. That phenomenal growth also landed Knight on Forbes magazine's list of 50 richest people in the world, with a net worth estimated at $24 billion.Billionaire Chairman of Nike to step down after five decade careerCo-founded the world's largest sports shoe company in 1968Famed for his blending of business and marketing acumenSinged the young Michael Jordan in 1984 after Adidas passed on himBasketball player's line of Air Jordan sneakers helped propel Nike to new heightsNike signed Jordan to a contract worth $2.5 million paving the way for clothing juggernautDeparture clears the way for Nike president and CEO Mark Parker to succeed him 
 Question:The original _ sold for $65, a far cry from their current price of well over $100.
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Air Jordan