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Day in photos: Feb. 27, 2013

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Chardon, Ohio, High School students march to a memorial ceremony for three classmates killed in a shooting one year ago. The march ended at the courthouse where shooter T.J. Lane, 18, pleaded guilty to all charges. AP
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A paraglider soars through the clouds, past the summit of The Kramer near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. EPA
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A student protester shields himself from the baton of a member of the national police during demonstrations against government secrecy in Caracas, Venezuela. AFP/Getty Images
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Chocolate Labrador Chloe totes a large stick on a walk with owner Dave Carcaterro in the snowy streets of Clarence, NY. AP
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An employee returns a Yangtze alligator to a pool after an examination at a conservation area in Huzhou, China. Around 50 of the reptiles will be reintroduced to the wild in early April. Reuters
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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel bows after speaking to service members and civilian employees at the Pentagon on his first day. Reuters
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A firefighter walks through the still-burning Merced market during an early morning blaze at what is Mexico City’s biggest traditional marketplace. AP
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Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful as he arrives in St Peter’s Square to hold his last general audience at the Vatican. Reuters
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Lavern Heitzman clears snow from his driveway in Dubuque, Iowa, as a massive snowstorm continues to bury the country’s midsection. AP
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Supporters of Yemen’s ex-president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, scale flagpoles during a rally in Sanaa marking a year since his handover of power. AP
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State Police inspect a crashed bus in Georgetown, Mass, that was carrying University of Maine basketball players.The driver and several students were hurt when the bus hit a stand of trees alongside I-95. AP
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A model presents a pom-pom-like creation by Gareth Pugh at the designer’s fall/winter collection show in Paris. AFP/Getty Images