Every student performance indicator has improved he says and over the last two years the state has ranked second in the country for achievement on college-level courses taken in high school.

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He has finished in the top 10 at the last four World Championships and was ranked 9th in the world last year.

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Ranked 15th in the world after reaching a career-high ninth last March, he has never gone past the quarterfinals of a grand slam.

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Chuck Schumer of New York said last week that he was in talks with colleagues -- including several who are ranked highly by the NRA -- on possible legislation to expand background checks on private gun sales.

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"I know he's my father but he's annoying me, " Bernard, who was ranked as high as world no. 27 last year, stated to the match referee.

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