Prepared text of President Barack Obama’s speech to school students on Tuesday

The prepared text of President Barack Obama’s back-to-school address scheduled for Tuesdays, as released in advance by the White House:

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Out of Africa and back: Senegal basketball star returns as mentor and businessman

DAKAR, Senegal — He moves across the sand-specked basketball court swathed in the glossy dark blue jersey of his old Japanese pro team, a keepsake from a career that propelled him around the world.

AP ENTERPRISE: Hundreds of Africans turn to US hoop teams in hopes of a better life

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