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Car hits crowd near Dutch queen's bus

Apr. 30, 2009
A car has careered into a crowd of people near open-top bus carrying Queen Beatrix, a Dutch royal family spokesperson told CNN.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler