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Castro Valley man, 23, shot dead in Oakland

May. 16, 2009
A man was shot and killed in Oakland's Dimond district, police said Saturday. Antoine Crossland, 23, of Castro Valley was found shot on the 3500 block of Fruitvale Avenue near MacArthur Boulevard shortly after 11:30 p.m. Friday, said Officer Jeff Thomason,...
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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