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Castro homicide victim identified

Jul. 30, 2009
A slain man whose body was found inside a Castro apartment Tuesday has been identified as police search for suspects in the case, authorities said today. Robert "Bobby" Christopher, 56, had been dead for about a week. He was found inside what appeared to be...
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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