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Fog helps firefighters tackle massive blaze

May. 9, 2009
A wildfire that has engulfed dozens of homes and displaced thousands of people kept roaring in Southern California overnight. An estimated 30,500 residents of Santa Barbara County have been ordered to evacuate because of the blaze and about 8,600 acres have been scorched, fire officials said.
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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