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Four days, 11 homicides, several police investigations

Nov. 18, 2008
Law enforcement agencies are investigating a string of deaths throughout L.A. County. Many are the result of drive-by shootings. Area law enforcement agencies are investigating the deaths of 11 people -- mostly young men killed in drive-by shootings -- in separate incidents over the last four...
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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