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Google's Street View halted in Greece over privacy

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May. 12, 2009
A privacy watchdog has banned Google Inc. from gathering images in Greece for its Street View service until it provides additional privacy guarantees. Greece's Data Protection Authority, or DPA, says it reached the decision despite receiving assurances from...
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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