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Iranian police block protesters, witness says

Jun. 20, 2009
A few thousand people attempting to enter one of the protest sites in Tehran have been blocked by heavily armed police, an eyewitness said. Iran's state-run media reported that two major rallies planned for today had been canceled, but CNN could not confirm the reports. Many people on social...
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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