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Isiah Thomas busy working since reported overdose

Mar. 15, 2009
Isiah Thomas says he has been doing OK, helping the New York Knicks prepare for the NBA draft, since police responded to an accidental overdose at his home last October.
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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