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It's official, Knut's a Berliner

Jul. 8, 2009
Polar bear Knut is now officially a citizen of Berlin. The Berlin Zoo said Wednesday it will pay euro430,000 ($600,000) to the Neumuenster zoo to settle an ongoing financial dispute over ownership of the nearly 3-year-old bear. Neumuenster owns Knut's father...
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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