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Jackson's body taken to Staples Center

Jul. 7, 2009
Michael Jackson's body is on its way to the memorial service at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Earlier, Jackson's family and closest friends attended a gathering at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.
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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