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Judge sends pair away for life in Brink's murder

Dec. 12, 2009
An Alameda County judge told the former armored car guard who arranged the murder of his partner during a robbery that he was a "snake in the grass" who displayed "no ounce of morality," as he sent him to prison for the rest of his life. Former Brink's guard...
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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