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Knox verdict expected about 6 p.m. ET

Dec. 4, 2009
An Italian jury has begun deliberations in the trial of U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex- boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito. Both are charged in the killing of Meredith Kercher.
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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