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Mexico travel not advised

Apr. 28, 2009
Federal health officials advised U.S. citizens on Monday against traveling to Mexico, where nearly 150 people have died from the swine flu virus. Many travelers - not only from Mexico City, but also from countries as far away as Japan - arrived at San...
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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