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NJ trooper fined for violations in fatal crash

Jun. 12, 2009
A New Jersey state trooper who was acquitted of vehicular homicide charges in a crash that killed two sisters has been fined for traffic violations stemming from the accident. Robert Higbee pleaded guilty Friday to failing to stop at a stop sign and careless...
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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