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NM thieves steal coins, new TV... and man's ashes

Aug. 6, 2009
A woman in New Mexico wants the burglars who broke into her home to return something she can't buy or replace: her son's ashes. KOAT-TV reported Wednesday that Dianna Towndrow's home in Los Chavez was broken into last week and the thieves took a wooden box...
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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