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Nets End Record Losing Streak At 18, Beat Charlotte 97 - 91

Dec. 4, 2009
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) - The New Jersey Nets ended the NBA's longest season-opening losing streak Friday, notching their first victory after 18 defeats by beating the Charlotte Bobcats 97-91.
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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