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New Jay Leno Show Rejected By NBC Affiliate In Boston

Apr. 2, 2009
BOSTON — Boston's NBC affiliate says it will air a local newscast instead of Jay Leno's new 10 p.m. talk show. The move by WHDH has prompted a threat from NBC to strip the TV station of its network affiliation. Leno is leaving "The Tonight Show" in June, and his new prime-time...
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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