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New rules passed to cut down on trash in S.F. Bay

Oct. 15, 2009
Dozens of cities surrounding San Francisco Bay are facing new rules intended to cut down on the amount of trash that ends up in bay. The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board voted in favor Wednesday of regulations that would require 70...
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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