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New swine flu cases reported in Nevada

May. 22, 2009
Health officials have raised the number of swine flu cases reported in the Las Vegas area to 26, including two new mild cases. Two new cases also were reported in Washoe County. The updates Friday bring the number of H1N1 virus cases in Nevada to 53. Southern...
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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