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Nine killed in blasts at Jakarta hotels

Jul. 17, 2009
Explosions tore through the Ritz-Carlton and J.W. Marriott hotels Friday morning in south Jakarta, Indonesia, killing nine people, a presidential spokesman said. Police found an unexploded bomb on the 18th floor of the J.W. Marriott Hotel, but they were able to diffuse it.
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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