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North Las Vegas plans crosswalk enforcement push

Dec. 11, 2009
North Las Vegas police say they're going to conduct a daylong crosswalk safety enforcement push aimed at highlighting the problem of people crossing busy streets at mid-block instead of at corners. Police plan Friday to ticket pedestrians who fail to use...
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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