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North Vegas mom standing trial in kidnap 'stunt'

May. 27, 2009
Trial has begun for a mother of four accused of kidnapping a 6-year-old schoolboy last September and telling authorities she wanted to highlight lax security at a North Las Vegas elementary school. A defense lawyer told jurors Tuesday that 41-year-old...
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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