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Overturned tanker truck shuts down southbound 405

Apr. 30, 2009
Authorities say a tanker truck carrying more than 8,000 gallons of butane has flipped on its side on Interstate 405 in the Sherman Oaks area, blocking all southbound lanes of the freeway as workers seek to safely remove the wreckage. California Highway Patrol...
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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