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Peet's Coffee buying Diedrich Coffee for $213M

Nov. 2, 2009
Coffee chain retailer Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. said Monday it will buy wholesale roaster and distributor Diedrich Coffee Inc. for $213 million in a move to enter the rapidly growing single-cup coffee market. Diedrich is mainly focused on the production and...
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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