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Pharmacy says it wrongly prepped horse meds

Apr. 23, 2009
A veterinary pharmacy in Florida acknowledged today that it incorrectly prepared medication used to treat 21 horses who all died around the time of an international polo match last weekend. The deaths of the ponies was witnessed in full view by spectators Sunday in a dramatic scene where horses...
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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