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Pilgrim's Pride shareholders to vote on sale

Oct. 22, 2009
Chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride Corp. said Thursday a court has given approval for the company to ask shareholders to vote on its sale to Brazilian beef producer JBS SA. Last month, JBS said it would buy a majority stake in Pilgrim's Pride for $800 million,...
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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