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Plane refused landing in China after bomb threat

Aug. 9, 2009
The Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported Sunday that a plane has been hijacked in the remote northwestern province of Xinjiang, the scene of clashes last month between Han Chinese and the Uyghur ethnic group.
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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