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Police: Small plane lands safely in Seattle park

May. 25, 2009
A small plane with three people and a dog on board landed safely Monday in a south Seattle park after suddenly losing power, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said. Police said no injuries were reported as the single-engine plane landed in the...
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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