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Produce-toting truck flips on I-210 near Pasadena

Jun. 17, 2009
A tractor-trailer truck overturned and spilled onions, lettuce and fuel on Interstate 210 near Pasadena early Wednesday, shutting the eastbound lanes for hours and clogging traffic during the morning rush hour. The truck overturned at about 1:15 a.m. in...
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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