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Qualcomm to Pay Broadcom to Settle a Patent Dispute

Apr. 27, 2009
Qualcomm will pay $891 million over four years to settle a contentious patent dispute over technology used in the microprocessors that power mobile phones.
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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