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RI AG says lead paint cleanup under way in state

Jun. 29, 2009
The state is making progress toward its goal of cleaning up as many as 600 housing units contaminated with toxic lead paint, Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch said Monday. The $6.7 million project is funded by DuPont and targets homes and apartments...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler