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Report: N. Korea confirms detention of Americans

Mar. 21, 2009
North Korea's state news agency said Saturday the country detained two Americans this week for illegally entering the country, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
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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