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Rising Star Chef Nate Appleman quits A16, SPQR

Jul. 15, 2009
Just two months after nabbing the national James Beard Foundation award for Rising Star Chef, Nate Appleman has parted ways with his restaurants, A16 and SPQR. The 30-year-old chef has been at the helm of A16 since founding chef Christophe Hille left in 2006,...
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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