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Robbery suspect refuses to leave bed for trial

Jul. 31, 2009
Darius Reed doesn't want to get out of bed. You might not want to get out of bed either, if you were 20 years old and facing a 30-year prison term if convicted of a home invasion robbery. But Reed's case is a little more extreme. He hasn't wanted to leave his...
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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