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SF Zoo considering layoffs, other cost cuts

Jun. 20, 2009
Costly safety upgrades following a fatal Christmas Day 2007 tiger attack, fewer donations and falling attendance is forcing the San Francisco Zoo to consider layoffs and reducing park hours. The zoo says the cost-cutting actions are being discussed to help...
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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