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SF officials: Avoid water contact after oil spill

Oct. 30, 2009
(10-30) 20:37 PDT San Francisco, CA (AP) -- Officials are advising people to avoid contact with the waters of San Francisco Bay after an oil spill. City officials said Friday people should refrain from swimming in the Bay and stay away from...
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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