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Sacramento couple may face charges in cat hoarding

Oct. 8, 2009
Sacramento animal control officials have taken dozens of cats into custody after finding a home overrun with them. Officials say it's a case of animal hoarding, but the homeowners say they were taking good care of the cats. SWAT team members kicked open the...
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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