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Samoa Earthquake Triggers Tsunami, Kills At Least 39 (VIDEO, PICTURES)

Sep. 29, 2009
UPDATE, 11:21 p.m. EST: A video posted to YouTube roughly 45 minutes ago shows some of the damage in Leone, American Samoa after a Tsunami and a massive 8.0 earthquake: Watch: UPDATE, 10:47 p.m. EST: President Obama has declared that a major disaster exits in the Territory of American Samoa,...
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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