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Santa Cruz man sentenced in wife's murder

Oct. 30, 2009
(10-30) 19:24 PDT Santa Cruz, Calif. (AP) -- A Santa Cruz man who claimed he lost his memory around the time his wife was murdered has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for her death. Forty-four-year-old Marshall Doud maintained...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler