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Sector Snap: Casinos fall as MGM eyes capital

May. 13, 2009
Shares of casino operators slid Wednesday as MGM Mirage's plan to raise $2.5 billion in capital did little to ease investors' concerns about the debt-laden company. Earlier in the day the Las Vegas-based casino operator, which is majority-owned by billionaire...
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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