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Sex In The Sky: Most Scandalous Billboards In NY (PHOTOS, POLL)

Jul. 21, 2009
With Times Square, two major highways and many tall buildings, New York is home to the nation's most valuable ad space. It should be no surprise then that many of the nation's most scandalous billboards are found here in New York. Ranging from sexy to nasty and serious to humorous, billboards are...
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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