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She Ran to Gunfire, and Ended It

Nov. 6, 2009
Kimberly Munley, the police officer who brought down a gunman, was on her way to have her car repaired when she responded to a report she heard over a police radio.
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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