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Six bodies found in rapist's Cleveland home

Nov. 1, 2009
Ex-con Anthony Sowell is arrested nearby after the grisly discovery. Police review missing-persons reports since his 2005 release from prison in an attempt to identify the apparent murder victims. A convicted rapist who fled before police arrived to arrest him on new rape charges was arrested...
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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