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Small plane crashes in Nevada, fatalities expected

May. 9, 2009
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says a small plane has crashed in the northern Nevada town of Gardnerville. FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says early reports from emergency crews indicate that as many as five people may have been killed in the crash....
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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