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Sports of The Times: Rain, Mud, Big Umbrellas on Day 1 of the U.S. Open

Jun. 18, 2009
Golf fans went to Bethpage Black ready to battle the elements. The elements won the first round on Thursday.
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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