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Stanford exec to appear in court

Jul. 13, 2009
The former top finance officer of indicted Texas financier R. Allen Stanford's business empire is set to make his first court appearance after being charged with helping to swindle investors out of $7 billion. James M. Davis was expected Monday to plead not...
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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