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Stanford tech mentor was drunk when he drowned

Jul. 16, 2009
A Stanford computer science professor and mentor to Google's founders who drowned in his Atherton pool had a blood-alcohol content more than three times the level that constitutes drunken driving, authorities said today. Rajeev Motwani was found dead June 5....
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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