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Subject, photographer of Kent State image reunite

May. 5, 2009
The girl screaming in a familiar image taken after the Kent State shootings has reunited on campus with the man who took the photo. John Filo (FY'-loh) kissed Mary Vecchio (VEK'-ee-oh) on the cheek Monday after they appeared together at an anniversary event...
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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