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Suspect in Hollywood road rage death 'devastated,' his attorney says

Dec. 3, 2008
David Jassy, a Swedish rapper and songwriter, makes a court appearance, but arraignment is postponed. Jassy is accused of killing John Osnes, a pianist, after a confrontation at a crosswalk. A Swedish hip-hop artist accused of murdering a jazz pianist in an episode of road rage "is...
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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