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Teen girl killed by Amtrak train

Jan. 5, 2010
An Amtrak train traveling from New York to Washington struck and killed a 14-year-old girl Tuesday morning, disrupting passenger train service in the Northeast corridor, authorities said.
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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