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Thai lawmakers probe refugee abuse

Jan. 23, 2009
Thai lawmakers were probing Thursday "very alarming" reports about its troops abusing and casting out members of a Muslim minority group fleeing to its shores.
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler