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Tiger delays meeting police

Nov. 29, 2009
For the second straight day, Tiger Woods and his wife were not available to speak to state troopers, requesting that they return today to try to clear up questions about how he crashed his SUV into a neighbor's tree. The Florida Highway Patrol said the...
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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