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Twins allegedly attack clerk with hammer, coffee

May. 8, 2009
Twin brothers have been arrested for allegedly attacking a convenience store clerk with a hammer and hot coffee during a robbery. Police say Joseph Kitchens of Marshfield and Stephen Kitchens of Brockton, both 30, are charged with armed robbery and assault...
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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