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US carriers cutting service to Mexico

May. 1, 2009
Continental Airlines Inc. and Delta said Friday they will reduce service to Mexico, as swine flu fears keeps many U.S. travelers from venturing south of the border. Continental, the biggest U.S. carrier to Mexico, said it will cut by half the number of seats...
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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