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Unilever to close California plant, cut 61 jobs

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Dec. 10, 2009
Consumer products maker Unilever PLC said Thursday it will close a Southern California plant and cut 61 jobs to lower costs. The closure is expected to be complete by the third quarter of 2010. Workers at the plant in City of Industry, Calif., produce...
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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