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Venus Williams loses to Agnes Szavay at French Open

May. 29, 2009
Williams, ranked No. 3 in the world, loses in the third round in Paris for the third consecutive year. She doesn't pose much of an obstacle to Hungary's Szavay in a 6-0, 6-4 loss. So peculiar was the atmosphere at Court Suzanne Lenglen today that the loud voices in the crowd began trying to...
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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo