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Wendy's/Arby's posts $10.9M loss in 1Q

May. 7, 2009
Wendy's/Arby's Group says it posted a $10.9 million loss in the first-quarter as Arby's sales fell and it took a one-time $15 million charge, in part, to integrate the two fast food chains. The quick-service restaurant chain lost 2 cents per share in the...
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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