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Wife held in boxing champ's killing in Brazil

Jul. 12, 2009
Brazilian authorities have detained the wife of former world boxing champion Arturo Gatti as a suspect in his killing, according to local reports. Gatti was found dead Saturday in a hotel in Brazil, where he was taking a vacation with his wife and child. Police recovered a blood-stained purse...
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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