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With Swine Flu Cases Rising, Borders Are Tightened

Apr. 28, 2009
The number of deaths believed attributable to swine flu climbed to as many as 152 on Tuesday -- all of them in Mexico -- as some countries imposed new border controls.
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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