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Woman killed crossing I-15 near Las Vegas Strip

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Dec. 14, 2009
Authorities are investigating the death of a woman who was struck by a pickup truck and killed on Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Strip. Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Chelita Rojas says it wasn't immediately clear why the woman was in the southbound freeway...
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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