Indian-origin girls bag first, third spots in Scripps National Spelling BeeWASHINGTON - Kansas-based, Indian-origin girl Kavya Shivashankar, 13, has become America’s spelling champion by winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Vice president’s wife sends message of c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-c-e as Bee finals get under wayWASHINGTON — Words of encouragement from Vice President Joe Biden’s wife have kicked off the championship rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. That was t-o-u-g-h: After difficult round, 16 advance in National Spelling Bee semifinalsWASHINGTON — That was tough. As in t-o-u-g-h. Agony over a 5-letter word: Canadian’s struggle with ‘clary’ highlights spelling bee semisWASHINGTON — Once again, Veronica Penny buried her head deep in her hands, a spelling bee ritual that helps her concentrate while filling the room with suspense. This time, however, she looked totally stumped. That was t-o-u-g-h: 11 advance to Thursday night’s National Spelling Bee finalsWASHINGTON — The chairs on the ballroom stage emptied one by one, left vacant by those who had guessed and walked away disappointed. Rarely has a spelling bee round been this brutal. Kavya Shivashankar, 13-year-old Kansas girl, aces ‘Laodicean’ to win National Spelling BeeWASHINGTON — Cool and collected, Kavya Shivashankar wrote out every word on her palm and always ended with a smile. The 13-year-old Kansas girl saved the biggest smile for last, when she rattled off the letters to “Laodicean” to become the nation’s spelling champion. Union agreements keep Boston Globe alive, but newspaper’s future uncertainBOSTON — While a tentative agreement between the owner of The Boston Globe and its largest employees union may keep the newspaper alive for now, the long-term future of the 137-year-old Globe is still uncertain. Boston Globe future uncertain as deadline looms for $20 million in cutbacksBOSTON — The Boston Globe faced a Friday deadline for its unions to agree to $20 million in concessions or endure a possible shutdown, leaving the newspaper’s employees unsure about their future. First technique to produce effective anti-leukaemia agent developedWASHINGTON - More than a decade after discovering kapakahines- marine-derived natural products with anti-leukaemia potential-scientists have found the first technique to synthesise them in laboratory in large quantities, by using only acetylene gas, a handful of amino acids, and a dozen inventive steps. Exploding volcanoes make noise similar to jet enginesWASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have suggested that the large-amplitude signals from volcanic eruptions are similar to the noise produced by typical jet engines. |
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