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247 spellers arrived in D.C.
for Bee Week, but only nine made it to Thursday's finals.
Those ended in a spell-off, where two contestants each had 90 seconds on stage alone to spell as many words correctly as possible.
A-creator Shrey Parikh emerged triumphant with 32.
That's a new record for the spell-off, which has been used three times since its introduction in 2021.
Parikh leaves his third and final B with over $50,000 in cash.
His message to viewers is to just keep trying.
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The seven-member commission, appointed by President Trump, approved an earlier design last month with proposed changes.
The version that they greenlit was very similar to the original, even keeping the 84-foot gold statues on top that the commission had suggested nixing.
Members of the public shared concerns at the meeting about the arch's scale, tone, and location.
near Arlington National Cemetery.
The commission secretary says they got some 600 written comments overwhelmingly against it.
Another federal agency, the National Capital Planning Commission, will consider the arch at its next meeting in early June.
The seven-member commission, appointed by President Trump, approved an earlier design last month with proposed changes.
The version that they greenlit was very similar to the original, even keeping the 84-foot gold statues on top that the commission had suggested nixing.
Members of the public shared concerns at the meeting about the arch's scale, tone, and location near Arlington National Cemetery.
The commission secretary says they got some 600 written comments overwhelmingly against it.