Scripps National Spelling Bee 2017
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CNN Host Assumed An Indian-American Spelling-Bee Champion Could Read Sanskrit
A CNN anchor became the target of rebuke for assuming that the 2017 national spelling champion, a California resident who's of South Asian descent, is "used to using" Sanskrit.
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Ananya Vinay Wins The 2017 Spelling Bee After 12-Hour Contest
Ananya Vinay of Fresno, California won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, taking home a $40,000 cash prize after 12 hours of picking her way along a precarious lifeline of consonants and vowels.
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CNN Host Assumed An Indian-American Spelling-Bee Champion Could Read Sanskrit
A CNN anchor became the target of rebuke for assuming that the 2017 national spelling champion, a California resident who's of South Asian descent, is "used to using" Sanskrit.
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Ananya Vinay Wins The 2017 Spelling Bee After 12-Hour Contest
Ananya Vinay of Fresno, California won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, taking home a $40,000 cash prize after 12 hours of picking her way along a precarious lifeline of consonants and vowels.
