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FROM Alex Abad-Santos
Marvel Goes YA This week at New York Comic Con, Marvel announced that it was going into the Young Adult book business. The comics giant has enlisted a popular YA novelist to write a book about the character Black Widow’s early years. It’s only the latest example of Marvel’s ever-expanding pop culture grip.
Spelling Bee Preview Tonight, a group of twelve kids will stand in front of a live national audience to try and earn the Scripps Spelling Bee crown. The action starts live on ESPN at 5pm PT, and our guest is here to tell us what we should keep our eyes on during the broadcast.
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