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Pics From Tucson Shooting to be Released
Authorities are set to release more than 300 photos on Tuesday that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others. The Pima County Sheriff's Department says many photos show the parking lot of the shopping center where the shooting took place in January 2011. The photos also include ...
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Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister
This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Steve ...
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In tornados wake worried parents seek out kids
Children wait for their parents to arrive at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Okla, Monday, May 20, 2013. Near SW 149th and Hudson. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Paul ...
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Indian-American girl invents less than 20 seconds cellphone charger
NRI News: Washington: Indian-American girl from Saratoga in California was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Intel Foundation after developing the tiny device that fits inside mobile phone batteries that could allow them to charge within 20-30 ...
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Tornado damage and the Enhanced Fujita scale
A tornado passes across south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Paul ...
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Simon Cowell appoints Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio American X Factor judges
Rowland, 32, and Rubio, 41, will join Cowell, 53, and pop singer Demi Lovato, 20, on the judging panel later this year. They replace Britney Spears and record producer Antonio "L.A." ...
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UPDATE 3-Oil falls on concern about Federal Reserve direction
Tue May 21, 2013 5:13am EDT * Fresh conflict in Syria supports prices * Weak demand outlook, well supplied market weigh * Coming Up: API weekly crude stock report; 2030 GMT (Recasts with latest price action, updates throughout) By Simon Falush LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Brent oil futures fell towards $104 per barrel on Tuesday on concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve might scale back its ...
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Anger as Barack Obama rewards Burmese President Thein Sein with White House visit despite recent claims of violence
Welcoming the first Burmese head of state to visit the White House in nearly 50 years yesterday, President Obama said "the leadership of President [Thein] Sein" had "allowed this shift" in the ...
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Liberia Liberias Success Will Be Americas Success
On the second day of her visit to Washington, D.C., President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf addressed a meeting of the Corporate Council on Africa's new Liberia Working Group, laying out her country's potential, as well as its challenges, and inviting U.S. companies to come in and invest, as other countries are doing, citing opportunities in such areas as construction, power, ports, and ...
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Ethiopia Over U.S. $100000 Was Raised in New York for Construction of Renaissance Dam
Over $100 thousand was raised for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at Ethiopian Renaissance Day organized in New York on Saturday, sources from the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs indicated. The Day was organized by the Ethiopian Renaissance Council in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut with the cooperation of the Ethiopian Permanent Mission to the United Nations. The ...
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Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than spend the rest of her life in prison.After nearly five months of testimony in a case that has captured tabloid headlines with tales of sex, lies and violence, Arias' ...
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WikiLeaks hearing focuses on classified evidence
FORT MEADE, Md. -- The Army private who gave more than 700,000 secret U.S. documents to WikiLeaks is returning to Fort Meade for the last scheduled hearing before his military trial next month.The pretrial hearing Tuesday for Pfc. Bradley Manning concerns classified material that would be used as evidence during the trial starting June 3.The court met in a closed session May 8 to test ...
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AP photographer describes destroyed Okla. school
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll was expected to ...
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Face-chewing victim continues recovery in Miami
A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami has learned to play guitar as he continues treatment for his ...
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Myanmar’s President Makes Historic Divisive Visit to White House
- Myanmar's President Thein Sein on Monday became the first leader of that country in almost a half-century to pay a call on the White House, a visit that has simultaneously highlighted a series of monumental changes seen in Myanmar in recent years as well as a reforms process that many are warning may have ...
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Committee nears final big immigration decisions
View Photo Associated Press/J. Scott Applewhite - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, confers with the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill ...
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Conservative talkers grassroots groups push anti-immigration reform effort
By Carrie Dann, Political Reporter, NBC News Several prominent conservative media figures are backing a new effort by groups who oppose bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform, signaling growing willingness from conservative outlets to marshal their audiences against the bill.Signatories on a new open letter to Congress titled "The Wrong Way to Reform Immigration" include RedState ...
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Family of dead American condemns Singapore inquiry
(16 mins ago) The family of a US scientist found hanged in Singapore last year walked out of a coroner's inquiry into their son's death today, saying they had ';lost faith'' in the proceedings. ';The prosecution brings forth witnesses at the last minute and we have no chance to question it. Basically we actually have lost faith in the process,'' Rick ...
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Many children among 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - At least 91 people, including 20 children, were feared killed when a 2 mile wide tornado tore through an Oklahoma City suburb, trapping victims beneath the rubble as one elementary school took a direct hit and another was ...
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MoyersWinship Corporate Greed Is Poisoning America — Literally
noted , "Inspections are virtually non-existent; regulatory agencies don't talk to each other; and there's no such thing as a buffer zone when it comes to constructing plants and storage facilities in populated areas." For years, the Fertilizer Institute, described as "the nation's leading lobbying organization of the chemical and agricultural industries," ...
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FBI Agents fell to deaths training off Va. coast during maritime counterterrorism exercise
NORFOLK, Va. - Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night. Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw were killed when they fell into the water Friday. Both were members of the bureau's elite hostage rescue team, ...
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In an instant everythings gone
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO, KOKH, KOKI. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Clinging to the hope of finding more survivors, rescue workers raced overnight scouring mountains of rubble where houses and ...
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Okla. mayor says city already at work on recovery
MOORE, Okla. -; Glenn Lewis was the mayor of Moore, Okla., when the strongest tornado on record whipped the city in 1999, and he says the most recent storm won't deter the community from ...
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Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters
Metro North employees, in orange vests, help transfer westbound commuters at the transportation center in Bridgeport, Ct., to shuttle buses Monday, May 20, 2013. The commuters had arrived from New Haven by train and were being bused to Stamford, Ct., where rail service to New York was available. A train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. (AP ...
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Idaho looks to eco-business for eventual recovery
Colorado has been leading the country in developing a sustainable, environmentally-friendly ‘green economy’ using $1 billion in federal grants over the last ten years or so, the efforts have paid off and now it seems that Idaho’s leadership may be looking to do something similar.
Using a $1.25 million federal grant the state of Idaho is investigating the extent of our green economy. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor are in the process of interviewing around 5000 large and small employers and asking them, basically, how many ‘green’ jobs they’re currently got and what their growth potential is for the coming years. Read more
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