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Emergency workers prepare for overnight in Moore OK
Jayme Shelton, Moore, OK spokesperson, talks with Rachel Maddow about how the town is trying to pull itself together after being shattered by a deadly tornado. Jay Gray, NBC News correspondent, discusses lighting and heat detecting technology being deployed by rescue workers to continue the overnight sear for survivors and the obstacles to progress like disabled communication ...
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IRS officials back on Capitol Hill hot seat over targeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel will try on Tuesday to pry more details out of current and former officials of the Internal Revenue Service about the agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny when they sought tax-exempt ...
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South Africa Jansen to Be Honoured in New York
South Africa's Professor Jonathan Jansen will receive the Education Africa Lifetime Achievement Award for Africa at a gala ceremony in New York on 3 June, it was announced at the weekend. Jansen, the vice-chancellor and rector of the University of the Free State, played a key role in turning the university "away from its apartheid legacy into an institution that is truly ...
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MLB San Francisco 8 Washington 0
Ryan Vogelsong earned a win but was injured Monday in San Francisco's 8-0 rout of Washington. Belt scored four times and his blast in the fifth inning handed a 6-0 lead to San Francisco, which opened a homestand by snapping a three-game ...
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Hainan Airlines to launch Beijing-Chicago route on Sept 3
Economy-class passengers on the new route, which will initially use an Airbus 340, will be charged about 5,500 yuan ($895.4) for return tickets up to the end of ...
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Hamels gets 10 Ks but falls to 1-7 with Miami loss
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Miami, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Lynne ...
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Medical examiner 20 children killed in twister
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma state medical examiner's office says that 20 children are among the dead in the tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs.The twister has killed at least 51 people and officials fear the death toll will rise.Medical examiner spokeswoman Amy Elliott confirmed the children's deaths Monday night. The tornado made a direct hit on an elementary ...
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Average credit card debt late payments fall in 1Q
LOS ANGELES -- Americans got better about paying their credit card debt on time in the first three months of the year, a period when many borrowers use income tax returns to tackle their holiday season debt.The rate of credit card payments at least 90 days overdue fell to 0.69 percent in the first quarter from 0.85 percent a year earlier - drop of nearly 19 percent, credit reporting agency ...
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Detroit takes 2-1 series lead against Chicago
DETROIT — The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals. Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help Detroit beat Chicago 3-1 Monday ...
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What happens when a tornado hits
paul douglas . paul is someone i kaualways go. bill was talking before about an f-5 tornado. explain to me what that means and what happens. what are the physics when a tornado of that strength touches down in a pop ulaulated ...
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Oh my God KFC cook records dramatic footage of monster tornado
By Jeff Black, Staff Writer, NBC News Michael Welch was midshift into his job at KFC in Newcastle, Okla., on Monday afternoon when he noticed hail pounding the parking lot outside the restaurant.Then, as he looked into the distance, he saw the wall cloud of an enormous tornado rotating in front of him."It was very large and very fast," he said. "I could see debris flying all ...
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Tales of heroism emerge from battered Oklahoma
Chris Hayes talks to KFOR's Scott Hines about the stories of heroism in the immediate aftermath of the tornado and what the plan is going forward in terms of recovery and ...
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Erupting Alaska volcano spews ash disrupts air travel
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - One of Alaska's most active volcanoes, which has been belching ash and spewing lava since last week, has forced regional flight cancellations and dusted some nearby communities with ash, scientists and local officials said on ...
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Chicago puts ‘L’ on Jon Lester
CHICAGO - When Jon Lester took the mound last night, he was trying to become the first Red Sox lefty starter since 1973 to go at least 7-0 to begin a season.But he also was facing his personal kryptonite.In his best and worst seasons, Lester struggles against the White Sox. Indeed, it has become as predictable as winter blizzards in Chicago. In nine previous starts against the White Sox entering ...
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Chicagos GrubHub to merge with Seamless
One company was founded in Chicago by hungry software engineers, the other in New York by hungry lawyers. Both were looking to replace restaurants' paper takeout menus with Web-based technology. Now the two rivals are joining forces. GrubHub, one of Chicago's most high-profile startups, is merging with New York-based Seamless to create an online food ordering company with more than ...
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Rand Paul Calls IRS Scandal Un-American
May 20, 2013 11:36pm Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul made another stop in an early voting state Monday evening, continuing to feed the speculation that he will possibly run for president in 2016. Just 10 days ...
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MLB Chicago White Sox 6 Boston 4
Adam Dunn clouted a three-run homer Monday, carrying the Chicago White Sox past Boston 6-4. Axelrod (2-3) limited the Red Sox to two runs on four hits over six innings, walking one and striking out two en route to his second victory in two starts. Addison Reed tossed a scoreless ninth inning for his 15th save as the White Sox broke a two-game skid. Dunn's homer in the first inning set ...
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AP Photos Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
The devastating tornado that swept through Oklahoma turned houses into matchsticks and sent parents and teachers running to pull children from the wreckage of an elementary school in the eye of the storm. At least 51 people were killed by the 200-mph storm and dozens of homes destroyed. The toll was expected to rise. Here are images from the aftermath ...
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Missouri city aids tornado-ravaged Okla. town
President Barack Obama has called Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin to express his concern about a monstrous tornado that wreaked havoc in the Oklahoma City ...
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Zach Galifianakis Takes Former Homeless Woman to Hangover 3 Premiere in Los Angeles
Cast member Zach Galifianakis poses at the premiere of "The Hangover Part II" at Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California May 19, 2011. Zach Galifianakis has taken a former homeless woman to the Los Angeles premiere of "The Hangover 3" on Sunday, according to reports.The Hollywood actor met 87 year old, Elizabeth "Mimi" Haist, at a Laundromat in 1994. ...
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Two out of three regional hospitals still standing near tornado site
Kelly Wells of the Norman Regional Health System updates MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on the status of local hospitals following the devastating and fatal tornado in Moore, Oklahoma ...
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Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis Were still looking for people
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell talks to Jill Ashtaugh, whose home was destroyed in the Oklahoma tornado. He's also updated on the status of Moore, Oklahoma by Mayor Glenn ...
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Deadly tornado rips through Oklahoma
The town of Moore, Oklahoma, lost dozens of people in one of the most deadly and destructive tornados in living memory. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell has the latest with Oklahoma Congressman Tom ...
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Confirmed casualties at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado fire chief says
By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News Seven children were found drowned at a tornado-flattened elementary school where rescuers were searching the rubble for survivors as parents kept a heart-breaking vigil, officials said Monday night.The students killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School were among at least 51 lives claimed by the monster twister that laid to Moore, Okla.Several children and ...
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FBI Agents fell to deaths training off Va. coast
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- 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 ...
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Memorial Bridge is falling down, falling down
The Memorial Bridge linking New Hampshire and Maine is a historical landmark, its been there for over 80 years, but the bridge is old and in this age of recession, expensive repair work versus more valuable replacement may soon see the structure razed and replaced.
The Memorial Bridge that links Portsmouth in New Hampshire to Kittery in Maine is ageing. The through truss lift bridge is over 80 years old and has begun to feel its age in recent years, on the 16th of October, 2009 state authorities issued an emergency closure of the bridge due to essential repairs that were needed and its weight limit has steadily been reduced over the last year or so. Read more
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