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In Moore a chaotic scene with ‘traffic as far as the eye can see’
The giant tornado that hit Oklahoma Monday was believed to be one-mile wide at its base, destroying large brick buildings and knocking over power poles. Afterward, there were miles of traffic stretching out of Moore, Okla. The Weather Channel's Mike Bettes reports on the damage that he called "reminiscent of ...
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4 reported dead in Moore OK Mayor says they’re ‘still assessing damage’
NBC affiliate KFOR-TV reporting four dead in Moore, OK. Mayor Glenn Lewis talks to Thomas Roberts, drawing parallels between Moore's 1999 tornado experience and the devastation ...
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Fred Grimm On Robaina Miami-Dade voters got it right
Credit the wisdom of Miami-Dade voters. They saw through Julio Robaina.Two years ago, county mayoral candidate Robaina had twice as much money in his campaign account as rival Carlos Gimenez. Robaina had endorsements from Jeb Bush and from Mario and Lincoln Diaz-Balart and other powerbrokers in South Florida’s political establishment.And Robaina had a ready retort for his critics. When ...
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NWS Okla. tornado had winds up to 200 mph
A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...
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Deadliest US tornadoes since 1900
A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900:- 695 deaths. March 18, 1925, in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.- 216 deaths. April 5, 1936, in Tupelo, Miss. - 203 deaths. April 6, 1936, in Gainesville, Ga.- 181 deaths. April 9, 1947, in Woodward, Okla.- 158 deaths. May 22, 2011, in Joplin, Mo.- 143 deaths. April 24, 1908, in Amite, La., and Purvis, Miss.- 116 deaths. ...
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White House promises help after Oklahoma tornado
As Kansas Citians clean up after Sunday nights severe storms, another ominous front is taking aim at the metropolitan area. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch through 10 p.m. on Monday for Kansas City and much of the surrounding area. Thunderstorms are expected to roll in early Monday ...
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Game blog Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
and answer some of your questions during every Brewers game this season. Tonight, the Brewers return home to Miller Park after a horrendous 2-8 road trip to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yovani Gallardo (3-3, 4.50 ERA) is on the mound for Milwaukee vs. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw (4-2, 1.40). Game time is 7:10 p.m. Fans can discuss the game among themselves by logging in ...
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Ohio Valley Bank Joins Federal Reserve System
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has approved an application by Ohio Valley Bank, Gallipolis, Ohio, to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. Ohio Valley Bank President and CEO Tom Wiseman commented, "I congratulate the employees of Ohio Valley Bank for achieving this milestone in the bank's history. This membership opens up the opportunity for Ohio Valley Bank to ...
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Amtrak Commuter Rail Service To Resume In Conn. Wednesday
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBS/AP) -- Transit authorities say commuter rail service in Connecticut is expected to resume in full by rush hour Wednesday morning, five days after ...
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Frantic search for survivors at Oklahoma school flattened by tornado
By Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News Hysterical parents converged Monday at an elementary school wrecked by a tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., desperate to learn if their children ...
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Moore residents ‘We’re a strong town. We will rebuild.’
Todd and Jennifer Tabor tell their experience escaping the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma and their optimism that the town will rebound from this devastating ...
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Search and rescue starts in Moore OK after devastating tornado
city limits before dropping down and doing a lot of the devastating work that yur yoour pictures are demonstrating. it was an extremely wide tornado. perhaps even more broad than that. when they hit during the daytime like this, which is a little bit unusual, then you have kids in school and that's -- i think that's the situation that is the highest concern right now. we ...
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Jodi Arias defense team says no witnesses in bid to spare her life
By Diana Alvear and Erin McClam, NBC News A woman who planned to testify as a character witness for Jodi Arias in a bid to spare her life decided Monday that she couldn’t go through with it, saying she had received death threats and was deeply conflicted about the case.Lawyers for Arias, who was convicted earlier this month of the frenzied murder of an ex-lover, quickly asked for a ...
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American drivers have good chance to win Indy 500
Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Indianapolis 500 has always been an international event -- Jules Goux of France took the third running in 1913 -- but Americans have won the vast majority of the races, including 22 straight beginning with A.J. Foyt in 1967 and extending to 1988 with Rick Mears. That dominance began to fade with Emerson Fittipaldi's triumph in 1989. The Brazilian's ...
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CTS Australasia Exports to South America Plummet
Containerized export volume from Australasia/Oceania to South and Central America steeply declined in March 2013, according to data from Container Trades Statistics ...
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Chicago police arrest two dozen at school closing protest
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police arrested about two dozen people on Monday who were protesting against the planned closure of 54 schools in the country's third-largest school district, ahead of a planned Wednesday vote on the ...
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Broward women brought 143 Haitian workers to US for fake jobs feds say
Haiti with false promises of steady paying jobs in construction or on farms, the hope of getting permanent residency and making a life in the U.S., they said.But when they arrived, they found the jobs didn't exist, and they were left to fend for themselves — the victims of a fraud perpetrated by two Broward women, prosecutors said.The plot was so audacious that one of the women, Jetta ...
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US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism warns of rising incidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism as a new State Department report warned about incidents in Venezuela, Egypt and ...
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Video Calif. teen wins Intel Science Research competition
18 year old Eesha Kha-RAY from Saratoga, Calif., is one of the best young scientists in the world. She received the Young Scientist Award for her research in chemistry. Eesha: "My project, I developed a new supercapacitor, which is basically an energy storage device which can hold a lot of energy in a small amount of volume." Sharon Chin ...
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What produces a bigger economic boost America’s Cup or Super Bowl
What produces a bigger economic boost: sailing or football? The question takes on relevance in the Bay Area because San Francisco will host the America's Cup this July-September. And it appears likely that the NFL on Tuesday will pick Santa Clara to host Super Bowl L in 2016. It turns out that yacht racing may give the region more of an economic lift than football. The America's Cup ...
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Losing North Miami Candidates Recount Votes
NORTH MIAMI (CBS4) – In a return to primitive election tabulation, North Miami candidates painstakingly hand counted almost 7,000 ballots Monday. Doctor Joseph Smith, who came in third place for the mayoral vote, paid almost $500 fee to see every vote. When CBS4's David Sutta commented to Smith about reverting to this old school way of counting votes, he responded, "Correct. ...
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Liga MX Wrap America Cruz Azul reach final
America and Cruz Azul moved into the Liga MX final with contrasting victories in their respective semi-final ties.Miguel Herrera's America secured a 2-1 win at home to Monterrey on Saturday, winning the tie 4-3 on aggregate.Raul Jimenez and Christian Benitez scored for the winners before Aldo de Nigris netted a late consolation at Estadio Azteca.The hosts needed until the 63rd minute to ...
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United Airlines to return all Boeing 787s to service this week
CHICAGO | Mon May 20, 2013 6:51pm EDT CHICAGO May 20 (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Monday it expects to have its entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners back in service this week, as the airline's first flight with the new jetliner in four months landed safely in Chicago. "Every new airplane has issues," United CEO Jeff Smisek said after the flight landed ahead of ...
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White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
WASHINGTON | Mon May 20, 2013 6:50pm EDT WASHINGTON May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion a year before it passes the new farm bill, the White House said on Monday. The five-year farm bill would cost about $500 billion, with three-fourths of the money going to food stamps for the poor. ...
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Goode and Tomkins Ruled Out of South American Tour
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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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