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Tornado victims start picking up the pieces
It was the 83-year-old grandmother's first time back at her home since a monstrous and deadly tornado ravaged her neighborhood in suburban Oklahoma City. Part of the roof was sitting in the front yard, and the siding from the front of the house was gone. As her son, Jeff, and her grandsons picked through what was left of her belongings, Arvin found some dark humor in the situation. "Oh ...
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German firm to hire hundreds with autism
A German software giant has announced it intends to employ hundreds of people with autism as software testers and programmers in a global drive over the next seven years. SAP, which has already launched pilot projects in India and Ireland, said the move aimed to find workers "who think differently" in the hopes that this would lead to innovative ideas and advances. By 2020, one ...
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9 myths about drones and Guantanamo
>Editor's note: Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a director at the New America Foundation and the author of "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden -- From 9/11 to Abbottabad," the basis for the HBO documentary "Manhunt" that will be shown on CNN on May 24. Jennifer Rowland is a research associate at the New America Foundation.(CNN) -- On Thursday, President Barack Obama ...
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Hell push for mandatory safe rooms in homes
>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 and KOKH. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- The mayor of tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, will push for a law requiring storm shelters or safe rooms in new homes, he told CNN ...
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Opinion How to be safe
>Editor's note: Joshua Wurman is an atmospheric scientist, tornado researcher and the inventor of the DOW mobile radars. He is the director of the Center for Severe Weather Research in Boulder, Colorado. (CNN) -- A junior professor drives his Doppler On Wheels mobile radar trucks through Moore, Oklahoma, less than 90 seconds after a tornado has torn a path of destruction through the city. ...
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LZ Such bravery
>Editor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and was a 2011 Online Journalism Award finalist for commentary. He is a senior writer and columnist for ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @locs_n_laughs.(CNN) -- Each day more than 55 million students attend the ...
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Corero appoints high tech executive to lead worldwide sales
HUDSON, MA, May 21, 2013 – Corero Network Security, the First Line of Defense for enterprises globally against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and ...
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Democratic Congresswoman It’s ‘Un-American’ Not to Fund Obamacare ‘Outreach’
During Tuesday's hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D., Calif.) declared that failing to encourage people to sign up for government-mandated health insurance is downright "un-American." Speier was referring to Congress's refusal to fund the Obama administration's Obamacare "outreach" efforts with ...
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IRS Chain of Command Suggests Scandal Not Limited to Low-Level Employees
After the IRS revealed it had wrongly targeted hundreds of conservative and Tea Party groups, the agency claimed that the misconduct was limited to "low-level employees" in its Cincinnati office. Yesterday, the attorney for Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS's tax-exempt organizations division, told the House Oversight Committee she would invoke her Fifth Amendment rights, making ...
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FBI Agent Kills Florida Man Possibly Linked To Tamerlan Tsarnaev
U.S. media reports say a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents raided an apartment complex in Orlando, Florida. The shooting happened early on May 22. An FBI spokesman told Orlando television stations that their agent was conducting official duties when the shooting occurred. No further details were immediately released. Local media reports say the man who was shot and ...
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Jailed Pussy Riot Member Starts Hunger Strike Parole Hearing Adjourned
BEREZNIKI, Russia -- A parole hearing in the Russian town of Berezniki has been adjourned until May 23 after a jailed member of the all-female opposition group Pussy Riot refused to continue taking part via video-link. At the hearing on May 22, the court rejected Maria Alyokhina's requests to be physically present and to have the judge and the prosecutor replaced. Alyokhina, who spoke ...
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Germany backs blacklisting Hezbollah
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle decided Wednesday to support listing Hezbollah's military wing as a terrorist organization in the European Union, according to German diplomatic sources."In the light of discussions we have had with our partners following the terrorist attack in Burgas, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle supports listing at least the military wing of Hezbollah ...
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Gas discoveries give Israel new regional clout
newfound natural gas reserves will boost its regional clout and could help it improve ties with neighboring states in need of new energy sources, Energy Minister Silvan Shalom said.Once totally dependent on fuel imports, Israel has made the largest gas discoveries in the world over the past decade off its Mediterranean coastline, and is expected to become an exporter by the end of the ...
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Teenager dragged to court for giving away a friends VIRTUAL gold coins in an online fantasy game
Keiron Belmont, 19, logged into a friend's profile on the popular online game RuneScape and gave away her stash of virtual money following an ...
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April Jones Mark Bridger had previous convictions for firearms theft and road rage offences
The former slaughterhouse worker accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones has a string of convictions relating to guns, theft and road rage attacks, a jury was told ...
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Give Falklands and Gibraltar their own MP says Nigel Farage UKIP leader says territories voices are dangerously muted
The UKIP leader claims their voices are dangerously ‘muted’ in Britain and they should be allowed to elect their own ‘MP for the ...
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US to push for major factory safety reforms in Bangladesh
A US government delegation will visit Bangladesh this weekend to press for a major overhaul of factory safety following the nation's deadliest industrial accident, an official said ...
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Anthony Weiner Stands For New York City Mayor
Former US congressman Anthony Weiner, who was forced to resign two years ago over a series of racy tweets, has said he is running for New York City mayor. The controversial Democrat made his announcement in a YouTube video. When he was forced to step down in June 2011 Mr Weiner claimed his Twitter account had been hacked after a photograph of a man's crotch, clad in underwear, was ...
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Oklahoma Tornado Wreckage Hard To Believe
Their neighbours in this shattered area are doing the same, collecting up personal items they spot in the rubble before the bulldozers move in and level the area. One young woman has put out a request to her friends on Facebook to help her sift through the wreckage of her home - one of those friends told me it was almost too heartbreaking to contemplate. Many people in Moore said they are ...
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France beefs up Africa Middle East embassy security
PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - France will invest about 20 million euros ($25 million) to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb in April, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Spokesman Philippe Lalliot confirmed an email sent by Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to staff on Tuesday saying the measure ...
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Irans rulers risk alienating voters by candidate bans
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a media conference at Iran's embassy after he attended the Developing-8 summit in Islamabad November 22, 2012. REUTERS/Mian ...
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Officer Involved in Shooting of Man Linked to Tsarnaev
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Can we get better at predicting tornadoes
posted a briefing on YouTube more that three hours earlier stating that tornadoes were likely in the area. Based on modeling and historical trends, the NWS had been warning for days that conditions were ripe for a tornado to hit the region. "The story is not that this was not warned for," said Dr. Marshall Shepherd, president of the American Meteorological Society. "We knew that ...
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Octogenarians in race to summit Mt. Everest
Min Bahadur Sherchan, center, who became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest on May 25, 2008 shakes hands on his arrival in Katmandu, Nepal May 31, ...
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Costa Concordia captain ordered to stand trial
ROME A Judge in Italy has ordered trial for the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off Italy last year, killing 32 people. On Tuesday, Italian prosecutors rejected a plea bargain bid by the captain, defense lawyers ...
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Just wanna break down and cry
>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 and KOKH. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- What began as a desperate hunt for survivors in this debris-covered city is giving way to an arduous road to ...
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Stand fast Atlanta, but dont be selfish
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia, therefore it is the leader of the state, and the actions and decisions of city leaders will influence the stability, or lack thereof, of the state. It is a substantial responsibility and one that should not be taken lightly. Atlanta must weather the current recession in a manner helpful to the wider region as well as itself.
Atlanta is one of the fastest growing cities in the US. It is the beating heart of Georgia, and one of the main centers for economic activity with the head quarters of several major companies located in its CBD, including Coca Cola, Delta Airlines, and AT&T. Just behind Chicago and Minneapolis, it has one of the highest concentrations of Fortune 500 companies located within the greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Read more
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