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Oklahoma Tornado Frustration Amid The Rubble
The frustration had started to boil over. Angry residents of a neighbourhood of Moore in Oklahoma, kept from seeing what had happened to their homes for two days, took it out on the police standing guard. "America is supposed to be about freedom," yelled one. "Just let us in to see what is left." There was screaming and shouting and pointing of fingers. They feared ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Tornado damage could exceed $2 billion
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak said insured losses from the tornado that hit Moore, south Oklahoma City and Newcastle on Monday could surpass $2 ...
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Minn. park landslide leaves 1 child dead 1 missing
Rescue personnel gather near an entrance to Lilydale Regional Park above the Mississippi River during a suspension of search efforts to find a fourth child missing after a landslide swept over a group of children on a fourth grade field trip Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in St. Paul, ...
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You just want to break down and cry
>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH.(CNN) -- With everyone missing now accounted for from this week's deadly tornado, the long and difficult work of recovery can begin. "We are beginning the recovery operations," Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin told CNN's Piers Morgan late Wednesday. "There's a lot of debris removal going ...
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FBI Arrest made in Wash. state ricin letter scare
SPOKANE, Wash. - A 37-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a case in which a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin were discovered in Washington state last week.A grand jury indictment accused Matthew Ryan Buquet of mailing a death threat to U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle at the federal courthouse on May 14.A search of federal court records turned up no ...
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Ellie our human rattle Cancer girl had to take FIFTY different pills to combat cancer - now shes been given the all clear
On top of the gruelling chemotherapy treatment, the 11-year-old needed nearly 50 tablets, medicines and ointments a week to combat the wide variety of side ...
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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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Relief for Osborne at last as IMF spots signs of recovery and welcomes improvement in the economy
It will come as a relief to the Chancellor who was last month heavily criticised by the watchdog's chief economist for sticking to his austerity ...
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Woolwich shooting incident Crazed animals... how news of the savage attack exploded on Twitter
Most witnesses sent messages via the Twitter social networking site and Facebook, while others contributed to internet forums and newspaper ...
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Woolwich attack Were they inspired by Al Qaeda magazine Authorities investigating whether terrorists were spurred into action by publication which urges lone wolf attacks
Inspire is produced by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and contains exhortations to carry out so-called 'lone wolf' terrorist attacks by self-motivated groups and individuals. Pictured is an advert from the ...
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1000 current accounts are opened daily at Nationwide Customers quit shamed banks
Consumers are turning away from scandal-ridden banks and opening 1,000 current accounts a day at Nationwide, Britain’s biggest building ...
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Rising number of primary pupils cannot swim a length 40 of 11-year-olds cannot cover 25metres unaided
Two-fifths of 11-year-olds are incapable of covering 25m unaided, according to a survey. This is up from a third 12 months ago who were found to be entering secondary school without the basic ...
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31 years on Hyde Park bomber in dock Man charged over IRA atrocity that killed four soldiers and seven horses
31 years on, Hyde Park 'bomber' in dock over IRA atrocity that killed four soldiers and seven horses: Man charged after leaving remote Irish bolthole to go on ...
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No beach fun for insecure Brits Quarter of UK women will avoid a sunshine holiday because of swimsuit fear
According to a the study more than one in four women (27 per cent) will sacrifice a sun holiday if it means they don't have to be seen in a ...
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DAILY MAIL COMMENT IMF gives a reminder of what really matters
After weeks of tension in the Coalition and bitter infighting among the Tories comes a timely reminder from the IMF of the issue that matters most to every family in this ...
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MI5 bugged Edward VIIIs calls to Wallis in days before his abdication as Government paranoia grew over the crisis
It suggests a breakdown of trust between Edward and his government as he wrestled with the decision whether to give up the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis ...
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The names Bond Jane Bond Riddle of the WW2 spy arrested in Spain... dressed as a woman
Such flamboyance was apparently an offence in those less enlightened days, so the dictator General Franco's police arrested him and held him for two days for questioning. The news, cabled to the Foreign Office in London by the British Embassy in Madrid, sparked fears Clarke's cover would be blown – causing embarrassment to his political masters, secret files released today by the ...
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The evidence that blows apart Mr Camerons claim that gay marriage will strengthen families
Speaking yesterday on Radio 4’s Today programme, after the Commons voted on Monday to allow gay marriage in England and Wales, Mr Cameron said: ‘There will be young boys in schools today who are gay, who are worried about being bullied, who are worried about what society thinks of them, who can see that the highest Parliament in the land has said that their love is ...
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Firms STILL starved of loans says Bank Companies cannot get cash a year after Government launched lifeline to help them
Small businesses are being starved of money by Britain’s banking giants, nearly a year after the Government launched its emergency cash lifeline, the Bank of England said ...
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Boriss sexual shenanigans and a landmark victory over our creeping culture of Stalinist secrecy
Many of our senior judges apparently dislike the Press and increasingly insist on the rights of privacy for public figures. So it was with some astonishment that I read a story on Tuesday morning that suggested the opposite may be the ...
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QUENTIN LETTS Boris yearns to be indulged... in politics and elsewhere
In the absence of PMQs I went to BMQs, Boris Mayoral Questions. London Mayor Boris Johnson does ten of these a year. He sits in the middle of his assembly chamber in a big black leather chair and chats to assembly members about the woes of the ...
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Nine in 10 children born to cohabiting couples this year will see parents split by the time they are 16
Nearly nine out of ten babies born to co-habiting parents this year will have seen their family break up by the time they reach the age of 16, says a ...
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Thats whey too bad for our environment How the toxic by-product of Greek yogurt is causing a world-wide pollution problem
Environmental issues: A by-product of Greek yogurt, called acid whey, is causing a world-wide toxic waste problem, and scientists are scrambling to find a way to fix ...
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Coroner criticises TV shows for making light of hoarding after pensioner trapped by piles of rubbish dies during blaze
A coroner has critised television programmes for trivialising the condition of compulsive hoarding after a pensioner died in a fire at her home which was filled floor to ceiling with ...
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Leeds University most popular institution for drug users as eight out of ten undergraduates admit to trying illicit substances
The vast majority of students at British universities have experimented with drugs with a staggering 85 per cent at one institution admitting to have dabbled with illegal substances, a recent study has ...
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Nicky Lovell Disqualified driver who mowed down couple on their tandem bike had two children in his car as he fled
A banned driver who knocked down and killed a 'perfect' couple as they rode on a tandem bike had two children in his car it was revealed today as he was ...
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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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