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Parents walked for miles not knowing if theyd find their children dead or alive
Philip Sherwell Moore, Oklahoma - 22 May 2013 WITH faces bruised and bloodied, parents, teachers and children staggered from the wreckage of their suburban school ...
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One word was on most lips and all front pages tornado was a monster
It passed with an "incredible, thundering roar". It was a thing of terror, something beastly and murderous that gobbled up everything in its rotating maw and then moved on, hungry for more.Those who have lived through tornadoes often speak of this most mesmerising of meteorological phenomena in animal terms. As the number of dead continued to rise yesterday, the local newspapers used ...
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We will help you fill allthe empty spaces
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not respond to a request for comment yesterday.Mr Obama assured the people of Moore that federal authorities would be beside them as they tended to "frightened children who will need our continued love and attention"."There are empty spaces where there used to be living rooms, and bedrooms, and classrooms, and, in time, we're ...
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Killer twisters 40 minutes on ground made it so destructive
For nearly 40 minutes it travelled 20 miles across largely urban areas, sweeping up debris, trees and homes in winds estimated to have reached 200mph.It was classified as a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph (322 kph) The upgrade was based on the enormity of the damage.Yet the area is no stranger to storms of this magnitude.In 1999 the city was hit by the most intense ...
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Shelters programme was put on hold over lack of cash
Raf Sanchez Washington - 22 May 2013 THE devastated city of Moore developed a plan to help residents build storm shelters, but it was put "on hold" as authorities battled for federal dollars and through a maze of regulations, city officials ...
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The June 7-8 Obama-Xi Summit Likely Start Of A New Asian Order
US President Barack Obama (2nd R) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (2nd L) speak alongside translators during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2012. The White House on Tuesday welcomed China's likely next leader Xi Jinping, with President Barack Obama looking to push Beijing on a range of concerns yet also work for smoother future ...
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Nepali-Canadian 1st double amputee on Everest
A Nepali-Canadian has become the first double amputee to climb the world's highest mountain.According to Khim Lal Gautam, liaison officer at Nepal's Tourism Ministry, Sudarshan Gautam, the Nepali-Canadian, reached atop Mt Everest at 9:00 am on Monday. Gautam, 30, lost both his hands at the age of 14 in an accident. He was on a mission to spread the message that "disability is not ...
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Canadian killed in escalating violence in Iraq
Residents stand amid rubble at blast scene in Tuz Khormatu town in northern Iraq May 21, 2013. Three persons were killed and 52 others were injured after two car bombs were set off in Tuz Khormatu on Tuesday, according to the police. REUTERS/Stringer A Canadian has been killed amidst rising violence in Iraq. "I have grown increasingly concerned in recent days as a spate of deadly sectarian ...
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One dead in floatplane crash in B.C.
An aerial map shows Bute Inlet, 250k m northwest of Vancouver. One person is dead after a floatplane crashed in the area. Google/QMI Agency One person is dead after a floatplane crashed in British Columbia Tuesday evening. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria received a report just after 5 p.m. and deployed a search-and-rescue team in a Cormorant helicopter, a spokesman said. The ...
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Bank of America JPMorgan said mortgage help done
Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase & Co. said they have met their obligations under a mortgage settlement made with state and federal officials. The Los Angeles Times reported Wells Fargo & Co. also was 90 percent done. The five largest banks agreed last year to a settlement with states over bad mortgages. So far more than 600,000 borrows have been granted a total of $50.6 billion in relief. ...
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Documents show Eritrea defying Canadian government by using Toronto consulate to raise money for regime
TORONTO -- Canada is investigating allegations that Eritrea's diplomatic mission in Toronto has continued soliciting money for the East African regime's military despite being warned by the Department of Foreign Affairs to stop. The RCMP and Foreign Affairs are reviewing new evidence that appears to show the Consulate General of Eritrea has been imposing a fee of up to $500 on ...
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SNC-Lavalin paid $6M in kickbacks to Tunisian president’s son-in-law RCMP
MONTREAL --Newly unsealed information in an RCMP search warrant document alleges that SNC-Lavalin paid nearly $6-million to the son-in-law of Tunisia's president between 2001 and 2010 to win contracts in the North African country. "The payments were destined for offshore companies belonging to Slim Chiboub," the police affidavit says. "According to public-source information, ...
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Ford adds production in North America to meet new car demand
F.N ) is adding a week of production at 20 North American factories this year to build an additional 40,000 vehicles and help sustain its gains in U.S. market ...
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Mysterious respiratory illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday. Seven people have been admitted to hospitals with a fever, cough and shortness of breath in recent weeks, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Mary McIntyre said in a statement. Two of the seven have died. The Alabama ...
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Obama Pushes to Accommodate Not Protect Freedom of the Press
Unconstitutional. Sweeping. Secretive. Abusive. Harassing. Gary Pruitt, the president and CEO of the Associated Press, used those words on CBS's Face the Nation to describe the Justice Department's seizure of two months of AP reporters' phone records in New York, Washington, and Hartford, Conn. As Attorney General Eric Holder said in an entirely different context, that's not ...
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Malcolm Xs grandson buried in NY
Mourners are gathering at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California in Oakland to remember Malcolm X's grandson, Malcolm ...
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Coast Guardsman who admits desertion to be confined
HONOLULU – A Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose disappearance led to a massive search in Hawaii pleaded guilty to desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains. A military judge sentenced him to more than six months confinement and a bad conduct discharge. During a special court-martial in Honolulu, Petty ...
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Obama Xi set to build rapport at retreat
Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Barack Obama are set to hold their first-ever retreat next month in California, in an effort to build personal ties. The meeting, announced by both governments yesterday, is taking place earlier than expected, reflecting a mutual sense of urgency to tackle both global and bilateral issues dogging the Sino-US relationship, say observers. ...
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Search for missing Canadian continues in Australian mountains
Family members joined a frantic search Tuesday for a Canadian man with survival training missing for more than a week in Australia's Snowy Mountains region.Prabhdeep Srawn, of Brampton, Ont., hasn't been heard from since parking his rental car on May 13 in the village of Charlotte Pass in Kosciuszko National Park. For the last two years, the 25-year-old has been a law student at Bond ...
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Mall of America nets up to $250 million in tax breaks
Bloomington behemoth to double its size with more stores, movie theaters, hotels, and maybe a water park. To help ensure the project moves forward, up to $250 million in tax breaks were approved this week by the Minnesota Legislature. In recent years, the megamall’s pleas for public subsidies have failed. This year, lawmakers supported a controversial new funding mechanism that draws ...
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Safety Board ATF blocking plant blast probe
Investigators working in the remnants of an exploded Texas fertilizer plant sifted by hand through untold kernels of corn, moved tons of debris and conducted more than 400 interviews, while searching for the missing piece to solve what many officials compared to an extraordinary ...
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Chinese president extends condolences to Obama over massive tornado
Chinese president to visit three Latin American nations and US Chinese president Xi Jinping has extended condolences to his US counterpart Barack Obama for the casualties and losses caused by a massive tornado.In a message sent on Tuesday, Xi expressed his deep sympathy with the US government and people for the great life and property losses resulted from the powerful tornado.Chinese State ...
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Xi Obama to meet in California
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet US President Barack Obama in California next month on his way back from a trip to Latin America and the Caribbean. Analysts said the arrangements for their meeting, which is informal but will be held over two days, show that relations between the two countries are mature. The China-US summit, the first since Xi took office in March, will be held at ...
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Cops sought info from Mulcair about ex-Laval mayor meeting
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he 'never saw cash,' and has no proof the ex-mayor of Laval, Que., Gilles Vaillancourt, offered him a bribe in 1994. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian ...
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Childrens mouths allegedly taped shut at N.S. school
An assistant instructor at a school in Bedford, N.S., is under investigation by police after allegedly taping shut the mouths of several students. The incident allegedly happened at Bedford South School on Thursday, May 16, during an after school program called Excel. One mother says her seven-year-old son was involved in the alleged incident. Her name is not being used to protect the identity ...
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North America's unknown potential disaster
North America is facing a potential ecological disaster that most people are not even aware of, according to scientists who have been studying the little brown bat (or myotis bat), the most common species of bat in the United States and the wider North American continent.
This is because the bat is under attack by a killer fungus that grows on the bats’ wings during hibernation and causes them to lose body fat and wake early from their sleep, which causes them to eventually die. The fungal infection is said by researchers to be capable of killing off the bat within the next 16 years when their current population, which numbers up to several million, may fall to just 0.01% of present levels. Read more
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