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Monster tornado devastates Oklahoma town; at least 51 dead

Reuters - ‎22 minutes ago‎
By R.J. Young. MOORE, Oklahoma | Mon May 20, 2013 9:27pm EDT. MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people as winds of up to 200 miles per hour flattened ...
At least 37 dead in Oklahoma City-area tornado
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White House counsel kept IRS probe results from Obama

Reuters - ‎18 minutes ago‎
By Kim Dixon and Roberta Rampton. WASHINGTON | Mon May 20, 2013 9:23pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior White House aides knew weeks ago that a probe of the Internal Revenue Service had found that the U.S.
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Small Fla. city anxious to learn Powerball winner - Newsday

Newsday - ‎29 minutes ago‎
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. -- It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.
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Yahoo Refreshes Flickr With a Cleaner Look, Full Terabyte of Storage

ABC News
1 hour ago
Written by
Joanna Stern
It's a big day for Yahoo. A few hours after announcing its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo announced some major updates to its Flickr photo-sharing service.
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Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Paul Eckert. WASHINGTON | Mon May 20, 2013 8:25pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the ...
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Apple's Web of Tax Shelters Saved It Billions, Panel Finds

New York Times
35 minutes ago
Written by
Charles Duhigg
WASHINGTON - Even as Apple became the nation's most profitable technology company, it avoided billions in taxes in the United States and around the world through a web of subsidiaries so complex it spanned continents and went beyond anything most ...
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Ugandan Police Shut Down Newspaper Offices - VOA

Voice of America - ‎6 hours ago‎
NAIROBI - Police in Uganda's capital have closed down the offices of the Daily Monitor. According to the Daily Monitor's senior correspondent, police have declared the premises of their publication a crime scene and are doing a thorough search of the ...
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Musharraf Granted Bail in the Killing of Bhutto

New York Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - After weeks of legal setbacks, Pakistan's former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, won a small victory on Monday amid media speculation that the military is seeking to free the former army chief from a tangle of court cases.
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Three Men Arrested and Charged in California Fake Bomb Bank Heist

ABC News
2 hours ago
Written by
Christina Ng
Three men have been arrested and charged in a strange Los Angeles bank robbery in which the men allegedly strapped what they said were explosives to a bank manager's stomach and ordered her to rob her own bank.
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Bigotry against Jews and Muslims on the rise, says US

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
Discrimination against Jews and Muslims is on the rise around the world, according to an annual US Department of State report. The findings for 2012 spoke of an increase in anti-Islamic sentiment in Europe and Asia.
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United Dreamliner lands in Chicago after 4-month grounding

Chicago Tribune
5 hours ago
Written by
Gregory Karp
Signaling confidence to the flying public that Boeing 787s are safe to fly, the CEOs of Boeing Co. and United Continental Holdings on Monday traveled from Houston to Chicago aboard a Dreamliner.
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GrubHub, Seamless plan merger

New York Daily News - ‎51 minutes ago‎
Internet food delivery giants GrubHub and Seamless are joining forces to gobble up more of the market for online orders. New York-based Seamless and Chicago's GrubHub will together connect diners to more than 20,000 takeout joints in the U.S.
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Fed's Evans Says Economy Has Been 'Improving Quite a Lot'

Bloomberg - ‎6 hours ago‎
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said the U.S. economy has improved “quite a lot” as the central bank maintains record stimulus and expressed confidence policy makers have tools needed to monitor markets for excesses.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Exempt From Michigan Transfer Tax

Bloomberg - ‎4 hours ago‎
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (FMCC) are exempt from Michigan's state and local real estate transfer taxes, a U.S. appeals court ruled, overturning a lower-court decision.
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New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

DAWN.com - ‎50 minutes ago‎
In this June 18, 2012 photo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer comments on Microsoft Xbox before unveiling its new Surface, a tablet computer to compete with Apple's iPad at Hollywood's Milk Studios in Los Angeles.
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Ex-Nokia team makes rival smartphone

BBC News - ‎9 hours ago‎
A company made up of former Nokia employees has shown off Jolla, a new smartphone with a custom operating system known as Sailfish.
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California teenager invents device that can charge cell phone in 20 seconds - flat

Catholic Online - ‎1 hour ago‎
Called the supercapacitor, this revolutionary device can charge a cell phone within just 20 seconds. The brainchild of 18-year-old Esha Khare of Saratoga, California, the lucky teen collected $50,000 at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in ...
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CBS pulls 'Mike & Molly' episode with tornado plot - USA Today

USA TODAY - ‎2 hours ago‎
The sitcom episode is about a tornado in Chicago. Mike , Molly Windy City. Police officers Mike (Billy Gardell), left, and Carl (Reno Wilson) are on duty in 'Mike and Molly.
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Simon's angels: 'X Factor' new judges confirmed

Entertainment Weekly
40 minutes ago
Written by
James Hibberd
Simon Cowell is going to be outnumbered on The X Factor this fall, but somehow we suspect he won't mind. Fox has confirmed our Friday near-deal exclusive report that Destiny's Child founding member Kelly Rowland and Latin singer Paulina Rubio will be ...
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Did Tiger Woods make up with Sergio Garcia? 'No' - USA Today

USA TODAY - ‎8 hours ago‎
BETHESDA, Md. - No. That was the response Tiger Woods gave Monday when asked if he ever thought of calling Sergio Garcia to bury the hatchet, so to speak, after an incident involving the two at The Players Championship led to a public spat and a ...
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Mattingly doesn't feel he's about to be fired

San Jose Mercury News - ‎43 minutes ago‎
MILWAUKEE—Beleaguered manager Don Mattingly insisted Monday he doesn't feel he's about to be fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he has no idea whether he needs to win a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers to keep his job.
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Texans say Ed Reed is doing 'really well' after hip surgery - USA Today

USA TODAY - ‎4 hours ago‎
HOUSTON (AP) -- Texans coach Gary Kubiak says safety Ed Reed is doing "really well" as he recovers from hip surgery. The nine-time Pro Bowler signed a three-year, $15 million contract in free agency and will miss all of the Texans' organized team ...
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A Smart Place for the Mets to Start Rebuilding

New York Times
12 minutes ago
Written by
Tyler Kepner
The Mets spent much of last winter insisting, in the words of General Manager Sandy Alderson, that they were not punting on the 2013 season.
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Russia retrieves mice, lizards from space in preparation for Mars mission — all ...

The Space Reporter - ‎May 19, 2013‎
Speaking late Sunday, Russian space officials announced the return of a number of creatures from space, saying most died during their time in space.
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Angelina Jolie's courageous act will save women's lives

Los Angeles Times
8 minutes ago
Written by
Robin Abcarian
Four days after her April 27 breast reconstruction, the third and final surgery aimed at sparing her an early death from breast cancer, Angelina Jolie was in good spirits at home.
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Some could have gaps in medical coverage under new law

Los Angeles Times
14 hours ago
Written by
Anna Gorman
When the national healthcare law takes full effect next year, millions of Americans risk disrupted health coverage because of common life events: getting married or divorced, having children or taking on a second job.

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