Tornado In Moore, Okla.: Friday's Developments
Fri, 24 May 2013 07:33:00 -0400
Residents can now get into their devastated neighborhoods without passing through police checkpoints. Meanwhile, there's word that insurance policies may cover less of the cost of damages than in past disasters.
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'White Flash And Cold Water' After Bridge Collapse In Wash.
Fri, 24 May 2013 06:56:00 -0400
After a truck carrying a heavy load struck the side of a bridge that carries Interstate 5 over the Skagit River north of Seattle, the roadway collapsed. No one was killed. Dan Sligh and his wife were in a pickup. "You just hold on as tight as you can," he says of the fall they took.
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Community Surprised Okla. Tornado Death Toll Wasn't Higher
Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400
People in Oklahoma had been warned days in advance that the weather would be bad the day the tornado struck. Those warnings came from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, just a few miles from where the tornado hit Monday. Twenty-four people were killed.
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Military Moms: A Bond Born From Shared Loss
Fri, 24 May 2013 02:46:00 -0400
Two mothers whose sons were killed during the first Gulf War talk about how they became friends after their sons died. The past 22 years would have been tough without the friendship, because, as one tells the other, "what's in our hearts we share."
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Why You Have To Scratch That Itch
Thu, 23 May 2013 16:09:00 -0400
Itch can be a useful warning sign, or a maddening symptom with no cure. But the origins of itch have long been a mystery. Scientists think they've come closer to understanding the origins of itch in a molecule that makes mice scratch like mad.
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Bridge Collapses In Wash. State; People, Cars In Water
Thu, 23 May 2013 23:31:00 -0400
TAn unknown number of people and vehicles are in the Skagit River, and rescue crews are looking for them. The bridge collapsed at 7 p.m., but the reason is unclear.
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Jury Deadlocks On Jodi Arias Sentencing
Thu, 23 May 2013 20:19:00 -0400
The jury that convicted her of first-degree murder earlier this month in the brutal killing of her ex-boyfriend were unable to decide whether to give the death penalty.
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Srinivasan's Confirmation First For D.C. Circuit In 7 Years
Thu, 23 May 2013 18:40:00 -0400
The partisan war over judicial nominees has accelerated in recent years. It took nearly a year to win Senate confirmation for Sri Srinivasan to the important federal appeals court for the District of Columbia, though he had no formal opposition.
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Boy Scouts Vote To Admit Openly Gay Members
Thu, 23 May 2013 18:28:00 -0400
The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America has voted to allow gay Scout members, but to continue a ban on openly gay adult Scout leaders. The policy change would take effect Jan. 1, 2014.
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Head Of IRS Tax-Exempt Division Reportedly Placed On Leave
Thu, 23 May 2013 18:12:00 -0400
Lois Lerner has been at the center of a scandal over the tax agency's targeting of conservative groups.
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Alabama Republican Jo Bonner Says He's Leaving Congress
Thu, 23 May 2013 18:09:00 -0400
The congressman says he will step down in August to take a senior position at the University of Alabama.
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Black Caucus Leader: We Disagree With Presidents, Even Obama
Thu, 23 May 2013 17:41:00 -0400
Rep. Marcia Fudge, the head of the Congressional Black Caucus, says any immigration overhaul significantly boosting the numbers of highly skilled immigrants could negatively affect African-Americans with similar skills.
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Justice Sotomayor Takes Swing At Famed Baseball Case
Thu, 23 May 2013 17:23:00 -0400
The Supreme Court justice and noted Yankees fan showed her baseball acumen Wednesday while presiding over a re-enactment of the 1972 case that challenged the sport's antitrust exemption.
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Breaking Down Obama's New Blueprint For Fighting Terrorism
Thu, 23 May 2013 16:56:00 -0400
In a major speech, the president rejects the idea that the country can fight an opened-ended "global war on terror." In setting his own guidelines, he defines the standards for using drone strikes and again calls for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.
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For Second Time, Moore Family Loses Home To A Tornado
Thu, 23 May 2013 16:53:00 -0400
The tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., Monday destroyed some 12,000 homes, according to Oklahoma City Police. And for one family, it was the second house they've lost to a tornado in the past 14 years. Rena and Paul Phillips say that the recent loss won't make them move.
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