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1 hr ago | KVIA-TV El Paso

Okla. celebs react to tornado devastation

Reba McEntire has physically been in Cape Town, South Africa, but her heart has been with those suffering in her home state of Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, World News, South Africa, Moore, OK, Castle, OK, Pop/Rock, Hanson, Entertainment

2 hrs ago | The Daily News Journal

Oklahoma tornado rips away safety of school

Kelly Nichols ran up to the front door of Plaza Towers Elementary to retrieve her 9-year-old son, Ethan, and had to stop to catch her breath: the school's front glass facade had been pulverized, the roof was gone, walls had been punched in, and a car lay flipped inside the main hallway.

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Related Topix: Weather

4 hrs ago | San Bernardino County Sun

Okla. men get video of deadly tornado overhead

Two 19-year-old Oklahoma men who took cover in a cellar during a deadly tornado were able to use their cellphones to get video of the twister as it passed over the home.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government

6 hrs ago | WLNE-TV Providence

FBI: Arrest made in Wash. ricin letter scare

The FBI says a 37-year-old man has been arrested following last week's discovery in Washington state of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.

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Related Topix: US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US News, Train Disaster

6 hrs ago | The Star Online

County quick to respond with aid to Oklahoma tornado victims

Just hours after a tornado ripped through Cleveland County in Oklahoma, The Star called this community to action in support of the ravaged region with the same name half a country away.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government, Cleveland County, OK

8 hrs ago | Patch.com

How to Help the Oklahoma Tornado Victims

The devastating tornado that rocked Oklahoma on Monday leaves many wondering how to help - even from hundreds and hundreds of miles away in metro Atlanta.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma City, OK

10 hrs ago | Northwest Florida Daily News

Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion

The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma City, OK, Moore, OK, FEMA, US News, Weather

11 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Names of those killed in Oklahoma tornado

The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified 23 of 24 people killed in the tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, including 10 children.

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13 hrs ago | Patch.com

Donate to Oklahoma Tornado Victims Through RAINE Foundation

The RAINE Foundation is collecting gift cards at two local businesses to help in the recovery efforts in Oklahoma after a 2-mile wide Tornado devastated the area.

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18 hrs ago | Mail & Guardian

Oklahoma tornado: Eyewitness accounts

A terrifying twister tore through Oklahoma City leaving a path of destruction. We take a look at footage shared by eyewitnesses on social networks.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Oklahoma City, OK, Moore, OK

22 hrs ago | NewsOn6 Tulsa

Oklahoma AG's Office Warns Of Charity Scams Following Deadly Tornado

The Oklahoma attorney general's office is warning people donating to tornado relief groups to be wary of fraudulent operations.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Hollywood Reporter

'The Voice' Recap: Coaches Stand Together for Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Blake Shelton, Shakira and Miranda Lambert perform songs dedicated to those affected by the deadly storm, while two more contestants are sent home.

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Related Topix: The Voice, Entertainment, Television, Miranda Lambert, Country, Pop/Rock, The Pretenders

KMAG99.1

Father and son reunited after Oklahoma storm

The Oklahoma and Arkansas Blood Institutes are conducting blood drives. Here is a list of locations with upcoming mobile blood campaigns: Dallas Street Denal - 8020 Dallas Street, Fort Smith Atwood's - Zero Street, Fort Smith on Wed.

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National Geographic

Oklahoma Tornado From Space

This animation of imagery from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite shows the movement of storm systems in the south central U.S. on May 19 and 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Science / Technology, Space, Moore, OK, NASA

New Hampshire Public Radio -

Oklahoma's GOP Senators Find Themselves In Tornado Aid Bind

Even as President Obama was declaring that tornado-devastated Oklahoma would get "everything it needs right away," the state's most vociferous critic of federal emergency aid vowed that he, too, would push for assistance "without delay." Republican Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Cole, Frank Lucas, Tom Coburn, US Senate, James Inhofe, Oklahoma Government

WWWQ-FM Atlanta

Artists React to the Oklahoma Tornado Tragedy

Since a devastating tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday, killing at least 24 people, the world has taken to Twitter to express their support, prayers for love, and to talk about how people can help.

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Related Topix: Moore, OK, Tulsa, OK

Sun-Star

Oklahoma tornado death toll down to 24; no Filipino killed

Authorities lowered the death toll from a massive tornado that devastated a town outside Oklahoma City, saying it killed at least 24 people, down from 51 -- none of them were Filipinos.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Asian-American, Filipino-American, Moore, OK

Patch.com

How to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Update 9:50 a.m.: A report by Fox5 Atlanta puts the latest death toll at 24, including seven children.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma City, OK

Indiana's NewsCenter

Oklahoma Devastation: Death Toll Expected To Climb

First responders are in a race against time in the search for any survivors of a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., killing at least 51 people, including 20 children, and destroying homes and businesses in a 12-mile path, officials said.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tornado, Natural Disasters, Moore, OK

The Toronto Star

Oklahoma tornado: School flattened by twister: 'I can't find my kids'

As the mile-wide tornado carved a path of destruction toward Moore, Henry De La Cruz said his wife drove to Plaza Towers Elementary School to pick up their 5-year-old daughter, Isabelle.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Representative James Lankford, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Family, Kids, Moore, OK

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