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1 hr ago | Anchorage Daily News

Browns' Weeden sees his homefolk struggle in Oklahoma

For the three native Oklahomans, it came in the form of a 1.3-mile wide EF5 tornado that ravaged Moore, an Oklahoma City suburb.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Oklahoma City, OK, Mustang, OK, Edmond, OK

6 hrs ago | The York Daily Record

A growing role for the president: America's consoler in chief

President Barack Obama greets Gov. Dannel Malloy during his arrival at the start of an interfaith vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, George Bush

10 hrs ago | SavannahNow

Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle

This combination of Associated Pressfile file photos shows left, a neighborhood in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 4, 1999, after a tornado flattened many houses and buildings in central Oklahoma, and right, flattened houses in Moore on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Moore, OK, Oklahoma City, OK, US Military, US Air Force, Tinker Air Force Base

11 hrs ago | 94.3 WSC

'We aren't daredevils': Oklahoma's storm chasers in the sky

As a helicopter pilot for Los Angeles's KCAL-TV, Jim Gardner had flown over deadly mudslides and earthquakes, covered car chases and was shot at by snipers during the L.A. riots.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government, Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, US Military, US Army, Tornado, Natural Disasters

14 hrs ago | Daily World

Volunteers clean up historic cemetery after tornado

With a damp paper towel and a little elbow grease, Becky Haberly is working to reunite thousands of memories with their owners after a deadly tornado scattered photos and papers across this city.

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15 hrs ago | NewsOK.com

Oklahoma tornadoes: Rams quarterback Sam Bradford leading aid effort

St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford, an Oklahoma native, is raising money for disaster relief in his home state.

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18 hrs ago | Local NEWS 8

This Oklahoma atheist isn't thanking the Lord

Behind her were ruins, a tangled mess where structures once stood. Cradled in her arms, the mother's 19-month-old son played with a snatched microphone, unfazed by the chaos swirling around him.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government

20 hrs ago | WAAX-AM Gadsden

NY Rep to Okla. Senator: I'll Overlook Your Hypocrisy

You knew this was coming: Peter King, who fought hard for Superstorm Sandy aid for his home state of New York, thinks there's "a lot of hypocrisy" when it comes to lawmakers who opposed Sandy aid but are in favor of tornado aid.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Peter King, US House of Representatives, Republican, Oklahoma Government

Wed May 22, 2013

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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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

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

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