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44 min ago | The Orlando Sentinel

Oklahoma disaster: NBC, CBS expand coverage

The " CBS Evening News" will expand to 90 minutes at 6:30 p.m. WKMG-Channel 6 will break for its 7 p.m. news, then return to Scott Pelley and the network at 7:30. NBC is dropping a "Voice" recap show at 8 p.m. for the special "Devastation in Oklahoma." The network will offer the live "Voice" eliminations show at 9. " ABC World News" will offer ... (more)

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4 hrs ago | KNDO

BBB Warns of Fake Charity Scams Following Okla. Tornado

Following the massive tornado in Oklahoma this week, the Better Business Bureau, Washington State Attorney General's Office and the Secretary of State are warning of bogus charities.

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9 hrs ago | Fox 23

Fund established for long term needs for tornado victims

Governor Mary Fallin, in coordination with the United Way of Central Oklahoma, established the OK Strong Disaster Relief Fund to assist with the long-term medical, emotional and educational needs of victims of the May 20 tornado in Moore and the May 19 tornado near Shawnee.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Mary Fallin, US Governors, Oklahoma

Tue May 21, 2013

KARE-TV Minneapolis

Minn. emergency responders learn from Okla. tornado

Minnesota's Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Kris Eide said she is moved by the news of the tragedy.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Minnesota, Minnesota Government, Oklahoma, Sports

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Governor Bentley: Alabama Ready to Assist Oklahoma as Needed in Tornado Recovery

Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday said various state agencies in Alabama are in contact with their counterparts in Oklahoma to offer any assistance needed in the recovery from Monday's deadly tornado.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Alabama, Alabama Government, Robert Bentley, US Governors, Non-Profit

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

Common Dreams

In Tornado's Wake, Oklahoma's GOP Senators Focus of Disaster Relief Politics

Sens. Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe, both Republicans, have consistently voted against funding disaster aid for other parts of the country.

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Related Topix: Tom Coburn, US Politics, Senator Jim Inhofe, US News, US Senate, Republican, Oklahoma, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, FEMA, Liberal Political News

WLTX-TV Columbia

How You Can Help Victims of Oklahoma Tornado

The Red Cross, for example, is taking donations so it can help the victims of the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Cross, SC

The Marion Star

Obama vows full support for Oklahoma

President Obama offered prayers Tuesday for the people of Oklahoma, and said the nation will stand with them as they seek to recover from the devastating storms that claimed at least two dozen lives.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Cole, Representative Mary Fallin, Oklahoma, Moore, OK, Mary Fallin, US Governors

KTRE-TV Lufkin

More tornadoes in forecast for central US Tuesday

More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week.

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Related Topix: Weather, Tornado, Natural Disasters, Texas, Oklahoma

Philly.com

Philly mental health volunteer headed to Okla.

In the wake of Monday's tornadoes in Oklahoma, volunteers are being deployed from around the country to assist in the recovery, including a woman from Philadelphia.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Pennsylvania

Mon May 20, 2013

KMIZ

Task Force 1 on alert after Oklahoma tornado

Missouri Task Force 1, based in Boone County, went on alert. They have picked which firefighters from across the state would head to Oklahoma if they are activated.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Missouri, FEMA, US News

Fox News

Mile-Wide Twister: Tornado Barrels Through Oklahoma City Suburbs

A tornado at least a half mile-wide with 200mph winds churned through Oklahoma City's suburbs Monday afternoon, killing at least 51 and causing significant property damage for the second day in a row, forcing rescue crews to search for survivors in the debris of flattened homes, businesses and two schools.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma City, OK, US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Oklahoma, Moore, OK

AdelaideNow...

Live coverage: Oklahoma death toll climbing

Fox News shows devastation from the air while the ground search begins as multiple deaths are confirmed in Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, Moore, OK

WLNE-TV Providence

2 hospitals treating nearly 60 after Okla. tornado

Actor Sean Penn is urging the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman jailed there since 2011.

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WPTV Local News

LIVE: Massive tornado on ground in Okla.

A tornado struck just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, ripping apart homes and other buildings in populated areas.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Weather, Oklahoma, Moore, OK

News9 Oklahoma City

Reconnecting Oklahoma Tornado Victims With Their Lost Photos

News On 6 has gotten dozens of calls and emails across Green Country about finding photos and other documents from as far away as Shawnee.

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NOLA.com

Tornadoes, storms strike Midwest; 1 dead in Oklahoma

Alli Christian, left, returns Jessica Wilkinson's dog Bella to her after finding her among the wreckage of Wilkinson's home shortly after a tornado struck near 156th street and Franklin Road on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Norman, Okla.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Oklahoma, Norman, OK, Shawnee, OK

Sun May 19, 2013

USA Today

Tornadoes hit Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.

A tornado that hit Oklahoma late Sunday did heavy damage to the town of Shawnee.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma, Shawnee, OK, Weather, Pottawatomie County, OK

Fox News

Tornado Outbreak Threatens Midwest

A severe storm system that is sweeping through the Midwest has generated tornadoes in Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa and has left at least one person dead in Shawnee, Okla.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Hurricane, Kansas, OK, Oklahoma, Shawnee, OK