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Breaking News: Oklahoma tornado death toll likely to stand at 24
Posted by: Robert Weller

Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 21:07:09 -0700 | disasters-news

The fire chief of the Oklahoma City suburb smashed by a tornado Monday says the death toll likely will stay at 24. Gary Bird told Fox News he is "98 percent sure " there are no more dead in the...
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Breaking News: GOP Oklahoma senator opposes federal aid unless 'offset' by budget cuts
Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr. SelectMedia

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 20:22:19 -0700 | political-news

According to the Washington Post, House Speaker John Boehner refused to take a stand today on the issue of offsetting disaster aid to Oklahoma with cuts in other areas of the budget. Those other areas? Student aid, food stamps, unemployment...
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Breaking News: Jodi Arias asks for life term as jury deliberates her fate (Video)
Posted by: VeronicaS

Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:01:44 -0700 | disasters-news

Almost immediately after her May 8 guilty verdict, convicted murderer Jodi Arias gave an interview where she claimed to prefer the death penalty to life in prison. But apparently Ms. Arias had a change of heart and no longer views...
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Breaking News: Atlanta, New York writers score wins in Pundit contest for first half of May
Posted by: The American Pundit Contest

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 16:24:36 -0700 | your-story

Allvoices is pleased to announce the winners in the May 1-15 segment of The American Pundit political writing contest, with writers from Atlanta and New York claiming $250 apiece and advancing to the finalist round to compete for the $5,000...
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Breaking News: Who I think should host the Oscars
Posted by: AnthonyViscito

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 19:19:52 -0700 | entertainment-news

So Seth MacFarlane confirmed (again) that he will not be hosting the Oscars this upcoming year. At this very moment the Academy is going through lists of names and weighing the pros and cons of each candidate. I can lend...
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Breaking News: Vermont passes physician-assisted suicide law
Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr. SelectMedia

Montpelier :: VT :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 20:49:58 -0700 | political-news

Vermont joined three other states on Monday by allowing doctors to assist terminally ill patients who wish to end their own lives. According to Reuters, the bill was signed into law by Gov. Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, and includes a...
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Breaking News: Microsoft unveils the new Xbox -- the Xbox One
Posted by: Joe Kukura

Redmond :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:22:10 -0700 | technology-news

Gamers worldwide got the first glimpse at the console and home entertainment system of the future today, as Microsoft brought the new Xbox out of the box. It's an "all-in-one home entertainment system" called the Xbox One. And if you're...
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Breaking News: Microsoft reveals new gaming console, Xbox One
Posted by: arkar

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:22:10 -0700 | technology-news

Microsoft has just unveiled its next-generation gaming console, the successor to its bestselling Xbox 360 console, the Xbox One. Having carved out a niche for itself in the gaming industry, the Xbox firmly made a place for itself amid established...
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Breaking News: Mobile phones to sense gestures
Posted by: Avaline

Cambridge :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 19:59:36 -0700 | technology-news

A Goa, India resident has made an innovation, one that allows devices like mobile phones to sense gestures, making touchscreen seem like a thing of the past. This technology will enable users to interact with their devices through merely “air.”...
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Breaking News: Syrian uprising: An antithesis of the Arab Spring
Posted by: aymaan30 SelectMedia

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-21 22:29:51 -0700 | disasters-news

The Arab Spring was a massive mobilization for "change" in the Arab world. The Arabs conquered the barrier of fear to unseat entrenched dictatorships through mass protests, starting in Tunisia and spreading to Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and Syria. While...
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Breaking News: Judge approves marathon bombing suspect's request to see prison records
Posted by: Nathan Salant

Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 21:56:59 -0700 | disasters-news

Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has won a court order allowing him to review records kept on him during the past month, while he has been in federal custody. A federal magistrate judge in Boston agreed Monday that Tsarnaev's...
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Breaking News: How would Libertarians, Republicans who want minimal government help Oklahoma?
Posted by: VeronicaS

Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 20:22:19 -0700 | political-news

Opinion After watching the devastation in Oklahoma left in the wake of a monster tornado Monday, I wondered what the folks who say government should stay out of the business of helping states cope would do about this tragedy. According...
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Breaking News: Republicans are good at scandals, bad at governing
Posted by: itobin53

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 19:10:51 -0700 | political-news

Republicans could not be happier about the trio of scandals rocking the Obama administration, and they are doing their best to keep the fires burning. If they put as much effort into actual governing, America might be a better place....
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Breaking News: Syrian regime submits to Moscow five names for possible peace talks
Posted by: saleh1966

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-21 22:29:31 -0700 | disasters-news

The Syrian regime has submitted to Moscow a list of five officials to be the potential negotiators in talks with the opposition in the upcoming international peace conference, which Moscow and Washington agreed to organize, possibly in Geneva next June,...
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Breaking News: 18-year-old charged for lesbian relationship or for sex with a minor?
Posted by: VeronicaS

Sebastian :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 19:07:10 -0700 | disasters-news

The worldwide Web is alight with this Florida case and those who are outraged that the teen is being charged, believe the parents did so because they’re upset their daughter was “turned Gay” by the relationship. Cries of discrimination, bias...
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