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Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 bn
The tornado that killed 24 people and injured more than 200 others in Moore, Oklahoma, could have done more than $2 billion worth of damage, officials said Wednesday. State Insurance Commissioner John Doak announced that figure Wednesday in a statement to the press, adding that losses from the wreckage could equal the amount caused by the twister that struck Joplin, Missouri, in 2011, leaving ...
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Correction Oklahoma Tornado story
MOORE, Okla. -; In some early versions of a story May 22 about damage estimates from the tornado in Moore, Okla., The Associated Press misspelled the name of the city's mayor. He is Glenn Lewis, not ...
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Jodi Arias jurors deadlock New jury to be chosen
An Arizona jury Thursday said it was unable to reach a unanimous agreement and would be unable to decide what penalty Jodi Arias should receive for killing her ...
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Oklahoma tornado recovery continues – as does politics of storm relief
MSNBC host Craig Melvin reports on day three of damage assessment in Oklahoma before Martin Bashir salute Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) for his consistency - but not his position - on disaster ...
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In deeply religious Oklahoma prayer brings solace after tornado
Justin Stephan (L) shows his son Timothy, 3, his tornado-destroyed home for the first time since the storm on 6th Avenue in Moore, Oklahoma May 23, ...
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Newcastle loses homes to ferocious tornado
By Ashley Kringen NEWCASTLE, Okla. – Moore wasn't the only city to be devastated by Mother Nature this week, Monday's deadly tornado ripped through Newcastle, prior to tearing through Moore. Many people in this community are left with no home and are doing everything they can to save precious items lost in the rubble. Broken glass could be perceived as unlucky, but for one ...
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Duke soccer player rides out storm in Oklahoma
MOORE, Okla. - Ana Hunt, a rising junior pre-Med student at Duke University is home for the summer, in Moore, Okla. with her family. That's where she spent seven terrifying minutes inside a safe room Monday afternoon as an EF-5 tornado swept through her hometown, killing 24 people and injuring hundreds of others.Hunt was at home with her mother, Dorene, when the storm ...
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Mississippians see scenes of devastation blanketing Oklahoma
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - The first truckload of relief supplies has made it from South Mississippi to Moore, Oklahoma. That truck came from a group led by Casey Palmer. Palmer and her friends collected basic cleanup supplies in D'Iberville. And Wednesday night, they drove those supplies toward Oklahoma. Palmer's team arrived in the Moore area on Thursday. And in the last few minutes, she ...
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Boy Scouts to allow gay youths to join
Delegates to the annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of America made a monumental statement Thursday, voting to allow openly gay youths to join ...
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Live Wire Tornado watch issued for far western Okla.
: A tornado watch has been issued for parts of southwestern and western Oklahoma until 10 p.m. Counties included in the watch are: Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson and Roger Mills. This includes the cities of Altus, Cheyenne, Chillicothe, Crowell, Elk City, Hollis, Knox City, Mangum, Munday, Quanah, Sayre, Seymour and ...
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Pastor catches Newcastle tornado on cell phone
Pastor Patrick Murphy caught video of the tornado as it moved from Newcastle into Moore. He talked to us about the strength of the tornado, the debris and how he withstood the strong ...
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Moore Superintendent ‘We will have school in August’
MOORE, Okla. – Governor Mary Fallin said residents can return to their property to collect their belongings and what issalvageableand also start removing minor debris from their property. Gov. Fallin said residents with small debris can start moving it to the curb and it will be picked up. Moore Schools Superintendent Susan Pierce echoed her message of recovery and hope. Pierce said ...
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Rain makes cleanup a tough task
MOORE, Okla. – Navigating through Moore is now a bewildering experience; many of the usual landmarks are now piles of rubble. Brenda Hedrick was at work when she realized the EF -5 tornado was heading straight for her home. ';I really expected when I did get home that I wasn’t going to have anything left. So, I was really surprised to see the house still standing,'; said ...
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PAWS To Help Oklahoma Deal With Post-Tornado Influx Of Dogs Cats
2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. Monday’s tornado in this Oklahoma City suburb damaged or destroyed 1,200 homes and affected 33,000 people, officials said Thursday. Updating figures from one of the worst US tornados in recent years, they said the death toll from the powerful twister — which struck with little notice in mid-afternoon — remains at 24, with 377 injured. AFP PHOTO/Jewel ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes The Big Dog the little boy and the hug that...
Jim Routon hugs Hezekiah Darbon at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south OKC Oklahoma City, OK, Monday, May 20, 2013. Near SW 149th and Hudson. By Paul Hellstern, The ...
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9-year-old softball player who died Monday at Plaza Towers to be honored by Oklahoma Softball
Sydney Angle will be honored Thursday night by Oklahoma and Texas A&M softball. Angle was killed Monday at Plaza Towers. She was nine years old. She played on a softball team in Moore. In honor of Angle, a decal will be placed on all the helmets with her initials. Angle is seen below in a photo holding a softball bat. The photo is a screenshot from the above video which was made by those ...
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How DrupalCon coders are helping Oklahoma City recover
About 70 DrupalCon attendees helped conceive and develop the help4ok.org website to assist with recovery efforts in Oklahoma City. More than 70 developers attending DrupalCon in Portland this week took time out to make a major contribution to the recovery effort in Oklahoma City. Twenty-four people were killed and more than 1,000 homes were damaged or destroyed when a massive tornado swept ...
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Moore Oklahoma Holds First Funeral of Tornado Victim
Moore, Oklahoma held the first funeral for a victim of Monday's monster tornado -- a nine year-old girl killed when the storm tore apart her elementary ...
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Oklahoma U. offers space for donations to tornado victims
It's a problem one would imagine is a good one to have -- so many donated items coming in to help tornado ravaged Moore and Oklahoma City they don't have any place to put it all.But actually, it's been a logistical nightmare, according to officials with the Red Cross and the Salvation Army, as well as government entities which truly appreciate the help, but don't know where ...
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NC volunteers arrive to help victims of Oklahoma tornado
The North Carolina Baptist Men are sending three teams with heavy equipment to Moore, Okla., to help with the cleanup from the tornado that damaged tens of thousands of structures there Monday and claimed 24 lives. A team from Fayetteville was expected to leave Thursday and arrive in Oklahoma by the weekend."All team members have heavy equipment and disaster experience and will be able ...
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Small improvements being made in Moore as crews work on recovery
Local and state leaders gathered at City Hall in Moore, Okla., on Thursday to provide an update on the recovery efforts after several communities were devastated by a tornado that struck the area on ...
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Moore animal shelter sets up temp location in Norman
Dr. Kristi Scroggins, a local veterinarian in Moore, is one of many volunteers. She says since Monday, about 80 animals were brought to the shelter. Most of them are dogs who were found in affected areas where the tornado hit on Monday ...
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Obama U.S. will keep deploying drones
Drone strikes are a necessary evil, but one that must be used with more temperance as the United States' security situation evolves, President Barack Obama said in a counterterrorism speech ...
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Oklahoma Woman Who Found Dog in Tornado Rubble Could Get New Home
Barbara Garcia finds her dog, a mini schnauzer named Bazzie, in the tornado rubble in the middle of an interview with CBS. Oklahoma tornado survivor Barbara Garcia touched the hearts of many when her on-camera interview with a news network was interrupted by the discovery of her mini schnauzer, whom she thought had been lost in the tornado that had leveled her home and those of her neighbors. ...
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Oklahoma Governor ‘We’re proud of our spirit’
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin talks to NBC's Craig Melvin about the resiliency of the people of Oklahoma and updates on the Oklahoma recovery ...
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Oklahoma City's ambitious overhaul of downtown
Oklahoma City with her 550,000 residents in the city core and a further 700,000 in the wider metropolitan area is the largest urban area in the state and Oklahoma’s largest city. We are therefore the economic hub of the state, so Project 180 was always going to cause a significant amount of disruption.
When construction on the Devon Tower was first reported by Oklahoma City news media in October, 2009 many residents of the city waited in anticipation to see what the finished product would look like. The 50-story building, will be the new headquarters of Devon Energy, will be the tallest building in the city and will contain 1.8 million square feet of office space. It is a true substantiation of the city’s status as a commercial power hub. Read more
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