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Dozens killed as tornado rips through Oklahoma

A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with winds up to 200 miles per hour. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials expect the death toll to rise.

Story about Tsarnaev's nurses draws reaction

Responses to a story about Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center nurses who treated a bombing suspect are pouring in.

Hungry black bear seen in Lincoln, Weston

It's likely the bear is a young male that has been harassed out of his territory and is now trying to set up his own territory, a state official said.
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Scenes from the Oklahoma tornado

Scenes from the Oklahoma tornado

A young child was pulled from the rubble of a school after a devastating tornado struck the Midwest. Click through the gallery of scenes from the tornado's destruction.
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Watch: Can B's young defense stay strong?

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Raisman shows growth on 'Dancing' finale

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Victoria's Secret: No mastectomy bra

After debate last week over whether Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy would help other women with mastectomies feel sexier, Victoria’s Secret announced Monday that it does not plan to revamp its lingerie.
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Have our Heady Topper dreams hit rock bottom?

The double-IPA made by The Alchemist in Vermont is the No. 1 beer in the world, but is that enough to get it to Boston?
Have Boston's Heady Topper dreams hit rock bottom?
Martinez: It was Mama Juana not Jack Daniels!

Martinez: It was Mama Juana not Jack Daniels!

Pedro Martinez added a twist to the legend about whiskey shots the 2004 Red Sox purportedly took during the ALCS against the Yankees.
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Dunn homers as White Sox beat Lester, Red Sox 6-4

CHICAGO (AP) -- Adam Dunn has been insisting all season he feels great, even while he was piling up strikeouts at the beginning of the year. (   05/21/2013 12:24 AM )

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Nation

Small suburban Oklahoma City hospital damaged

MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Officials say a tornado hit a small hospital in suburban Oklahoma City, but all the 30 patients inside survived. (   05/20/2013 10:27 PM )

World

Palestinians hold off on UN agency membership

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The Palestinians have done all the legal work necessary to join 63 U.N. agencies, conventions and treaties but haven't applied yet mainly to give the latest U.S. peace effort a chance to succeed, the chief Palestinian negotiator said Monday. (   05/20/2013 6:33 PM )

Education

Kids rescued from rubble at Okla. elementary

MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive at a school in an Oklahoma City suburb. (   05/20/2013 8:53 PM )

Science

Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

NEW YORK (AP) -- Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. (   05/20/2013 10:49 PM )

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Afghanistan civilians

Afghanistan civilians

Afghanistan is one of the most poor, war-torn nations on earth. Yet its troubled civilians lead lives rich in cultural traditions, rarely seen amid the poverty.

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