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Death toll from the Oklahoma tornadoes rises to 91

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May 20, 2013 16:18
A woman walks through debris after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 (Reuters / Richard Rowe)
Catastrophic mile-wide tornado kills dozens in Oklahoma City suburbs (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
At least 51 casualties, including children, were reported after a record-breaking tornado swept through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, destroying hundreds of buildings and two schools. Meteorologists reported winds of up to 200mph. 158
People survey the destructions at the Moore hospital after it was hit by a tornado that destroyed buildings and overturned cars in Moore, Oklahoma, May 20, 2013 (Reuters / Gene Blevins) Oklahoma tornado aftermath: LIVE UPDATES
In the aftermath of a massive tornado that killed at least 51 people on the outskirts of Oklahoma City, rescue workers are racing against time to find missing people, some of them children trapped under the rubble of their schools. 1
A huge tornado approaches the town of Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 (Reuters / Richard Rowe) US history plagued by devastating tornadoes
As the displaced residents of the Oklahoma City suburbs came to terms with the devastation around them Monday night pundits were already speculating that the tornado was one of the worst to ever hit the US, a dubious distinction for the newly homeless.
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AFP Photo US claims Chinese military is on new cyber offensive against America
Officials within the United States government say hackers from China have renewed their assault on US targets only three months after a highly-touted investigation linked the People’s Liberation Army to a series of cyberattacks waged at American entities. 75
Alex Wong / Getty Images / AFP Ongoing military rape epidemic: 85k vets treated for sex abuse in 2012
More than 85,000 US veterans received medical treatment for sex abuse trauma in 2012, while only 4,000 applied for disability benefits. The numbers portray the shocking long-term consequences of sex abuse, days after the Pentagon acknowledged the problem. 3
Mayor Michael Bloomberg  (Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for Norwegian Cruise Line / AFP) Mayor Bloomberg's advice to students: become plumbers
A college education won’t necessarily fatten your pockets, but the billionaire mayor of New York City has a suggestion he wants students to consider before they sign any costly tuition checks: what about becoming a plumber? 14
A makeshift shrine is set on the location where Mark Carson, 32, a gay man, was shot dead in what police are calling a hate crime in Greenwich Village in New York, May 20, 2013. (AFP Photo / Emmanuel Dunand) New York City shocked as anti-gay hate crimes come out of closet
As the Big Apple struggles to come to terms with the murder of a gay man in Greenwich Village on Saturday, an uncomfortable question emerges: Are Americans less tolerant of gay lifestyles than the recent spate of same-sex union legislation indicates? 78
Reuters ‘Conflict of interest’: US govt adviser on board of $334mn anthrax drug stockpile supplier
The Pentagon spent $334 million to stockpile an anthrax drug for a possible elaborate bioterrorist attack. The drug was produced by a company with a top government advisor on its board who’s been warning decision-makers about such a threat for a decade. 9
People opposed to the Keystone XL pipeline gather in prayer in Fullerton, Nebraska (AFP Photo / Guillaume Mayer) ‘Environmental genocide’: Native Americans quit talks over Keystone XL pipeline
Leaders from 11 Native American tribes stormed out of a meeting with US federal officials in Rapid City, South Dakota, to protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which they say will lead to ‘environmental genocide.’ 148

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