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Twister kills 1 in Oklahoma

National News - May 19, 2013 - 8:57pm
1 death in Pottawatomie County 2 missing from mobile home park State of emergency in Oklahoma FULL STORY
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What Jolie forgot to mention

National News - May 19, 2013 - 8:22pm
I first saw the headline early Tuesday on Real Clear Politics, a political news site where I generally start my morning. It's not where I expect to see a story on breast cancer.
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See damage left by tornadoes

National News - May 19, 2013 - 7:28pm
After tornadoes rip through Oklahoma, the damage is assessed.
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'Uncle Kentucky' fried chicken a Libyan hit

National News - May 19, 2013 - 6:29pm
Anthony Bourdain discovers an American-style fast-food restaurant that opened in Libya after the revolution.
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8 things to know

National News - May 19, 2013 - 5:47pm
Following Libya's revolution, oil production has been restored and the country has slipped from the front pages.
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A prom delayed

National News - May 19, 2013 - 5:20pm
During the civil rights struggle, Birmingham canceled high school prom for many black teenagers. This weekend, the dance went on for the Class of 1963.
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See a homemade crossbow that fired Molotov cocktails

National News - May 19, 2013 - 5:11pm
Anthony Bourdain visits the Misrata War Museum in Libya to check out some homemade weapons used in the 2011 civil war.
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See funnel cloud in Oklahoma

National News - May 19, 2013 - 5:09pm
Watch a possible tornado near Wellston, Oklahoma.
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Obama to grads: 'No time for excuses'

National News - May 19, 2013 - 5:01pm
President tells Morehouse College grads: "It is not just the African-American community that needs you. The country needs you. The world needs you."
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'Star Trek' vs. 'Star Wars' tech?

National News - May 19, 2013 - 4:56pm
Photon torpedoes and proton torpedoes. Warp speed and hyperspace.
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First Saudi woman summits Everest

National News - May 19, 2013 - 4:52pm
A 27-year-old graphic designer has made history by becoming the first Saudi woman to conquer Mount Everest.
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5 hospitalized in train collision

National News - May 19, 2013 - 4:49pm
Nine people remained in the hospital -- one in critical condition -- two days after a commuter train derailed and struck another train on one of the busiest tracks in the country, officials said Sunday.
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2 FBI agents die in training exercise

National News - May 19, 2013 - 3:48pm
Two FBI special agents were killed Friday during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, the bureau said in a statement released Sunday.
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Young Kenyans Build Mobile Apps For Local Use

NPR Top Stories - May 19, 2013 - 3:25pm

College students and recent graduates crammed the top floor of a tech hub in Nairobi for a competition built around the theme "Solutions for the Next Billion Mobile Users." Africa has more than 600 million mobile phone users (approximately 11 percent of the global total) – and the number is growing.

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See bear mistake camera for lunch

National News - May 19, 2013 - 3:06pm
A young Alaskan grizzly bear chews on a GoPro camera.
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Two Excerpts You Should Read From Obama's Morehouse Speech

NPR Top Stories - May 19, 2013 - 3:02pm

President Obama delivered a rare, very personal speech during the commencement ceremony at the historically black college.

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Boom Or Bust? Saving Rhode Island's 'Superman' Building

NPR Top Stories - May 19, 2013 - 2:56pm

The iconic Industrial Trust Tower in downtown Providence is empty for the first time in 85 years. Developers want to turn it into luxury apartments — and want the state and city to pay for it. But Providence — like the rest of Rhode Island — faces its own economic problems, as well as a recent failed investment.

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Actor describes awkward waxing

National News - May 19, 2013 - 1:51pm
Actor Justin Bartha describes an intimate waxing experience he had while filming his latest movie about former club CBGB.
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50 years later

National News - May 19, 2013 - 1:41pm
A group of seniors who couldn't attend prom in 1963 get a second chance to attend in 2013.
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Watch a deer crash onto a moving bus

National News - May 19, 2013 - 1:35pm
A deer crashed through a bus windshield and then tried to find a way off. WTAJ reports.
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