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  • Twister that hit Oklahoma caused $2 bn in damage Twister that hit Oklahoma caused $2 bn in damage

    MOORE, Oklahoma - Rescue workers were combing through the battered remains of buildings left behind in the path of the gigantic tornado that killed two dozen people, including nine children, in Oklahoma on Monday. Officials say the search for survivors is nearly over as efforts turn towards recovery. Gary Bird, fire chief of the badly hit Moore suburb, said he was "98% sure" there were no ...

  • 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 ...

  • Oklahoma Tornado Reminds Us of the Value of Teachers

    A teacher's job used to entail, well, teaching. Kids went to class and were expected to listen to their teachers' lessons and to do their homework. Parents were expected to make sure kids got to school ready to learn, and to make sure that the youngsters did their part in getting an education, such as paying attention in class and completing their ...

  • Oklahoma Universities Combine Efforts For Relief T-Shirts

    The University of Oklahoma announced Thursday that it is working with Oklahoma State University and the University of Tulsa to use logos from the three schools for disaster relief ...

  • Funeral Services Held For Young Tornado Victim

    OKLAHOMA CITY - Funeral services are being Thursday morning for one of the young tornado victims in Moore. Nine-year-old Antonia Candelaria was among the children killed when Plaza Towers Elementary School was leveled. Funeral services began at 10 a.m. Thursday for Candelaria at Vondel Smith Mortuary South Colonial Chapel in Oklahoma City. According to her obituary, "Tonie had the ...

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The English Patient

"The English Patient" is a is a huge, brooding expanse of a film that intricately tangles love and tragedy and passion and anger and violence and war into one giant collage that sometimes threatens to engulf the viewer with all its complexities. Yet, the true irony is that, after leaving the theater, I felt like there wasn't as much to the film as I had felt there was while watching it. The story ... ...

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  • Oklahoma tornado 15 unexpected struggles in Moore

    MOORE, OK - While the worst of any natural disaster clearly comes during the disaster itself, the aftermath is often equally difficult to deal ...

  • Line of storms brings flash floods to OKC area

    Live coverage A number of roads in the metro area had to be closed Thursday morning due to high water. Cars and people were stranded in places and the National Weather Service recommended residents delay traveling until the waters ...

  • Oklahoma Airman Experiences Moore Tornados Wrath

    By Army Sgt. Daniel Nelson Jr.145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment MOORE, Okla., May 23, 2013 – The Midwest region is certainly no stranger to inclement weather, having heavy snow and ice in the winter months and severe thunderstorms and deadly tornados during the spring and ...

  • Thunderstorms hamper Oklahoma tornado cleanup

    A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the town where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week. The first of the funerals, for a 9-year-old girl killed at a Moore elementary school that took a direct hit in Monday's storm, was scheduled for Thursday morning. A family photo showed the girl, Antonia ...

  • Oklahoma Strong A song for Moore tornado victims

    Moore residents have been receiving donations and support from all across the country in the wake of a deadly tornado Monday that claimed the lives of 24 people, including 10 ...

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