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  • Dozens killed as tornado hits Oklahoma Dozens killed as tornado hits Oklahoma

    WASHINGTON - A massive tornado ripped through parts of Oklahoma city and its suburbs in the United States killing at least 24 people, including nine children, besides leaving scores homeless. As winds at over 320 kilometers per hour (kmph) flattened homes and businesses and severely damaged a hospital and two elementary school, the death toll was earlier said to be more than 90 but it was ...

  • Nikki Sixx lashes out at Kim K for promoting make-up line during Okla. tornado

    Nikki Sixx has slammed Kim Kardashian on Twitter for promoting her new make-up collection on Monday in the aftermath of the disastrous tornado that destroyed a suburb near Oklahoma City. After the 'Motley Crue' bassist tweeted about the Red Cross relief for the ruined town, the reality TV star soon followed with her plug on her own makeup line on the website, the New York Post reported. "Love ...

  • Experts say Oklahoma tornados power dwarfed Hiroshima bomb

    The amount of energy the killer tornado that hit US state of Oklahoma had dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that levelled Hiroshima. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service gave it the top-of-the-scale rating of EF-5 for wind speed and breadth and severity of damage. Wind speeds were estimated at between 200 and 210 mph. According to the New York Post, several meteorologists used real ...

  • Tornado spanned length of 22 soccer fields

    Residents of suburban Oklahoma were returning home as rescue workers neared the end of the search for survivors and the dead after a mammoth tornado - said to be as wide as 22 football fields - flattened countless homes and claimed 24 lives, including nine children. Even as officials revised the death toll down from the earlier 51, the National Weather Service gave Monday's tornado that hit ...

  • Deadly US Twister Hits Tornado Alley

    Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries. Comparison of Tornado paths in ...

Movie Review

One False Move

The first ten minutes of "One False Move" feel like any other violent crime film, even bordering on entering the straight-to-video realm, which is ironic because the rest of the film is so sharp and original. In the opening segment, three criminals, Roy (Billy Bob Thornton), Pluto (Michael Beach), and Roy's girlfriend Fantasia (Cynda Williams) disrupt a birthday party by stabbing, shooting or suff ... ...

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  • South Mississippi woman is collecting items to bring to Oklahoma

    A British woman who claimed to have hit a cyclist while driving her car and then driving off tweeted about driving off and not caring much about it. But then the cops tweeted ...

  • USDA Offers Aid to Homeowners Affected by Oklahoma Tornadoes

    WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a series of immediate steps the Department is taking to help homeowners affected by recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. "We extend our thoughts and prayers to everyone who has been affected," Vilsack said. "I have instructed all USDA offices in the disaster area as well as other offices throughout Oklahoma ...

  • National Weather Service Says Osage County Tornado Was EF1

    TALALA, Oklahoma - The National Weather Service says a tornado that formed Monday near Avant, tracked across U.S. 75 in Washington County and dissipated near Talala in Rogers County, was rated EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. News On 6 meteorologist Michael Grogan followed the tornado on the ground as it crossed the three counties Monday ...

  • Okla. Rainy Day fund to be tapped for tornado relief

    Watch live coverage Senate Bill 249, which passed unanimously in the Senate, directs funds to the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management to aid recovery efforts in affected communities, according to a news release sent to media outlets Wednesday. The bill was passed after Gov. Mary Fallin made the request. According to the State Medical Examiner, 24 people were killed and more than 200 injured ...

  • Aid volunteers show up for Moore

    MOORE, Okla. - When tornadoes hit central Oklahoma, organizations across the state and the country responded to send aid and help victims with the rebuilding process. Volunteers also came running from Moore and surrounding ...

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