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  • Thunderstorms slow cleanup in Oklahoma town hit by tornado as first of victims laid to rest

    Lightning strikes during a thunder storm as tornado survivors search for salvagable stuffs at their devastated home on May 23, 2013, in Moore, Oklahoma. Severe thunderstorms barreled through this Oklahoma City suburb at dawn Thursday, complicating clean-up efforts three days after a powerful tornado killed 24 people and destroyed 2,400 homes. More rain was forecast to fall on Moore, soaking the ...

  • Girl survives tornado taking shelter in Plaza Towers

    MOORE, Okla. – A family is back together again after the Moore tornado Monday. This little girl survived the Moore tornado while taking shelter in Plaza Towers ...

  • Neighbor calling vet a hero for helping save their lives

    MOORE, Okla. – A veteran’s neighbors are calling him a hero but he said he doesn’t agree. He fit over 20 people and pets into a storm shelter built to facilitate no more than 12. The neighbors whose lives were spared say he is their savior but the veteran said he can’t save lives, God ...

  • More than 12000 homes affected in Oklahoma tornado officials

    The deadly tornado that blasted the southern suburbs of Oklahoma City, capital of the US state of Oklahoma, has affected more than 12,000 homes, officials said Thursday.The estimate of the number of homes damaged or destroyed by Monday's tornado is based in part on an analysis of before-and-after aerial photos, ABC news quoted officials in Oklahoma City as reporting.The city's police ...

  • Sears Corporation Offers $20 To Residents Affected By Oklahoma Tornadoes

    In the wake of the recent tornadoes in your area, I want to extend a hand during this difficult time on behalf of Sears Holdings Corporation. We have added $20 in free points (20,000 points) to your Shop Your Way Rewards account. Please use them toward whatever supplies you need from Sears or Kmart through 5/29/2013. It's a small gesture to help our Shop Your Way Rewards members. Thank ...

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Comic Book Confidential [DVD]

Comic Book Confidential [DVD]

The popular consensus is that comic books have been largely neglected within the realms of "high culture" and "high art" because they are perceived as being aimed at children. The simple phrase "comic book" immediately brings to mind images of children and immaturity--those who cannot handle "real" books and must have something simpler, more basic, more direct. ...

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  • VIDEO Family emerges from storm shelter to find homes demolished

    MOORE, Okla. – The world a family know when they went into their storm shelter was gone when they emerged. The family came out of the shelter are the twister passed to find the area they once knew was destroyed, ...

  • Briarwood students gather after Moore tornado

    MOORE, Okla. – Thursday students from Briarwood Elementary had a chance to meet and say goodbye to their teachers. They met at Wayland Bonds Elementary. Briarwood third graderBrianna Roper said, ';I’m actually pretty happy; it will be good for me.'; It was exciting, yet somber day for students. Gerald Carney recently retired from Briarwood. He was a crossing guard so he ...

  • Moore tornado claims family’s home again

    MOORE, Okla. – This family is all too familiar with tornadoes. Their house was destroyed in the May 3 tornado in 1999. Now the family is picking up the pieces a second time; the most recent Moore tornado claimed their home ...

  • Oklahoma tornadoes Pecan Valley residents struggle to recover

    More than 200 homes were damaged or destroyed by a tornado that tore through east Norman, Pecan Valley and the Newalla area on Sunday. Many residents are left struggling to ...

  • Oklahoma tornadoes Hospitals continue to treat patients injured from tornadoes

    At least 367 people have been treated over the past few days at Oklahoma City-area hospitals for tornado-related injuries. As of Thursday evening, OU Medical Center and The Children's Hospital have received a combined 93 patients, including 59 children and 34 adults. Of the 59 adults, eight were victims of Sunday's tornadoes. No children were treated as a result of those ...

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