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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 ...

  • White House More than 2200 Oklahoma victims registered with FEMA for assistance

    Janet A. Napolitano , were on the scene Wednesday, and President Obama is expected to visit the state Sunday to see the damage, visit with impacted families and thank first responders. More than 400 federal personnel are still on the ground in Oklahoma assisting with tornado recovery ...

  • Oklahoma City Police announce Thursday road closures

    In the affected storm areas of Oklahoma City, from 6 a.m. until further notice, Southwest 164th Street to Southwest 134th Street on Western Avenue will be closed to one-lane, southbound traffic only. Absolutely no northbound traffic will be allowed. Southwest 149th Street will be closed completely to all traffic between Santa Fe and May ...

  • First funeral today for tornado victim

    MOORE, OK -- The first funeral for a child killed by the tornado that struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore is expected to be held Thursday. Nine-year-old Antonia Candelaria, who died along with six other children in Monday's tornado, is due to be buried at a local church, according to NBC News. The memorial service is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Vondel Smith Mortuary South Colonial ...

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The Diving Bell and the Butterly (Le Scaphandre et le papillon)

The Diving Bell and the Butterly (Le Scaphandre et le papillon)

The cinema is a medium of movement. Even in the earliest days of fixed-camera actualities, when complex narrative was as fantastical an idea as a lengthy tracking shot, audiences were fascinating by movement in the frame; in other words, they dont called them ... ...

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  • VIDEO Teens get stunning tornado view

    MOORE, Okla. -- Two 19-year-old Oklahoma men who took cover in a cellar during a deadly tornado were able to use their cellphones to get video of the twister as it passed over the home. Charles Gafford was at the home of friend Alex Rodriguez as the tornado struck Monday. While in the cellar, they got their phones through an opening in the overhead door. The video shows the tornado approaching ...

  • After Criticism John Piper Deletes Two Tweets Posted on Day of Oklahoma City Tornado

    After some harsh online criticism, Christian author and college chancellor John Piper deleted two tweets quoting scripture from the Book of Job in the Bible posted late Monday evening, the same day that a devastating tornado flattened an Oklahoma City suburb, resulting in at least 24 ...

  • Moore mayor pushes for shelter law in wake of Oklahoma tornado

    The mayor of Moore, the Oklahoma suburb devastated by a massive tornado earlier this week, has called for a new law to have shelters installed in every new-built home to protect the town's ...

  • UPDATE Severe thunderstorm warning in central Oklahoma Thursday morning

    Thunderstorms with hail, lightning and heavy rain are moving into central Oklahoma Thursday morning. The National Weather Service reports storms moving east in the Oklahoma City ...

  • Line of storms prompts OKC severe T-storm warning

    The weather service says there is a slight risk severe of thunderstorms into the afternoon in western Oklahoma. Hail up to the size of tennis balls and winds of up to 70 miles per hour are possible. There is also a risk of tornadoes in the risk ...

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