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  • Heart-Wrenching Accounts Shared At Moore Tornado Presser

    MOORE, Oklahoma - Principals and teachers at elementary schools hardest hit by Monday's monster storm describe the horrifying events of that day. The EF-5 tornado tore apart Plaza Towers and Briarwood Elementary schools as teachers tried to protect their students. The heroism of those two principals and all the teachers and staff is indescribable. They risked their lives to save children ...

  • Feds Balk At Proposed $20 Million Severance For American Airlines CEO

    WASHINGTON - A proposed $20 million severance payment for the CEO of American Airlines has come under fire recently. The merger with US Airways calls for Tom Horton to lose his job and become chairman. Friday, the Justice Department said $20 million is too high and should be rejected. Horton's contract calls for a $6 million severance. The case is moving through federal bankruptcy ...

  • Oklahomans Divided On Boy Scouts Decision To Allow Openly Gay Troops

    Toby Jenkins, Director of Oklahoman for Equality, and who was a boy scout for several years, said now boys who would have been in scouting anyway, can feel respected and ...

  • Teen in devastated Okla. town handing out hugs

    MOORE, Okla. -- The people of the Oklahoma town where a deadly tornado struck could use just about everything - cleaning supplies, food, water, shelter.Thirteen-year-old Halle Carr thought residents of her hometown could also use a hug after the twister Monday that killed 24 people in Moore.Halle has been standing on a corner with a white sign that reads: "Need a hug? I am here!" And ...

  • Moore tornado was ninth deadliest in Oklahoma history

    The EF5 tornado that hit Moore on Monday is the state's ninth deadliest on record, according to National Weather Service records. A preliminary report shows at least eight tornadoes hit Oklahoma on Sunday and ...

Movie Review

In the Mood for Love (Hua yang nian hua) [DVD]

In the Mood for Love (Hua yang nian hua) [DVD]

Wong Kar-Wai's In the Mood for Love (Hua yang nian hua) is an elegant, poetic exploration of romantic yearning, repressed emotions, and the age-old conflict between tradition-bound behavior and emotional longings. ...

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