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How To Best Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Dan Alexander — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:15:52 +0000

State officials in Oklahoma say the best way you can help victims of Monday's tornado is to make a monatary donation or a blood donation.

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51 Killed By Oklahoma Tornado [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:29:10 +0000

The Oklahoma State medical examiner's office confirms at least 51 have been killed in today's Oklahoma tornado, many of the victims children and the death toll is expected to rise.

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Unemployed Older Workers Continue to Struggle [AUDIO]

Joe Cutter — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:09:40 +0000

Stuck in their 50s, older workers in America stay jobless longer and have more trouble rejoining the workforce than their younger counterparts.

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More Kids Have Mental Disorders, Report Says [AUDIO]

Joe Cutter — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:49:30 +0000

Childhood mental disorders are on the rise, with one in five kids dealing with some kind of a problem, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

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Connecticut Train Derailment Causes Commuter Nightmare

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:43:25 +0000

Two commuter trains collided just outside Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening, damaging the tracks and snarling travel in the Northeast. Here's a look at what commuters can expect Monday, as the work week gets under way, and beyond.

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Tornado Levels Homes In Oklahoma City Trailer Park [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:59:01 +0000

One of several tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system rumbling through the Plains and Midwest has leveled several mobile homes in an area southeast of Oklahoma City.

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Aide: Obama Learned About IRS From News Accounts

Townsquare News Network — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:05:40 +0000

A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the news."

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Amtrak Could Be Suspended For Days As Rail Replacement Begins [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:57:43 +0000

Traveling by train through Connecticut looks to be a nightmare this coming week as Metro-North says they have to rebuild 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals damaged in a derailment and crash on Friday in Bridgeport.

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Obama To Address Morehouse College Commencement

Townsquare News Network — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:42:51 +0000

President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.

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NTSB Looks At Rail in CT Crash As Amtrak Service Remains Suspended [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:19:16 +0000

Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter train was struck by another bound for New York City.

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Obama Takes Cabinet Secretaries Out To Play Golf

Townsquare News Network — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:15:50 +0000

President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf — in the rain.

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Kai The Hitchhiker Arraigned From Philly Jail, Faces Deportation

Dan Alexander — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:56:03 +0000

Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, aka "Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker," was arraigned McGillvary was arraigned on murder charges via video from a Philadelphia jail on Friday and may be facing additional, unrelated charges.

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Weekly Address: Jobs, Politics and Healthcare [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:35:38 +0000

President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class.

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Acting IRS Chief Says It Wasn't About Politics [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:11:27 +0000

The man who's just been forced out as acting chief of the IRS is apologizing for what he calls "the mistakes that we made and the poor service we provided."

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37 File Suits In NYC Ferry Crash

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:39:12 +0000

Thirty-seven claims have been filed in federal court in Newark over the crash of a commuter ferry in New York City that left dozens of passengers injured.

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Obama Focusing On Job Creation In Baltimore Visit

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:53:27 +0000

President Barack Obama is leaving behind scandal-focused Washington to focus on the country's slowly improving jobs picture.

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Stopped Boston Marathon Runners Can Run In 2014

Dan Alexander — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:08:04 +0000

Boston Marathon runners who were more than half way through this year's event but could not cross the finish because of the bombings at the finish will be to able to run in the 2024 Race.

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Obama Promises Action On A Trio Of Controversies

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:51:13 +0000

President Barack Obama confronted a trio of controversies Thursday, pledging to work with Congress to ensure the IRS doesn't abuse its power, urging legislators to provide more money to strengthen security at U.S. diplomatic outposts and promising to seek "a balance" between national security and a need to protect freedom of the press.

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Report: Marathon Bombing Suspect Left Note in Boat [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:53:39 +0000

As he hid in a boat in Watertown, the Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote a note on the interior wall of the boat blaming the attack on "what the U.S. did to Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq."

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Obama: IRS Acting Commissioner Has Resigned [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:33:45 +0000

President Barack Obama says the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven Miller, has submitted his resignation in the aftermath of an investigation that found the agency improperly targeted conservative groups.

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