Oklahoma
MOORE, OK - MAY 21: Cameron McElrath talks with his father's friend Ryan Saum as Saum tries to gather items from his car that was blown on top of Briarwood Elementary School by yesterday's tornado on May 21, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The town reported a tornado of at least EF4 strength and two miles wide that touched down yesterday killing at least 24 people and leveling everything in its path. U.S. President Barack Obama promised federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts.
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Due to the tragic events this afternoon in Oklahoma, we are preempting tonight's season finale of 'Mike & Molly,' which has a related story line ... A repeat broadcast of 'Mike & Molly' will run in the time period. The season finale will be broadcast at an appropriate date.
Our hearts and thoughts go out to those impacted by the recent storms in Oklahoma ... As always, our team is on the ground, ready to help our agent partners and policyholders recover as quickly and as much as possible.
We very much appreciate the support and quick action of President Obama in approving Oklahoma's request for federal disaster assistance in the wake of today's devastating stormsMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Weather, politics all up in the air for Super Bowl XLVIII
seems like an awful time to be talking about the weather and how it will challenge a football game given the happenings in Oklahoma yesterday. But with the league announcing two more Super Bowl sites later today San Francisco and Houston are expected to be 9:12 AM Read more »
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'The Voice' recap: Michelle Chamuel rules Top 10 power rankings
was an off night for The Voice.Maybe it was the news of the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, home to coach Blake Shelton and contestants The Swon Brothers , that set the show on edge. Maybe it was the insistence of Adam Levine that Judith Hill pay homage to her Read more »
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HIV scare for 7,000 Tulsa, Okla. dental patients from improperly cleaned tools
infected."We've only had a handful of dental facilities where we've had notifications in the last decade," Tumpey said.The Oklahoma Dentistry Board lodged a 17-count complaint against Harrington, saying he was a "menace to the public health by reasons of practicing Read more »
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Oklahoma: Art deco style, music and more in Tulsa
and Tulsa-centric designs. It's where you can buy all your Flaming Lips merchandise (the world-famous rock band started in Oklahoma) and the latest copy of the popular bimonthly broadsheet magazine, "This Land Press." Read it over a freshly brewed cup of Joe Read more »
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Chesapeake in land deal with Sinopec for $1.02B
joint ventures.The joint venture between Sinopec and Chesapeake involves 850,000 acres in the Mississippi Lime play in northern Oklahoma. It produced about 34,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day during the most recent quarter, Chesapeake said. As of the Read more »
Around the web
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Oklahoma Tornado Brings Back Painful Memories On Windsor Twister Anniversary
through Windsor in Weld County with winds over 165 miles per hour. That’s 35 miles per hour slower than Monday’s tornado in Oklahoma. The tornado in Windsor went right over the Windmill Enrichment Center for day care in the middle of the school day. The images 20 m ago from CBS Denver Read more »
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The Voice Top 10 Results Recap: Did the Right Two Contestants Go Home?
Voice kicked off in hauntingly somber fashion tonight, as Oklahoma native and usually goofy judge Blake Shelton joined his wife Miranda Lambert for a stripped down performance of “Over You” that paid tribute to the victims of yesterday’s deadly tornadoes in 24 m ago from TV Balla Read more »
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TN Valley schools without storm shelters have safety plan
children pulled from what's left of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma has us taking a closer look at schools in the Tennessee Valley. The truth is a vast majority don't have storm shelters within their schools in Decatur City, Madison City, 27 m ago from WAFF Read more »
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North Texas church collects supplies for Oklahoma tornado victims
All of the church's campuses in North Texas — including Dallas, Grapevine, and Plano — are collecting items for a church in Moore, Oklahoma, which is at the epicenter of the weather disaster. "When you see a disaster of this magnitude, your immediate response 31 m ago from WFAA Read more »
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Medical Lake man's niece died in Oklahoma tornado
LAKE, Wash. -- A man from Medical Lake is preparing to travel to Moore, Oklahoma on Wednesday after learning his niece is one of the young children killed in a deadly tornado. Dan Strickland learned Tuesday that the tornado killed his niece on Monday. Emily 35 m ago from KREM.com Read more »