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Tornadoes kill 1
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) -- A rash of tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday, destroying homes and tossing trees around like toothpicks. And the destructive weather isn't ...
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9 hospitalized after Conn. train collision
>Were you there? Share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Five people remained in the hospital -- one in critical condition -- two days after a commuter train derailed and struck another train on one of the busiest tracks in the country, officials said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators looking at the accident, along the corridor from New York to New Haven, Connecticut, ...
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Toucher Rich Know Your Armpits Of America
There are places on this planet that are less desirable, according to the local news, and some are even in this country. So Toucher & Rich are doing their due diligence to warn you about these "Armpits of America." Rich will give a short description of a real news story, and it's your job to guess where the story came from. One features thieves butt dialing 911, a guy ...
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What of Obamas promise
>Editor's note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of "Jimmy Carter" and "Governing America. " Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart captured the frustration that many of President Obama's supporters have felt over the past week as one scandal after another cascaded into the White House. After ...
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Use money to buy happier time
>Editor's note: Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton are co-authors of "Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending" (Simon & Schuster) and professors at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School, respectively.(CNN) -- The logic is so simple: If I work hard now, the money I earn will give me the opportunity to do all the things that make me happy later. What's the ...
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Burma leader making landmark White House visit- Kerry to Mideast to press Syria peace talks
Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burma president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation. But activists are angry about President Obama hosting Thein Sein, and lawmakers are wary. The Burma leader has led the shift from decades of direct military rule, but ...
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Accused American spy in Russia What was he really doing there
Russia shows accused U.S. spy heading home But there are still many questions about what he was really doing there. Five days after Russia ordered him to ...
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Video American accused of spying leaves Russia
American Ryan Fogle, who was arrested in Russia on charges of spying for the U.S., was spotted at the Moscow airport. He is believed to be headed home. CBS News' Margaret Brennan ...
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Commutes long slow after Conn. train derailment
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut commuters planned for long, slow trips to and from work Monday following last week’s train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York ...
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Kepler or not well find life
>Editor's note: Meg Urry is the Israel Munson professor of physics and astronomy and chairwoman of the department of physics at Yale University, where she is the director of the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics.(CNN) -- On Wednesday, NASA officials announced a serious problem with the Kepler satellite, the world's most successful planet-finding machine. Since its launch four years ...
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Court Case Winds Down In New Yorks Stop-And-Frisk Challenge
Closing arguments are set to take place Monday in the federal class action trial involving New York City's stop-and-frisk policy. The trial has been going on for two months in Manhattan. Plaintiffs in Floyd v. City of New York claim the New York Police Department, its supervisors and its union pressured police officers to stop, question and frisk hundreds of thousands of people each year, ...
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UPDATE 1-Avon taps Tupperware exec to head N. America turnaround
Mon May 20, 2013 8:30am EDT May 20 (Reuters) - Avon Products Inc, the beauty products direct seller, said on Monday it tapped a former Tupperware Brands Corp executive to be responsible for turning around its business in North America, where sales have been declining for years. Pablo Munoz, who was with Tupperware since 1993, most recently heading the Americas region. He will report to Avon ...
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Indian-American teen invents 20-second charger
WASHINGTON: An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge your cellphone in less than 20 seconds. Eesha Khare, from Saratoga, California, was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Intel Foundation after developing the tiny device that fits inside mobile phone batteries, that could allow them to charge within 20-30 seconds. The ...
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Confronting military sexual assaults
NBC's Chuck Todd, Jim Miklaszewski and Sen. Kay Hagen join Morning Joe to discuss the severity of the crisis and talk about preventative measures. Hagen tells the panel that women shouldn't have to be constantly worried about sexual assault and talks about the legislation Congress is introducing to prevent ...
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Is the GOP overreacting to the scandals impacting the Obama administration
Top talker: Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relation joins the Morning Joe panel to discuss the controversies and the right's reaction to them. Robert Gibbs cautions the GOP to stop using "impeachment" so ...
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Todd Public is skeptical of what’s going on in Washington
NBC's Chuck Todd explains why the public thinks Washington isn't working to well and why a solution is needed immediately. The Morning Joe panel then joins the conversation to discuss how to further prevent ...
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Op-eds react to Washington scandals
Must read: The Morning Joe panel shares their thoughts on David Ignatius' op-ed in the Washington Post, "How Washington Works" as well as Maureen Dowd's latest op-ed. Robert Gibbs joins the panel to discuss why the public will be watching the administration closely over the next couple of months to make sure scandals like this won't occur ...
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Powerball Winner a Welcome Mystery for Fla. Town
A vehicle passes the front of the Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., Sunday, May 19, 2013 where the highest Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $590.5 million was sold ...
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Zelizer What about Obamas promise
>Editor's note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of "Jimmy Carter" and "Governing America. " Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart captured the frustration that many of President Obama's supporters have felt over the past week as one scandal after another cascaded into the White House. After ...
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Tornadoes slam Plains Midwest 1 dead in Okla. violent weather expected today
SHAWNEE, Okla. -- Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community she called ...
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Video Jon Stewart - the new Voice of America in China
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New York City shocked as anti-gay hate crimes come out of closet
USA As the Big Apple struggles to come to terms with the murder of a gay man in Greenwich Village on Saturday, an uncomfortable question emerges: Are Americans less tolerant of gay lifestyles than the recent spate of same-sex union legislation indicates? The brutal slaying marked the 22nd hate crime targeting gays in New York City this year, compared to 13 incidents at the same time last ...
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Poll Despite scandals Obama’s approval ratings remains unscathed
Top talkers: The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest CNN/ORC poll which shows President Barack Obama's approval rating has held steady at 53 percent. Robert Gibbs says he thinks Obama's approval ratings are largely unchanged. NBC's Peter Alexander joins to discuss how the White House should begin this new week. MSNBC's Joe Scarborough also expresses his doubt that ...
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Monster machines fan out on U.S. farms facing slow sow
SHERIDAN, Illinois (Reuters) - With the U.S. spring planting season off to a historically slow start, an increasing number of farmers are counting on powerful tools to catch up: Monster machines that sow 36 rows of corn at once and feature high-tech innovations like computer-guided directional ...
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Breaking Amish Brave New World Cast Doesnt Know Anything About Washington DC
Breaking Amish: Brave New World ." When they reached Washington DC on their road trip to Florida, they were unimpressed with most of what they saw. Sabrina compared the White House to a dollhouse. "Really? The President of the United States lives in that?" she said. "Like, I've seen Amish houses that are bigger than that." After they were done bashing the white ...
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