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Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

A local resident allowed by security officers into an otherwise sealed off neighborhood walks past the rubble of destroyed homes, one day after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph.

Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima. 32 minutes ago

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France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths

The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety.
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More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

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Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.
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New rice contamination reported in China

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Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

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Over 57-year career, pediatrician says, vaccines changed everything

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After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead

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Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy

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Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.
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Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.