Deadly tornado outbreak among largest in US history
Los Angeles Times
The storms launched 241 twisters over 14 states, killing at least 44 people
from Oklahoma to North Carolina and Virginia. And more weather is moving
in. By Richard Fausset and Christi Parsons, Los Angeles Times One of the
largest convulsions of tornado ...
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Libya Fighting Rages Amid Conflicting Reports on Rebels Fleeing
Bloomberg
By Peter S. Green - Sun Apr 17 22:01:02 GMT 2011 Fighting raged around the
Libyan cities of Misrata and Ajdabiya amid conflicting reports that rebels
trying to oust Muammar Qaddafi were fleeing. Rebels in pickup trucks
mounted with machine guns were ...
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Air Traffic Controller Schedules Adjusted
ThirdAge
By Alex Heigl Air traffic controllers are having their work schedules
adjusted after the fifth incident of a controller falling asleep on duty
since March was disclosed by the FAA, reports the Associated Press. The
latest incident, which occurred at a ...
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Deaths reported in Syrian protests
Aljazeera.net
Gunfire and deaths reported amid more protests in Syria but identities of
perpetrators and victims remains unclear. At least five people are reported
dead amid fresh protests near the restive Syrian city of Homs, but the
identities of those killed ...
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Ryan, Geithner Offer Different Views of Agreement to Increase Debt Ceiling
Bloomberg
By David Lerman - Sun Apr 17 21:26:09 GMT 2011 House Budget Committee
Chairman Paul Ryan said Republican leaders haven't pledged to raise the
nation's debt limit yet, even as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said
they know it's necessary. ...
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Cuba Marks Bay Of Pigs Anniversary With Fanfare
NPR
Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at
approx. 7:00 pm ET Cuba is holding a rare Communist Party congress this
weekend that coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs, a
disaster for the United States but what ...
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Law Enforcement Continue Search for Tenn. Woman, Have 250 Leads
Fox News
AP Encouraged by community input so far, law enforcement officials held a
press conference Saturday to urge the small community to provide any
information that could help find the missing Tennessee woman who was last
seen on Wednesday. ...
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'The Donald' brandishes presidential credentials
ABC Online
By North America correspondent Jane Cowan Billionaire businessman and TV
star Donald Trump is earning favour as an early frontrunner for the US
Republican nomination in the upcoming presidential race. The November 2012
election will see incumbent ...
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Yemen Opposition Turns Down Gulf Plan as Police Fire on Crowd
BusinessWeek
By Mohammed Hatem and Peter S. Green April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Yemen's
opposition coalition rejected a plan by six Gulf states to end unrest in
the Arabian country, saying that the swift departure of Yemen's President
Ali Abdullah Saleh isn't negotiable. ...
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