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How you can help Oklahoma survivors
Within hours of the deadly tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, NBC News put together a list of relief organizations for those who are looking to help the ...
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OKC Thunders Kevin Durant makes $1M tornado pledge
The American Red Cross announced Tuesday that the gift from The Durant Family Foundation is meant to match other donations and be an incentive for more people to ...
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Pasadena ISD student abducted while walking home from school
District officials said the child had gotten off the school bus and was walking home when they were abducted by a man. It happened in the Clear Brooks Meadows subdivision Monday ...
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Body found in back of burned car in northeast Houston
Authorities said they made the discovery around 3 a.m. Tuesday after fire crews responded to a car set on fire in the 10500 block of Exeter at ...
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Medical examiner 24 dead in Oklahoma twister
A resident surveys the damage after the tornado hit the area near 149th and Drexel on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Okla. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Chris ...
85.5°F Scattered Clouds
Winds: From the North at 9.0 MPH Gusting to 23.0 MPH
Movie Review
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L'Enfant [DVD]
Before they directed their first feature-length fictional film, Falsch, in 1987, filmmaker-brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne spent nearly a decade shooting documentaries. Not surprisingly, the raw immediacy of the documentary tradition is writ large in their fictional works, as is the ... ...
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New jobs coming to Kennedy Space Center
United Paradyne Corporation, a California based rocket fuel supplier, is moving in to a former shuttle building. The building will be retrofitted to provide aerospace fuel for commercial space projects at KSC. ...
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One person dead after night club shooting
Investigators said they're not yet sure what led to the shooting, but instead of going to the hospital, the victim was driven to a nearby home where he later ...
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Houston Red Cross volunteers head to Oklahoma
A catastrophic tornado at least a half-mile wide ripped through the Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll is expected to ...
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Help could be available for uninsured West losses
WEST, Texas (AP) -- Disaster help may be available for losses not covered by insurance in a Central Texas town recovering from a fertilizer plant ...
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Profar collects two RBIs in Rangers loss
Profar grounds to second, scoring Soto ARLINGTON -- The Rangers didn't get a quality start from pitcher Josh Lindblom in his first career Major League start and they fell, 9-2, to the A's on Monday night at the Ballpark in Arlington. Lindblom allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings. The reliever-turned-starter struck out four batters and tossed 88 pitches. ...
On the record
Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
David Beckham
The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
Hotel Review
The Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler, Canada
After getting off the Greyhound bus I trudged through the Whistler Village to the bottom of Whistler Mountain, and there ...
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