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2013/05/21 08:31

Tea party group files lawsuit against IRS

A Northern California tea party group filed the first lawsuit against the U.S. government stemming from the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups for more scrutiny as they applied...

Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
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Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
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Tea party group files lawsuit against IRS
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Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
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Tea party group files lawsuit against IRS
moments ago ON KTVZ Bend

2013/05/21 08:30

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles QUINCY, Mass. (AP) - Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are...

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles
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Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles
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Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles
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Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles
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2013/05/21 08:30

Lew taps government retiree pension fund to avert defa...

Lew taps government retiree pension fund to avert default WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy...

Lew taps government retiree pension fund to avert default
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Lew taps government retiree pension fund to avert default
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Lew taps government retiree pension fund to avert default
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Lew taps government retiree pension fund to avert default
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2013/05/21 08:28

Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death

PHOENIX (AP) — When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She...

Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death
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Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death
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Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death
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Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death
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Jodi Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death
moments ago ON Chattanooga Times Free Press

2013/05/21 08:28

White House says more subsidy cuts needed in massive f...

WASHINGTON - The Senate is debating cuts to the federal crop insurance program as it considers a massive farm bill this week. The Obama administration said Monday it wants to see more cuts to...

White House Says More Farm Subsidy Cuts Needed
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Senate to debate crop insurance in farm bill
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Senate to debate crop insurance in farm bill
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Senate to debate crop insurance in farm bill
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Senate to debate crop insurance in farm bill
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2013/05/21 08:27

Utah police close investigation into disappearance of ...

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – Josh Powell reportedly had an affair just months before his wife disappeared and his brother may have been "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, Utah police revealed...

Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details
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Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details
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Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details
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Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details
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Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details
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2013/05/21 08:27

Justice Department affidavit labels Fox News journalis...

A Fox News correspondent was accused in a Justice Department affidavit of being a possible criminal "co-conspirator" for his alleged role in publishing sensitive security information -- in a leak case...

Feds also spied on Fox News reporter
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Not enough reason to snoop on reporters
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President needs to understand that it's news, not espionage
moments ago ON The Sacramento Bee

FBI spied on Fox News reporter, accused him of crime
23 minutes ago ON Chicago Tribune

2013/05/21 08:26

Apple avoided billions in taxes, says US Senate panel

The US senate investigators have accused Apple of avoiding paying billions of dollars in taxes in the US and international markets by exploiting loopholes in the tax system, a disclosure that has...

How Apple slices its U.S. tax bill
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Panel: Apple dodging U.S. taxes
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Apple, Congress spar over taxes ahead of Tuesday hearing
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Apple stashing cash offshore to avoid taxes, a congressional investigation says
moments ago ON New York Daily News

Apple uses firms outside U.S. to avoid taxes
moments ago ON The Monterey County Herald

2013/05/21 08:22

Oklahoma City tornado: Latest developments

At least 51 people -- including at least 20 children -- were killed when a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said. Seven of those children were...

Tornado levels Oklahoma town, killing 91
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Oklahoma City tornado: Latest developments
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Searchers surround school
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Okla. Medical examiner expecting 'more bodies'
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Okla. Medical examiner expecting 'more bodies'
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2013/05/21 08:16

Huge tornado kills at least 51 in Oklahoma

Amy Elliott, spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office, told The Associated Press early today that as many as 40 more fatalities from the tornado might follow. The storm laid waste to...

Tornado death toll continues to rise
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Oklahoma City tornado kills at least 91
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Children among scores killed as two-mile-wide tornado hits Okla. school
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AP photographer describes destroyed Okla. school
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2013/05/21 08:16

NYC Startup Scene Boosted by 50-Fold Return on Tumblr ...

Tumblr Inc.’s $1.1 billion purchase by Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) marks the biggest deal for a venture-backed New York startup, bringing a windfall for East Coast investors Union Square Ventures and Spark...

Mom's advice to quit school got Tumblr's founder started
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NY whiz-kid dropout a #!*in’ genius
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Yahoo makes bold but risky move in buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion
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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr
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Billion-dollar dropout
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2013/05/21 08:16

AP photographer describes destroyed Okla. school

... am, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 -- Mangled pieces of metal wrapped up in bare tree limbs. A woman told me it was a school and that students had hid in hallways and bathrooms as the massive tornado...

AP photographer describes destroyed Okla. school
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AP photographer describes destroyed Okla. school
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AP photographer describes destroyed Okla. school
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Oklahoma Tornado: Photographer Sue Ogrocki Claims Several Children Rescued from Plaza Towers School
moments ago ON International Business Times

AP photographer describes rescuers pulling kids out of rubble at Okla. school hit by tornado
moments ago ON FOX News

2013/05/21 08:02

Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday’s massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City...

Tornado season starts late, but with a vengeance
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Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless
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Twister Season Starts Late This Year
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Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless
2 hours ago ON WCPO Cincinnati

Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless
2 hours ago ON KGW Channel 8 Portland

2013/05/21 08:01

Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?

NEW YORK (AP) - Thomas Sohmers, 17, of Hudson, Mass., has been working at a research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since he was 13, developing projects ranging from augmented...

Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
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Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
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Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
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Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
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Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?
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2013/05/21 07:56

Ray Manzarek, found Doors member, dies at 74

Published: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 12:01 a.m. Ray Manzarek, found Doors member, dies at 74 Ray Manzarek, a founding member of The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complimented Jim...

Doors co-founder, keyboardist dies
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Ray Manzarek dead: Tributes to The Doors keyboard player who passes away after cancer battle
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Doors’ Manzarek, 74, takes final bow
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Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74
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Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74
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2013/05/21 07:46

Anti-Gay Crimes Spike in NYC, Thousands Rally

Thousands marched on the streets of Manhattan on Monday to protest the killing of a gay man who had allegedly been taunted with homophobic slurs — the most recent in a spate of bias attacks stirring...

Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters
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Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters
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Gay man’s murder sparks public anger
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Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters
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Killing of gay man in NYC triggers protests; officials to increase police presence
moments ago ON FOX News

2013/05/21 07:37

Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling. Rail service from Connecticut...

Conn. lawmakers to seek hearings on derailment
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Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters
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Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters
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Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters
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Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters
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2013/05/21 07:36

Seth MacFarlane won't return as Oscar host in 2014

LOS ANGELES — Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014. The multitalented comedian says on Twitter that he “tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep.” MacFarlane said in...

Seth MacFarlane won't host Oscars next year, but recommends Joaquin Phoenix for role
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MacFarlane won't host Oscars: I need sleep'
moments ago ON Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Seth MacFarlane won't return as Oscar host
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Seth Macfarlane won''t return as 2014 Oscar host
15 minutes ago ON The New Age

Seth MacFarlane Will Not Return to Host the Oscars:
20 minutes ago ON The Neosho Daily News

2013/05/21 07:32

Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of people have converged on the New York City neighborhood where a gay man was killed after police say he was taunted with homophobic slurs. The protesters Monday in...

Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters
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Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters
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Killing of gay man in NYC triggers protests; officials to increase police presence
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Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters
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Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters
moments ago ON The Lexington Dispatch

2013/05/21 07:20

Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's top court has thrown another curve into the genocide case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, overturning his conviction and ordering that the trial be taken back...

Ex-Guatemala ruler conviction overturned
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Guatemala overturns former dictator's genocide conviction
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Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
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Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
moments ago ON New Jersey Herald

Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
moments ago ON Oroville Mercury-Register

2013/05/21 07:01

Oklahoma Highway Patrol: No Moore residents allowed ba...

Update: Residents where storms caused damage allowed back into neighborhoods 05/21/2013 12:30 a.m. update: Residents will be allowed in to Oklahoma City neighborhoods where storm damaged occurred if...

Oklahoma tornado: latest
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Oklahoma tornado tears through school
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Massive Tornado Kills At Least 51 In Moore, Hits Elementary School
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Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51
moments ago ON The Garden City Telegram

Oklahoma tornado: frantic search for survivors after Moore destroyed
10 minutes ago ON Australian Broadcasting Corporation

2013/05/21 07:00

Hospitals treat more than 140 after Oklahoma tornado, ...

By The Associated Press A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6...

OKLAHOMA CITY: Medical examiner: 20 children killed in twister
14 minutes ago ON The Biloxi Sun Herald

Medical examiner: 20 children killed in twister
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Massive Tornado Sweeps Through Oklahoma [SLIDE SHOW]
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Medical examiner: 20 children killed in twister
31 minutes ago ON Ventura County Star

Medical examiner: 20 children killed in twister
40 minutes ago ON The Wilmington Star-News

2013/05/21 06:27

Joplin, Mo., sending help in Dixon IL, Sterling, IL an...

Joplin, which was hit by a killer twister in May 2011, will work with officials in Moore as search and rescue continues and cleanup begins. “We remember the amount of assistance that we received...

Elementary school wiped out by tornado
22 minutes ago ON WXIA-TV Atlanta

Missouri city aids tornado-ravaged Okla. town
an hour ago ON Omaha World-Herald

Missouri city devastated by 2011 twister aids tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town
an hour ago ON FOX News

Help for Oklahoma tornado victims
an hour ago ON News10 Sacramento

2013/05/21 06:00

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Obama pledges help after Oklahoma tornado

Associated Press Related Links WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has called Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin to express his concern about a monstrous tornado that wreaked havoc in the Oklahoma City...

Tornadoes Rip Through Central U.S.
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Facebook Group Reunites Tornado Victims With Their Belongings
an hour ago ON The Huffington Post

FEMA, Federal Partners Support Response to Severe Storms
2 hours ago ON Scoop.co.nz

President Obama Pledges Help To Oklahoma After Tornado
2 hours ago ON WFMY News 2 Greensboro

After tornado, Obama offers support to Oklahoma governor
2 hours ago ON Chicago Tribune

2013/05/21 05:54

42m

Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man

Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man Tuesday, May 21 2013 | 12:38 a.m. CDT By LUIS ALONSO LUGO, Associated Press Actor Sean Penn on Monday urged the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia...

Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man
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Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man
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Actor urges US to pressure Bolivia to free citizen
5 hours ago ON KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma

Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man
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Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man
5 hours ago ON WRIC 8 News Richmond

2013/05/21 05:45

51m

Revolution Burning Questions: Who Made the Ultimate Sa...

Monday's Revolutionplayed out like a murder mystery, ending on one heck of a (potentially deadly) cliff-hanger. Who betrayed their friends? Who might be dead? Get the answers to the five biggest...

Revolution Burning Questions: Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice?
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Revolution Burning Questions: Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice?
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Revolution Burning Questions: Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice?
53 minutes ago ON Burlington Union

Revolution Burning Questions: Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice?
55 minutes ago ON The Hingham Journal

Revolution Burning Questions: Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice?
56 minutes ago ON The Acton Beacon

2013/05/21 05:38

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Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers

LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) - Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday. People in La Ruana in Michoacan...

Cheers greet Mexican soldiers relieving western town cut off from supplies by drug cartel
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Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers
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Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers
an hour ago ON KRGV Rio Grande Valley

Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers
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2013/05/21 05:06

AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado

Glenn Rusk hugs his neighbor Sherie Loman outside her home north of Briarwood Elementary School after a tornado moved through the area, in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman,...

AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
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Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
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AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
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AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
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AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
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2013/05/20 23:46

The Craziest Moments from the Billboard Music Awards –...

Awards and performances may have been the main attraction at the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night, but there were also plenty of eyebrow-raising moments (sometimes literally) behind the scenes as...

The Craziest Moments from the Billboard Music Awards – in GIFs
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The Craziest Moments from the Billboard Music Awards – in GIFs
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The Craziest Moments from the Billboard Music Awards – in GIFs
7 hours ago ON The Register

The Craziest Moments from the Billboard Music Awards – in GIFs
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The Craziest Moments from the Billboard Music Awards – in GIFs
7 hours ago ON The Winchester Star

2013/05/20 23:07

Ratings: Billboard Music Awards Hits 10-Year High; Cel...

The Billboard Music Awards topped Sunday, drawing its biggest audience in 12 years and its highest rating in 10. The three-hour ABC broadcast averaged 9.5 million viewers and a 3.6 in the adults...

Ratings: Billboard Music Awards Hits 10-Year High; Celebrity Apprentice Drops to Finale Low
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Ratings: Billboard Music Awards Hits 10-Year High; Celebrity Apprentice Drops to Finale Low
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Ratings: Billboard Music Awards Hits 10-Year High; Celebrity Apprentice Drops to Finale Low
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Ratings: Billboard Music Awards Hits 10-Year High; Celebrity Apprentice Drops to Finale Low
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Ratings: Billboard Music Awards Hits 10-Year High; Celebrity Apprentice Drops to Finale Low
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