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AP Photographer: 'It Was A Miracle' They Got Out
Published May 21, 2013.
AP photographer Sue Ogrocki was at the Plaza Towers Elementary School destroyed by a tornado Monday, and saw rescuers pulling children out of the rubble. Here are Ogrocki's own words and images of the destruction - and the "miracle" - she witnessed.
Guatemala Court Annuls Rios Montt Genocide Conviction
Source: Reuters
Guatemala court annuls Rios Montt genocide conviction
Source: Reuters - Tue, 21 May 2013 01:53 AM
GUATEMALA CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Guatemala's constitutional court on Monday overturned a genocide conviction against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, throwing out all proceedings in his case since a dispute broke out last month over who should hear it.
Rios Montt was found guilty on May 10 of overseeing the deliberate killings by the armed forces of at least 1,771 members of the Maya Ixil population during his 1982-83 rule. He was sentenced to 80 years in prison.
But the constitutional court said it had thrown out all proceedings in the case dating back until April 19. It was then that the trial against Rios Montt was suspended after a spat between judges over who should take the case. (Reporting by Mike McDonald; Editing by Dave Graham)
Read more: http://www.trust.org/item/20130521015318-s6wfv/
BREAKING: 51 Confirmed Dead in Oklahoma Tornado: Medical Examiner's Office
Source: Reuters / Associated Press
@AP: BREAKING: State medical examiner's office: 37 killed in Oklahoma tornado; death toll expected to rise -RJJ
Death toll rises to at least 51 in Oklahoma tornado -state agency
May 20 (Reuters) - The death toll from a huge tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on Monday rose to 51, the state medical examiner's office said.
Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead, up from 37 fatalities reported earlier.
The powerful tornado, rated the second highest strength level of EF4 and packing winds of up to 200 miles per hour (320 kph), touched down at mid-afternoon and devastated a wide area of the town.
(Reporting By Brendan O'Brien; Writing by Greg McCune; Editing by Bill Trott)
HUGE TORNADO HITS OKLAHOMA CITY SUBURB, KILLS 37
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. At least 37 people were reported killed.
The storm laid waste to scores of buildings in Moore, south of the city. Block after block of the community lay in ruins. Homes were crushed into piles of broken wood. Cars and trucks were left crumpled on the roadside.
The National Weather Service issued an initial finding that the tornado was an EF-4 on the enhanced Fujita scale, the second most-powerful type of twister.
Authorities expected the death toll to rise as emergency crews moved deeper into the hardest-hit areas. At least 60 people were reported hurt, including more than a dozen children.
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/tornadoes-slam-plains-midwest-1-dead-okla
CNN Showing Live Footage Close-Up of Tornado Damage - Whole Neighborhoods Missing; Major Destuction
People running around through debris. Whole neighborhoods and subdivisions gone.
Terrible.
BREAKING: Huge Tornado Tears Through S. OK City ("2 Miles-Wide," "MASSIVE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE")
Source: CBS News / CNN
A woman carries her child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo Sue Ogrocki)
Massive tornado slams Oklahoma City area
By Nick Valencia. Catherine E. Shoichet and Dana Ford, CNN
Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) - A powerful tornado blasted an area outside of Oklahoma City on Monday, ripping roofs off buildings, leveling homes and leaving a massive band of destruction in its wake.
In the desperate seconds and minutes after the storm passed, the human toll was not yet clear.
Survivors emerged from shelters to see an apocalyptic vision -- the remnants of cars twisted and piled on each other to make what had been a parking lot look like a junk yard. Bright orange flames roaring from a structure that was blazing even as rain continued to fall.
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"Our worst fears are becoming realized this afternoon," Bill Bunting, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center, told CNN soon after the tornado struck.
@CBSNews: MT @NEWS9 UPDATE: Large tornado just crossed Western on 19th street Moore, OK. If you are in this area you need to take your precautions now
@CBSNews: RT @DavidBernardTV: #Tornado coming into #Moore. Cars on highway. Terrifying. @CBSNews http://t.co/sPWTCosJdI
@BreakingNews: National Weather Service issues tornado emergency for Moore, south Oklahoma City - @TWCBreaking http://t.co/qh4Q22EaSM
@CBSNews: LIVE BREAKING NEWS VIDEO: Live aerials of very large tornado passing near Oklahoma City http://t.co/tuG23cIC7w (via @NEWS9)
CNN: Schools completely leveled.
@CBSNews: MT @KHOULily This is a school where kids were trapped when tornado hit OKC. There are no words. http://t.co/VuLkVPBIvj (via @NEWS9)
@BuzzFeedAndrew: Farmer being interviewed on KFOR: "There's maybe 75-100 dead horses."
@adolwyn: Multiple reports of cars crushed on I-35 with people trapped in them from scanners. I-35 is closed both directions. #okwx.
KFOR: "Absolute chaos." Witness: "Third-graders being pulled out now."
@911BUFF: BREAKING NEWS OUT OF OKLAHOMA: 2 SCHOOLS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN MOORE, OK. 3RD GRADERS BEING PULLED OUT OF PLAZA TOWER SCHOOL RIGHT NOW
@CBSNews: RT @CharlieKayeCBS: BREAKING. CBS-TV Affiliate KWTV reports multiple fatalities in the Moore, Oklahoma area from today's tornado.
@GeminiTiger86: The middle of a leveled neighborhood. Trapped people are calling for help https://t.co/rsK3YcwewZ
@samsteinhp: Photos from the destruction in Oklahoma http://t.co/mWkq4bcHx4
@JoshElliottABC: Spokesperson at OU Medical Center, which has received 7 patients but expects more, said in describing injuries: "You can probably imagine."
@McClatchyDC: Photos, video of tornado damage in Oklahoma as search continues for missing elementary students: http://t.co/mEDnrBPd0p
@AP: AP PHOTO: A woman carries her child near collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. http://t.co/ss3FRFrhv8 -RJJ
@AP: Rescue workers lift children from rubble of elementary school in Moore, Okla.: http://t.co/rE6WV3cI32 -RJJ
@ABC: #LatestOnOK: No confirmed fatalities yet, but Lt. Gov. says to expect them - "neighborhoods have been wiped away"
http://t.co/9qPEIDLw2z
@cnnbrk: 6 confirmed dead near Oklahoma City after #tornado. http://t.co/HNbaRcbk1k More on http://t.co/28h13hUrqq, CNN TV & CNN mobile.
@AP: More than a dozen kids among 60 people being treated for injuries at hospitals following tornado: http://t.co/X1WnAcwFjO -RJJ
@AP: BREAKING: State medical examiner's office: 37 killed in Oklahoma tornado; death toll expected to rise -RJJ
Death toll rises to at least 51 in Oklahoma tornado -state agency
May 20 (Reuters) - The death toll from a huge tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on Monday rose to 51, the state medical examiner's office said.
Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead, up from 37 fatalities reported earlier.
The powerful tornado, rated the second highest strength level of EF4 and packing winds of up to 200 miles per hour (320 kph), touched down at mid-afternoon and devastated a wide area of the town.
(Reporting By Brendan O'Brien; Writing by Greg McCune; Editing by Bill Trott)
Read more: http://us.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/severe-weather/index.html
Breaking: Tornadoes Tear Through Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa (Okla. Funnel 'Half-Mile Wide')
Source: CNN / Associated Press / CBS News
@AP: BREAKING: Tornado causes major damage at trailer park near Oklahoma City; spotter says earth `scoured' -RJJ
updated 8:51 PM EDT 05.19.13
Tornadoes tear through Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa
By Dana Ford, CNN
(CNN) - Tornadoes touched down in three states on Sunday, ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region.
A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, the National Weather Service said.
A second confirmed tornado was seen near Edmond, Oklahoma, said the weather service. Another tornado was spotted in nearby Luther, Oklahoma, but it was not immediately clear whether that was the same twister.
A third tornado touched down near Wellston, Oklahoma, taking out power lines and damaging several homes, according to video from CNN affiliate KFOR. The affiliate's helicopter pilot estimated the funnel cloud to be about a half-mile wide.
"It's tearing up everything," the pilot said. "Just ripping everything up in its sight."
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/19/us/severe-weather/index.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57585230/powerful-thunderstorms-rumble-through-hard-hit-midwest
BREAKING: Tornado Causes Major Damage at Trailer Park Near Okla. City; Spotter Says Earth "Scoured"
EDMOND, Okla. A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert.
There were no immediate reports of injuries caused by any of the tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma and Kansas, including one that hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond before moving northeast toward Tulsa, 90 miles to the northeast.
For days, forecasters had been warning about the possibility of tornadoes from a weekend storm, and emergency responders as far north as Minnesota and as far south as Texas were keeping a close eye on the powerful system pushing eastward and northward through the nation's breadbasket.
Forecasters say a supercell of thunderstorms packing baseball-sized hail, heavy rain, and tornadoes could do a lot of damage, CBS News correspondent Anna Werner reports.
Republican Accidentally Debunks GOP Narrative at IRS Hearing
Source: Raw Story
Republican accidentally debunks GOP narrative at IRS hearing
By Eric W. Dolan
Saturday, May 18, 2013 16:22 EDT
During a congressional hearing regarding the IRS on Friday, Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) inadvertently led the head of the IRS to contradict the notion that conservative nonprofits were singled out for scrutiny.
At the hearing, outgoing acting IRS commissioner Steve Miller repeatedly objected to the use of the word “targeting.” He said the so-called “be on the lookout” (BOLO) list was an “inappropriate” organizational tool or “shortcut” that IRS staff used to find potential political cases. Miller claimed the tea party groups would have be subjected to extra scrutiny regardless of the BOLO list.
“If the targeting wasn’t targeting, if the targeting wasn’t based on philosophy, how come only conservatives got snagged?” Roskam confidently asked.
“They didn’t, sir,” Miller responded. “Organizations of all walks and all persuasions were pulled in. That’s shown by the fact that only 70 of the 300 organizations were tea party organizations, of the ones that were looked at by TIGTA (Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration).”
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Of the 298 groups subjected to additional review, 72 were “tea party” groups, 11 were 9/12 groups and 13 were “patriots” groups, according to the inspector general’s report.
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/18/republican-accidentally-debunks-gop-narrative-at-irs-hearing
Injuries Reported as Conn. Commuter Trains Collide (50 Injuries, 4 Serious)
Source: Associated Press
INJURIES REPORTED AS CONN. COMMUTER TRAINS COLLIDE
May. 17 7:10 PM EDT
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut, and there are preliminary reports of injuries.
The Metro-North Railroad says emergency workers are arriving at the scene of Friday's accident. The rail line referred to it in a news release as a "major derailment."
The railroad says the accident involved a New York-bound train leaving New Haven. It derailed and hit a westbound train near Fairfield, Conn. Some cars on the second train also derailed.
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/injuries-reported-conn-commuter-trains-collide
Emergency workers arrive the scene of a train collision, Friday, may 17, 2013 in Fairfield, Conn. A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut. The railroad says the accident involved a New York-bound train leaving New Haven. It derailed and hit a westbound train near Fairfield, Conn. Some cars on the second train also derailed. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) MANDATORY CREDIT
CBO: Obama Budget Would Cut 10-year Deficits by $1.1 Trillion
Source: Washington Post
CBO: Obama budget would cut 10-year deficits by $1.1 trillion
By Lori Montgomery, Published: FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2:39 PM ET
President Obama’s budget request would raise taxes by nearly $1 trillion compared with current law and cut spending by nearly $200 billion, congressional budget analysts said Friday.
All told, the president’s most recent request, released in April, would reduce projected borrowing by more than $1.1 trillion over the next decade, pushing the national debt below 70 percent of the overall economy by 2023, the Congressional Budget Office said.
Those figures differ sharply from the White House presentation of the president’s budget, which was touted upon its release as reducing borrowing by $1.8 trillion over the next decade and proposing only $600 billion in new taxes.
However, the difference is due primarily to the scope of the analysis. When they released the president’s budget, White House officials focused attention almost exclusively on a compromise deficit-reduction plan that Obama offered Republican leaders. In its report released Friday, the nonpartisan CBO analyzed the entire White House budget, including various proposals outside of that offer, such as plan to make prekindergarten classes more widely available and to cover the cost by raising taxes on cigarettes by nearly $1 a pack.
Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/cbo-obama-budget-would-cut-10-year-deficits-by-11-trillion/2013/05/17/fe1c2210-bf1e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html
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