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Acting IRS Chief Resigns, Obama Condemns Agency

May 16, 2013 Featured, News, World No Comments
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President Obama announced on Wednesday that the Internal Revenue Service acting commissioner Steven Miller has submitted his resignation for his agency’s “inexcusable” targeting of conservative groups who had applied for tax-exempt status.

Watch: Instant Index: Little Girl, Sea Lion Have Game of Tag

May 16, 2013 Featured, News, Video, World No Comments
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Diane Sawyer reveals the top stories people are buzzing about this week.

Powerball: Seven States That Refuse To Play

May 16, 2013 Featured, News, World No Comments
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Residents of Nevada, Wyoming, Alaska, Alabama, Mississippi, Hawaii, and Utah will have to head out of state to buy a ticket to see if they can cash in on the winning numbers of third-largest Powerball jackpot of all time.

Instant Index: Little Girl, Sea Lion Have Game of Tag

May 16, 2013 Featured, News, Photos, Video, World No Comments

From the unconventional and awe-inspiring to the hilarious and heartwarming, here’s a look at some of the most interesting photos, videos and stories that have our newsroom talking today. What’s capturing your attention, filling your inbox and cluttering your Facebook/Twitter feed? Tweet us the stories you’re talking  about using #InstantIndex or…

Watch: American Retirees Stretch Their Dollars in Ecuador

May 15, 2013 Featured, News, Video, World No Comments
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Almost 350,000 Americans getting retirement benefits live outside the country.

American Retirees Find Paradise in Ecuador

May 15, 2013 Featured, News, World No Comments
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Ecuador, nestled in the Andes Mountains, seems to be a kind of paradise that has lured thousands of Americans away from home.

Watch: OJ Simpson Takes the Stand in Retrial Hiring

May 15, 2013 Featured, News, Video, World No Comments
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Former football star testifies in bid to win new trial for armed robbery charge.

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Watch: Military Reacts to Sexual Assaults in Its Ranks

May 15, 2013 Featured, News, Video, World No Comments
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Inside look at the sensitivity training used to help prevent these attacks.

Deadly tornado hits Texas

May 15, 2013 Featured, Health, World No Comments

The Hood County, Texas sheriff confirmed multiple fatalities after a tornado touched down. Matt Zavadsky, spokesman for MedStar Mobile Healthcare, said there were reports of at least 100 people injured in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Dancer: Fall made amputation seem real

May 15, 2013 Featured, World No Comments

A month after Adrianne Haslet-Davis' foot was amputated, the Boston bombing survivor describes the challenges she faces. She tells Anderson Cooper the hardest part is “the simple things” like showering, going to the bathroom and getting ready – her daily routine

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  • Field Update: Goma's Destiny May 21, 2013
    On Monday morning, the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army, or FARDC, clashed in the village of Mutaho, approximately six miles northwest of the provincial capital of Goma. The fighting comes after six months of relative calm between the warring parties following the 12-day occupation of Goma by M23 in November 2012. The fighting lasted about two hours wi […]

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    • What We’re Reading: Secretary Kerry makes case for foreign aid February 21, 2013
      The Telegraph: John Kerry threatens to bore the world to death with excruciating first speech as Secretary of State – Former Senator John Kerry’s first speech as Secretary of State was delivered at the University of Virginia and has already been dubbed “one of the dullest lectures on record by a senior U.S. official.” Kerry […]

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    • Gibson Custom 20th Anniversary 1957 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty May 21, 2013
      Gibson Custom has selected an extremely appropriate guitar with which to begin the celebrations of the 20th Anniversary of its Historic Reissue series. The 1957 Les Paul Custom is often considered the epitome of the “Black Beauty,” the first of the elegant Customs to carry the new PAF humbucking pickups. To kick off a very limited edition series of three 20t […]

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    • Grantee Profile: Dr. Eric Borgstein April 22, 2013
      Since 2006, Raising Malawi has remained committed to supporting organizations and individuals who fight tirelessly to help the estimated 1 million orphans, vulnerable children, and their families and communities in Malawi. This support includes providing critical medical care to children through community-based clinics and hospitals. Photo: Dr. Eric Borgstei […]

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    • Inside a personal tornado shelter May 21, 2013
      CNN's Gary Tuchman takes a look at a metal storm shelter in Moore that survived the deadly Oklahoma tornado while the house above it was completely destroyed. At least 24 people, including nine children, died in the region after the winds, peaking around 200 miles per hour, pummeled the town. The sliding door of the shelter […] […]
    • Woman rescued from crumbled Oklahoma home May 21, 2013
      It took six people to pull Barbara Jarrell from the wreckage of her house after the tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma on Monday. She believes the rafters pinning her to the ground was fortunate because it prevented her from getting sucked out of her home by the powerful winds. Jarrell describes the traumatic ordeal to Anderson Cooper. […]
    • Teacher hid kids in closet during twister May 21, 2013
      Janice Brim heeded her husband's advice and found a safe place to protect her students at Plaza Towers Elementary during the Oklahoma tornado. Mark Brim immediately raced to his wife's school after the storm; when he saw the carnage, he feared the worst. The couple tells Anderson Cooper what happened when the tornado hit and why […] […]

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    • China warns against troublemaking on Korean Peninsula April 7, 2013
      BEIJING/SEOUL — China on Sunday warned against "troublemaking" on its doorstep, in an apparent rebuke to North Korea. The North, led by 30-year-old Kim Jong-un, has been issuing vitriolic threats of war against the United States and U.S.-backed South Korea since the Unit … […]
    • 'Marmageddon' is over! New Zealand rejoices over return of Marmite spread March 21, 2013
      New Zealand's sticky black sandwich spread is finally back on breakfast tables after fans suffered through a year of what they dramatically described as “Marmageddon.” Supermarkets began selling Marmite again Wednesday for the first time since March 2012, when suppli … […]
    • Report: Chinese army tied to widespread US hacking February 19, 2013
      BEIJING – A group of hackers linked to the Chinese military has stolen reams of sensitive data from more than 100 prominent American companies and organizations, according to an explosive new report. “The details we have analyzed during hundreds of investigations con … […]

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    • New Xbox Details Coming Today May 22, 2013
      Microsoft will announce its next Xbox gaming console today. Here's what we expect.     […]
    • Officials Say 24 Dead After Okla. Twister May 22, 2013
      First responders are in a race against time in the search for any survivors of a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., while the medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from 51 to 24, including seven children.     […]
    • Hospital Hit by Okla. Tornado 'Lucky' May 21, 2013
      Directly in the tornado's path, Moore Medical Center patients, staff unharmed.     […]

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