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Boy Scouts to Vote on Gay Ban

May 22, 2013 Featured, News, World No Comments
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Scouting leaders to vote on lifting ban on openly gay Boy Scouts at 2-day meeting in Texas

Twitter Beefs Up User Security

May 22, 2013 Featured, News, World No Comments
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After numerous high-profile hacks,Twitter has added two-factor verification to user accounts.

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Tonight on AC360: Hope and heartache in Oklahoma

May 22, 2013 Featured, Video, World No Comments

We’ll be reporting live from Moore, Oklahoma again tonight with the latest developments on tornado recovery efforts. Anderson visited Integris Hospital in Oklahoma City and talked with some survivors who were injured in Monday’s massive tornado that hit the suburbs. Each of the patients he spoke with are recovering from their wounds and facing immense grief at the same time

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Octogenarians Race to Summit Everest

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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…

Iran Pres. Slams Election Decision

May 22, 2013 Featured, News, World No Comments
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad says ally’s disqualification from presidential race is act of ‘oppression’

Arias Could Be 3rd Woman on Ariz. Death Row

May 22, 2013 Featured, News, World No Comments
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If convicted murderer Jodi Arias is sentenced to death this month for killing her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, she will be the third woman on death row in Arizona, which has not executed a woman since 1930.

Golfer Sorry for ‘Fried Chicken’ Remark

May 22, 2013 Featured, News, World No Comments
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Report: Garcia apologizes for saying he’d serve Woods “fried chicken”

FBI Shoots Florida Man Linked to Boston Marathon Bombing Investigation

May 22, 2013 Featured, News, World No Comments

An Orlando man being questioned by the FBI about his relationship with the accused Boston bombers was shot and killed early Wednesday in a “violent confrontation” with authorities, the FBI said.

Officials Say 24 Dead After Okla. Twister

May 22, 2013 Featured, News, World No Comments
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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.

Woman rescued from crumbled Oklahoma home

May 22, 2013 Featured, World No Comments

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.

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