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Rep. Cole Is From Moore, Where Deadly Twister Hit

Rescuers are still combing through the rubble Tuesday morning in Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City. More is the hometown of Republican Rep. Tom Cole. He encourages everyone to remember that people in the area will need long-term help.

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Border Collies Protect Scientsts' Research From Geese

Scientists in Canada were working at an experimental research farm, testing crops like corn and barley. But packs of Canada geese had been swooping in and destroying the crops. Two border collies were hired to chase away the geese.

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Now's Your Chance To Own A Little Bit Of Gandhi

The late Indian leader Mohandis Gandhi, who became known as Mahatma, or venerated one, had an appendectomy decades ago. Afterward, doctors took samples of his blood. Two microscope slides bearing that blood are being auctioned in London.

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Fox News Reporter James Rosen Caught Up In Federal Probe

There is word of another controversial leak investigation by the Department of Justice. The target is Fox News reporter James Rosen, who was monitored by the department after breaking a story about North Korea's nuclear weapons program in 2009.

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Young People Cast Out Of Italy's Welfare System

In Italy, the youth jobless rate is nudging 40 percent, a record high in post-war history. Demographer Stefano Rosina says the Italian welfare system has always been skewed toward the middle-aged and elderly, leaving Italian youths with no political or trade union representation.

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Unclear Laws May Have Contributed to Tax-Exempt Controversy

IRS and Treasury officials can expect a hard time in their appearances on Capitol Hill Tuesday. A key question that so far has not gotten much attention: How did it come to be that social welfare organizations became vehicles for political activity?

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Tumblr Users Urge New Owner Yahoo To Keep The Site Weird

When news of Yahoo's purchase of Tumblr first hit, Tumblr users took their reactions online. The posts were quirky and sharp with plenty of worry about the future.

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Apple CEO Faces Senate Panel's Accusations Of 'Tax Gimmickry'

Tim Cook will address reports that his company pays billions less than it should in U.S. taxes each year at a Tuesday hearing in Washington. According to a report by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Apple avoids the tax payments by shifting profits to subsidiaries in Ireland.

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JPMorgan Shareholders Consider Splitting CEO, Chairman Jobs

In Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, JPMorgan Chase holds its annual shareholder meeting. They will vote on a key measure: Whether to strip CEO Jamie Dimon of his title of chairman of the board. A growing number of companies have split the CEO and chairman roles.

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Massive Tornado Takes Aim At Moore, Oklahoma

It's been a difficult night for rescuers in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore. Crews have been digging through what's left of neighborhoods searching for survivors after Monday's deadly tornado.

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Kids Pitch Business Ideas To Warren Buffett

The kids competed in "The Secret Millionaire's Club" — an entrepreneurial contest tied to a web and cable series featuring a cartoon Warren Buffett. Thousands competed. Eight of them, ranging from age seven to 16, got to meet Buffett and present their ideas.

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Death Toll Expected To Rise After Monster Twister In Okla.

Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., took a direct hit by a massive tornado Monday. Children from the school are among the dozens confirmed dead.

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Storm Chasers: How Experts Track Storms

The storm that tore through parts of Okalahoma City and neighboring areas Monday is being called one of the worst tornadoes in history. David Greene talks to storm chaser Josh Wurman, who is the director of the Center for Severe Weather Research, and he studies tornadoes.

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Senate Debates 5-Year Farm Bill

The measure includes farm and food subsidies totaling almost $100 billion. Lawmakers have trimmed more than $2 billion in annual farm spending. The question, though, is whether to trim more.

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Boeing's 787 Dreamliners Take Flight Again

A Boeing Dreamliner took off Monday — it was a United Airlines flight from Houston to Chicago. This was the first time the fuel friendly jet was back in U.S. skies in nearly five months. The 787 planes had been grounded since January because of battery problems, which cost United roughly $11 million in revenue.

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Crews In Oklahoma Search For Survivors After Deadly Tornado

A massive tornado ripped through the southern suburbs of Oklahoma City Monday. In the city of Moore, two elementary schools were destroyed in the twister. The mayor there owns a jewelry store. He and his employees took shelter in a vault.

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