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Wave of attacks kills at least 57 in Iraq May 20, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials said The attacks, some of which hit market places and crowded bus stops during the busy morning... Read More
Chesapeake names Anadarko executive as new CEO May 20, 2013 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chesapeake Energy has named Anadarko Petroleum executive Robert Douglas Lawler as its new CEO. The appointment of the 46-year-old Lawler comes after a tough year for Chesapeake. Its former CEO Aubrey McClendon was ousted last year amid a scandal over his personal investments in the company's... Read More
Power outages continue Monday following Sunday tornado outbreak in Oklahoma May 20, 2013 Power outages continue following Sunday tornadoes. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. reports outages continue Monday. Read More
Red Cross response to Oklahoma tornado outbreak May 20, 2013 The American Red Cross has set up shelters in Oklahoma for those affected by tornadoes. Information is provided below. Read More
Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal May 20, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion which would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S. The new company is expected to be called Actavis PLC and will be incorporated in Ireland, where Warner Chilcott is currently... Read More
Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile May 20, 2013 SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off the coast of Chile. The quake was recorded at 5:49 a.m. local time (EDT; 0949 GMT) Monday, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), some 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the city of... Read More
UPDATE: Westbound I-40 reopens at U.S. 177 in Shawnee, Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports May 20, 2013 All lanes of westbound Interstate 40 have reopened in the Shawnee, Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports. A rollover accident has been reported Monday morning at Harrah Road. Read More
Severe storms possible in Oklahoma again Monday May 20, 2013 Storms are possible in Oklahoma Monday. The National Weather Service forecast reports weather conditions for more storms. Read More
Visiting MIT scientist killed while riding bike May 20, 2013 BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Institute of Technology visiting scientist from Japan has been killed while riding her bicycle in Boston. Police say a bicyclist was struck at Beacon Street and Charlesgate West at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The cyclist, identified by MIT as 36-year-old Kanako Miura, was pronounced... Read More
Tea party looks to take advantage of moment May 20, 2013 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so. They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny — a claim that tea party activists had made for years — is... Read More
Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner May 20, 2013 ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — It will be an anxious wait for a small Florida city to find out who won the biggest Powerball jackpot in history. The winning ticket worth $590.5 million was bought sometime late last week at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills (ZEH-fur-hills), about 30 miles northeast of Tampa. Whoever... Read More
Iraqi officials: 5 car bombs strike Shiite neighborhoods across Baghdad, killing 16 people May 20, 2013 BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials: 5 car bombs strike Shiite neighborhoods across Baghdad, killing 16 people. Read More
Iraqi officials: Twin car bombings in southern city of Basra kill at least 10 people May 20, 2013 BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi officials: Twin car bombings in southern city of Basra kill at least 10 people. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: 'It took it all' May 19, 2013 One person is confirmed dead in an outbreak of tornadoes that hit Oklahoma on Sunday. Read More
Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead May 19, 2013 SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. "You can see where there's absolutely nothing, then there are places where you have mobile home frames on top of... Read More
Fallout of Oklahoma school testing glitch continues May 20, 2013 Oklahoma schools Superintendent Janet Barresi said she wasn't part of the decision-making process to hire the state's testing company, but she has stepped in to negotiate what happens from now on after the company experienced a technical glitch that affected more than 9,000 test-takers. Read More
Bounty hunters look for bail jumpers, fugitives on the streets of Oklahoma City May 20, 2013 Oklahoma City bounty hunters face variety of circumstances in bringing fugitives back into justice system. Read More
Beyond 'laugh often,' 'live much': Oklahomans offer graduates words of wisdom May 20, 2013 If they knew then what they know now, here is what an assortment of Oklahomans would say to today's graduates — or wish they had heard at their own graduation. Read More
Raucous week expected at Oklahoma's state Capitol May 20, 2013 A mostly tranquil session is expected to get hectic this week as Oklahoma's state lawmakers work to adjourn by Friday. Top items being considered include the possible override of a pension bill veto, common core curriculum for public schools, and funding for state museums in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Read More
Okla. sheriff says 79-year-old man found dead at mobile home park severely damaged by tornado May 19, 2013 SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Okla. sheriff says 79-year-old man found dead at mobile home park severely damaged by tornado. Read More
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