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- Pentagon to take over some CIA drone operations : sourcesBy Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several U.S. government sources said on Monday. Obama has pledged more transparency on controversial counterterrorism programs, and giving the Pentagon the responsibility for part of the drone program could open it to greater congressional oversight. ...
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- Raw video: Parents reunite with children after tornado levels Oklahoma elementary schoolDramatic raw video, taken just after a massive tornado ripped through Briarwood Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Monday, shows panicked parents reuniting with their shell-shocked children. The harrowing scene was repeated throughout the Oklahoma City suburb, where dozens of people were killed and many others feared dead. Seven children died at Plaza Towers Elementary [...]
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- Amid fears about debt, one family goes to the extreme to avoid student loansClaudia Poglianich had just one major request when her daughter Olivia began looking at colleges two years ago: that Olivia would pick a school where she had the greatest chance of emerging debt-free. It was an ask that seemed almost quaint in a world where college costs have reached record highs and students are almost [...]
- Massive tornado rips through Moore, Oklahoma: 51 killed, including 20 children; more feared deadA devastating, mile-wide tornado touched down near Oklahoma City on Monday, killing at least 51 people—including 20 children—decimating homes, businesses and a pair of elementary schools in the suburb of Moore. According to the state's medical examiner, the death toll was expected to rise. About 40 bodies were expected to be transported to the medical [...]
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- Frenetic search for survivors as 91 feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma
