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Power of Moore Tornado Dwarfs Hiroshima Bomb

Filed Under: Drama, Lifestyle, News, Studies, Technology, Thoughts, Weather, Weird News by Heidi Sanders — Leave a comment
May 21, 2013

AP

AP

Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.

Meteorologists contacted by The Associated Press used real time measurements to calculate the energy released during the storm’s life span of almost an hour. Their estimates ranged from 8 times to more than 600 times the power of the Hiroshima bomb.
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Yahoo buys Tumblr mostly in Cash

Filed Under: Entertainment News, Lifestyle, News, Technology, Thoughts, World News by Eric Scott — Leave a comment
May 20, 2013

Yahoo

Yahoo

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times.

The deal announced Monday is Mayer’s boldest move since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo’s latest comeback attempt. It marks Yahoo’s most expensive acquisition since the Sunnyvale, Calif., company bought online search engine Overture a decade ago for $1.3 billion in cash and stock.
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China conducts Test of New Anti-Satellite Missile

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May 15, 2013

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AP

China’s military on Monday conducted the first test of a new ground-launched anti-satellite missile that was fired into space and disguised as a space-exploration rocket, according to U.S. officials.

The test was carried out early Monday from the Xichang Space Launch center and was identified by officials as the new Dong Ning-2 ASAT missile.
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Jolie reduces her Chances with Breast Cancer

Filed Under: Celeb Gossip, Entertainment News, Health & Medical, Lifestyle, News, Studies, Technology, Thoughts by Eric Scott — Leave a comment
May 15, 2013

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AP

In her bad girl days, Angelina Jolie’s body was a billboard for tattoos that said such things as “Billy Bob.”

Now she’s sharing intimate details of her anatomy to help women at risk, going public with her preventive double mastectomy to greatly reduce her high odds of breast cancer. View full article »

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Heads of Benghazi Review Board say they’ll testify

Filed Under: Crime, Drama, Follow Ups, History, News, Political, Thoughts, World News by Jo Kruze — Leave a comment
May 14, 2013

BBC

BBC

The leaders of the panel that independently reviewed the attack last year in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans have agreed to testify publicly before Congress to counter what they consider unfounded criticism of their work.

In a letter to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, veteran diplomat Thomas Pickering says he and former Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen will answer any questions lawmakers have.
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IG says Lax Management allowed Tea Party Targeting

Filed Under: Crime, Follow Ups, News, Religion, Thoughts by Eric Scott — Leave a comment
May 14, 2013

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AP

Ineffective management at the Internal Revenue Service allowed agents to improperly target tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status, an internal Treasury Department report said Tuesday.

Lax managers allowed the practice to go on for more than 18 months, said the report from the Treasury inspector general for tax administration.
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Obama tries to swat down 2 Swirling Controversies

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May 14, 2013

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AP

President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as “outrageous” the targeting of conservative political groups by the federal IRS but angrily denying any administration cover-up after last year’s deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

Simultaneous investigations – and demands by Republicans for more – have put the White House on the defensive, emboldened GOP lawmakers and threatened to overtake a second-term Obama agenda already off to a rocky start.
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