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Hundreds of protesters call to repeal tough New York gun law
ALBANY, N.Y. – Carrying American flags and signs supporting the Second Amendment, more than 200 people gathered at New York's state capitol building in Albany on Tuesday to press for repeal of the state's tough new gun law. A coalition of conservative groups delivered 400,000 signed postcards to members of the Assembly calling on them to roll back the measure passed in January. ...
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Mysterious respiratory illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday. Seven people have been admitted to hospitals with a fever, cough and shortness of breath in recent weeks, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Mary McIntyre said in a statement. Two of the seven have died. The Alabama ...
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Doctors say victim of face-chewing attack in Miami last year making progress playing guitar
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - In this undated photo provided by Jackson Health System, Ronald Poppo, a homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami, plays the guitar in his room at Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center in Cutler Bay, Fla. The attack left Poppo blind, but doctors say he's been working with an occupational therapist to learn how to take ...
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Prosecutors seek retrial in Bell Calif. corruption case
In this Jan. 24, 2013 file photo, former Bell, Calif., city officials, from left, Luis Artiga, Teresa Jacobo, George Cole, Oscar Hernandez and Victor Bello appear for a city corruption trial in a downtown Los Angeles ...
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Video 521 Familys last-minute decision likely saved their lives Closer look reveals extent of destruction in Moore
David and Anna Friess lost almost all of their possessions in Monday's tornado, but they could have lost more, if not for a last-minute decision; Also, a tour of neighborhoods in Moore, Okla., reveals many homes weren't just damaged by Monday's massive tornado - they were destroyed; And, one resident of Moore, Okla., lost her home to a tornado for a second time ...
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Video 521 Tornado in Moore Okla. was an EF5 the most powerful there is
The twister that plowed through Moore, Okla., injured more than 300 people and caused at least 24 deaths ; Also, a third-grade teacher at Plaza Tower Elementary School in Moore, Okla., did everything she could to save her students; And, Glenn Lewis, the mayor of Moore, Okla., was there in 1999 when another tornado devastated the city. He speaks to Scott Pelley about how the town will rebuild ...
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Warriors Honored By San Francisco Mayor Curry Given Key To City
Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates a three-point shot with Stephen Curry #30 and Jarrett Jack #2 against the San Antonio Spurs during Game Two of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center on May 8, 2013 in San Antonio. (Ronald Martinez/Getty ...
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Malcolm Xs grandson buried in NY
Mourners are gathering at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California in Oakland to remember Malcolm X's grandson, Malcolm ...
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Coast Guardsman who admits desertion to be confined
HONOLULU – A Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose disappearance led to a massive search in Hawaii pleaded guilty to desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains. A military judge sentenced him to more than six months confinement and a bad conduct discharge. During a special court-martial in Honolulu, Petty ...
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Safe rooms prove effective defense against tornadoes
Rachel Maddow reports on how safe rooms have helped storm prone communities and talks with Larry Tanner, research associate at The National Wind Institute at Texas Tech University, talks with Rachel Maddow about the science and testing that goes into making a cement reinforced safe ...
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Paramedic recalls moments after tornado strike
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell speaks with paramedic crew chief Sean Lauderdale, who aided the search and rescue effort immediately after the Oklahoma tornado ...
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May 20 takes new meaning for Oklahoma
Rachel Maddow points out that since the record setting tornado of May 3, 1999, "May 3" has had special meaning for Oklahomans. Monday's tornado may do the same for "May ...
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Nurses recall tornados fury on Moore hospital
Nick Stremble and Shannon Largent were on duty inside the Moore Medical Center as the tornado hit the building. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell shares their story and also speaks to the Mayor of Moore, ...
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Day 2 reveals shocking scale of storms destruction
Rachel Maddow updates the latest news from Moore, Oklahoma and talks with Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornett and Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb about the cost and scale of the disaster and how Tornado Alley communities can best prepare for future weather ...
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Inside Plaza Towers Elementary School during the tornado
in the hours after the tornado, dramatic images, young children were rescued, and with darkness, the search for survivors continued. some children had escaped harm, their parents picked them up before the school went on lockdown monday. the majority stayed inside as they practiced in drills many times. math teacher rhonda crossway was helping sixth graders with an end of school game when the ...
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Photographer captures destruction and hope
right. the situation, there's something happening every direction. as a photographer, don't know which direction you can point the camera. all of the children crying, teachers doing their best to calm them down. but they have been through the most horrendous event of their life obviously. most of them missing their parents, wanting to know that everything is okay and just takes a long ...
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Optimism in Oklahoma One tornado survivors story
Debbie Guidry lives in Moore, Oklahoma, and her home was destroyed in Monday's deadly tornado. She joins MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell in Moore to tell her ...
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Devastating day unfolds for Moore
A monster tornado tears through Moore, Oklahoma for forty minutes of terror, and NBC News' Lester Holt reports on how the day's critical events unfolded for Moore's residents, local schools, and rescue ...
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Chicago Communities Wary of Chicago School Closures
Tzia Ford, 9, at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School, on the West Side of Chicago. It is one of 53 "underutilized" public schools set to be ...
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White House Memo A Sleeper Scandal Awakens Post-Election
For a White House typically equipped with well-honed political radar designed to sniff out and derail conservative conspiracy theories about Mr. Obama, the potentially damaging events at the I.R.S. seemed to pass with little ...
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Video Oklahoma A state frequented by tragedy
The state of Oklahoma has often had the bad luck of being in the headlines for tragedies caused by both man and nature. The city of Moore itself has experienced four tornadoes since 1998. Richard Schlesinger reports on the strength of this ...
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Video Tornado survivor Im very lucky I am still here
Barthels was in her bathtub when her two-story home collapsed on top of her during Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla. Stan Bush reports on her ...
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Video Tornado injuries A doctors point of view
Around 60 people were still hospitalized Tuesday with injuries they sustained when the tornado plowed through Moore, Okla. Scott Pelley talks to Dr. David Hogan, who helped treat many of the patients who were rushed to his hospital Monday ...
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Video Predicting the tornado How science can save lives
The difference between survival and death during a tornado can be helped by increased warning time. The National Weather Service says the ability to forecast a tornado system has advanced drastically. Chip Reid reports on the improving ...
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Video Inspiring stories emerge from destruction in Oklahoma
Although neighborhoods were destroyed by Monday's tornado, the community of Moore, Okla., has come together. "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell tells of the inspiring stories that have emerged following the ...
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