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Video One-pilot airplanes The future of aviation
CBS News aviation and safety expert Captain "Sully" Sullenberger talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about how the aviation industry is reportedly working toward airplanes with one pilot in the cockpit and one co-pilot on the ...
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Tornadoes tear through Plains at least 1 killed in Okla. 21 injured
SHAWNEE, Okla. Several tornadoes struck parts of the nation's midsection Sunday, concentrating damage in central Oklahoma and Wichita, Kan. One person was killed near Shawnee, Okla., and 21 injuries were reported throughout the ...
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Video Conn. train collision means painful commute for thousands
Workers are working to rebuild a damaged track following a train derailment that sent 72 people to the hospital. The derailment occurred along one of the country's busiest rail corridors, leaving many commuters with a complex commute into New York ...
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Video Okla. hardest hit by deadly storm system
More than two dozen tornadoes were reported amid a massive storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota. At least one person was killed and more than 20 others were injured. Dozens of homes sustained extensive damage. CBS News' Anna Werner ...
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Video Who is $600M Powerball winner in Fla.
American Ryan Fogle, who was arrested in Russia on charges of spying for the U.S., was spotted at the Moscow airport. He is believed to be headed home. CBS News' Margaret Brennan ...
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Video Dickerson on IRS scandal What drove IRS managers
CBS News political director John Dickerson discusses what to expect in this week's round of hearings concerning the IRS scandal and how the White House is responding to Republican ...
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Video Yahoo reportedly buying Tumblr for more than $ $1.1B
Reports indicate Marissa Mayer-led Yahoo is going to buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion. CBS News contributor and analyst Mellody Hobson discusses the move and what it could mean to the tech ...
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Kepler or not well find life
>Editor's note: Meg Urry is the Israel Munson professor of physics and astronomy and chairwoman of the department of physics at Yale University, where she is the director of the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics.(CNN) -- On Wednesday, NASA officials announced a serious problem with the Kepler satellite, the world's most successful planet-finding machine. Since its launch four years ...
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Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago
CHICAGO -; A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than 2 days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park ...
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Court Case Winds Down In New Yorks Stop-And-Frisk Challenge
Closing arguments are set to take place Monday in the federal class action trial involving New York City's stop-and-frisk policy. The trial has been going on for two months in Manhattan. Plaintiffs in Floyd v. City of New York claim the New York Police Department, its supervisors and its union pressured police officers to stop, question and frisk hundreds of thousands of people each year, ...
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United Airlines No discounted fares for Aspen folks
United Airlines, which last year offered discounted airfares for residents of the Roaring Fork Valley flying out of the Aspen airport, won't be repeating that promotion this year, the Aspen Daily News reports. The airline isn't saying why, and won't say how many people took advantage of the specially priced tickets last summer. To buy the tickets to Denver, area residents had to ...
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Keep Food Fresh Longer
The average family throws out nearly 122 pounds of food per month and wastes $590 per year on food that eventually spoils. However, many common perishables remain safe way past their sell-by dates. From milk and eggs to produce, find out which storage tips will do the trick and try these tips to make food last longer. And for an easy reference you can keep on your fridge, download ...
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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake reported off Chile
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), at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), some 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the city of Puerto Quellon. No tsunami warning was issued. Chile is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. A ...
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Maxim Monday Heather Graham
nnRollergirl. Felicity Shagwell. Jade the stripperu2014Heather Graham has secured a permanent role in our filmgoing fantasies, and now she's back for the last installment of the epic "Hangover" ...
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UPDATE 1-Avon taps Tupperware exec to head N. America turnaround
Mon May 20, 2013 8:30am EDT May 20 (Reuters) - Avon Products Inc, the beauty products direct seller, said on Monday it tapped a former Tupperware Brands Corp executive to be responsible for turning around its business in North America, where sales have been declining for years. Pablo Munoz, who was with Tupperware since 1993, most recently heading the Americas region. He will report to Avon ...
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Indian-American teen invents 20-second charger
WASHINGTON: An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge your cellphone in less than 20 seconds. Eesha Khare, from Saratoga, California, was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Intel Foundation after developing the tiny device that fits inside mobile phone batteries, that could allow them to charge within 20-30 seconds. The ...
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White House knew of IRS scandal weeks ago
Though President Obama found out about the IRS targeting conservative groups at the same time as the public, a new report says the White House attorney knew weeks ago. NBC's Chuck Todd ...
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United Airlines new small business loyalty program
United Airlines is introducing a loyalty program designed for small businesses. Attention small businesses. United Airlines wants you to know your business is important to the carrier. Chicago-based United (NYSE: UAL) is launching a new United States travel loyalty program that will enable small businesses to earn and redeem miles. Participating businesses will earn award miles by purchasing ...
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Video Eye Opener Tornadoes tear through 5 states
Tornadoes have devastated lives and property in five states and more severe weather is on the way. Also, Yahoo may be taking a big gamble on the Tumblr. All that, and all that mattered, in today's "Eye ...
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Video Watch Aerials of tornado in Wellston Okla.
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Video 519 Surviving the Midwest twisters How a $4.8 million winning ticket saved a family
The intense weather is not over for people living in the middle of the country. From Oklahoma City to Minneapolis, severe weather is still a threat. One family hit hard shares their story of survival with Anna Werner; And, A winning lottery ticket worth $4.8 million saved a home from foreclosure, a gift the family claims is from their own guardian angel A multi-million dollar payout from a ...
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Firefighter missing in massive Dallas condo fire
DALLAS Emergency responders have been searching for a Dallas firefighter who reported by radio being trapped while battling a six-alarm blaze at a condominium complex. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says the search continues for the firefighter unaccounted for in the blaze still burning early Monday. Officials have not discussed that firefighter's condition, or if he is able to ...
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Wave of tornadoes sweeps Midwest
Residents of Edmond, Okla., survey storm damage from a tornado that hit their neighborhood Sunday, May 19, 2013. A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged roofs and structures near Oklahoma City and kicked up debris in Wichita, Kan., and in Iowa. One person was killed near Shawnee, Okla., and 21 injuries were reported ...
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Powerball Winner a Welcome Mystery for Fla. Town
A vehicle passes the front of the Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., Sunday, May 19, 2013 where the highest Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $590.5 million was sold ...
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Teachers’ Union To Wrap Up Three-Day Protest Of School Closings
CHICAGO (CBS) – City streets could be full of protesters again on Monday, as the Chicago Teachers Union wraps up a three-day march to voice opposition to plans to close more than 50 public schools. WBBM Newsradio’s Nancy Harty reports the union organized a three-day march through the city, as teachers, parents and students walked through the West and South Sides, to visit many of ...
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