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Horrific Oklahoma Tornado Captured in Several Raw Videos

The country continues to pray for and help the people devastated by the massive tornado that touched down in Oklahoma on Monday, killing dozens.

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A Florida County Is Identifying Sex Offenders With Signs In Front Of Their Homes

A Florida county is taking a new stance on sex offenders.  Bradford County is posting personalized red sex offender signs in front of the homes of convicted sex criminals.  This new measure is in addition to the online listing of all the sexual predators in the country.

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Supreme Court Hears First Amendment Case On Protests At Military Funerals
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Klu Klux Klan Denounces Westboro Baptist Church As Being ‘Hatemongers’

This story is rather old, but so is the saying "that's the pot calling the kettle black."  On Memorial Day 2011, members of the Westboro Baptist Church protested a ceremony lead by President Obama to honor fallen soldiers at the Arlington National Cemetery.  The protesters were met by a group of counter-protesters which included several members of the Klu Klux Klan.

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Gunman Dead After Holding Five Firefighters Hostage in Georgia

The man who held five firefighters hostage in Suwanee, Ga. earlier on Wednesday has been shot and killed by SWAT members. Four hostages are slightly injured, but authorities say they should be OK.

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BREAKING NEWS: Several People Stabbed At Lone Star College Near Houston, TX

It's being reported that at least 14 people were injured (most of them stabbed) at a college near Houston, Texas. Investigators told Click2Houston that they are searching for two suspects.

Volunteer firefighters from the area were called out to

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Budget Cuts Mean Fewer Military Flyovers at Sporting Events

Get ready for less sonic boom in your pre-game entertainment: federal budget cuts mandated by the U.S. government's sequester include stadium flyovers made by U.S. military aircraft prior to major sporting events.

Flyovers by Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy Blue Angels have become commonplace at s

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Canada Retires The Penny, Should The U.S. Do The Same? [Poll]

Canada has stopped minting and distributing pennies. The cost of producing pennies is too high and their usefulness is too low.

Sound familiar?

Some want the U.S. to do the same. Should the U.S. retire the penny?

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Gunman Shoots and Kills Bus Driver, Holds 6-Year-Old Hostage in Bunker

On Tuesday afternoon, a man in Dale County, Alabama, near Midland City, got on a school bus, demanded a child be let off with him, then shot and killed the bus driver when he refused. The shooter, identified as Jimmy Lee Dykes, then took the boy from the bus and is currently holed up with him in an underground bunker nearby.

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Coolest Guy At The Boat Ramp [Video]

There has not been a cooler boat or van to ever grace a boat ramp. This is a must see video to make us all want one of our own. Take a look at the video, you will see what I mean, especially if you are a boat lover.

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Powerball Up To 425 Million! How Will You Spend Your Millions? [POLL]

Now that they have upped the starting price of the Powerball lottery jackpot to two dollars a ticket, the prizes have reached record territory. Wednesday's jackpot is now the biggest ever, a record $425 million dollars.

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Colorado And Washington Legalize Marijuana; Grand Rapids Decriminalizes

Three states had marijuana legalization proposal on their ballots yesterday, and two of those states passed the provision.  Colorado and Washington voters chose to end marijuana prohibition in their states, while Oregon voters chose to vote down the proposal.

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Terrible Reporter Breaks Volunteers’ Hearts Live On Air

Well, here is a good example of a terrible person, if you were looking for one. Investigators in a case involving a missing four-year-old decided they were probably actually investigating a murder case

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