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  • Monday, May 20 2013 5:48 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:48:22 GMT
    A mile-wide tornado chewing through the Oklahoma City area has reduced neighborhoods to rubble and left cars and trucks crumpled on the sides of highways.
    A mile-wide tornado chewing through the Oklahoma City area has reduced neighborhoods to rubble and left cars and trucks crumpled on the sides of highways.

    Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister

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    A catastrophic tornado at least a half-mile wide rips through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow of winds up to 200 mph. More>>

    Teachers speak out; Gist responds to claims

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    NEARI members contend that some of the standardized tests and teachers evaluation systems keeps teachers too busy with paperwork instead of allowing them time to teach. More>>

    I-Team: Woman burned in alleged domestic violence assault

    A Pawtucket man faces domestic violence charges after police said he burned a woman with a frying pan. More>>

    Children found safe after Amber Alert canceled

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    An Amber Alert is canceled when two children are found safe after allegedly being abducted from a foster home in Braintree.  More>>

    Only on 10: RI's senators respond to administration scandals

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    Rhode Island's two Democratic U.S. senators sit down for an extended interview with NBC 10 News.
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    • Local News

    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:38 AM EDT2013-05-21 12:38:03 GMT
      NEARI members contend that some of the standardized tests and teachers evaluation systems keeps teachers too busy with paperwork instead of allowing them time to teach.
      NEARI members contend that some of the standardized tests and teachers evaluation systems keeps teachers too busy with paperwork instead of allowing them time to teach.
    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:20 AM EDT2013-05-21 11:20:50 GMT
      A catastrophic tornado at least a half-mile wide rips through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow of winds up to 200 mph.
      A catastrophic tornado at least a half-mile wide rips through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow of winds up to 200 mph.
    • Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:18 AM EDT2013-05-21 11:18:31 GMT
      Wireless company Sprint Nextel Inc. says it can now let Dish Network see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than its current deal.

       
      Wireless company Sprint Nextel Inc. says it can now let Dish Network see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than its current deal with Japan's SoftBank.
    • National

    • Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.
      Search and rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 51 people were...
    • As soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV, I had to leave the office right away. I had photographed about a dozen tornados in my decade in Oklahoma and if I didn't get into my car before the funnel cloud swept...
      I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters before in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it...
    • President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through...
      President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the...

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