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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin: 'We will get through this'

MOORE, Okla., May 21 (UPI) -- Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Tuesday the amount of destruction from Monday's tornado is unfathomable but "we will get through this." At least 24 people were killed when the EF4 twister carved a 22-mile path from Newcastle through Moore in central Oklahoma. At some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Hotel in Spain refuses reservation for group of kids with Down syndrome

ALMERIA, Spain, May 20 (UPI) -- A hotel in Spain has come under fire for refusing to let a group of children with Down syndrome stay the night because they "might annoy other guests." Hotel CaboGata Plaza Suites in Almeria refused a reservation for a group of children with Down syndrome who were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Re-vote goes smoothly in Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan, May 19 (UPI) -- There was some grumbling among voters but no reports of violence in a re-vote Sunday in areas of Karachi, the capital of Pakistan, election observers said. The Express-Tribune said some polls closed before voters could cast their ballots, and some voters said they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Former head of IRS denies political motives in dealing with Tea Party

WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Department officials were told in June 2012 about Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of political groups, the department's inspector general said. J. Russell George, inspector general for tax administration, testified at a House Ways and Means Committee... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 17, 2013

Penalty phase under way in Jodi Arias trial

PHOENIX, May 16 (UPI) -- A Phoenix jury weighing the death penalty for Jodi Arias for killing her boyfriend heard testimony from his family Thursday that brought many of them to tears. Arias, 32, faces either a life sentence or death sentence after being convicted of first-degree murder in the death... Sign in to see full entry.

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