Posted by the Newsman, @ 10pm on May 20th, 2012
JOPLIN, Mo (Reuters) – Having the president of the United States speak at commencement would normally be the most memorable day in the life of a high school senior. But not in Joplin, Missouri, where President Barack Obama's commencement address on Monday will come one year after the deadliest tornado in the United States in six decades killed 161 people. "I'm pretty sure we will remember the …
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Posted by the Newsman, @ 10pm on May 20th, 2012
The one-year anniversary of the Joplin, Mo., tornado is Tuesday. As the city prepares to have memorials and events marking the occasion, statistics and facts only begin to take into account the human toll faced by the city's residents.
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Posted by the Newsman, @ 10pm on May 20th, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012 20:39:54 UTCSunday, May 20, 2012 04:39:54 PM at epicenterDepth: 100.10 km (62.20 mi)
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Posted by the Newsman, @ 10pm on May 20th, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012 18:28:34 UTCSunday, May 20, 2012 01:28:34 PM at epicenterDepth: 6.10 km (3.79 mi)
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Posted by the Newsman, @ 5pm on May 20th, 2012
The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season got an early start with the formation of Tropical Storm Alberto off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday (May 19).
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Posted by the Newsman, @ 5pm on May 20th, 2012
At least seven people died and 50 were injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck northern Italy early Sunday, authorities there said. According to CNN, two ceramic factory workers were killed in Sant'Agostino di Ferrara, another in a shed collapse in Ponte Rodoni di Bondeno, and three others in under rubble in various locations. Among the [...]
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Posted by the Newsman, @ 5pm on May 20th, 2012
A strong earthquake has rocked large parts of northern Italy, causing at least four deaths and seriously damaging historic buildings such as churches, bell towers and a medieval castle.
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Posted by the Newsman, @ 5pm on May 20th, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 hit eastern Japan on Friday, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no tsunami warnings were issued. On March 11 last year Japan's northeast coast was devastated by a magnitude 9 earthquake, the strongest recorded in the country, and a massive tsunami, which triggered …
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Posted by the Newsman, @ 11am on May 20th, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:12:21 UTCSunday, May 20, 2012 12:12:21 PM at epicenterDepth: 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
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Posted by the Newsman, @ 6am on May 20th, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012 06:17:30 UTCSunday, May 20, 2012 06:17:30 PM at epicenterDepth: 35.60 km (22.12 mi)
Read the full story about M 4.3, off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia