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In Joplin, there was no time to prepare

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Sunday's tornado ripped into a hospital, a nursing home and thousands of other buildings, killing at least 116 in what's being called the worst twister ever to hit Missouri.

Pakistan base attack is 'strong indictment' of its military

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The siege on a naval base is likely to raise fears in the U.S. and Europe about the security of the country's nuclear weapons.

Supreme Court upholds release of California inmates

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The U.S. high court's 5-4 ruling means about 46,000 inmates, more than one-fourth the prison population, must be released over two years to ease crowding. Discuss
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Body of Chilean President Salvador Allende is exhumed

Body of Chilean President Salvador Allende is exhumed
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