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Precise combination of factors create Okla. killer tornado with power of many Hiroshima bombs
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power...Tags: Washington, DC, Tornadoes, Weather, Weather Reports, National Weather Service
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'Bishop' bomber sentenced to 37 years in prison
Tribune reporterAn Iowa machinist known as "The Bishop" for mailing a slew of threatening letters and explosive devices to investment firm executives across the country was sentenced today to 37 years in federal prison. John Tomkins had no reaction when U.S. District...Tags: Justice System, Explosions, Crime, Law and Justice, Bipolar Disorder, Trials
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Taliban, Human Rights Watch, Abusive Behavior, Politics, Sex Crimes
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'The Bishop' mail bomber gets 37 years in prison
The improvised pipe bombs were packed with gunpowder and mailed to investment firm executives with threatening notes like "BANG!! YOU'RE DEAD." Prosecutors say it was the culmination of a two-year "campaign of terror" sparked by greed and hatred. John...
Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Finance, Punishment, Prosecution, Judges
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Bank official's boyfriend held in $565,500 robbery
It seem like the perfect crime: Masked men snatch an assistant bank manager in her garage, strap a bomb to her and force the woman to rob her own East Los Angeles bank of $565,500. But now authorities allege that one of three men charged with last fall'...
Tags: Bank Robbery, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Explosions, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft
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Emergency responders train for events like Moore
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsSedgwick County Emergency Operations director Randy Duncan says events like the Moore tornado are why emergency operations centers exist. It’s also something they train for over and over again. “The first thing they’re trying to...Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Man calls in bomb threats to Delray Beach sober house, say police
A 28-year-old former resident of a Delray Beach sober house phoned in profanity-laced bomb threats in which he claimed the facility would become the "next Boston," police said. Michael Sontag, of Yonkers, N.Y., was arrested by Palm Beach County Sheriff'...
Tags: Explosions, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Delray Beach, Bombings
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Bank manager's boyfriend faked bomb vest, indictment says
The boyfriend of an assistant bank manager arranged for her to strap on a fake bomb so she would appear to be a hostage -- setting the stage for him to rob $565,000 from an East Los Angeles bank last year, according to a federal indictment unsealed...
Tags: Bank Robbery, Explosions, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, FBI
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Taliban rickshaw bomb kills 11 police, 2 civilians in southwest Pakistan
Associated PressQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 policemen and two civilians, police said. The bombing on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital...Tags: Taliban, Religion and Belief, Politics, Islam, Government
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Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment:
Rocky Gap Casino opens doors in western Maryland FLINTSTONE, Md. (AP) — The newly christened Rocky Gap Casino Resort is opening its doors to the public in western Maryland. The casino opened its doors Wednesday after winning approval from state...Tags: Human Interest, Big Ten Conference, Abusive Behavior, Anti Trust Crime, Litigation
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Irishman charged with 1982 IRA bombing in London's Hyde Park that killed 4 soldiers, 7 horses
Associated PressDUBLIN (AP) — British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the 1982 IRA attack on the queen's cavalry in Hyde Park, a nail-bombing at a top London tourist attraction that left four soldiers and seven horses dead. Wednesday's...Tags: Religious Festivals, Punishment, Music Industry, Prosecution, Bombings
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IAEA report: Iran expands nuclear technology for program that could be used to make weapons
Associated PressVIENNA (AP) — The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, saying Tehran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in building a...Tags: Defense Equipment, Iran, Politics, Weaponry, International Organizations
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