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Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town’s mettle

This combination of Associated Pressfile file photos shows left, a neighborhood in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, May 4, 1999, after a tornado flattened many houses and buildings in central Oklahoma, and right, flattened houses in Moore on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. This week’s twister killed 24 people, obliterated entire city blocks and caused damage that’s expected to top $2 billion. Four tornadoes have hit the town since 1998, including one in 1999 that everyone just calls the “May 3 tornado,” which had 300 mph winds and killed more than 40 people. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter; Tony Gutierrez)

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters. They were just part of life in a particularly deadly stretch of Tornado Alley.

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Wind blows off part of gym’s roof at NM school

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — A Los Alamos elementary school is closed after a windstorm blew off part of the roof of the school’s gym.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Obama administration acknowledges 4 American citizens killed in drone strikes since 2009

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2 infants among 10 kids killed in Oklahoma tornado

Storm clouds build in the distance beyond tornado-ravaged homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma medical examiner’s office says it has positively identified all 24 victims of Monday’s tornado that ripped across the Oklahoma City area.

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School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Communities in the tornado-prone Midwest are increasingly building “safe rooms” in public schools. But this week’s deadly tornado near Oklahoma City highlights how storm protection in the nation’s schools is inconsistent.

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