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            <title><![CDATA[Moore tornado confirmed a monster EF5]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 16:28:31 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service says that the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., topped the scale as an EF5.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Worried parents seek out kids in tornado's wake]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Death toll was corrected and lowered to 24 people, including 7 children.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crews dig through night after deadly Oklahoma twister]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The storm's death toll was corrected and lowered to 24, including 7 children.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Photographer was an eyewitness to horror and hope]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 08:33:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Associated Press photographer's first-person account of efforts to rescue chidlren and staff in a collapsed school.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[High crop prices entice farms to expand planting]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[High crop prices entice farmers to expand planting into old golf courses, wildlife preserves]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Website for those found and missing from Oklahoma tornado]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Henry Rothenberg]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 23:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The American Red Cross has setup a website to keep track of people found and missing from Oklahoma tornado.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Massive tornado flattens Oklahoma City suburb]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 21:05:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[United restarts 787 flights after grounding]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[United Airlines is again flying the 787, four months after smoldering batteries forced the plane to be grounded worldwide.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Oklahoma]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Swarm of tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Oklahoma mobile home park ravaged by twister]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Do sunscreen SPF ratings really mean anything?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Consumer watchdog group warns that most sunscreens meet FDA standards, but questionable SPF ratings persist]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Are consumers ready to spend more?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 06:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In survey, economists say consumers are poised to boost spending, offset government cuts]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who won the Powerball Jackpot?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 19 May 2013 15:22:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a winning Powerball ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed-teen pic]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 08:35:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Australian politician sorry he accidentally 'liked' Facebook photo of prankster exposing self]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Organic industry clout grows with consumer demand]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Organic industry's political clout grows on Capitol Hill as consumers demand organic foods]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Powerball jackpot soars to $475 million]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 08:48:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A jackpot of $475 million ranks as the second largest in Powerball history and third biggest overall.]]></description>
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