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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area

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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area

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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area

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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area

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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More
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  • LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area

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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

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    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
 
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  • LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area

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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

    The Week
    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More

  • Are journalists above the law?

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 1:30 pm
    Leak investigations bring to the foreground two incommensurate values. The government wants to protect national security information and enforce the law preventing its disclosure. Journalists have a right and a duty to publish information that serves as a check on government power, to hold government accountable, to make government and other powerful actors uncomfortable, and to expose secrets that reveal compromised principles. I believe in a strong reading of the First Amendment. And generally, so does the legal system.It is not legal to knowingly disclose protected "national security"…
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  • LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area

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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

    The Week
    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
 
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  • LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area

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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

    The Week
    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

    The Week
    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

    The Week
    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
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  • LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area

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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

    The Week
    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

    The Week
    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

    The Week
    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
 
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  • D.C. is obsessed with scandal. America isn't.

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    20 May 2013 | 6:55 am
    We just had a week that showed, once again, why the American people are right to hold their elected leaders in contempt, and why trust in government is so low. It really does seem like our lawmakers spend all their time trying to put the political screws to the other party — while the people's business goes undone. Let's take the ongoing Benghazi saga. The White House, trying for a change to get in front of the controversy, released more than 100 pages of emails sent in the frantic aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2012, terror attack. They showed that Republicans, trying to fan the flames of…

  • There is no good reason for the U.S. to intervene in Syria

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    15 May 2013 | 3:39 am
    Despite increasing demands for U.S. military involvement in the Syrian conflict, there is still little chance that the Obama administration will commit the U.S. to a new war in the region. That's a good thing.Still, that there is any chance is a measure of how obsessed with trying to direct and "shape" events on the other side of the world many American pundits and politicians are. If the last 12 years of war should have taught Americans anything, it is that other nations are not interested in being "shaped" or "built" by us, and that we are remarkably unsuited to the task of refashioning…

  • A flood of scandals engulfs Obama

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    14 May 2013 | 7:05 am
    President Obama has had a tough week, and it's about to get a lot worse.The past few days have seen a cascade of evidence that the administration not only feigned transparency, but may have covered up the politicization of the IRS and the response to the terrorist attack on the Benghazi consulate. Whistle-blowers on the Benghazi response moved that story back into the headlines, but not for long. Because on Friday, the IRS admitted that it had targeted conservative groups for aggressive investigations. And that wasn't even the worst of the scandals.On top of everything, Obama's Department…

  • Obama is not weak on terrorism

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    13 May 2013 | 7:17 am
    What if all of the following happened on the watch of one president of the United States? A U.S. embassy is bombed in the Middle East. Seventeen Americans are among the 63 killed. The president condemns the attack but does not retaliate. A U.S. Marine barracks in the Middle East is bombed. Two hundred and forty one Marines die and 100+ more are wounded — the worst day since Iwo Jima. The president calls it the saddest day of his presidency, maybe his life — but calls off a retaliatory attack for fear of harming relations with the Arab world. The president later orders a full…

  • My advice for the class of 2013

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    13 May 2013 | 3:37 am
    Congratulations, graduates. At commencements like this one all across the nation this spring, former students just like you can expect to hear dignitaries of all stripes offer some quixotic advice. For example: Every commencement speaker is required (by law, I think) to summon the trite old saying that you should "do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life."This piece of advice is not exactly true. I'm a writer, and I consider it to be work, even if I do love it. It's work because you do it when you don't feel like doing it. Of course, it's not the same kind of…
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  • There is no good reason for the U.S. to intervene in Syria

    The Week
    15 May 2013 | 3:39 am
    Despite increasing demands for U.S. military involvement in the Syrian conflict, there is still little chance that the Obama administration will commit the U.S. to a new war in the region. That's a good thing.Still, that there is any chance is a measure of how obsessed with trying to direct and "shape" events on the other side of the world many American pundits and politicians are. If the last 12 years of war should have taught Americans anything, it is that other nations are not interested in being "shaped" or "built" by us, and that we are remarkably unsuited to the task of refashioning…

  • Marco Rubio's foreign policy: Blind, irrational, and dangerous

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    29 Mar 2013 | 4:00 am
    In a speech at the University of Louisville this week, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) warned against U.S. "retreat" from the world, which he claimed would result in a vacuum filled by "chaos" and "tyranny."These remarks have been interpreted as a rebuke to the foreign policy views of Rubio's colleague and possible 2016 rival, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). But they are more important than an example of intra-party feuding. These statements reflect the seriously flawed assumptions of Rubio and other hawkish interventionists about what American engagement in the world requires, and they reveal just…

  • The failure of the anti-Hagel campaign

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    31 Jan 2013 | 7:20 am
    Former Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation as secretary of defense was really never much in doubt, despite the clamorous complaints of a few vocal conservatives. Still, Hagel's likely confirmation has gained additional support in recent weeks that make his success all but certain. Despite the concerted efforts of a few outside Republican interest groups and a steady stream of hostile coverage from conservative media outlets, Hagel has received the public support of numerous former national security officials, diplomats, and retired military officers, as well as securing endorsements from several…

  • What Obama's cabinet choices say about his second-term foreign policy

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    24 Dec 2012 | 7:40 am
    The Obama administration's top foreign policy and national security appointments are taking shape, with the nomination last Friday of Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, and the likely forthcoming nomination of former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense. In many respects, the selections of Kerry and Hagel represent continuity with the foreign policy and national security decisions of the administration's first term. But they may also hint at a slightly less aggressive and possibly less militarized U.S. approach to its dealings with the rest of the world. Both Kerry and…

  • Republicans must get real on foreign policy

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    12 Dec 2012 | 3:21 am
    Republicans are slowly recovering from their crushing defeat in the presidential election, and are now weighing possible changes that the party clearly needs to make to regain the public's trust after losing their third national election in the last six years. (2010 was the lone bright spot.) But despite the broad soul-searching, most of the GOP's high-profile national leaders have so far failed to address the party's continued weakness on foreign policy and national security, which remains a major liability. The exceptions to this have been Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former Utah Gov. Jon…
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  • Today in business: 5 things you need to know

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    20 May 2013 | 10:55 am
    1. YAHOO IS BUYING TUMBLR FOR $1.1 BILLIONIt's official: Yahoo is buying the hip blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash. "Yahoo is the original Internet company, and [CEO Marissa Mayer] and her team share our dream to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas," Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp wrote on the Tumblr staff blog. "I couldn't be more excited to have her help." Along with coveted Internet street cred, Yahoo will now be the proud owner of 90 million Tumblr blogs, and their 89 million new posts a day. [New York…

  • The time's not right for Tesla

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:58 am
    I hadn't seen a Tesla Model S electric car up close until this weekend, and when I did, we fell in love. Alas, even if i could afford the sticker price, a hefty $62,400 or so for a base model, I wouldn't be able to leave the lot smugly satisfied that I was doing my part as a good liberal to combat global climate change.There really isn't anything wrong with the car itself. In some ways, it's perfect. Incredibly roomy. Styled but not styleized. Powerful. Quiet. Hugs the road. Very safe. The dashboard is like a modern glass airline cockpit. The interior is.. well, you get the picture. And the…

  • Making money: Shopping for disability insurance, and more

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    20 May 2013 | 4:22 am
    Retirement for the self-employedIt isn't as easy for the self-employed to save for retirement, says Farnoosh Torabi at Yahoo, but it's no less important. To amass a nest egg that will carry you through your senior years, consider these three tax-deductible investment tools. The first is an IRA — if you're planning to save less than $5,000 per year, this is the easiest option. If you're putting aside more, consider a Simplified Employee Pension IRA. A SEP IRA allows you to contribute a quarter of your income each year, up to a maximum $51,000 in 2013. And if you want to defer even more,…

  • McDonald's increasingly enormous menu: By the numbers

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    17 May 2013 | 2:46 pm
    The shifting tastes of American consumers are as hard to pinpoint as the chicken parts of a McNugget. Which may be one reason why McDonald's offers such a wide range of choices — from the specialty McRib to a diet-friendly walnut salad. But while variety is a plus for picky eaters, it has become a headache for America's biggest fast food chain. Since 2007, the size of McDonald's menu has swelled by 70 percent, which has reportedly come at a cost of quality and service, according to emails obtained by Bloomberg."It's gotten to the point where the operation has kind of broken down and…

  • Party foul: Is PBR making cheap beers more expensive?

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    17 May 2013 | 2:00 pm
    We've already heard how millenials are so egocentric that they're ruining the nation. And we've seen how cute their Brooklyn-inspired lifestyles are.But these whippersnappers may have finally crossed the line. A new report finds that the price of cheap beer is rising at a faster clip than that of more expensive, craft beers. The culprit? Pabst Blue Ribbon and its resurgent popularity with young hipsters, say the report's authors.According to the study from Restaurant Sciences, a research group that tracks changes in the food and beverage industry, the cost of lower-priced beers has gone up...
 
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  • LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area

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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

    The Week
    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

    The Week
    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

    The Week
    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
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  • LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area

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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

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    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

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    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

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    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
 
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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

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    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
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  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • WATCH: The wacky new teaser for Anchorman 2

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    20 May 2013 | 12:05 pm
    After nearly a decade, Ron Burgundy and his Channel 4 News Team are finally ready to hit the silver screen for a long-rumored sequel — and the new teaser for Anchorman: The Legend Continues doesn't exactly lower the already sky-high expectations. "Jesus, MacArthur, Jay-Z… The great ones always return," says the monologue that opens the brief teaser. "And when they do, one thing is for sure: Their hair will be perfect."Though the sequel's overarching storyline is unknown, Anchorman: The Legend Continues reunites the news team from 2004's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

  • The daily gossip: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have allegedly broken up again, and more

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    20 May 2013 | 11:37 am
    1. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have allegedly broken up againBad news for Twilight fans: Just when it seemed like Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson might actually run sparkling into the sunset together, sources have reported that the troubled couple have broken up once again. People reports that the relationship deteriorated to the point that Pattinson did not attend the 27th birthday Stewart had planned for him, though a source said that "it would not be surprising if the on-and-off-again pair got back together again." Just in case that wasn't clear from the other half-dozen…

  • Game of Thrones recap: 'Second Sons'

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    20 May 2013 | 9:30 am
    Weddings, by and large, are not happy affairs in Westeros.When Ned Stark's elder brother died, Ned dutifully stepped in to marry Catelyn, spending a single night with her before riding off to fight in Robert Baratheon's rebellion and returning with a bastard son. Cersei spent her first night as a wedded woman in bed with Robert as he drunkenly called her Lyanna Stark, the woman he really loved. And long before Daenerys and Khal Drogo shared any actual affection for one another, she spent an evening shivering and crying as he stoically had sex with her for the first time. "A Dothraki wedding…

  • Mad Men recap: 'The Crash'

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    20 May 2013 | 1:30 am
    After 73 episodes, Mad Men is still finding new ways to tell a story about a man who can't change.Sunday's "The Crash" found Don Draper accepting an injected drug cocktail from the mysterious "Dr. Hecht." The drugs leave him unstuck in time, and Don loses most of a weekend in flashbacks to yet another unpleasant incident in his childhood, which feels more and more like a lost Steinbeck novel every week. And recalling a much older literary classic, Don's descent into the Inferno — which earned a none-too-subtle cameo in the season premiere — continued unabated in last night's…
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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

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    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
 
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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

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    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

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    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

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    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

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    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
 
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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

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    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

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    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  • 9 suspected criminals who got themselves caught via social media [Updated]

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    13 May 2013 | 10:43 am
    The "stupid criminal" story has long been a staple of local crime reporting, late-night talk shows, and comedy-news programs such as NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! And now, the magic of social networking is giving ne'er-do-wells a new venue to thwart themselves, often in front of large audiences. Call it "cops-and-robbers 2.0," says Winston Ross at The Daily Beast. Driven by "a self-destructive combination of ignorance, narcissism, and generation-specific disregard for their own privacy," social-media (un-)savvy crooks are making life much easier for cops. Here, nine suspected crimes…

  • WATCH: 6 crazy-adorable grandparent reactions to things young people like [Updated]

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    15 Apr 2013 | 11:41 am
    Old age — it's inevitable. But just because you're finally able to order off the senior menu at IHOP doesn't mean you have to lose your zest for life. Au contraire! Here, six truly awesome videos of seniors reacting to foreign, weird, and puzzling things young people like, guaranteed to zap warm fuzzy feelings into even the iciest of hearts:1. Grandpa answers the Call of DutyWee. This exuberant, 84-year-old fellow picks up an Xbox controller for the first time and knocks out a few casual rounds of Black Ops 2 and Halo with his grandson. Warning: You will smile. (Via…

  • 'Mexican Barbie' and 10 other controversial Barbies [Updated]

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    12 Apr 2013 | 7:35 am
    "Mexican Barbie," part of Mattel's "Dolls of the World" collection, wears a fiesta dress, and carries a Chihuahua and a big pink passport. Mattel says all the collection's dolls carry documentation, but Jason Ruiz, a professor at Notre Dame, takes exception. "It is a point of contention and great sensitivity for people of Mexican origin, especially Mexican immigrants," he told ABC News, adding that "[Mexican Americans] are tired of being seen as merely colorful.” Click through for more disputed dolls. More

  • 7 adorable animals that interrupted sporting events [Updated]

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    11 Mar 2013 | 10:00 am
    1. The marten who wouldn't go quietlyJust as FC Thun and FC Zurich were starting their Swiss Super League soccer game on Sunday, a wild marten — a small, ferret-like animal — ran onto the field, brazenly bobbing and weaving through the players, managing to evade capture, and finding refuge in the stands. But it wanted more, and soon after play resumed, the stubborn little star zipped across the field once again. Zurich defender Loris Benito made an impressive jump and tackle, grabbing the marten with both bare hands, but was bitten on the finger. (See the photo above.) The animal…

  • 6 strange ways Cory Booker helps his constituents [Updated]

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    28 Feb 2013 | 1:20 pm
    In addition to being a rising star in the Democratic Party, Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, N.J., has built up a reputation for going above and beyond the call of duty. Here, six reasons to think he's America's hardest-working civil servant:1. He will help you propose to your girlfriendThis week, Booker helped a former constituent play cupid. Israel Burns contacted the mayor via Twitter and asked him if he would help him pop the question to his girlfriend. Within minutes, Booker tweeted back, "I am a romantic. Please DM me. Sounds fun." Booker eventually called up Burns' girlfriend…
 
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  • 9 suspected criminals who got themselves caught via social media [Updated]

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    13 May 2013 | 10:43 am
    The "stupid criminal" story has long been a staple of local crime reporting, late-night talk shows, and comedy-news programs such as NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! And now, the magic of social networking is giving ne'er-do-wells a new venue to thwart themselves, often in front of large audiences. Call it "cops-and-robbers 2.0," says Winston Ross at The Daily Beast. Driven by "a self-destructive combination of ignorance, narcissism, and generation-specific disregard for their own privacy," social-media (un-)savvy crooks are making life much easier for cops. Here, nine suspected crimes…

  • 4 things we'd like to see from Sony's PlayStation 4

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    20 Feb 2013 | 12:52 pm
    It's tough out there for game consoles.At the end of January, Nintendo lowered sales forecasts for the Wii U from 5.5 million to 4 million through March. The problems are many: Today's consoles are expensive, with launch prices sandwiched somewhere between $300 and $500. Secondly, it's easier than ever to access games from the gadgets we already use everyday. Computer games? Not going anywhere. Neither are 99 cent downloads for Angry Birds or Temple Run. If we can play great games on the devices we already have, why do we need gaming consoles? It's not an easy question to…

  • 'We've been hacked!': @MTV and @BET's annoying Twitter stunt

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    19 Feb 2013 | 2:00 pm
    After a string of hacks over the last few days littered the major corporate Twitter accounts of @BurgerKing and @Jeep with unprintable expletives, shoutouts to competitors like McDonald's and Cadillac, and references to Chicago rapper Chief Keef, someone at Viacom decided to have a little fun with the handles belonging to @MTV and @BET. The hacks turned out to be fake.Naturally, the stunt provoked a collective groan across the Twittersphere, with everyone from BuzzFeed to ABC News initially reporting the hacks as the real thing. (And understandably so.)And not... More

  • Everything you need to know about the new HTC One

    The Week
    19 Feb 2013 | 10:00 am
    For HTC, 2012 wasn't a pretty year. In January, the Taiwanese phone maker posted a 90 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit as it struggled to build an identity alongside the mass appeal of Apple's iPhone 5 or the glitzy engine humming inside Samsung's Galaxy S III. The figures spoke loud and clear: Something needed to change.On Tuesday, the company pulled the curtains off the HTC One, its new flagship Android smartphone that, according to The Verge, "sticks closely to the company's tradition of wowing fans with lofty specs," but also "innovates dramatically in a couple of key areas."…

  • Cyber is a fraudulent weapon in a nonexistent war

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    19 Feb 2013 | 9:01 am
    Just as the war on terror is winding down, a so-called cyber war is spinning up. How very fortunate for government contractors like BAE Systems.Historically, we would call attempts by foreign countries to acquire information from American government and industry "espionage." The problem is that spies aren't all that scary. But cyber war? It's a perfectly meaningless phrase to frighten a perfectly credulous government. When contractors really want to tighten their coils, they make "cyber" the prefix to "terror." In Richard Clarke's transcendently self-serving Cyber War, he offers up…
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  • 9 suspected criminals who got themselves caught via social media [Updated]

    The Week
    13 May 2013 | 10:43 am
    The "stupid criminal" story has long been a staple of local crime reporting, late-night talk shows, and comedy-news programs such as NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! And now, the magic of social networking is giving ne'er-do-wells a new venue to thwart themselves, often in front of large audiences. Call it "cops-and-robbers 2.0," says Winston Ross at The Daily Beast. Driven by "a self-destructive combination of ignorance, narcissism, and generation-specific disregard for their own privacy," social-media (un-)savvy crooks are making life much easier for cops. Here, nine suspected crimes…

  • Why Facebook is developing a location-tracking app

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    5 Feb 2013 | 7:05 am
    Facebook is developing a new location-tracking app that will silently follow where your phone (and thus you) are at all times, reports Bloomberg. The social network already records GPS coordinates whenever a user posts new status updates or photos, but this new application would apparently hum along in the background at all times, a lot like Apple's Find My Friends app or Google Latitude.Details of this initiative remain sketchy, and Facebook declined to comment on Bloomberg's report. Still, in the past two years, Facebook has acquired Glancee and Gowalla, two…

  • 4 things we learned from Facebook's confounding earnings report

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    31 Jan 2013 | 4:00 am
    Wall Street just isn't sure what to make of Facebook. The social networking giant beat expectations in its latest quarterly earnings report, raking in $1.56 billion in revenue — a 40 percent jump over the final quarter of 2011 — but booked $64 million in profit, a 79 percent slump from a year earlier. The company's stock, which plummeted after its heady initial public offering in May 2012 but has regained a lot of lost ground in the past three months, dipped in after-hours trading, signaling that investors are leery of Facebook's narrowing profit margins — or perhaps of CEO…

  • The Manti Te'o hoax: What is 'catfishing'?

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    17 Jan 2013 | 2:10 pm
    Perhaps you were near a computer late Wednesday when the internet spontaneously combusted upon learning that Manti Te'o, star linebacker for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, was involved in a heartbreaking, frequently publicized relationship with a young woman who lost her battle with leukemia in September… but didn't actually exist, at least according to a thrilling investigative story published on Deadspin. This, of course, posed a very serious problem for ESPN, The New York Times, and countless other media organizations nationwide that were led to believe Te'o's made-for-TV…

  • Facebook's free phone call app: Why you should never pay for minutes again

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    17 Jan 2013 | 8:15 am
    Facebook already has your eyeballs. Now it wants your ears too. Starting this week, whenever users in the U.S. boot up Facebook's Messenger app on iOS, they'll be able to make in-app phone calls to anyone else with an iPhone. For free. The Verge reported the news late Wednesday after noticing that a Free Call button had suddenly appeared in the application (to get to it, hit the "i" icon in the corner). The social network had previously tested free voice calls in Canada, and promised that a stateside version was on its way. Android owners are out of luck for now, but expect the…
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  • LIVE UPDATES: Massive tornado tears through Oklahoma City area

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    20 May 2013 | 4:17 pm
    An enormous tornado spun through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, flattening homes, business, and at least one school with winds reaching up to 200 miles-per-hour.(Check the latest updates at the bottom of this story.)It's not yet clear how many people have been killed by the tornado — which at one point was estimated to be as big as a mile wide — though scattered reports of lives lost and bodies being pulled from the rubble have begun to trickle in.At least six people have died after massive tornado in Oklahoma - latest details on @cnn TV and CNN.com.— CNN (... More

  • Angry at the government? 5 ways you can fight back

    Marc Ambinder
    20 May 2013 | 4:04 pm
    The might and reach of the federal government can be hard to fathom at times, and often individual citizens find themselves overwhelmed by the threat of coercive power and bureaucratic excessiveness.I mean, how can one person confront the IRS? The National Security Agency? The White House? Instead of acting, or taking responsibility for self-governing, it's much easier to simply go passive and listen, isn't it? We'll go on a website that drives traffic to itself, or listen to a radio talk show host spin up elaborate conspiracy theories. We take satisfaction knowing that someone with a voice…

  • The politics behind Kanye West's 'New Slaves'

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    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    Kanye West has never been afraid of politics. This is, after all, the man who said "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live telethon after Hurricane Katrina.Still, his recent appearance on Saturday Night Live saw him take his political game to the next level. A quick recap: Kanye, framed tightly on a dark stage, performed intense versions of two new songs, "New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead," while images of snapping dogs and the Ku Klux Klan flashed behind him (watch the video below, NSFW language).So what was Kanye West singing about? (Besides, oddly enough, an…

  • Why the Justice Department spied on a Fox News reporter

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    20 May 2013 | 2:49 pm
    The Department of Justice went to extreme lengths in 2010 to ferret out who leaked classified information about North Korea to a Fox News reporter, pulling the reporter's emails and phone records, and tracking his movements in and out of the State Department, according to the Washington Post.The report comes one week after the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained its reporters' phone records as part of a separate leak investigation.But the latest case reportedly went much further than that. While the DOJ only obtained phone numbers for incoming and…

  • WATCH: Live coverage of the Oklahoma City tornado

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    20 May 2013 | 1:55 pm
    A deadly tornado touched down just outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado emergency for the metropolitan area. The storm has already reportedly claimed two lives, and damaged an estimated 300 homes. More than 171,000 people reside in areas that lie in its projected path.(via KFOR-TV Oklahoma City) More
 
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