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Survivors began cleaning up from a deadly blast of storms and tornadoes that killed 24 people in three central U.S. states over the weekend. via PR-inside.com

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Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the birthplace of Mother's Day in rural West Virginia, offering Democrats a subtle reminder Sunday that her fading candidacy remains strong among women and blue-collar, white ... via Weirton Daily Times

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A tornado ripped through a 20-block swath of Picher, Okla. late Saturday afternoon, killing at least seven people. via ClipSyndicate

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“If I didn't have my grandson with me, I probably wouldn't have left.”

Search crews combed debris-strewn fields for possible tornado victims Sunday as residents picked through the remains of homes demolished by storms that smashed through the Plains and South, killing at least 21 ... via KansasCity.com

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Crews and search dogs have been looking for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after storms including tornadoes killed at least 21 people in three states. via WTOK-TV Meridian

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A Picher, Oklahoma man describes what it was like when his house collapsed around him during a tornado. via Mochila

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A SERIES of powerful tornadoes has swept across the US Great Plains, killing at least 20 people in Oklahoma and Missouri, officials say Susie Stonner, spokeswoman for the Missouri department of emergency ... via News.com.au

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“I know of one fatality at this time and I'm afraid there is going to be more. Things are looking pretty bad up here”

Authorities say at least 10 people are dead in Missouri and Oklahoma after severe weather that included tornadoes.

Oklahoma Emergency Management spokeswoman Michelann Ooten says six people died Saturday in Picher. She says the death toll could go higher.

She says the tornado caused major damage in a 20-block area.

The National Weather Service says three people died after a tornado near Seneca in southwestern Missouri. Meteorologist Bill Davis says a fourth person died near Carthage. Read more

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At least five tornadoes have been reported in eastern Oklahoma, and injuries have been reported in Picher and Peoria, officials said. via NewsOK.com

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“Ol' Picher is just like the rest of us, she's 90 years old and on her last legs”

Waiting in their cars or on broken sidewalks, the blue-jeaned crowd has turned out for a parade. via WiscNews.com

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“It was such a gray, depressing day”

At first glance, the students’ artwork is as bleak as the town that inspired them.A month has passed since the students — some from the city, some from the suburbs — returned to their Kansas ... via KansasCity.com

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