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20 Children among the 91 dead in Massive Tornado Near Oklahoma City

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A woman carries her child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Monday A tornado as much as a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. Photo credit: Sue Ogrocki/AP

20 children among 91 dead in US tornado (via AFP)

Twenty children were among at least 91 people killed when a powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb, tearing down blocks of homes and two schools, local officials said. The state medical examiner’s office released the latest death toll but the number was climbing rapidly, as emergency…

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Massive Tornado Levels Oklahoma City Suburb

Published by EOTM News Editor on May 20th, 2013 - in Breaking News, News, News and Politics, Real People, Weather, World News

Massive Tornado Levels Oklahoma City Suburb (via NewsLook)

Video News by NewsLook A day after tornadoes began sweeping the midwest, an Oklahoma City suburb has been hit by a massive tornado.

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Popular Television Psychologist and Columnist Dr. Joyce Brothers Dead at 85

Published by EOTM News Editor on May 13th, 2013 - in Breaking News, Celebrity Deaths, News, News and Politics

Dr. Joyce Brothers, popular television psychologist and columnist has died in New York at age 85, according to her publicist Sanford Brokaw.

She died on Monday of natural causes, Brokaw said. Her daughter, Lisa Brothers Arbisser later confirmed the death.

Dr. Joyce Brothers - Photo Credit: Talya C. Arbisser

Brothers was a pioneer of the television advice show and

wrote a daily newspaper advice column from 1960 to 2013.

The AP says:

“She memorized 20 volumes of a boxing encyclopedia — and, with that as her subject, became the only woman and the second person to ever win the show’s top prize.

Brothers tried her luck again on the superseding “$64,000 Challenge,” answering each question correctly and earning the dubious distinction as one of the biggest winners in the history of television quiz shows. She later denied any knowledge of cheating, and during a 1959 hearing in the quiz show scandal, a producer exonerated her of involvement.”

She was survived by her sister Elaine Goldsmith, her daughter Lisa Brothers Arbisser, and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Psychic Sylvia Browne called evil, fraud on social media sites for predicting that Amanda Berry was dead

Published by EOTM News Editor on May 8th, 2013 - in Breaking News, News, News and Politics, Trending

Sylvia Browne - Getty Image

Psychic Sylvia Browne called evil, fraud on social media sites for predicting that Amanda Berry was dead (via Cleveland.com)

- CLEVELAND, Ohio — Nationally known psychic Sylvia Browne has been taking a beating on the web for her prediction almost nine years ago that Amanda Berry was dead. Browne appeared on an episode of the Montel Williams show in November 2004. She told Louwana Miller, who also appeared on the show…

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VIDEO: Interview with Charles Ramsey, rescuer of Amanda Berry

Published by EOTM News Editor on May 7th, 2013 - in Breaking News, EOTM TV, News, News and Politics, Real People, Trending, World News

Amanda Berry in an undated photo provided by the FBI. Berry, believed to have been held captive since 2003, escaped yesterday. Photo by FBI via Getty Images

VIDEO: Interview with Charles Ramsey, rescuer of Amanda Berry (via The Weatherford Democrat)

After going missing more than 10 years ago, Amanda Berry shouted to a man from a house on Monday. May 7, 2013 1 Photo Most and least-fit states in the U.S. A new report released by the Centers for Disease Control highlights adult fitness levels based on participation in aerobic and muscle-building…

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Timeline of events in Jodi Arias murder case

Published by EOTM News Editor on May 7th, 2013 - in Breaking News, News, News and Politics, Real People, Trending

Timeline of events in Jodi Arias murder case (via The Star-News)

PHOENIX – The Jodi Arias murder trial has drawn international attention for its graphic tales of sex and lies. The following is a timeline of some key events in the case: – September 2006: Arias and Travis Alexander meet at a work convention in Las Vegas and quickly enter into a stormy long-distance…

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Justice Thomas: Black communities in decline

Published by EOTM News Editor on May 3rd, 2013 - in EOTM News, EOTM Politics, News, News and Politics

Justice Thomas: Black communities in decline (via The Gainesville Sun)

Pittsburgh Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he is heartbroken over the poverty and social troubles among many black communities but has no answers on how to solve these problems. Thomas spoke last Tuesday at Duquesne Law School in Pittsburgh. He said he doesn’t bear any ill-will toward others…

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Amanda Knox possibly returning to Italy as book launched

Published by EOTM News Editor on April 30th, 2013 - in Breaking News, Celebrity News, Entertainment News, EOTM News, EOTM Politics, News, News and Politics, World News

Amanda Knox - ABC News

Amanda Knox mulls return to Italy as book launched (via AFP)

Amanda Knox may return to Italy for a murder retrial, she said as she launched a memoir about her nightmare, including frank details about sex, drugs and her harrowing time behind bars. In interviews to promote the book — which also recounts how she considered suicide in jail — she said she hoped…

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Legendary broadcaster Pat Summerall dead at 82

Published by EOTM News Editor on April 16th, 2013 - in Breaking News, Celebrity Deaths, News, News and Politics, NFL, Sports News

Pat Summerall dead at 82 (via Baltimore News Journal)

Legendary broadcaster Pat Summerall, who called NFL games for over 40 years, is dead at the age of 82. He died in his hospital room at Zale Lipshy Hospital where he was recovering from hip surgery, according to a family friend. Summerall was part of network TV broadcasts for sixteen Super Bowls. His…

3 killed as explosions rock Boston Marathon finish line

Published by EOTM News Editor on April 15th, 2013 - in Breaking News, EOTM News, News, News and Politics

A Boston Marathon runner leaves the course crying following Monday's bombings ---- Photograph by Winslow Townson, AP

3 killed as explosions rock Boston Marathon finish line (via The Herald News)

Three people are reported dead and at least 23 injured following explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line at 2:50 p.m. Monday afternoon, according to CNN. A critical care doctor at Tufts Medical Center and an official with the marathon, Dr. Richard Caprari said he believes 30-50 people were injured…

2 dead over 22 injured in Boston Marathon explosion

Published by EOTM News Editor on April 15th, 2013 - in Breaking News, News, News and Politics, Real People

Boston Marathon explosions: Live Report (via AFP)

2205 GMT: Ryan Durkin, who works in a building about a block from the marathon finish line, tells AFP that at first he thought there had been a car crash or a gas line blast. “I heard a car crash or something and moved to the window to see what it was and that’s when I heard a second explosion. I immediately…

New pope elected: Live Report

Published by EOTM News Editor on March 13th, 2013 - in Breaking News, News, News and Politics, Religion

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New pope elected: Live Report (via AFP)

Alberto Pizzoli/AFPWhite smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel meaning that cardinals elected a new pope on the second day of their secret conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican.WELCOME TO AFP’S LIVE REPORT on the election of a new pope after white smoke appears from the…

The Relationship Between Media Sensationalism and American Violence

Published by EOTM News Editor on January 12th, 2013 - in News, Politics, Real People

The Relationship Between Media Sensationalism and American Violence (via Democracy Chronicles)

by Michael Sainato January 11, 2013 After every mass shooting there are outcries from both sides of the second amendment rights issue. The media often sensationalizes each opinion in order to garner more ratings while keeping the story the main focus of the news for a period of time until the issue…

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Student loan forgiveness program introduced by President Obama

Published by EOTM News Editor on October 27th, 2011 - in Breaking News, News, Politics

The president is attempting to remake the student loan industry. On Wednesday he announced a student loan forgiveness program that would make taxpayers absorb the financial risk.

The executive order will reduce monthly student-loan payments, consolidate loans into direct loans, and offer loan forgiveness after 20 years. It would also cap monthly repayment at 10 percent of discretionary income and offer students an incentive for consolidating Federal Family Education Loans (FFEL) and direct loans into the direct-loan program. Students will be given a 0.5 percent interest-rate reduction for switching to the direct-loan program.

“Our economy needs it right now,” Obama said when introducing the proposal. “And your future could use a boost right now.”

This proposed program would go into effect in 2012, two years sooner than the original plan.

While many students are excited about the proposal, some believe that others would abuse the program, refusing to pay off loans simply because they will at some point, be forgiven.

Read more about the student loan forgiveness program.

Tornadoes leave 4 dead in Massachusetts

Published by EOTM News Editor on June 1st, 2011 - in News, World News

The tornadoes that swept through Massachusetts caused damage in downtown Springfield. (Jessica Hill, Associated Press / June 2, 2011)

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—

— At least two tornadoes swept through western and central Massachusetts on Wednesday, slamming debris into buildings, toppling trees and killing four people, the governor said.

The storms did extensive damage in Springfield, the state’s third-largest city with 150,000 people. About 40 people were injured, Mayor Domenic J. Sarno said.

Gov. Deval Patrick said two people died in Westfield, one in West Springfield and one in Brimfield. Tornadoes were reported in several other communities, including Monson and Sturbridge.

Patrick declared a state of emergency and mobilized 1,000 National Guard troops.

“It is early going yet, so those are not final numbers, although we are hoping and praying and working as hard as possible to keep the fatalities limited to those four,” he said. An estimated 55,000 homes were without power.