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60-Year Data: Tornadoes a Major Threat Beyond 'Tornado Alley'

"Tornado Alley," the Southern Plains, has earned its infamous reputation for being the most tornado-prone region in the world. From a climate perspective, though, the tornado threat is relatively high across much of the United States. The recently updated severe report database of the government's Storm Prediction Center,...

Killer Storms, Tornadoes Rip Through Carolinas

RALEIGH, N.C. - A brutal spring storm raged across North Carolina on Saturday, flattening businesses, flipping cars and destroying homes, leaving an unknown number of casualties from a system already blamed for killing 17 people in four states. North Carolina officials said there were multiple fatalities and they were...

Dangerous Thunderstorms Roll Into the East and South Today

Dangerous thunderstorms will spread into large portions of the East and South today and tonight, with the threat of damaging wind, large hail and isolated tornadoes extending from western New England to the Gulf Coast. The new storms are associated with the same storm system that produced tornadoes in the Plains and...

Dangerous Storm Threatens Thunderstorms, Tornadoes in Parts of US

The second major outbreak of dangerous thunderstorms and tornadoes is poised to sweep across parts of the United States in the coming days, following quickly on the heels of a storm that produced more than 1,800 severe weather reports earlier this week, including 66 tornado reports. The severe weather is expected to be...

Record-Breaking Storm System Roars Across US

The powerful storm system that swept through the Plains on Sunday and to the East Coast today, killing at least seven people in the Deep South, spawned over 1,500 reports of severe weather since Sunday, including a record-breaking 1,200-plus reports during one 24-hour period. The hardest hit regions were the Tennessee...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Change, Five Years in the Making

Real change doesn't come easy; it's a process that takes time.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Conservative Heavy-Hitters Chicago-Bound For CPAC

Some of the country's biggest conservatives will descend upon President Barack Obama's adopted hometown of Chicago this summer -- including three of his former presidential opponents.

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05/29/12 Fish spawning in Wyoming right on track Source: NBC - KULR-8 CHEYENNE, Wyo. Wyoming wildlife officials say spawning of game fish in the state does not appear to have been affected by an unusually warm and early spring.
05/29/12 RPT-Grains Week Ahead-Clash of weather models to pit... Source: Reuters Conflicting forecasts by European and U.S. weather models for the U.S. Midwestern grain belt this week -- a time when rains are essential for the fledgling corn crop -- may cause a tug-of-war between bulls and bears in the grain markets.
05/29/12 Midwest Economic Growth Again Robust in April Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 1) manufacturing, 2) construction and mining, 3) services, and 4) consumer spending.
05/08/12 Change, Five Years in the Making Source: The Huffington Post Real change doesn't come easy; it's a process that takes time.
05/03/12 Conservative Heavy-Hitters Chicago-Bound For CPAC Source: The Huffington Post - Local Some of the country's biggest conservatives will descend upon President Barack Obama's adopted hometown of Chicago this summer -- including three of his former presidential opponents.