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Killer twisters likely among largest and strongest ever!

WASHINGTON - April 29, 2011 - Some of the killer tornadoes that ripped across the South may have been among the largest and most powerful ever recorded, experts suggested, leaving a death toll that is approaching that of a tragic "super outbreak" of storms almost 40 years ago.

"There's a pretty good chance some of these were a mile wide, on the ground for tens of miles and had wind s

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Tornado blows through western Michigan!

ALLEGAN COUNTY, Michigan - April 27, 2011 - Folks in western Michigan’s Allegan County are thankful that no one was killed following a vicious tornado that swept through their area on Tuesday night.

The National Weather Service confirmed the twister touched down, causing damage to the Deboer Turkey Farm and trailers in the area.

Kyle Windemuller, co-owner of Windscapes&n

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Britain celebrates monarchy as Kate and William wed!

LONDON, England - April 29, 2011 - With a smile that lit up TV screens around the world, Kate Middleton married Prince William in a union that promised to revitalize the British monarchy. A million people roared their approval as the royal couple then paraded through London in an open carriage.

Even knowing that an immense television audience was tuning in to watch, the couple manage

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Japan enters recession but no yen printing yet!

TOKYO, Japan - April 28, 2011 - Japan has entered a recession, according to its central bank, but its policy-makers held off from further measures to boost growth despite the devastating impact of last month's earthquake and tsunami.

In its first forecasts since the crisis, the Bank of Japan judged that gross domestic product grew 2.8% in the year to March, down from a 3.3% predictio

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China's inflation problem is boiling over!

SHANGHAI, China - April 23, 2011 - At the world’s busiest container port, China’s inflation problem is becoming an obstacle to global trade.

Incensed by spiking fuel costs and consumer prices, truck drivers hauling goods to and from the Port of Shanghai went on strike Wednesday, triggering a major confrontation that drew hundreds of police officers after truckers reportedly block

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Record wave of U.S. tornadoes kills 46!

RALEIGH, North Carolina - April 17, 2011 - The death toll in the tornado-battered southern United States rose to 46 Sunday as rescuers sifted through rubble, emergency officials in several states said.

Howling windstorms killed at least 22 people in North Carolina Saturday, The News & Observer reported.
Tornadoes and flash flooding killed seven people in Virginia Saturd

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Wells Fargo tests microchip credit cards!

SAN FRANCISCO, Kalifornia - April 14, 2011 - Wells Fargo & Co., the U.S. bank with the most branches, is testing microchip-embedded credit cards with frequent travelers to address complaints of customers who have trouble using their cards abroad.

The pilot program announced today marks the first effort by a major U.S. bank to deploy Visa, Inc. credit cards with so-called EMV-chip tec