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27 May 2011 18:31

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U.S.: Joplin tornado death toll numbers get murky, confusing

  • 156 people reported missing in the Joplin tornado, down from 232
  • 90 people formerly on the list were found alive, which is a relief
  • 22 more, however, were added to the list in the past day source
  • » And this is where the numbers really get confusing: With two different organizations — the state of Missouri and the city of Joplin — reporting two different official death toll figures (126 and 132, respectively), and around 19 of the missing identified as victims on the list of those accounted for, you’d be forgiven for being a bit confused by all these numbers. Let’s simplify it for you: It was a lot of people, and those still alive have a lot to recover from.
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27 May 2011 13:22

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U.S.: Army’s abandoned weapons programs pretty darn ¢O$tly

Since 1995, the U.S. Army has spent $32 billion on military programs (like the Comanche helicopter, shown) it later abandoned. Why? With defense, supply is expensive and demand is unknown. source
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27 May 2011 09:40

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World: G8 Summit: Arab Spring nations will receive billions in aid

  • what G8 leaders plan to pledge around $20 billion to Arab Spring countries — particularly Egypt and Tunisia, where successful protests led to the ousting of dictators and the possible rise of democracy.
  • why To put it simply, they feel that if they don’t, the countries could face economic hardships that might lead to the rise of extremism. Many G8 nations will also act on their own to help the countries. source
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27 May 2011 09:30

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U.S.: Hundreds still unaccounted for after Joplin tornado: Where are they?

  • Our goal is to get that number to zero. We will dedicate as much state resources as needed around the clock to ensure those family who have loved ones that they cannot find are connected.
  • Missouri Department of Public Safety Deputy Director Andrea Spillars • Describing the group’s goal to whittle down the list of 232 missing people in Joplin — some of whom are amongst the 126 killed in Sunday’s storm, but perhaps haven’t been identified. Others may remain missing, but others still may have skipped town without informing friend and relatives of their departure. Let’s hope it’s the latter. source
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27 May 2011 09:10

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U.S.: Air France Flight 447 crash: Flight recorders reveal new details

  • 3.5 minute freefall before the plane crashed into the ocean source
  • » That’s what the black box recorders say: Details are finally coming to light about Air France Flight 447, which crashed mysteriously two years ago. While officials found debris from the flight weeks after the crash, the flight recorders weren’t found until recently. According to the recently-discovered black box, the plane descended at a speed of 180 feet per second. Evidence shows that the least-experienced of the pilots led the flight until nearly two minutes before the crash. Officials recovered the two flight recorders 12,800 feet beneath the Atlantic.
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