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Emergency crews recover a body from the 7-Eleven store at the corner of Telephone Road and SW 4th Street after a tornado in Moore, Okla. on Monday.

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Massive tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51

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MOORE, Okla. - A monstrous tornado at least 800 metres wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighbourhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds of up to ......

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@WinnipegNews: Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction wfp.to/5H6 11:30 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado wfp.to/5HN 11:18 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Slim, broadcasters take fight to soccer field wfp.to/5H0 11:16 pm on May 20
@wendysawatzky: RT @redcrosscanada: Our thoughts are with those affected in Oklahoma. At this time, Cdn Red Cross is not raising funds for Oklahoma. 10:07 pm on May 20
@wendysawatzky: Slideshow: Oklahoma tornado - via @WinnipegNews wfp.to/5HQ 9:54 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago wfp.to/5H1 9:12 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Actor urges US to pressure Bolivia to free citizen wfp.to/5HH 9:06 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: CBS pulls comedy season-ender because of tornado wfp.to/5H7 9:04 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: More tornado alerts in wake of deadly twister wfp.to/5HG 8:26 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Alaska volcano's ash prompts flight cancellations wfp.to/5HD 8:26 pm on May 20
@meltait: Touching moments at the Manitoba Legislative building - Elijah Harper lay in state. Hundreds there to see him: bcove.me/wgpewm0c 6:56 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Holly Harper & Grand Chief Nepinak shared memories of Elijah Harper while hundreds paid their respects. VIDEO: winnipegfreepress.com/local/Mourners… 6:51 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74 wfp.to/5Hh 6:30 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports wfp.to/5H3 5:26 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Bernard Waber, Lyle the crocodile author, dies at age 91 wfp.to/5H9 5:08 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Panel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes wfp.to/5Hp 4:12 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Tornado flattens buildings near Oklahoma City wfp.to/5Hb 4:12 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Mourners line up to pay respects to Elijah Harper wfp.to/5HK 3:28 pm on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Quebec protesters want to cut monarchy ties wfp.to/5Hs 3:04 pm on May 20
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@mikeoncrime: Gordon and Burgoyne previously suspended as sheriff's following 1st sex assault arrest last year. All charges still pending. 3:00 pm on May 20
@mikeoncrime: Richard Robert Charles Gordon, 46, and Jackie Erin Burgoyne, 35, arrested this weekend for incidents from 2010-2012, police say. 2:59 pm on May 20
@mikeoncrime: 2 Manitoba sheriff's officers (male and female) accused of sex assault now facing 3 more charges each relating to 2 additional victims. 2:57 pm on May 20
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@WinnipegNews: 'Typical' summer forecast for Canada wfp.to/5H2 1:06 pm on May 20
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@wendysawatzky: Well, it could be worse. RT @weathernetwork: Yikes! RT @Donness: Clearing the snow in #Gander,NL on May 19, 2013. pic.twitter.com/2O3nOgWpb1
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@WinnipegNews: Power restored to Linden Woods after goose collides with lines wfp.to/5HM 11:44 am on May 20
@eascpaul: Hydro says it was goose that cooked hydro for 2,800 Lindenwoods customers when it collided with overhead lines. Hydro now back on line #BN 11:38 am on May 20
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@WinnipegNews: RT @eascpaul: Elijah Harper's body will lie in state at the legislature at 2 p.m. Funeral at 7pm, 1296 Main, then home to Red Sucker 10:40 am on May 20
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@eascpaul: Elijah Harper's body will lie in state at the legislature at 2 p.m. Funeral @7, 1296 Main, then home to Red Sucker #BN 10:31 am on May 20
@WinnipegNews: Male facing charges after gun fired in Exchange District - wfp.to/5Ha #fixed 10:28 am on May 20
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