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National Weather Service Classifies Twister at Top of Scale

The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., Monday was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the agency upgraded the tornado from an EF-4 on the enhanced Fujita scale to an EF-5 based on what a damage assessment team saw on the ground. The tornado's path was 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wide. The Oklahoma state medical examiner's office said the death toll from the storm is 24, including seven children.

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Yahoo Makes Bid for Reboot With $1.1 Billion Tumblr Purchase

Jeffrey Brown talks with Rebecca Lieb, a research analyst for the Altimeter Group, about the appeal of the image-centric and mobile-friendly blogging platform Tumblr for tech giant Yahoo.

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NATION | May 21

Just as in 1999, Oklahoma Town Rebuilds After Twister

Residents of Moore, Okla., have witnessed the devastation of a massive tornado before. In 1999 PBS NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser visited residents just returning to their homes after tornadoes swept through Kansas and Oklahoma, very close to the site where Monday's twister touched down.

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WORLD | May 21

Group Seeks Help From Social Networks to Combat Hate Speech

Social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter helps users mobilize around a common cause. But what if their message is one of hate? The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a group working against global racism, has compiled a list of hundreds of websites it deems hateful and is pushing their host sites to remove them.

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ASK THE HEADHUNTER | May 21

Show How You'll Do the Job

Have you ever been skeptical of headhunter Nick Corcodilos' unconventional advice? One job seeker decided to put some Ask The Headhunter methods to the test and the results were extremely successful.

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POLITICS | May 21

Politics on Hold As Nation Surveys Okla. Tornado Damage

A massive tornado ravaged a suburb of Oklahoma City on Monday, leveling buildings, killing at least 51 people, and temporarily brushing aside a trio of brewing political storms that had been the focus of official Washington in recent weeks.

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WORLD | May 20

Assad Forces Try to Retake Town With Hezbollah Help

In Syria, Assad government troops pushed to retake a strategic town close to the Lebanese border. Hezbollah fighters joined the Syrian regime army in laying siege to Qusayr, home to an estimated 40,000 civilians. Judy Woodruff reports on the growing involvement of Hezbollah in the Syrian conflict.

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HEALTH | May 20

'This Is Not a Cookbook': Using DSM-5 to Diagnose Disorders

The American Psychiatric Association released a new edition of the DSM, which doctors use to diagnose and treat mental disorders. Judy Woodruff discusses the changes and implications for both patients and professionals with Dr. Michael First of Columbia University and Dr. Steven Hyman of the Broad Institute.

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ASK LARRY | May 20

What About Social Security for Singles and the Divorced?

Fifty-two percent of women over 60 aren't married and nearly 70 percent of those over 75 are single. What Social Security benefits are they entitled to? And what about single or divorced men?

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SCIENCE | May 20

Life of Sally Ride Honored at Kennedy Center Tribute

On Monday, PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien will serve as master of ceremonies at an event honoring the legacy of astronaut Sally Ride at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center. This is the column that O'Brien wrote immediately following Ride's death in July 2012, after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

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While the number of illegal crossings at the border has plummeted dramatically, just as many people are dying. This means for those coming into the country illegally, it is now more deadly and more lethal, than at any time in recent U.S. immigration history.

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State-level Nonprofits Fly Under the Radar

While much criticism has been lobbed at the federal system for failing to adequately identify who is spending money to influence campaigns, 35 states have independent spending disclosure laws that are less stringent than federal election law. See a state-by-state report card.

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The Invisible War

The Invisible War is an investigative documentary about one of America’s most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. The film, a 2013 Oscar nominee, paints a startling picture of the extent of the problem and the systemic cover-up by the military.

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May 16, 2013

May Marks 40th Anniversary of Watergate Hearings

On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., setting off the political scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon.

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