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    Tornado victims continue cleanup in Moore, Okla.

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    A monster tornado hit Moore, Okla., Monday afternoon, leaving at least 24 dead.

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    Jason Owen walks past an open door, May 23, 2013, as he helps his mother salvage items from her uncle's tornado-damaged home in Moore, Okla. The tornado was the strongest in the United States in nearly two years and cut a path of destruction 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wide. Storm experts said it was remarkable that only 24 people were killed, as tornadoes of this strength can blow away a well-constructed brick or wood house.

     

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    Alaska volcano's plume as seen from space station

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    Astronauts aboard the International Space Station photographed this striking view of Pavlof Volcano on May 18. The oblique perspective from the ISS reveals the three dimensional structure of the ash plume, which is often obscured by the top-down view of most remote sensing satellites.

    By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News

    Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured this stunning view of an ash plume streaming from Pavlof Volcano on May 18.  The volcano began erupting 10 days ago in Alaska's chain of Aleutian Islands, about 625 miles (1,000 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage.

    LiveScience reports that "the volcano's ash cloud has reached as high as 22,000 feet" — which is still at least 200 miles (320 kilometers) below the space station. Feast your eyes on additional orbital views of the volcano from NASA's Earth Observatory and the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. And if you think Pavlof looks impressive from outer space, check out the amazing perspectives from the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

    The volcano, which erupted in the Aleutian Islands, began spewing ash on May 13, and the photo was taken five days later. NBC's Ann Curry reports.

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    Bird of peace -- Pope Francis holds a dove before his Wednesday general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, on May 15.

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    Before and after: Tornado cuts devastating path through Oklahoma

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    Two satellite views show Moore, Okla., before (top) and after the passage of a powerful tornadoon May 20.

    Editor's note: Updated on May 23 with before & after satellite images (above)

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    Top, a look at a shopping center before Monday's devastating tornado. Bottom, a man salvages items from his tornado devastated store on May 21, in Moore, Oklahoma.

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    An aerial view shows a residential area before and after Monday's tornado, in Moore, Okla.

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    A residential neighborhood before and after a tornado swept through Monday.

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    Aerial photos show the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., before and after it was hit by a massive tornado on Monday, May 20.

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    A twisted street sign in a destroyed neighborhood in Moore, Okla.

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    Briarwood Elementary School, bottom right in Oklahoma City, Okla. before (top) and after (bottom) the tornado hit on May 20.

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    Moore Medical Center in Moore, Okla., as seen before (top) and after (bottom) the tornado that hit on May 20.

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    • ‘The school started coming apart’: Trapped students had nowhere to hide
    • Curse or coincidence? Scientists study Tornado Alley's past and future
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    This story was originally published on Thu May 23, 2013 2:27 PM EDT

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    Incredible. Prayers to all for the strength to endure and recover from the disaster.

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    Lightning strikes over tornado survivors as they comb wreckage for their belongings

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    Lightning strikes during a thunder storm as tornado survivors search for salvageable items from their devastated home on May 23, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Severe thunderstorms barreled through this Oklahoma City suburb at dawn Thursday, complicating clean-up efforts three days after a powerful tornado killed 24 people and destroyed 2,400 homes. More rain was forecast to fall on Moore, soaking the disaster zone. 

    Slideshow: Tornadoes ravage Plains

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    A monster tornado hit Moore, Okla., Monday afternoon, leaving at least 24 dead.

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  • 16
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    Britons react with horror and anger to London attack

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    A woman bows her head after leaving flowers outside Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich Headquarters, on May 23, close to the scene where a soldier was murdered in Woolwich, southeast London.

    By Alastair Jamieson and F. Brinley Bruton, NBC News

    LONDON -- A man was killed by knife-wielding assailants on a London street Wednesday, and a bloodstained suspect at the scene holding a meat cleaver was captured on video telling passers-by: "We swear by the almighty Allah."

    Eyewitnesses said the two attackers were later shot by officers, and described the victim as being chopped like a "piece of meat." Those two men were taken to a hospital where they were later arrested. Read full story

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    Members of the public shout racist slogans as the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, (unseen) arrives on May 23 at the scene where a soldier was murdered in Woolwich, southeast London.

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    British police officers work close to the scene on May 23, the day after a soldier was murdered in Woolwich, southeast London.

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    A woman carries flowers May 23 close to the scene of the attack.

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, leaves after visiting Woolwich Barracks in southeast London on May 23. Cameron vowed that Britain would be resolute against violent extremism following the gruesome murder of a soldier by two suspected Islamists on a London street.

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    Women bring flowers to the Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich Headquarters, close to the scene where a soldier was murdered.

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    A British police officer carries a knife in an evidence bag on May 23 close to the scene of the attack.

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    49 comments

    Another horrifying act from the "Religion Of Peace". And yes, an immediate freeze on visas to be issued in Muslim countries. If you're not a child coming here for life saving treatment, no visa for you.

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  • 16
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    Women in wheelchairs take part in 'Miss Independence' beauty contest

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    Young women in wheelchairs and their partners perform at the 'Miss Independence 2013' beauty contest in Moscow on May 22, 2013.

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    A contestant and her partner pictured before their performance.

    Eleven young women took part in the 'Miss Independence' beauty contest for wheelchair users in Moscow on Wednesday.

    Russia has more than 13 million people with disabilities, according to the European Pressphoto Agency.  

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    Contestant Olga Loyeva, one of eleven finalists.

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    Winner Nursina Galieva smiles after she was crowned 'Miss Independence 2013'.

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    That 4th one is just NOT a very good picture..

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  • 22
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    Where family and friends survived a tornado

    Kael Alford for NBC News

    Using the controls above, explore this interactive picture. From left to right: Amber Bowie, 37, Johnny Knight 66, Rebecca Garland 63, Janis Knight 62, Jana Portell, 32, Todd Portell, 31, Chase Shelton, 15, and Dan Garland, 65, pose for a portrait around the underground storm shelter that saved their lives during a massive tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on May 20th. The storm destroyed their 3000 square foot home.

    Rebecca and Dan Garland, eight friends and two dogs sought safety in the storm shelter (shown above) at the foot of their house.

    With the more than 200 mph whipping winds, Dan struggled to hold the door shut, and Todd Portell and another friend jumped up to help him. That door, dated in pen "05/1/01" for when the shelter was put in, is now bent, revealing the precariousness of their safety.

    “The whole storm shelter was vibrating. We thought it was going to suck us out of the ground, the whole thing. It was the most frightening thing I've ever experienced in my life,” Rebecca said. “The sound was 1,000 times at least louder than airplane jets. Your ears were popping, just, pop, pop, pop.” Read the full story by Miranda Leitsinger, NBC News.

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    • Before and after images of damaged areas in Moore, Okla.
    • Full coverage of the Oklahoma tornado tragedy
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    It sounds like a lot of these storm shelters have pretty crappy doors on them. Perhaps some ventilation louvers would help with the pressure problem.

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  • 1
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    Fast times at snail farm: four tons produced per month

    Jose Miguel Gomez / Reuters

    A worker prepares to put snails (Helix Aspersa) on their panels in a farm near Choachi. Colombia Husband and wife team Armando and Mariela Rey own Colombia's largest snail farm, exporting the bulk of their 200,000 snails - or four tons - monthly production to Canada. The gourmet snails are processed using a French cooking technique and some are sold locally to Colombian restaurants.

    Jose Miguel Gomez / Reuters

    A worker washes panels where snails (Helix Aspersa) are fed in the farm.

    Jose Miguel Gomez / Reuters

    Snails feed on their panels at the farm.

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    Snail shells of the Helix Aspersa variety wait to be washed.

    Jose Miguel Gomez / Reuters

    Workers prepare the meat of snails, cooked and packed in their shells .

    Check out more farming pictures from around the world in PhotoBlog.

    A retired couple in Colombia has turned their plant eaters into a thriving business that exports four tons of snail meat a month to Europe. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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  • 2
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    Explore a neighborhood destroyed by Monday's tornado in Oklahoma

    Kael Alford / for NBC News

    Using the controls above, explore this interactive picture of the destruction from the Monday tornado that left at least 24 people dead and many more injured in Moore, Okla. This view was photographed Tuesday, May 21, Residential neighborhood in Moore, Okla., near the intersection of Interstate 35 and state Route 37.

     

    Slideshow: Tornadoes ravage Plains

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    A monster tornado hit Moore, Okla., Monday afternoon, leaving at least 24 dead as the threat of further storms continues.

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  • 2
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    Aerial search for illegal border crossings along active Rio Grande

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    A U.S. Border Patrol agent escorts a group of undocumented immigrants into custody with helicopter support from the U.S. Office of Air and Marine on May 20, near the U.S.-Mexico border in Havana, Texas. The Rio Grande Valley area has become the busiest sector for illegal immigration on the whole U.S.-Mexico border with more than a 50 percent increase in the last year.

    John Moore / Getty Images

    The Rio Grande snakes between Mexico and the United States, forming the international border on May 21, near Harlingen, Texas. The area is active for drug smugglers bringing their product north from Mexico into the United States.

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    U.S. Border Patrol agent Ryan Bell looks for drug smugglers on the bank of the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border on May 21, near Hidalgo, Texas.

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    Cars drive from Matomoros, Mexico, left, across the U.S.-Mexico border at the Rio Grande on May 21, into Brownsville, Texas. The area is active for legal international commerce as well as drug smugglers bringing their product north from Mexico into the United States.

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    A U.S. Border Patrol agent searches for drug smugglers near the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border on May 21, near Hidalgo Texas.

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    Mexican Army troops stand guard on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border on May 21, near McAllen, Texas.

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    The Mexican border town of Matomoros is seen on the Rio Grande across the U.S.-Mexico border on May 21, near Brownsville, Texas.

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    A suspected drug smuggling scout paddles his raft back across the Rio Grande into Mexico from the U.S. side of the border on May 21, near Hidalgo Texas.

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    The mouth of the Rio Grande releases fresh water into the Gulf of Mexico forming the border between the United States. left,, and Mexico, right, on May 21 at Las Palomas Wetlife Management Area, Texas. The area, popular with tourists as well as wildlife, is also attractive to drug smugglers bringing their product north from Mexico into the United States.

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    2 comments

    REALLY SHOOT THE INTRUDERS... people from England, Ireland, Scotland..ect...ARE THE INTRUDERS NOT NATIVE PEOPLE TO THIS COUNTRY!!!! The Native American people include the Mexican Indians and Central American Indians along with the Apache, Cherokee... ect. They belong here and I am pretty sure you …

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    25,000 guests show up for lavish Jewish wedding

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    Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Belz Hasidic Dynasty take part in the wedding ceremony of Rabbi Shalom Rokach to Hana Batya Pener early on the morning of May 22, 2013, in Jerusalem.

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    Bride Hannah Batya Penet sits with her relatives during her wedding ceremony in Jerusalem, early on Wednesday.

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    Bride Hannah Batya Penet dances with a relative during her wedding ceremony early on Wednesday.

    Some 25,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews participated in one of the community's biggest weddings in years on Tuesday night, Getty Images reports.

    Bride Hannah Batya Penet married Shalom Rokeach, the eldest grandson of the Chief Rabbi of Belz, Yissachar Dov Rokeach. The Belz Hasidic dynasty is one of the largest Hasidic movements in the world, according to Reuters.

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    The bride is escorted by relatives on Tuesday evening.

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    The groom, center, is accompanied by his relatives on Tuesday.

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    The bride takes part in a dance during the wedding on Tuesday night.

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    Hannah Batya Penet dances with a relative during the wedding ceremony early on Wednesday.

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    bellasrella227...thanks for explaining that tradition...sounds beautiful when one knows what's going on...

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