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1 hr ago | WYLD-FM

Candice Glover to perform National Anthem at National Memorial Day concert

"American Idol" season 12 champion Candice Glover will pay tribute to fallen servicemen and women at this year's National Memorial Day Concert in Washington, D.C. In her first major gig since her "Idol" win, Candice will perform the National Anthem at the U.S. Capitol, something which has long been a goal of the singer's. In addition to airing live ... (more)

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Related Topix: Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television

5 hrs ago | WINK-TV Fort Myers

Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge

During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television

8 hrs ago | KQED

Community Surprised Okla. Tornado Death Toll Wasn't Higher

Marc Austin, a forecaster meteorologist, monitors radar and issues warnings at the National Weather Center in Norman, Okla., on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Norman, OK, Moore, OK, University of Oklahoma, Weather

10 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Cold front approaches with showers and thunderstorms, some could be strong

A strong cold front will slowly approach the region into early Friday, bringing additional showers and thunderstorms into this evening, some of which could be strong with gusty winds and heavy downpours.

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Related Topix: Weather, Entertainment, Television, Natural Disasters, Flood

14 hrs ago | City Paper

Emails Reveal Park Service's Hurry to Replace Jack's Boathouse

Jack's Boathouse is dead and gone , and its protracted battle with the National Park Service is now water under the Key Bridge.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television

Thu May 23, 2013

New York Magazine

Obama Guards His Left Over Terrorism

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the National Defense University May 23, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Entertainment, Television, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

WMNF-FM Tampa

Tampa Bay residents urged to plan ahead for tornadoes and active hurricane season

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, is predicting a hyperactive hurricane season with between 7 and 11 hurricanes with 3-6 severe storms.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Weather, Tornado, Natural Disasters, Ruskin, FL, Hurricane

The Modesto Bee

NOAA expects 'above normal' hurricane season

Hurricane season officially begins June 1, and the early forecast predicts an "above normal, and possibly an extremely active" hurricane season, said Kathryn Sullivan, the acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Harvey Cedars, NJ, Weather, Hurricane Sandy, Tornado

KEYC Television, Mankato, MN

2013 hurricane names: From Andrea to Wendy

28, 2005 file photo shows a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration infrared satellite image of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Entertainment, Television

WINK-TV Fort Myers

NOAA predicts another busy hurricane season

Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

Stereogum

Watch The National Play Colbert

Last night, a night after they served as musical guests on Letterman , the National returned to TV, bringing their debonair and sophisticated gloom-rock to The Colbert Report .

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, The Colbert Report, Comedy

Patch.com

Memorial Day Concerts, Parades, Wreath-Laying Ceremonies, Rolling Thunder

Memorial Day 2013-the unofficial kick-off for summer-is Monday, May 27, but concerts, fireworks and other events last all of Memorial Day weekend throughout DC and Northern Virginia.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, The Orchestra, Entertainment, Big-Band, Television, Arlington, VA

Farmington Daily Times

Arnold family still to care for Aztec Airport after Mike Arnold's death

The charred skeleton of a single-engine plane is seen at the scene of a fatal plane crash at the Aztec Airport on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

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Related Topix: Aztec, NM, Air Accidents, Albuquerque, NM, Entertainment, Television

Indy Media

UG#641 - The Making Of The National Security State

We continue where we left off last in episode #640, with a radio adaptation of the remainder of the most recent of Scott Noble's 2012 film, The Power Principle.

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Indy Media

UG#640 - The Making Of The National Security State

We devote the whole show to the first part of a radio adaptation of the 2012 Metanoia film, The Power Principle.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Cold War

Wed May 22, 2013

Examiner.com

Straight line winds, not a tornado, hit Columbia county on Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Albany has completed a storm survey in Columbia, Dutchess, Litchfield, and Berkshire counties on Wednesday after a reported tornado on Tuesday afternoon in Copake, New York.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Weather, Columbia County, NY, Entertainment, Television, Copake, NY, Dutchess County, NY

KSLA-TV Shreveport

Tornado levels Oklahoma town

A tornado touched down in the same area in 1999. The National Weather Service released a graphic showing the paths of the two storms.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Oklahoma, Weather, Entertainment, Television, Norman, OK

KHQ-TV Spokane

Oklahoma City Mayor: Up To 13,000 Homes Hit By Tornado

Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett says 12,000 to 13,000 homes were affected by the tornado that tore through a city suburb.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Oklahoma City, OK, Moore, OK, Entertainment, Television, Weather

MuchMusic.com

Tonight on The Wedge: Damian interviews The National and travels through time

On tonight's episode of The Wedge, Damian somehow becomes a timelord much like Doctor Who and the KLF and travels through time for some reason.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Music

The Miami Herald

12-year-old Mass. boy wins National Geographic Bee

Gaining confidence as he nailed questions about obscure island chains, bodies of water, global trade and culture, 12-year-old Sathwik Karnik cruised to victory Wednesday in the 2013 National Geographic Bee.

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Related Topix: Plainville, MA, World News, China, Asia, Entertainment, Television