The scale of destruction in Moore on the fringe of Oklahoma City was so vast that during the first full day of recovery authorities could do little more for dazed survivors than clear the roads and sling a protective perimeter around them.
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Is Pope Francis an exorcist?
Syrian war spilling over borders
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Aussie icons rank among world's top-100 brands
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World's two largest countries grow closer
India and China are mending ties through trade.
'Vile law': French activist kills himself in Notre Dame Cathedral in gay marriage protest
Most frightening thing I'd seen, says Aussie stormchaser
A pair of Australian stormchasers, Perth teacher Melissa Marshall and her meteorologist husband, were in Oklahoma City when the tornado swept through.
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