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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 4:54 PM
Man Commits Suicide Inside Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral
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A man committed suicide inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Tuesday, prompting police to clear hundreds of tourists who were waiting in line to see the famous 850-year-old landmark, NBC News reported. The elderly man placed a letter on the alter before pulling a gun and shooting himself in the head, according to The Associate Press. The content of the letter is not known. The man, who said nothing before pulling the trigger, died just after 4 p.m. local time, Reuters reported.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 4:42 PM
Peace Corp Opens Up to Same-Sex Couples
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The Peace Corp will now start accepting applications from same-sex partners who want to serve together overseas, NBC News reported. Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet said on Tuesday that opening up to same-sex domestic partners will diversify the pool of applicants for the volunteer force who serve in education, health, economic development and agriculture projects. Same-sex couples can start applying June 3 and those wishing to join will need to sign an affidavit to verify their relationship.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 4:18 PM
Pakistan's New Leader Makes Landmark Offer of Talks to Taliban
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Pakistan's prime minister designate Nawaz Sharif told members of his party on Monday that talks with the Taliban is not off the table, NBC News reported. "All options should be tried, and guns and bullets are not a solution to all problems … Why shouldn't we sit and talk and engage in dialogue?" Sharif said. His announcement in Lahore has created a divide among Pakistan's political classes with many saying this is a war which must be committed to and won. The Pakistani Taliban would be willing to partake in peace talks, according to their spokesman, who added that they had already been willing to participate in peace talks with the previous government – and that they had wanted to work with Sharif as a guarantor to implement accords, if they were agreed to.
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Couple Steals $854K From Township: DA
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The 50th Super Bowl Goes to San Francisco Bay Area
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 2:03 PM
Judge Agrees to Delay in Case of Boston Bombing Defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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The judge overseeing the federal prosecution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston bombings, has agreed to delay the case for roughly a month, NBC News reported. A probable cause hearing scheduled for May 30 has been delayed until July 2 at the request of federal prosecutors and Tsarnaev's laywers. They asked Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler to reschedule, citing "the complex factual and legal issues present in this case and the need for adequate time to obtain and review evidence." After his capture, Tsarnaev spent six days in the hospital, where he was charge with using a weapon of mass destruction for the April 15 blast that killed three and injured more than 200 people at the Boston Marathon finish line.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 11:55 AM
During Tornado, Trapped Students Had Nowhere to Hide
When the sirens began wailing and teachers at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., heard that a huge tornado was heading toward them, there was nowhere to hide.
They crouched in hallways and bathrooms, waiting, hoping and praying. Then "the school started coming apart," one neighbor who sought shelter at the school told The Associated Press. A teacher told NBC station KFOR that she draped herself on top of six children in a bathroom to shelter them. The twister hit the school at about 200 mph at 3 p.m. local time, tearing off the roof and killing seven children. Officials said the children drowned in a pool of water. As of Tuesday morning, it is still unclear if any other children were killed or trapped alive.
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Quantico-Based FBI Agents Fell to Their Deaths
Dramatic Photos: Oklahoma Tornado Strike
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 5:39 AM
How to Help Tornado Victims
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Local schools, churches and community organizations are coordinating food and shelter for displaced residents and accepting donations of food, blankets and other items in the wake of a massive tornado that struck Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon. The Red Cross has set up shelters in various communities. You can donate to the Red Cross Disaster Relief fund here, and the organization also suggests giving blood at your local hospital or blood bank. You can also donate to the Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief fund and donations will "go straight to help those in need providing tree removal services, laundry services and meals to victims of disasters." The Salvation Army is organizing disaster response units to serve hard-hit areas in central Oklahoma, including Moore, where it is sending mobile kitchens that can serve meals to 2,500 people a day, and to South Oklahoma City.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 11:36 AM
Deadliest Tornadoes in U.S. History Since 1900
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