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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Search nearly complete after Oklahoma tornadoMay 21, 20136:20 PM ET MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives.   Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.May 21, 20137:14 PM ET MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.   Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bombMay 21, 20137:18 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.   IRS official to take the 5th at House hearingMay 21, 20136:43 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.   Leahy steps back on gay marriage issueMay 21, 20137:13 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy says he will not offer — for now — an amendment to an immigration bill allowing gay Americans to seek green cards for their spouses. 
Latest Headlines  Clippers won't offer Del Negro new deal as coachMay 21, 20135:41 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after a season in which the team won its first division title but lost in the first round of the playoffs.     Andy Murray out of French Open due to back injuryMay 21, 20136:34 PM ET LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month. 
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