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Kyle and Jenae Davis are among 24 people who died when a twister hit Oklahoma on Monday

(CNN) -- Kyle Davis was 100% boy. He loved going with his grandpa to see Monster Trucks, and would hoot and clap whenever one of those giant things would roll over and crush a smaller car.


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The FBI had followed Todashev for days, his friend told CNN affiliate Florida News 13

(CNN) -- A man fatally shot early Wednesday by an FBI agent in Orlando was being investigated for a possible connection to the Boston bombings, a U.S. law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the Boston Marathon case told CNN.


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Douglas Shulman said he properly notified appropriate Treasury inspector general about the issue

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The former head of the IRS said Tuesday that he was aware of some aspects of his agency's targeting of conservative groups in the spring of 2012, and took what he called the correct action of ensuring the situation would be independently reviewed.


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Program allowed guns to cross Arizona-Mexico border with intent of tracking them to criminals

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A former top Justice Department official in Arizona leaked an internal memo from a federal agent who had criticized the politically charged "Fast and Furious" gun trafficking operation, a government report found.


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At least 24 people, including nine children, were killed

(CNN) -- At least 24 people -- including nine children -- were killed when a massive tornado struck an area outside Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, officials said.


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President Obama gives the commencement speech at historically black college

ATLANTA (CNN) -- Past, present and future came together on a thunderstorm-filled Sunday, as President Barack Obama received an honorary doctorate and gave the commencement speech at historically black, all-male Morehouse College, where the Rev. Martin Luther King and many other prominent African-Americans spent their formative years.


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Tumblr has 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 sign-ups every day, with about 900 posts a second

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Yahoo announced a $1.1 billion deal for blogging site Tumblr early Monday, and said it "promises not to screw it up."


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Legislator says it's key to understand that Colorado was 'ground zero' for two tragedies

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The national battle over guns is headed to the states in a major way.


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Some local citizens sued and a federal appeals court found the policy unconstitutional

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A dispute over public prayers at town board meetings will be taken up by the Supreme Court in coming months, another contentious case over the intersection of faith and the public arena.

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IRS flagged Tea Party and Patriot groups as more for political than social welfare purpose

The first congressional hearing on IRS targeting of conservative groups began Friday with the House Ways and Means Committee looking at what it called political discrimination.
However, partisan politics became evident early when the top Republican and Democrat on the committee differed on the underlying purpose of the hearing.


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