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cnn news 2013-05-25

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Thank you ladies, thanks all of you forjoining us. Yesterday, we talked about severe weather predictions in the mid-westernUnited States. Today, we are sorry to report the forecast is right. Massivetornadoes moved to parts of Oklahoma City yesterday. Estimates said it could betwo miles wide. The national weather service issue to a rare tornado emergencywhich means significant and widespread damage was likely. After the twisterpassed through, the first picture of the area showed just massive destruction. Tornadohas been popping out all of the mid-west. This one was in Kansas. You canactually see. The tornadoes’ funnel rotating.

And this is what they leave behind.Hundreds of homes damaged or completely destroyed. A helicopter pilot for alocal news station said it was like the houses were picked up, put into blenderand then dumped out. Forecasters say more tornadoes could form. If there was awarning for one in your area, experts of course say one key to find shelter.You want to the lowest level of your house, find a interior room, stay awayfrom windows.

The victims of these storms in the Oklahomacity and around the region are going to face a very long recovery process. Ifyou like to get idea how you can help out, go to the resource box on our pageand click the impact your world link.

Next, we are heading to a country whereofficials are concerned about increasing violence. The war in Iraq may be over.Fighting has not stopped in the Middle Eastern countries. Baghdad, Samarra,Haditha, Basra, during the Iraq War, those cities regularly saw violence, andthey were the sight of more violence yesterday. Car bombs and roadside bombs,gunmen are attacking police checkpoint. At least, 15 people were killed acrossIraq. And more than hundreds of others were wounded. Officials are describingit sectarian violence which means the fighting is between different religiousgroups. And in this cause, two different groups of Muslims. Sunnis who areminority group in Iraq, and Shi'ites who are in the majority.

Social media said Tumblr may be missing inE for its name, but that's not stopping Yahoo from buying it. The giantinternet company wants the smaller blogging company for one big reason: youngpeople.

Yahoo wants more users who were bigger insocial media, Tumblr has them. Yahoo wants more users who are on the go usingsmart phones. Tumblr has them. And Yahoo is hoping to turn profit on Tumblrthat may take a while. It paid over a billion dollars for the blogging site. Howcan Tumblr bring money more adds. About 300 million use Tumblr every month. About120,000 signed up every day. That's a lot of. Why wouldn't advertisers want inon it. Thing is some of Tumblr users might not like seeing ads galore likepeople do on Yahoo. But the big company in its own words just promising notscrew it up. Yahoo says it won't put its own logos on Tumblr. It's promisingthat Tumblr CEO and founder can keep his job. It could a while before theinvestment pays off, if it pays off. But for now at least, it's giving Yahoosomething to shout about.