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April 29, 2014

Violent weather in US kills at least 29
Washington (AFP) April 29, 2014
Americans in the southern and eastern US braced for more violent weather Tuesday after a string of tornadoes and other storms killed at least 29 people, news reports said. Some 75 million people were at risk from storms that could unleash hail, winds and twisters on the affected regions, according to the National Weather Service. The toll from two days of violent weather reached at least 29 Monday in at least six states, CNN and other media reported. After violent weather Sunday that killed ... read more

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