President Obama visited Joplin, Missouri, as the town marked a week since a tornado killed more people than any other in the U.S. since record-keeping began in 1950.

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Obama in Joplin: ‘A national tragedy’

Face to face with the devastation caused by Missouri’s killer tornado, President Barack Obama committed the government to helping rebuild shattered lives. (May 29) Read full article > >

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Obama tours damage in Joplin

US President Barack Obama is set to visit the tornado-hit city of Joplin in Missouri, where 142 people are now known to have died.

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Obama to tour tornado-hit Joplin

The tornado that carved through southwestern Missouri last Sunday leveled parts of Joplin so completely that the community’s inner GPS remains out of whack.

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When Everything Is Gone, Including a Sense of Direction

Joplin, Missouri’s spokesman reported that the death toll from last Sunday’s tornado climbed to 139 on Saturday, prompting the National Weather Service to declare 2011 the deadliest year for twisters since 1950. A slew of other powerful storms that…

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Joplin Tornado Death Toll Now 139

The list of people missing from Joplin, Missouri, dropped to 156 after 90 people that were unaccounted for were found alive, officials said Friday. Six people on the missing list were confirmed dead, bringing the official death toll to 132. The city…

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Joplin List of Missing Drops to 156

The US state of Missouri has released a list of more than 230 people missing since a devastating tornado struck the city of Joplin on Sunday.

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VIDEO: Devastation in tornado-hit US town

The US state of Missouri releases a list of more than 230 people missing since a devastating tornado struck the city of Joplin on Sunday.

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‘Scores missing’ after US tornado

At last, a storm system that didn’t kill anyone: No deaths were reported after the fourth consecutive day of strong storms in middle America. Indian, Illinois, and Missouri all endured new tornadoes, which flipped mobile homes and tore the roofs off…

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No Deaths After New U.S. Storms

While rescuers scramble to dig out any remaining survivors from a weekend tornado that killed 116, residents in Joplin, Missouri, are bracing for the possibility of more tornadoes on Tuesday.

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EF-5 kills 124

Tornadoes sweeping the US Mid-West strike near Oklahoma City, killing at least five people, days after more than 120 died in a Missouri city.

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Tornado system hits Oklahoma City

Roughly 1,500 people have been reported missing in Joplin, Missouri, following Sunday’s deadly tornado, a fire department official said Tuesday. The city of Joplin has about 49,000 inhabitants. While the number of missing is alarming, it is possible…

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1,500 Missing in Joplin

Joplin, Missouri emergency officials say they are still conducting a search and rescue for survivors of the devastating tornado that struck Sunday night. They say, however, that most reports of cries for help from the rubble are unfounded. (May 24) Read full article > >

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Joplin official: Still in search and rescue mode

Struck by lightning, caught up in the smell of gas, braving two-inch hail and relentless rain: None of it could stop hundreds of firefighters, police officers, medical personnel, National Guardsmen and more from heading into the devastation around Joplin, Missouri, in a desperate search for survivors.

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Hazards don’t stop first responders

Officials in Missouri say at least 116 people are now confirmed dead after a tornado hit the city of Joplin on Sunday, crushing cars and flattening homes.

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