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Instead Of Snoozing In Savings, Let's Put $5,000 To Work()  

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It's a hard time to be a saver. The return on a savings account doesn't even keep up with inflation, and that has led many savers to ask: What should I do with my money? NPR's Uri Berliner takes $5,000 out of his own personal savings and explores various investment opportunities.

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Oklahoma's GOP Senators Find Themselves In Tornado Aid Bind()  

An aerial view shows an entire neighborhood destroyed by Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla.

May 21, 2013 Sens. Tom Coburn and James Inhofe have become the faces of pushback on federal emergency spending. Now the deadly and devastating tornado in their home state has put them in an awkward position.

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West Bank Businesses Seek Growth Amid Uncertainty()  

A worker chips away at Jerusalem stone, likely destined for a building facade somewhere in the world. Stone and marble is a big business in Palestinian towns near Bethlehem. Quarries are in Israeli-controlled areas, and access can be a challenge.

Political unpredictability in the region hampers all kinds of businesses: from stone-cutters and shoemakers to IT. Business owners in the West Bank say Secretary of State John Kerry's commitment to remove barriers to commerce might go further than actual cash.

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Teacher Led Students Through Storm Despite Peril To Daughter()  

Suzanne Sells, a special education English teacher at Moore High School in Moore, Okla., stayed with her students through Monday's tornado though for some time her own daughter's fate was unknown.

May 21, 2013 The high school in Moore, Okla., wasn't badly damaged by Monday's tornado. But a special ed teacher stayed with her own students there rather than hunting for her own daughter at a wrecked elementary school.

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The Scramble At Moore Medical Center As The Tornado Hit()  

A Moore Medical Center patient sits in the parking lot after a tornado damaged the hospital  on Monday.

May 21, 2013 Nick Stremble, a registered nurse and manager at the hospital, described what he saw Monday. As winds ripped through the facility, people started "to tumble and roll and be pushed down the hall," he said.

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An Emotional Gauntlet: Tornado Survivors Start Picking Up The Pieces()  

The destruction was wide and devastating in Moore, Okla., on Monday after a tornado roared through.

May 21, 2013 As it roared through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, packing winds of up to 200 mph, the twister flattened buildings. Searchers continue to look for survivors and those who were killed.

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After Tornado, A Dog Rescue Raises Spirits, And Gains Fans()  

Barbara Garcia, right, sits with friends after a tornado destroyed much of their neighborhood in Moore, Okla. During an interview with CBS, Garcia found her dog buried in the wreckage of her house.

May 21, 2013 In a stroke of luck that added a rare bright spot to what has been a sad story of widespread devastation and loss of life, Moore, Okla., resident Barbara Garcia was reunited with her dog in dramatic fashion — during an interview with CBS.

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'I Was Dismayed' To Learn What Agency Did, Ex-IRS Chief Says()  

May 21, 2013 Under Douglas Shulman's watch, IRS personnel singled out some conservative groups for extra scrutiny. That, he conceded Tuesday, has "justifiably led to questions" about the tax agency's motivation.

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