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Tornadoes strike North Texas, leaving at least 6 dead; Severe thunderstorms forecast from North Texas to South Dakota; Cause of Texas fertilizer blast remains a mystery; Boston suspect’s handwritten confession; White House does damage control; ‘No-drama Obama’ in crisis mode; And the top two small S
Correction: New Virus story
NEW YORK (AP) - In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Full story
Syrian rebels launch offensive in south to reverse losses
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they attacked an important military base in the south and checkpoints in the city of Deraa on Thursday, trying to regain ground lost to President Bashar al-Assad's forces near the Jordanian border. Full story
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Kerry announces $100 million aid to Syrian refugees
Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin, discusses the additional $100 million in aid to Syrian refugees promised by Secretary of State John Kerry, as well as efforts already underway in the country.
Right-wing criticism continues over Benghazi attacks
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Politico’s Ginger Gibson join Hardball to discuss Wednesday’s hearing about last year’s attack in Benghazi.
Understanding the trauma of the three kidnapped Cleveland women
Pediatric psychologist Carolyn Landis and criminologist and professor Casey Jordan join Martin Bashir to try to make sense of how three woman could be held in a neighborhood basement for more than a decade – and whether “bystander apathy” at all shares in the blame.
White House treads carefully after Syria weapons report
MSNBC's Thomas Roberts talks to NBC News Correspondents Kristen Welker and Ayman Mohyeldin and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Ct., about the evidence of potential chemical weapons use in Syria.
Has a red line been crossed in Syria?
What should U.S. reaction be after Chuck Hagel said Syria used chemical weapons? Ambassador Marc Ginsberg and Ayman Mohyeldin discuss.
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