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  Bittersweet graduation day in Moore, Okla

Tornado victims include animal lover, man in truck

One was an animal lover. Another loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. Full story

Severe weather partly a result of climate change

  Damaging tornadoes are an annual springtime threat in parts of the country, but Monday’s massive storm in Oklahoma, in a year that seems to have had more than its share of extreme weather, has many wondering whether things have gotten even more extreme than usual. NBC’s John Yang reports.

Graduates in tornado-raked Okla. town vow to stay

Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore. Full story

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Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

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FTC warns of charity scams in wake Okla. tornado

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  Mixed emotions as Moore, Okla. high school students graduate

Less than a week after a tornado devastated their community, students at three high schools in Moore, Oklahoma attended their high school graduation. NBC's Charles Hadlock reports.

  Rapid fire panel tackles OK and E.W.

Michael Eric Dyson, James Peterson and Caroline Heldman join Ed Schultz to talk about disaster funding hypocrisy, the Oklahoma state Senate's shady vote to effectively defund Planned Parenthood, and the rants of Bishop E.W. Jackson, Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor in Virginia.

  Oklahoma tornado 911 calls released

The calls from Moore, Oklahoma, offer a glimpse of the experiences of the tornado victims in the minutes after the storm struck. “We’ve got a daycare full of babies,” one caller said. “We got a daycare that just got cremated.” NBC’s Ron Mott reports.

  Disaster recovery and the politics of survival

NBC’s Charles Hadlock reports from Moore, Oklahoma on how people are recovering after the deadly tornado. Then Staten Island resident Kathy Zito, who is still rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy, and Melodee Colbert-Kean, the mayor of Joplin, Missouri, join Melissa Harris-Perry’s panel to discuss the g

  Teachers turned into life savers in Oklahoma

Melissa Harris-Perry’s “Footsoldiers” this week are the teachers who risked their lives to protect their students from the devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma.

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TOPSHOTSVolunteers help a home owner to dry his clothing at a tornado-devastated home in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 24, 2013. The tornado, one of the most powerful in recent years, killed 24 people, injured 377, damaged or destroyed 1,200 homes and affected an estimated 33,000 people in this Oklahoma

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Sean Freeland looks up through the rafters of a friend's house while helping him look for items to salvage after the building was destroyed by a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

Sean Freeland looks up through the rafters of a friend's house while helping him look for items to salvage after the building was destroyed by a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, May 25, 2013. The tornado was the strongest in the United States in nearly two years and cut a path of destruction 17 miles lo

Deitz Campbell throws a board as helps a friend dig through his home to look for valuables after the home was destroyed by a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma
Deitz Campbell throws a board as helps a friend dig through his home to look for valuables after the home was destroyed by a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

Deitz Campbell throws a board as helps a friend dig through his home to look for valuables after the home was destroyed by a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, May 25, 2013. The tornado was the strongest in the United States in nearly two years and cut a path of destruction 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wi