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Parents sue Pittsburgh Zoo over toddler's mauling death

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The parents of a 2-year-old boy mauled to death by African wild dogs at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the zoo of failing to protect visitors from dangerous conditions. Full story

Slimming down pudgy pups

   Personal trainer for dogs utilizes treadmill to slim down overweight dogs. WYFF's Mike McCormick reports.

Canine comfort for tornado victims

   Therapy dogs help healing begin for many who were affected by deadly Oklahoma tornado. KFOR's Galen Culver reports.

Paulding Officials Under Fire: Citizen Group Seeks To Throw Commissioners Out Of Office

A group of citizens in Paulding Ohio, unhappy about a government personnel shakeup, wants to oust the county's three commissioners. Full story

Therapy Dogs Help Healing Begin in Moore

(KFOR)  Residents across Oklahoma are recovering in hospitals after the storms earlier this week.Doctors and medicine are helping in the healing along with a little "four-legged" penicillin.Therapy dogs are bringing the first smiles to these faces since the tornado.Read more at: http://bit.ly/14Csq4 Full story

One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path

Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing — and it was trying desperately to get in. Full story

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  A taste of Chicago: Hot dogs, pizza, popcorn

TODAY’s Natalie Morales and Willie Geist sample some local Chicago favorites, including Chicago-style hot dogs from Vienna Beef and deep dish pizza from Giordano’s.

  How to protect Okla. schools from future tragedy

Will more Oklahoma schools have safe rooms and shelters after Monday's devastating tornado tore through Plaza Towers Elementary School, reportedly killing seven students? The Morning Joe panel discusses with MSNBC's Chris Jansing the cost of adding safe spaces to schools and why many schools do not

  ‘Monster’ mutt reunited with owner after twister

Rescuers found a dog named “Monster” trapped inside his cage which was wrapped around a tree in the aftermath of the tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla. KFOR’s Bree Steffen reports.

  3-legged dog wows the crowd at Frisbee competition

Meet the three-legged dog named Macie that wowed the crowd at a recent qualifying event for a national Frisbee dog competition in Colorado. KUSA’s Todd Walker reports.

  Community comes together after tornado devastation

Chris Jansing describes the scene on the ground after the tornado in Moore, Oklahoma where a community is now coming together to start rebuilding their town.

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