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In which Todd Akin, who invented the notion of "legitimate rape," calls Claire McCaskill a dog.
The remains of a home, belonging to Joplin, Missouri resident Tim Bartow, remains standing in the town devastated by a tornado earlier this year, when 161 of its residents died. Officials are now trying to determine what to do with the structure, called the Volunteer House, which is open to the elements and bears handwritten notes and mementos from the legions of volunteers that came to help. (Photo: Steve Hebert / The New York Times)
Have you seen what Joplin looks like on Google Maps?
Incredible, and sad.
List of missing in Joplin, Missouri dwindles to zero; death toll stands at 134
In the memorial service (for the victims of the deadly tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri), Mr. Obama praised the courage and sacrifice of pizza shop manager Christopher Lucas, a father of two, who ushered everyone into the freezer room as the tornado approached.
The freezer door wouldn’t close from the inside, so Mr. Lucas found some rope and closed it from the outside.
“Tying a piece of bungee cord to the handle outside, wrapping the other end around his arm, holding the door closed with all his might,” Mr. Obama said. “And Christopher held it as long as he could, until he was pulled away by the incredible force of the storm.
“He died saving more than a dozen people in that freezer,” he said. “There are heroes all around us all the time.”
The remains of a destroyed tree are seen five days after a massive tornado passed through the town killing at least 132 people on May 27, in Joplin, Missouri. (Mario Tama)
Incredible.
HALVED Angie Elbert looked for items to salvage Thursday from her grandmother’s house in Joplin, Mo., which was destroyed when a massive tornado passed through the town Sunday, killing at least 125 people. (Photo: Joe Raedle / Reuters via the Wall St. Journal)
A sign read “Have water, need beer” in tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri, Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 125 from Sunday’s tornado there. Meanwhile, at least 14 people were killed in Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma in new storms Tuesday night. (Photo: Charlie Riedel / AP via the Wall St. Journal)
DISPLACED A sign ripped from a building lay on the ground Tuesday in Joplin, Mo., days after a tornado tore through the city, killing at least 116 people in one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history. (Photo: Eric Thayer / Reuters via the Wall St. Journal)
Two police officers, one of the hundreds of first responders there to help in Joplin, Missouri, were struck by lightning while on-duty. Both were hospitalized -- and one of them's actually gone back to work. Human beings never cease to amaze.
With all due respect, who the Hell cares? Why is this a day three story?
(EDIT: I guess I should clarify that I’m speaking to the “insurers” angle here; further explanation here.)
This is a positively haunting photo.
Emergency workers waited for a medical team after finding a body in a car in Joplin, Missouri, on Monday. A three-quarters-of-a-mile wide tornado laid waste to about 30 percent of the city, killing at least 116 and injuring hundreds. (Photo: Charlie Riedel / AP via the New York Times)
SHATTERED Rescue workers search for bodies and survivors inside St. John’s hospital in Joplin, Mo. May 23. The hospital was damaged by a tornado that destroyed nearly 30 percent of the city on Sunday afternoon. (Photo: Adam Wisneski / Tulsa World via the AP / Boston Globe / The Big Picture)
