20 May 2013 Last updated at 14:35 ET

Deadly tornadoes ravage OklahomaDebris at a mobile home park which was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday, west of Shawnee, Oklahoma May 19, 2013.

At least two people die and 21 others are injured in a series of tornadoes that tore through the US state of Oklahoma.


Yahoo sign outside its headquartersYahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn

Yahoo agrees a deal to buy New York-based blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1bn (£723m) in a deal that will value its founder's stake at $275m.

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State-sponsored hackers are renewing their attacks on the US after a three-month hiatus, according to the New York Times.

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