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TULSA, Oka. (AP) — Tornado season has returned with a vengeance. People living in parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas have been hit with the first burst of severe weather, as a powerful storm swept through yesterday. In the Tulsa area, it ripped roofs off buildings and left debris scattered across roads. One person was killed and several were injured when the storm hit a mobile home part in Tulsa County. Sheriff's Captain Billy McKelvey says it's not clear whether it was a tornado or straight-line winds.
PARIS (AP) — In a revelation that may shed some light on the cause of the fatal crash of the Germanwings jetliner in the French Alps, an official with knowledge of on-board audio recordings says one of the pilots apparently was locked out of the cockpit when the plane went down. The official, who was not authorized to talk on the record about the crash, tells The Associated Press that this new detail came from recordings recovered from the black box found among the debris of the aircraft that crashed Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is poised to pass later today a bill that would permanently block deep cuts in doctors' Medicare fees. The floor vote is happening because of a rare agreement between Democratic and Republican leaders. But there's some question as to whether the Senate will act before lawmakers leave at the end of the week for their spring break. Prospects in the Senate are brightening, but remain murky.
WASHINGTON (AP) — An ambitious Republican-sponsored budget blueprint calling for $5 trillion in deficit reduction has been passed by the House and is headed to the Senate. The legislation would increase defense spending significantly and bring about major transformations in the Medicare program and the U.S. tax code. Democrats are complaining that the legislation would slash safety net programs for the poor.
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese baseball team — the Nippon Ham Fighters — has been ordered to pay a woman $350,000 in damages after she was hit in the face by a foul ball at Sapporo Dome. The incident occurred in August 2010 and the woman, who is in her 30s, lost sight in her right eye after being hit by the ball.
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