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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Sat 01 Jun, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Woman and baby killed as tornado hits Oklahoma Five people, including a mother and baby, have been killed in central Oklahoma as tornadoes raced across the area. Tornadoes have menaced Oklahoma City and its already hard-hit suburb of Moore, and officials are worried that drivers stuck on freeways could be trapped in their path. Oklahoma resident Leslie Flanagan has told ABC News 24 the current storm is "much more ferocious" than the deadly system that devastated Moore last month. More » Funding boost for sacked Ford workers ACTU boss won't run for Batman preselection Landmark ruling could affect gender identification Soldier's family calls for calm ahead of protests State of Origin: Darren Lockyer is confident Maroons will fire in series opener More Analysis » 'Terrible mistakes': Gaza's cycle of revenge In November 2012, war came once again to the Gaza Strip. For eight days Palestinian militants fired off hundreds of homemade rockets across the border into Israel, while the Israeli army launched over 1,500 air strikes on the small territory. By the time a ceasefire was declared three Israelis and 174 Palestinians were dead. We should not forget the heavy price civilians paid in the conflict.  More » Sophistication needed in cyber defence strategies Asylum seeker boats on Australia's horizon Is this an election or a handover? Global plan needed to end corporate tax haven holidays Greedy pensioners? Far from it Primaries won't solve our political problems Tony Abbott's teary tribute Movie subsidies lure Hollywood stars, but is it worth it? No, I won't take a joke because racism isn't funny Just In More Just In » Man rushed to hospital after suburban shooting Police have cordoned off a street in Sydney's south-west where a teenager has been shot outside a block of units. More » Funding boost for sacked Ford workers Soldier's family calls for calm ahead of protests Landmark ruling could affect gender identification Woman and baby killed as tornado hits Oklahoma Coalition urged to abandon asylum policy ACTU boss won't run for Batman preselection Backpackers assaulted by men in fancy dress Kerry warns Russia against supplying weapons to Syria Massive asteroid flies past earth in 'close shave' World More World » Soldier's family calls for calm ahead of protests The family of the soldier who was murdered near a British army barracks last week has called for calm ahead of anti-Muslim protests planned in London later today. More » Woman and baby killed as tornado hits Oklahoma Kerry warns Russia against supplying weapons to Syria Police fire tear gas as clashes erupt in Istanbul Zimbabwe court orders Mugabe to call election London attack inquest begins as Queen pays tribute Business More Business » Funding boost for sacked Ford workers Prime Minister Julia Gillard has visited Geelong to announce a $16 million funding boost for sacked Ford workers. Ms Gillard has visited the coal face of Australia's collapsing car manufacturing industry to tell sacked Ford workers they will receive the funding boost to their assistance package which is now worth $66 million. More » Internet traffic forecast to triple in four years Volkswagen on defensive over safety concerns Australians continue to dodge debt Politics More Politics » Coalition urged to abandon asylum policy The Federal Government is urging the Opposition to abandon its policy of turning back asylum seeker boats after Indonesia declared it would not be possible. More » ACTU boss won't run for Batman preselection Police fire tear gas as clashes erupt in Istanbul Zimbabwe court orders Mugabe to call election Bishop defends boats policy after criticism from Indonesia Sport More Sport » Maroons won't take poor form into Origin: Lockyer Darren Lockyer says nobody in the Maroons camp will be concerned about the less than stellar form of their biggest stars. More » Lions ponder 'mind games' in Cooper omission Ailing Wiggins to miss Tour de France title defence Magpies do it easily against tame Lions Nadal blasts French Open organisers Dodd appointed to FIFA Executive Committee Science and Technology More Science and Technology » Massive asteroid flies past earth in 'close shave' By North America correspondent Lisa Millar, wires A large asteroid more than 2.5 kilometres in diameter is passing by Earth this morning in what some space experts have described as a close shave. More » Rogue Monsanto wheat strain 'poses no risk to Australia' Eye-tracking technology watches out for sleepy drivers Chinese spies hacked secret US weapons systems: reports Government urged to come clean on foreign cyber threat Environment More Environment » Clean energy projects stalled ahead of election By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Billions of dollars worth of investments in the clean energy sector are at stake if the Coalition wins the federal election in September. More » Global warming could be slower than first thought: report 'Overwhelming' consensus for manmade warming: review Vital coastal carbon capture systems under threat BP pushes ahead with Bight oil search About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. 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