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Monday, May 23, 2011

Deadliest United States tornadoes

5:30 PM Tribune

Deadliest twisters

The cyclone that swept Joplin, Mo., Sunday evening is the latest in a long line of destructive twisters. Here are the 10 most deadly U.S. tornado events on record, by the number of deaths.

March 18, 1925
Number of deaths: 695

Where: Missouri, Illinois, Indiana

Find estimated damage: The Tri-State Tornado is considered the deadliest tornado in U.S. history, totaling billions in damages.

April 27, 2011
Number of deaths: 318

Where: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia

Find estimated damage: Known as the 2011 Super Outbreak, these tornadoes spanned four days and caused widespread damages across several states.

May 6, 1840
Number of deaths: 317

Where: Louisiana, Mississippi

Find estimated damage: Known as the Great Natchez Tornado, this storm moved along the Mississippi River and into Natchez, Miss., destroying buildings. Damages are unknown.

May 27, 1896
Number of deaths: 255

Where: Missouri, Illinois

Find estimated damage: Also known as the St. Louis – East St. Louis tornado, it was part of a major tornado outbreak and was one of the most destructive in history.

April 5, 1936
Number of deaths: 216

Where: Mississippi

Find estimated damage: This outbreak of 17 tornadoes, also known as Tupelo-Gainesville tornado, produced flash floods and millions of dollars in damages.

April 6, 1936
Number of deaths: 203

Where: Georgia

Estimated damage: Multiple tornadoes caused millions in damage.

April 9, 1947
Number of deaths: 181

Where: Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma

Estimated damage: Unknown.

April 24, 1908
Number of deaths: 143

Where: Louisiana and Mississippi

Estimated damage: This is known as the Dixie Tornado Outbreak, and the estimated damage is unknown.

June 12, 1899
Number of deaths: 117

Where: Wisconsin

Estimated damage: Known as the New Richmond Tornado, it struck at 4:30 p.m. EST and caused massive damage.

June 8, 1953
Number of deaths: 115

Where: Michigan

Estimated damage: Known as the Beecher Tornado, it struck at 8:30 p.m. EST and caused millions in damage.

Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Finale Biggest musical shows in the world

10:31 AM Tribune

Eurovision-2011 Finale Biggest musical shows in the world

This year's "Eurovision-2011" held in the German city of Duesseldorf. One of the biggest musical shows in the world this year saw 38 thousand visitors a concert hall Dusseldorf Arena and more than 120 million viewers in 45 countries.

In the finals were held from 25 countries, 20 of whom earned the right to participate in the final stage of "Eurovision" on the results of the semifinals (they were 10 and 12 May). Germany as a country housewife events and 4 other members of the Big Five music "- Britain, Spain, France and Italy - have traditionally got the final out of the competition.

The first place on the voting judges and the audience took the duo from Azerbaijan Ell and Nikki. The second and third places were Italian and the Swede Rafael Gualatstsi Eric Saad. So let's take a closer look at the finalists of "Eurovision-2011".

1. Finland. Oscar Peredays, "Da Da Dam"

2. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dino Merlin, "Love in Rewind".

3. Denmark. Group "A Friend in London", "New Tomorrow".

4. Lithuania. Evelyn Sashenkov, "C'est ma vie".

5. Hungary. Katie Wolf, "What About My Dreams?"

6. Ireland. Duo of brothers Jedward, "Lipstick"

7. Sweden. Eric Sa'ada, "Popular".

8. Estonia. Getter Jaani, "Rockefeller Street"

9. Greece. Lucas Yorkas and Stereo Mike, "Watch My Dance".

10. Russia. Alexei Vorobiev, "Get You".

11. France. Amory Vassili, "Sognu".

12. Italy. Rafael Gualatstsi, "Madness of Love".

13. Switzerland. Anna Rossinelli, "In Love for a While".

14. UK. Group of "Blue", "I Can".

15. Moldova. Zdob si Zdub "," So Lucky ".

16. Germany. Lena, "Taken by a Stranger".

17. Romania. Group Hotel FM, "Change".

18. Austria. Nadine Beiler, "The Secret Is Love".

19. Azerbaijan. Nigar Jamal and Eldar Gasimov, "Running Scared".

20. Slovenia. Maya Keuch, "No One".

21. Iceland. Group "Sjonni's Friends", "Coming Home".

22. Spain. Lucia Perez, "Que me quiten lo bailao".

23. Ukraine. Mika Newton, "Angel".

24. Serbia. Nina, "Caroban".

25. Georgia. Group "Eldrine", "One More Day".

Top 2011 Destinations

10:32 PM Tribune

Top 2011 Destinations

Where will you be going in the next 12 months? We’ve scoured the globe and come up with our 18 favorite destinations to visit in 2011. Happy New Year, fellow travelers!