Jonny Dymond Washington correspondent

13 hours ago

Glimmers of hope in Detroit

Despite decades of decline and mismanagement, there are signs of life in Detroit as private sector companies try to rebuild the city. But is it too late?

Outside the baseball stadium in Detroit the other week a man sold T-shirts printed with white capital letters on a black background: Detroit vs Everybody.

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18:13 UK time, Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Resilience in Oklahoma twister ruins

"Like a war zone" is a horribly overused simile. Teenage bedrooms. Bad traffic jams. Rubbish on the streets hours after a demonstration.

So forgive me, but here goes - the city of Moore, a southern suburb of Oklahoma City, really is the closest thing to looking like a war zone without, well, being one.

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15:01 UK time, Tuesday, 21 May 2013

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Giant Oklahoma tornado kills dozens

There is lightning in the sky above Moore, flickering on and off every 10 or 20 seconds; at ground level the only light is from the blue and red flashing lights of emergency vehicles and the bright portable lights with generators at their bases.

It is deceptively calm; insects chirrup in the background. Everywhere is covered in a light spray of soggy debris and a film of mud.

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00:58 UK time, Saturday, 18 May 2013

American The Office clocks out

The American version of The Office closed up shop after nine years and more than 200 episodes. Its sunny optimism reflected the country that adopted it.

For Britain the joy was always short lived. For America, the river of laughs flowed deeper and ran longer.

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