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“Into the Storm” brings tornado chasers to the big screen

The film, which follows a group of storm trackers during a severe outbreak of tornadoes, had the stars second guessing a career chasing the wind. Also, Bob Kane’s original Batman comics go up for auction. Suzanne Marques has today’s Eye on Entertainment report. Source

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Lee Grant and the fallout of the blacklist

In this web extra video, actress/director Lee Grant, author of the new memoir, “I Said Yes to Everything,” talks to correspondent Michelle Miller about her forgetting her lines while appearing on Broadway with Peter Falk in the 1973 Neil Simon comedy, “The Prisoner of Second Avenue,” and how it relates to her being blacklisted in the 1950s by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Source

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Gaza residents struggle after Israel strikes power plant

Gaza’s power plant shut down after shells hit its fuel tanks, which erupted into massive fires. Technicians say it could take a year to repair the extensive damage. And as the war rages on between Israel and Hamas, Gaza can no longer depend on Israeli electricity. Source

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Was ex-Virginia first family’s relationship with businessman normal?

Bob McDonnell, Virginia’s ex-governor who was once considered a rising political star, and his wife face charges of accepting more than $165,000 in gifts from a businessman for political favors. The former governor says he made a “bad judgment” accepting gifts and denies breaking any laws. His wife’s lawyers argue she had a crush on the businessman. Vinita Nair reports. Source

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Toledo residents warned against toxins in water

The residents of Toledo, Ohio, have been told not to drink or use water after contamination affected the system. Officials say a recent test at a water-treatment plant found a spike in the level of microcystin, a toxin that comes from algae found naturally in lakes and ponds. Mark Albert reports. Source

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Watch: Ebola patient enters Atlanta hospital

Aerial footage shows a person covered in protective clothing being escorted from an ambulance that came from the air base where American Ebola patient Dr. Kent Brantly landed into Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Shortly after the person entered the hospital, the hospital confirmed to CBS News that an Ebola patient had arrived. Source

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