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Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 28 2010 2:13AM
Construction has started on a $405
million power plant near Brookings. Officials expect to have the
Deer Creek Station operating in mid-2012 to help provide
electricity to 135 rural electric systems in nine states. The plant
will use gas and steam to
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| Sunday liquor sales OK'd in Madison Jul 27 2010 5:02PM
Madison is the latest South Dakota city to
allow Sunday liquor sales.
City commissioners on Monday approved off-sale alcohol retailers
to sell on Sundays and Memorial Day. Off-sale license holders are
still prohibited from selling distilled spir
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Happy Family - Soldier Home Jul 24 2010 8:59AM
Despite hours of traveling from Kosovo... to the United States... A handful of soldiers are flying high today.
They're home.
Amber Schatz is at the airport... when the first batch of national guard soldiers arrives.
(NATS PRESSED UP AGAINST WINDOW)
On
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| AlQaida kills 5 soldiers in Yemen patrol Jul 22 2010 4:33AM
A Yemeni security official says Al-Qaida
militants have killed five soldiers in an ambush in southern Yemen
today.
The official says the soldiers were on a routine patrol in the
city al-Aatik, in Shabwa province. The province is believed to be a
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| UN adds radical cleric Awlaki to terror list Jul 20 2010 4:34PM
The United Nations has added U.S.-born radical
cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to its terrorist list, forcing member
countries to freeze his assets and ban his travel.
Al-Awlaki has taken on a greater role with al-Qaida in the
Arabian Peninsula as a recr
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| Man held trying to board plane with loaded pistol Jul 20 2010 8:24AM
Police say guards at Amsterdam's Schiphol
Airport have arrested a man who was trying to board a flight to the
Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao with a loaded pistol in his
jacket pocket.
Dutch military police spokesman Robert van Kapel says ther
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| Update on the latest in business: Jul 20 2010 2:55AM
Stocks begin the week on a positive note as
investors anticipate strong earnings reports in the coming weeks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 56.53 points to 10,154.43.
The Standard and Poor's 500 index was up 6.37 to 1,071.25 and the
Nasda
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| Stores push summertime 'Christmas' sales Jul 19 2010 1:46PM
Santa in the summer?
Retailers are pumping still more energy this year into trying to
get shoppers to loosen their purse strings early for Christmas with
sparkly ornaments, holiday music and special prices. In July.
Target Corp. is entering t
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| Stores push summertime 'Christmas' sales Jul 19 2010 1:46PM
Santa in the summer?
Retailers are pumping still more energy this year into trying to
get shoppers to loosen their purse strings early for Christmas with
sparkly ornaments, holiday music and special prices. In July.
Target Corp. is entering t
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| AlQaida cleric: Yemen to be Obama's Afghanistan Jul 19 2010 12:22PM
A U.S.-born, al-Qaida-linked cleric has issued an
English-language address to the American people warning them that
President Barack Obama will mire U.S. forces in Yemen just as
Afghanistan.
The 13-minute audio message, in English, appeared Mond
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| Eyeing the cap...Deadly Iraq fire...Obamas to Maine... Jul 16 2010 4:54AM
BP is watching for any problems with the new,
successful cap on its oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. A drop in
pressure might mean that oil is leaking elsewhere perhaps in
piping below the wellhead, or into the seafloor itself. Pressure
readings are
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Schools Getting Make-Over in Minot Jul 14 2010 7:08PM
Students returning to some of Minot's public schools will be greeted by some big changes this fall.
Renovation and addition projects for several schools began shortly after summer break began, and as Dan Erdmann shows us, a few major transformations are
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Jul 14 2010 2:48AM
France's lower house of parliament has
overwhelmingly approved a ban on wearing burqa-style Islamic veils.
Supporters call the ban an effort to define and protect French
values. Backers say veils also don't square with the French ideal
of women'
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| Pa. pastor pleads guilty in shooting death of son Jul 13 2010 1:11PM
A pastor from suburban Philadelphia has
admitted fatally shooting his eldest son after a violent
confrontation at the family's home on Christmas.
Forty-four-year-old Kirk Caldwell pleaded guilty to voluntary
manslaughter in Delaware County Court
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| Toddler shooting...New oil cap...Capitol Christmas tree... Jul 10 2010 5:02PM
Los Angeles police say a 2-year-old boy was
accidentally shot and killed last night by his 9-year-old brother.
Police say the gun apparently went off while the boy was playing
with it at their home in the San Fernando Valley. No criminal
charges ar
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| US Capitol Christmas tree will come from Wyoming Jul 10 2010 3:24PM
The U.S. Capitol's grounds superintendent
has chosen a 67-foot Engelmann spruce from Wyoming to be the
official Christmas tree at the Capitol this December.
Wyoming officials at Bridger-Teton say the tree was chosen near
Jackson but its location
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| Eds: Adds the latest stories. Jul 9 2010 5:23PM
AP Entertainment & Arts Digest for Friday, July 9, 2010
Questions to Dolores Barclay, 212-621-1626, or dbarclay"at"
ap.org, or Steve Loeper, 213-346-3135, or sloeper"at" ap.org. In
video, contact Alicia Quarles at 212-621-7425. Expanded
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| Charlie Sheen's court date postponed Jul 9 2010 3:17PM
A court hearing during which actor Charlie
Sheen was expected to plead guilty to a charge stemming from a
Christmas Day dispute with his wife has been postponed.
Court officials say the hearing has been delayed from Monday to
Aug. 2. Yale Galant
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 7 2010 11:47AM
Federal prosecutors say the failed plot to set
off bombs in the New York subway last year was part of a larger
al-Qaida conspiracy that also targeted England.
In a terrorism indictment unsealed Wednesday, prosecutors added
several al-Qaida figur
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 5 2010 7:01PM
Across a wide stretch of the Gulf
of Mexico, efforts to limit the damage from the region's worst-ever
oil spill have been essentially landlocked for more than a week.
Offshore oil skimming along the coasts of Alabama, Florida and
Mississippi cam
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| Crash halts horses' rampage at Iowa July 4 parade Jul 5 2010 12:43PM
The mayor of an Iowa community where a
Fourth of July parade turned into a terrifying rampage by a pair of
runaway horses says officials are working to reconstruct exactly
what happened.
The rampage ended when the horses crashed into a parade fl
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| U.S. markets closed on Holiday Jul 5 2010 11:26AM
U.S. financial markets will be closed Monday, July 5, for
Independence Day.
There will be no Business Right Now or BusinessMinute scripts
moving on the U.S. holiday. Breaking news will move as needed.
The remaining stock mark
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| U.S. markets closed on Holiday Jul 4 2010 5:37PM
U.S. financial markets will be closed Monday, July 5, for
Independence Day.
There will be no Business Right Now or BusinessMinute scripts
moving on the U.S. holiday. Breaking news will move as needed.
The remaining stock mark
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| State euthanizes 50 geese from Rapid City lake Jul 3 2010 5:37PM
The state Game Fish and Parks Department
has euthanized 50 Canadian geese taken from Rapid City's Canyon
Lake Park.
This past week's culling was part of a plan to start managing
the water fowl. The meat was donated to Cornerstone Rescue Mission.
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| U.S. markets closed on Holiday Jul 3 2010 4:33AM
U.S. financial markets will be closed Monday, July 5, for
Independence Day.
There will be no Business Right Now or BusinessMinute scripts
moving on the U.S. holiday. Breaking news will move as needed.
The remaining stock mark
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Rodeo Day 1 Jul 2 2010 10:53PM
It's bucking broncs, big bulls and barrels of fun!
The Annual Mandan Rodeo is underway and here are the sites and sounds from Day 1.
"(Tim Fuller:) The history behind Mandan rodeo days, it started with a baseball game and some wagon races and it has ev
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Rodeo Kicks off Tonight Jul 2 2010 7:08PM
Christmas really DOES come in July...at least for the Cowboys and Cowgirls of the PRCA,
as the annual Mandan Rodeo occurs during a time of year that they call 'Cowboy Christmas,' which is a chance at some large paydays.
The rodeo returns tonight with
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| U.S. markets closed on Holiday Jul 2 2010 4:27PM
U.S. financial markets will be closed Monday, July 5, for
Independence Day.
There will be no Business Right Now or BusinessMinute scripts
moving on the U.S. holiday. Breaking news will move as needed.
The remaining stock mark
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Jul 2 2010 2:42PM
A weak June jobs report
offered the latest evidence that the economic recovery is slowing.
Employers cut 125,000 jobs last month, the most since October, the
Labor Department said Friday. The loss was driven by the end of
225,000 temporary census j
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Jul 2 2010 2:41AM
President Barack Obama says the Rev. Bill
Hybels and other clergy both liberal and conservative have
told him that reforming U.S. immigration laws is a moral
imperative.
The senior pastor of the Chicago area's Willow Creek Community
Church in
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| New Iran sanctions...Jobless aid held up...Chelsea's wedding plans... Jul 1 2010 6:12PM
Tough new sanctions against Iran are now in
effect. President Barack Obama signed the bill into law today.
Among other things, it targets exports of gasoline and other
refined petroleum products to Iran. The sanctions were imposed
because Iran fail
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| New claims rise...Job cuts steady...Obama tackles immigration... Jul 1 2010 8:17AM
Initial claims for unemployment benefits rose
last week. It's the second increase in three weeks. The Labor
Department says new claims for jobless benefits jumped by 13,000 to
a seasonally adjusted 472,000. A department analysis says layoffs
by const
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| Job cuts hold steady...New jobless claims rise...Obama tackles... Jul 1 2010 7:56AM
Job cuts seem to holding steady. The outplacement
firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas says job cuts in June were
virtually unchanged from May. June employment report comes out
tomorrow.
WASHINGTON (AP) Initial claims for unemployment benefits
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| Layoffs slowing...Obama on immigration...BP leak near 140 million... Jul 1 2010 6:53AM
Just a day ahead of the June employment report, a
monthly survey finds layoffs slowing to a crawl and suggests a
turnaround may not be far down the road. The monthly survey by
Challenger, Gray and Christmas says job cuts in June were virtually
unchan
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| Alex comes ashore...Jobless bill delayed...AlQaida English... Jun 30 2010 10:03PM
The eye of Hurricane Alex has come ashore in
northeastern Mexico, about 100 miles south of the U.S. border.
Forecasters say Alex was packing 105 mph winds when it made
landfall about 10 p.m. EDT. Earlier today, Mexican authorities
evacuated residen
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| Terror chief defends targeting rebel US cleric Jun 30 2010 1:53PM
National Counterterrorism Center director
Mike Leiter says the targeting and killing of U.S. citizens
perceived as terror threats, such as renegade U.S.-born, al-Qaida
linked cleric Anwar al Awlaki, are within this nation's rights to
defend itself.
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| Canadian Geese crowding Rapid City park Jun 26 2010 5:57AM
Canadian Geese are wearing out their
welcome at Rapid City's Canyon Lake Park.
City officials say the birds have made their way into Rapid City
and they're staying put, but there's a plan to start managing the
water fowl.
The state Game Fi
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| Update on the latest in sports: Jun 24 2010 10:03PM
Armando Galarraga has won for the first time
since his near-perfect game. Phil Coke struck out David Wright in a
key spot and the Detroit Tigers held off the New York Mets 6-5.
Magglio Ordonez and Ryan Raburn homered as the Tigers built a
6-1 le
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Jun 24 2010 2:41AM
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley has asked the
state's residents to turn to God as they cope with the oil spill in
the Gulf of Mexico.
Riley has declared Sunday a "Day of Prayer" and says he wants
Alabama residents to pray for those in and outside the sta
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| With `Shrek' almost ogre, DreamWorks signs Trolls Jun 23 2010 5:37PM
Now that "Shrek" the ogre is playing out
his final chapter on the big screen, DreamWorks Animation is
turning to trolls to bring in the green.
The movie studio said Wednesday it has agreed with Dam Things of
Denmark to bring the popular doll fra
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Telling a Coop's Story Jun 10 2010 7:09PM
More than 3,000 co-op members have gathered at the State Fair Center tonight for Verendrye Electric's 71st annual meeting.
Tonight's theme is locally controlled and committed to community.
The co-op, which has more than 9-thousand members, is a non pro
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| US Olympians Napier, Fogt called to serve overseas Jun 9 2010 11:26AM
Eds: APNewsNow. Will be LED.
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
Olympic bobsled teammates John Napier and Chris Fogt have been
called to duty by the U.S. Army and will be soon serving in
Afghanistan and Iraq.
Napier was the pilot of USA-2 at
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| Mr. Potato Head adding an Elvis version Jun 9 2010 7:21AM
The Elvis Presley estate has signed a deal
for Hasbro Inc. and PPW Toys to release an Elvis version of Mr.
Potato Head.
Kevin Kern, a spokesman for Presley's Graceland estate, told The
Commercial Appeal the new toy is one of 15,000 Elvis-licen
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| Charlie Sheen set to appear in court in Aspen Jun 7 2010 5:15AM
Charlie Sheen is expected to appear in a
Colorado court for a hearing related to domestic violence
allegations involving his wife.
Prosecutors confirmed last week that Sheen reached a plea
agreement in the case, but no details have been released
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Scandinavian Park Survives on Volunteers Jun 6 2010 11:07PM
Finally tonight - we bring you the story of two people keeping the old country's spirit alive.
And while you might say they couldn't be more different - I'll leave that to you to decide.
From the wisdom of the oldest volunteer -
(Odd Osteroos/ Park Vo
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| Colo. theater says Sheen lawyers asked about work Jun 4 2010 10:52PM
A Colorado theater's artistic director says
Charlie Sheen's lawyers have approached her about having the actor
work at the theater as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
Theatre Aspen artistic director Paige Price said Friday that
Sheen could
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| Prosecutors can seek death in Carnation killings Jun 4 2010 7:57PM
A King County judge says prosecutors in Seattle
can seek the death penalty against a couple charged in the slayings
of six people three years ago.
Michele Anderson and Joseph McEnroe are each charged with six
counts of aggravated first-degree mu
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 4 2010 4:34PM
A former Sioux Falls attorney and
political candidate has been disbarred following her arrest last
month.
Mary Ann Giebink's resignation was accepted late last month by
the disciplinary board of the State Bar.
Giebink faces charges of drun
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| Disaster recovery continues in SD Jun 4 2010 11:26AM
Federal Emergency Management Agency
spokesman Dennis Lowery says ongoing disaster recovery efforts in
South Dakota together equal the largest in state history.
There have been four disaster declarations in the state in the
past six months, for a
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| Prosecutor: Agreement reached in Sheen case Jun 1 2010 6:26PM
A prosecutor says Charlie Sheen has reached
an agreement with authorities over domestic violence allegations
involving his wife in Colorado.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Arnold Mordkin confirmed Tuesday
there is an agreement but declined to di
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jun 1 2010 1:45AM
About two dozen states are taking a second
shot at millions of dollars for schools in the federal "Race to
the Top" grant program, but at least nine others are opting out.
For those nine the chance at hundreds of millions of dollars
wasn't enoug
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| Memorial Day event at Ft. Snelling draws thousands May 31 2010 6:33PM
Memorial Day services at Fort
Snelling have drawn thousands of people, including veterans from
World War II to modern conflicts.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar told the crowd of her recent visit with
local troops in [[kxtopic:afghanistan:t[Afghanistan]
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| New court date for Charlie Sheen over Aspen arrest May 28 2010 9:13AM
Actor Charlie Sheen has a new court date
over domestic violence allegations involving his wife, as
settlement talks continue.
Sheen has pleaded not guilty to menacing, criminal mischief and
assault charges stemming from an argument with his wife
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| Rip Torn cleared of DUI charge in Connecticut May 24 2010 12:57PM
A Connecticut judge has dismissed a
drunken-driving charge against Rip Torn after the actor completed a
court-ordered alcohol education program.
Torn was arrested in December 2008 near his home in Salisbury.
He was stopped while driving in the
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| 'Idol' finalist can't wait to reveal her own songs May 24 2010 4:47AM
"American Idol" finalist Crystal
Bowersox has had one constant by her side to make sense of the
world. She calls her guitar her comfort blanket.
The 24-year-old singer first started playing after finding her
mom's six-string while snooping for [
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| Recorders found...American seen in video...Palin still backs... May 23 2010 9:06AM
Investigators in India have found the
cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the charred
wreckage of an Air India flight. Yesterday's crash killed 158
people, and left only eight survivors. The plane overshot a hilltop
runway in souther
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 21 2010 3:30AM
A key House negotiator is predicting a bill
overhauling financial regulations will be on President Barack
Obama's desk by the Fourth of July.
The measure cleared the Senate Thursday and must be reconciled
with the House version approved in Decem
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| AlQaida in Yemen announces terror leader killed May 20 2010 7:43PM
A senior member of the al-Qaida spinoff group
behind the failed Christmas Day airline attack has been killed.
Nayif al-Qahtani's death was announced in an al-Qaida Arabian
Peninsula newsletter a week after the U.S. slapped terror sanctions
on hi
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United Way Distributes Funds May 20 2010 7:23PM
It's only mid-May, but Christmas came early again this year for many area organizations.
Following its yearly fundraising campaign, the Souris Valley United Way is distributing grant money to over two dozen local groups.
Today, a luncheon was held to a
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Eye on Ag - Farm Rescue Returns May 19 2010 7:23PM
Now Rolling in it's 5th year (nat sound) this volunteer driven, non-profit organization is once again crisscrossing the Dakotas, Eastern Montana, and far western Minnesota helping farm families in crisis.
This week the volunteers in Blue of Farm Rescue w
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 19 2010 1:45AM
A national group is sinking $200,000 into
TV ads opposing gay marriage in Minnesota.
The Washington-based National Organization for Marriage says
Minnesota is the latest battleground state in the fight over
same-sex marriage. The statewide ad ur
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| Lawsuit challenges Minn. city farm law May 18 2010 7:22PM
A national advocacy group is challenging
Lake Elmo's ban on farmers selling produce that's not grown in the
city.
The libertarian Institute for Justice contends in a lawsuit
filed Tuesday that the St. Paul suburb's 30-year-old ban is a
projecti
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| Bomb suspect in court...Same failures as 9/11...Iran resolution... May 18 2010 4:06PM
He's been held at an undisclosed location, where
he is said to have been cooperating with investigators. And now,
prosecutors say, the suspect in the botched car bombing in New
York's Times Square is being brought into federal court on five
felony ch
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 18 2010 11:12AM
A Delta Air Lines flight headed for
Minneapolis returned to Japan because of some disruptive
passengers.
Delta says the Boeing 747 was three hours into a 13-hour flight
Monday when the decision was made to turn back to Japan, where the
passenge
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... May 18 2010 9:48AM
A national advocacy group and some
farmers are filing a federal lawsuit over Lake Elmo's ban on
selling produce that's not homegrown. The Virginia-based Institute
for Justice says the city's ban is a threat to family farms across
the country. The cit
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Fargo Homecoming May 16 2010 11:14PM
A "Freedom Salute" homecoming in Fargo.
43 Soldiers returned home in late January from a year long deployment to Afghanistan.
And, after 3 months of getting re-adjusted to everyday life, they are being honored for their time spent overseas.
Reporter T
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| CORRECTS: Business Right Now May 14 2010 4:05AM
Stocks were on the decline Thursday after a
lackluster outlook offered by retailer Kohl's, amid weakness in
financial shares.
The Dow industrials ended down about 114 points, giving up much
of Wednesday's nearly 150 point advance.
That lef
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| Update on the latest in business: May 14 2010 3:02AM
Stocks were on the decline Thursday after a
lackluster outlook offered by retailer Kohl's, amid weakness in
financial shares.
The Dow industrials ended down about 114 points, giving up much
of Wednesday's nearly 150 point advance.
That lef
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| NPD: April video game sales down 26 percent May 13 2010 6:26PM
U.S. retail sales of video games fell 26 percent
in April from a year earlier, to $766.2 million. Few game launches
and the shift in the Easter holiday to March hurt results.
Market researcher NPD Group said Thursday hardware sales plunged
37 pe
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| SD gets presidential disaster declaration May 13 2010 1:11PM
Gov. Mike Rounds says President Barack Obama
has approved a disaster declaration for three South Dakota counties
hit hard by an early April snowstorm.
The declaration paves the way for federal aid to help with the
cost of repairs to public infra
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| US slaps sanctions on alQaida leaders in Yemen May 11 2010 1:32PM
The State Department is levying financial
sanctions on leaders of the Yemen-based al-Qaida group that claimed
responsibility for the failed Christmas Day attack on a
Detroit-bound airliner.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has approved
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 11 2010 10:51AM
The U.S. State Department is holding three
hearings in South Dakota to get public comment on its draft
environmental impact statement for a proposed oil pipeline that
would be buried across the western part of the state.
The meetings will be at
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| 2 Eagle Butte students have perfect attendance May 11 2010 8:03AM
Two senior classmates in Eagle Butte
share a unique accomplishment.
Neither Colby Lesmeister nor Megan Simon has missed a day of
school in 13 years, from kindergarten through high school.
Simon jokes that her mother is a nurse, so she could
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 9 2010 11:12AM
Attorney General Eric Holder says the
Pakistani Taliban was "intimately involved" in the failed Times
Square bombing.
Holder says the Taliban in Pakistan "directed this plot." A
U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, Faisal Shahzad is accused of
sp
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| Taliban involvement seen...Pakistan missile strikes...Miranda... May 9 2010 11:05AM
Senior White House officials say new evidence
shows the Pakistani Taliban planned and perhaps financed the failed
Times Square bombing. White House counterterrorism adviser John
Brennan says the attack's lack of sophistication suggests that
overseas
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| Holder wants new look at Miranda rights May 9 2010 9:34AM
Attorney General Eric Holder says he is
discussing with Congress possible modifications in the law where
police are required to inform suspects of the right to remain
silent.
The administration has been criticized for reading Miranda
rights to
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... May 6 2010 5:16PM
In one of the most dizzying half-hours in stock
market history, the Dow Jones industrial average has plunged nearly
1,000 points amid worries about European debt.
The Dow has managed to recover two-thirds of its losses and
close down 347 at 10,5
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| Holder rejects suggestions Miranda hindered investigators quest... May 6 2010 1:11PM
Attorney General Eric Holder is rejecting
suggestions that reading Times Square bombing suspect Faisal
Shahzad his Miranda rights has hindered investigators.
At a hearing on Capitol Hill today, Holder told senators Shahzad
continues to cooperate
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May 6 2010 2:27AM
Bret Michaels thought a burglar had shot him in
the back of the head. Michaels tells People magazine his brain
hemorrhage "sounded like a handgun" and was "the most severe,
instant pain" he's ever felt. He woke up his girlfriend and told
her they had
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Postal Workers Plan Food Drive May 5 2010 7:08PM
Throughout the last 16 years, one local food drive has helped fill local pantries at a time when that help is needed most.
This year, organizers are hoping to provide more food than ever before.
The annual "Letter Carriers Food Drive" is an event spons
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