Month: May 2024
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Vikings seek new deal with Justin Jefferson; star WR absent so far from workouts
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have one major piece of roster management remaining on their agenda before the regular season: signing superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson to a contract extension. Without a new deal in place, [Read More…]
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Target Corp. to Close Sioux Falls Satellite Location
Target Corp. is closing its satellite location at 3901 W. 53rd St. in Sioux Falls, as notified to the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. This move will affect 59 employees, with 29 offered [Read More…]
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American mistakenly accused of involvement in Democratic Republic of Congo coup attempt
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. national has been mistakenly accused of involvement in last weekend’s attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cole Patrick Ducey, an engineer living in Eswatini, told ABC [Read More…]
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Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport reopens for first time since country hit with gang violence
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport has been reopened after being closed for nearly three months after unprecedented gang violence forced it to close, effectively sealing the capital city off from the rest [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Biden says what’s happening in Gaza ‘is not genocide’
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]
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Southeast South Dakota Leads State in Visitor Spending for Second Year
For the second consecutive year, southeast South Dakota has led the state in visitor spending, accounting for 39.5% of statewide expenditures in 2023, narrowly surpassing the Black Hills region at 38.6%. Minnehaha County contributed the [Read More…]
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Five big takeaways from Day 19 of Trump’s hush money trial
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Todd Blanche, attorney for Trump, right, speak to members of the media before departing Manhattan criminal court in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 20, 2024. (Sarah Yenesel/EPA/Bloomberg [Read More…]
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Trump trial: Drama sweeps courtroom as defense tries to get case tossed
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
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Scarlett Johnasson reacts to OpenAI’s use of her voice for ChatGPT’s latest chatbot
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Scarlett Johansson is not happy that OpenAI used a voice eerily similar to hers for the newest version of its ChatGPT system. The company recently announced they were pausing the use [Read More…]
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Mitchell Native Caleb Swanson Selected as USD’s 35th NCAA Postgraduate Scholar
By: Jason Cowley, USD Sports Information VERMILLION, S.D.— South Dakota swimming and diving team member Caleb Swanson has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for his dedication in the classroom and in the pool. Swanson will [Read More…]
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Sorghum, a climate-friendly solution to fight food insecurity
1 in 10 people globally face chronic hunger. As climate change impacts crop production in parts of the world, sorghum, an ancient grain, could provide some options. Nate Blum, CEO of Sorghum United, tells Brownfield [Read More…]
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McDonald’s plans $5 US meal deal next month to counter customer frustration over high prices
McDonald’s plans to introduce a $5 meal deal in the U.S. next month to counter slowing sales and customers’ frustration with high prices. The deal would let customers get a four-piece McNugget, small fries, a small [Read More…]
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Target to lower prices on thousands of basic items as inflation sends customers scrounging for deals
Target plans to cut prices on thousands of consumer basics this summer, from diapers to milk, as inflation cuts into household budgets and more Americans pay closer attention to their spending. The price cuts, already [Read More…]
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Billionaire rains cash on UMass graduates to tune of $1,000 each, but says they must give half away
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — The clouds weren’t alone in making it rain on the commencement ceremony at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth last week. On stage, billionaire philanthropist Rob Hale surprised the graduating class of [Read More…]
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Trump Media and Technology Group posts more than $300 million net loss in first public quarter
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of former President Donald Trump’s social networking site Truth Social, lost more than $300 million last quarter, according to its first earnings report as a publicly [Read More…]
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Analysis: When the 2024 NBA champion is crowned, a young star will likely lead the way
LeBron James will turn 40 in December. Stephen Curry is 36. Kevin Durant will turn 36 and Jimmy Butler will turn 35 by the time training camps start in the fall. They have been stars [Read More…]
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Poll: Nearly half of South Dakotans have unfavorable view of Noem
Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Nearly two-thirds of South Dakotans said Gov. Kristi Noem damaged her credibility in her latest book rollout, and nearly half said they have an unfavorable [Read More…]
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Smooth move-in day
Timing is everything as the Mitchell Area of Commerce and CVB kicked off the 2024 tourism season Monday by moving merchandise to the Corn Palace floor. It’s a yearly ritual for Corn Palace Gift Shop [Read More…]
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Expert provides insight into suspected cause of helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other officials died in a helicopter crash Sunday near Iran’s northern border with Azerbaijan, Iranian state media said Monday morning. [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: More than 810,000 flee Rafah, UNRWA says
Palestinians who fled Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ride with their belongings in the back of a truck, as they arrive to take shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central part of the Palestinian [Read More…]
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