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Amazon Expected to Unveil New Kindle Fire
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) – Amazon.com is expected to update its Kindle Fire tablet computer on Thursday.
It will be an effort to take a larger share of a tablet computer market dominated by Apple’s iPad. It could help Amazon.com Inc. boost sale
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Olive Garden, LongHorn Workers Sue Company
MIAMI (AP) – Servers at Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and other eateries are suing the restaurants’ parent company, claiming they were cheated out of overtime pay and not allowed to clock-in until customers arrived.
The federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Miami against Darden Restaurants seeks back pay and other compensation, plus interest and attorneys’ fees.
Orlando-based Da
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Daugaard Requests Flags at Half-staff for Larson
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – Gov. Dennis Daugaard has asked that all flags be flown at half-staff in South Dakota on Friday in honor of former Secretary of State Alma Larson of Gregory.
Larson died Sunday. She was 80.
Larson served as South Dakota’s 22nd secretary of state from 1965-1973...
Iowa Study Aimed at Making Tractors Safer for Kids
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) – Researchers who hope to keep children from dying in tractor accidents are using a state-of-the-art driving simulator to help determine when kids can safely operate farm equipment.
Federal regulators tried to combat the high number deaths and injuries among teen farm workers earlier this year with rules limiting their ability to operate power equipment...
Lightning Strike Blows Hole in Sioux Falls Home
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Authorities say a lightning strike blew a big hole in a Sioux Falls home.
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue says the lightning strike occurred at about 11:10 p.m. on Monday. Four fire trucks and 16 firefighters were dispatched to the scene.
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Organizers Say Some 300,000 Attended LifeLight
WORTHING, S.D. (AP) – Organizers of the LifeLight Music Festival say about 300,000 Christian music fans attended this past weekend’s multi-stage event.
Festival Director Julie Klinger tells KELO television that the estimates are from traffic patterns and counts from event engineers. Organizers
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Favre Attorneys Fighting Racy Claims
NEW YORK (AP) – Brett Favre’s lawyers say he shouldn’t have to respond to some embarrassing claims about his personal life that two massage therapists are making in a New York lawsuit.
Among other things, the massage therapists want the former NFL quarterback to admit or deny he solicited women for sex trysts and sent explicit photos to a former Jets game hostess.
Favre’s attorney
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