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Senate Republicans elect South Dakota’s John Thune as their next leader over Texan John Cornyn and Florida’s Rick Scott.
Thune will become majority leader in January after McConnell retires from leadership
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Happy Election Day! Tune into @statesnewsroom for local election coverage and live updates from all 50 states!
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Thousands of Boeing aircraft machinists have rejected a contract offer for the second time in less than two months, meaning a strike that has halted airplane production at the company’s factories around the Puget Sound region will continue.
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Funeral mourners in South Dakota recall Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson--including GOP Sen. John Thune of SD, possibly the next U.S. Senate Republican leader, & former Dem Senate leader Tom Daschle. Quite a lineup for a state. southdakotasearchlight.com/2… via @SDSearchlight
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Republican US House candidate Julie Fedorchak continues to face questions from her opponent about her family’s connection to a controversial CO2 pipeline project. Fedorchak says she recused herself from Summit case and her opponent's claims are bogus.
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In Motown, Trump says if Harris wins, the ‘whole country will end up being like Detroit’ michiganadvance.com/2024/10/… via @michiganadvance
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Judge denies North Dakota request to keep abortion ban in place until state Supreme Court rules buff.ly/3YgNalg via @marysteurer
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No fatalities have been confirmed yet, but it seems “very likely that there were some with the tornadoes,” DeSantis said. #Florida #HurricaneMilton floridaphoenix.com/2024/10/1… via @FLPhoenixNews
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Western North Dakota wildfire claims second victim buff.ly/4gYjkcD via @beachstates
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Hurricane Helene has killed at least 11 people in Georgia, including a first responder, and others are still trapped inside of buildings in the hardest-hit areas.
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Community discussions are underway for the second phase of Summit Carbon Solutions' pipeline project. This time, both advocates and opponents of the project say participants are better informed, @koons_cami reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024… via @IowaCapDispatch
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Power Dam Road Fire: While I-90 and US 83 are currently unaffected, winds are expected to shift later today, potentially sending smoke toward US 83. Air tankers are making drops today, and crews hope to have significant containment of the fire by the end of today.
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The Power Dam Road Fire is currently burning in Mellette County, with strong south winds pushing the fire north. As a precaution, the town of Okaton has been evacuated, along with several ranches south of the White River earlier this afternoon.
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ICYMI: Former US Rep. Liz Cheney says she’s voting for Kamala Harris ncnewsline.com/briefs/former… via @NCNewsline @Lynn_Bonner #LizCheney #NC #ncpol
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Americans watched in horror on TV and social media Wednesday as students from Apalachee High School in Winder evacuated the building following a shooting that left four dead and nine injured georgiarecorder.com/2024/09/…
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A woolly mammoth may be hiding below a North Dakota garage buff.ly/3ABd3mr via @beachstates
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The Iowa Utilities Commission has issued a construction permit for Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed hazardous liquid pipeline across Iowa, Clark Kauffman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024… via @IowaCapDispatch
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SDWF assisted on a fast-moving grass fire near Wall, SD Thursday afternoon. Flames consumed 370 acres before crews led by Wall VFD got a handle on the blaze and stopped forward progress by mid-afternoon.
Wall VFD, SDWF, USFS, and several other VFDs teamed up on this.
#keepSDsafe
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"We have a governor who likes to tell you to come to South Dakota: Live, work and play. It’s a free state. Well, it ain’t free if you’re a female."
From @statesnewsroom, a Q&A with Rick Weiland, the man behind SD's #abortion rights ballot question:
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