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• Stockholm says she had been working out of her home in Springfield. The organization's former executive director worked out of his office in Canton.
• Stockholm says MSAC plans to start by setting office hours one day a week, but the frequency could grow in the future.
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Yankton police get robot to check dangerous scenes
• YANKTON, S.D. (AP) -- The Yankton Police Department has bought a robot that will check out potentially dangerous scenes before officers enter.
• Officer Michael Burgeson tells KCAU-TV (http://bit.ly/ZqYvrZ ) that in a situation involving a possible gunman, the department will send the robot in before officers are put in harm's way.
• The department spent a few hundred dollars to get the robot through a program that allows state and local law enforcement agencies to buy used military equipment.
• A Yankton officer has named the robot R2-D2 in honor of the robot featured in Star Wars films.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. THE DAY ALL EYES ARE ON NORTH KOREA
• Pyongyang residents filled the streets to celebrate the birthday of founding father Kim Il Sung, oblivious to tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch.
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• 2. RECOUNT DEMANDED AFTER CLOSE VOTE IN VENEZUELA ELECTION
• Chavez' chosen successor, Vice President Nicholas Maduro narrowly defeated challenger Henrique Capriles by about 300,000 votes.
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• 3. DOZENS KILLED IN STRING OF MORNING ATTACKS IN IRAQ
• At least 31 were killed, mostly by car bombs, and more than 200 wounded days before Iraqis were to vote in the first elections since the 2011 troop withdrawal.
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• 4. HIGH COURT TO HEAR CRITICAL CASE ON PATENTING HUMAN GENES
• Approval could help the multi-billion dollar biotechnology business, but critics say it will slow down lifesaving medical research.
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