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• "To this day, hands down, no question about it, that was the best question I ever got, and the only time I ever got it," he said.
• And, yes, snakes do yawn.
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Pierre mayor expects better air service soon
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The mayor of South Dakota's capital city says she has been assured that Great Lakes Airlines is working to improve service to Pierre.
• Great Lakes is pulling out of five cities in North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa because of problems in retaining pilots under new federal rules on pilot qualifications that took effect last August. They require co-pilots to log 1,500 flight hours, rather than the previous 250 hours, before they can work for commercial airlines.
• Great Lakes connects Pierre to Denver and Minneapolis, and about one-fifth of recent flights have been canceled.
• But Mayor Laurie Gill says Great Lakes President Doug Voss has told her the changes the airline is making will better position is pilot pool. She says she hopes to see service improvements within six months.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
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• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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• 1. U.S. EXPECTED TO SHOW SOLID GROWTH FOR LAST THREE MONTHS OF 2013
• Economists forecast annual growth rate of 3.3 percent. GDP increased at even stronger 4.1 percent rate the quarter before.
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• 2. MISSOURI CARRIES OUT THIRD EXECUTION IN THREE MONTHS
• After U.S. Supreme Court denies appeals, convicted killer Herbert Smulls gets lethal injection and dies without complications.
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• 3. VERDICT MAY BE ANNOUNCED IN THIRD TRIAL OF AMANDA KNOX
• After guilty then innocent rulings, appeals panel designated by Italy's supreme court to deliberate over 2007 slaying of roommate.
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