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CA man sentenced on drug charge in fed court in SD
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A California man has been sentenced in federal court in South Dakota for his role in a conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
• U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says 29-year-old Brett McFarland, of Korbel, Calif., was sentenced to five years in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release.
• McFarland pleaded guilty last November to a drug distribution conspiracy charge. A money laundering conspiracy charge was dropped.
• Johnson says McFarland has agreed to forfeit to the government his interest in proceeds from the sale of property in Petrolia, Calif., that was bought with drug proceeds.
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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. GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS SEIZED IN CRIMEA
• Ukraine puts its police on high alert after dozens of armed men storm local government buildings and raise a Russian flag.
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• 2. YANUKOVYCH SURFACES IN MOSCOW
• A Russian official says the fugitive Ukraine president has asked for -- and received -- protection.
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• 3. POLICE HAMPERED BY COMMUNICATIONS SLIP
• The AP reports exclusively that a dispatcher who received a call seconds after a gunman opened fire last year at Los Angeles International Airport didn't know where to send officers because the communications system didn't identify where the call was coming from.
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• 4. ARIZONA GOVERNOR VETOES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BILL
• She says the bill, which would have granted people the right to refuse service to gays, is divisive and could result in unintended negative consequences.
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