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• In North Dakota, the price drop was smaller. The average price fell 1.7 cents per gallon in the last week.
• In both North Dakota and South Dakota, the statewide average price for a gallon of gasoline was $3.57 last week. The national average was $3.61.
• The information comes from the website GasBuddy.com. GasBuddy petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan says he's expecting fuel prices to continue to decline because of lower oil prices and increased supplies.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The Justice Department says it will be monitoring South Dakota's Tuesday primary election vote in Shannon County, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
• The agency says it will be checking to make sure federal voting rights laws are being obeyed. They prohibit election discrimination based on race, color or inability to speak English.
• The Justice Department says Shannon County has to provide language help for any American Indian voters in the county who may need it.
• In a statement, the Justice Department says it will also be monitoring elections in Wisconsin, California and New Mexico on Tuesday, to ensure compliance with federal voting rights law.
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