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off above the Open Cut of the former Homestake Mine, but the show is being scrapped because there's a chance embers might blow into nearby resident's yards.
• Belle Fourche and Sturgis still plan on having professional fireworks shows, but both cities have banned the use of personal fireworks.
• Meanwhile, national parks in western South Dakota have imposed restrictions on campfires and smoking.
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• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chief Justice John Roberts could have taken down President Barack Obama's entire, massive health care law. He could have prevented the Supreme Court decision that largely disabled the most disputed aspects of Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants.
• He didn't do either, and in the process surprised (or dismayed) longtime court observers of every political stripe.
• Those two outcomes in the finals days of his seventh year on the court offer some clues for reassessing what kind of chief justice Roberts is and intends to be. Is he no longer the rock-ribbed conservative loved by supporters and jeered by opponents? Has he become a pragmatic leader mindful of the court's place in history? Is he more canny, but still solidly conservative?
• The measure of a justice is best taken after decades of service, rather than a few years. At age 57, Roberts could lead the court for another quarter-century.
• But at the very least, the end of the Roberts Court's most consequential term already is leading to revised, and in some cases more nuanced, appraisals of his leadership.
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• WASHINGTON (AP) -- It could be several more days before electricity is restored to areas hit by vicious storms that killed at least 13 people and left 3 million power customers to negotiate sweltering temperatures without air conditioning.

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