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• None of North Dakota has yet slipped into extreme drought. About 17 percent of the state is in the severe category, up 1 percentage point over the week. • The hardest-hit areas in South Dakota are in the southwest and the southeast. In North Dakota, the southwest and east are suffering the most. •
10 Things to Know Today
• The Associated Press • Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): • 1. A HIGH-ENERGY NIGHT AT THE GOP CONVENTION • Romney plunges into the campaign's final 67 days focused more than ever on jobs and the economy. • • 2. CLINT EASTWOOD GOES OFF-SCRIPT • Taking the podium, the actor turns in a bizarre, unscripted endorsement of Romney. • • 3. ISAAC LEAVES SOGGY MESS AS IT HEADS INTO NATION'S MIDSECTION • Louisiana residents without power or clean water face days of misery. • • 4. COLORADO SHOOTING SUSPECT TRIED TO CALL DOCTOR • Defense says 9 minutes before the theater attack, James Holmes dialed an after-hours number hoping to reach psychiatrist. • • 5. WHY THE FINANCIAL WORLD IS HANGING ON BERNANKE'S WORDS • At 10 a.m., the Fed chief will deliver a speech that might give clues about his next moves to strengthen the U.S. economy. • • 6. HARVARD PROBING POSSIBLE EXAM CHEATING • The allegations concern a take-home final exam, and now the university is considering an honor code. • • 7. A LAST GOODBYE FOR NEIL ARMSTRONG • Lunar pioneers will attend a private service at 11 a.m. in Ohio for the hero-astronaut.
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