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into the teens.
• But the skies have remained clear in the state, making for easy travel for people arriving and departing South Dakota's largest airport in Sioux Falls.
• Seventy-two-year-old Chuck Dominy is thankful for the clear weather. The Fairfax, Va., resident arrived in Sioux Falls on Sunday to pheasant hunt with several friends in Kimball.
• Dominy, a contractor with the Department of Defense, says he was surprised he had little problems flying through Chicago.
• He says: "As long as you don't have snow, ice or fog, you're good."
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. WHY EGYPT'S PRESIDENT HAS POLARIZED THE NATION
• Supporters and opponents of Mohammed Morsi are growing more entrenched in their battle over the Islamist leader's move to assume near absolute powers.
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• 2. MERCHANTS HOPE FOR AN ONLINE BOOST
• It's estimated that this year's Cyber Monday will be the biggest online shopping day of the year, for the third year in a row.
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• 3. BANGLADESHIS HIT THE STREETS OVER FACTORY FIRE
• Thousands express outrage -- some blocking roads and smashing vehicles -- about conditions in the building where a blaze killed at least 112 people.
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• 4. THE 'FISCAL CLIFF' LOBBYING BATTLES BEGIN
• As Congress and the White House face a Dec. 31 deadline for a deficit-reduction plan, groups are scrambling to ensure their interests don't get sacrificed.
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• 5. HOW WALL STREET IS STILL DEALING WITH SANDY
• Landlords at many buildings warn tenants such as JP Morgan Chase that full power may not be back to their headquarters for weeks.
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• 6. THE DISABLED FIGHT FOR RIGHT TO BE PARENTS
• A new report says the U.S. legal system is not adequately protecting the rights of parents with disabilities.
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