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• "I don't want him to be forgotten," she said. "He was a good kid."
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Dakotas cities among lowest unemployment rates
• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Four cities in the Dakotas are among the 10 in the nation with the lowest unemployment rates last month.
• The Labor Department says the North Dakota capital of Bismarck had the lowest rate among the 372 largest U.S. cities, at 2.2 percent. Bismarck is followed by Fargo at 2.8 percent and Grand Forks at 3.1 percent.
• Sioux Falls, South Dakota's largest city, is eighth on the list, with a rate of 3.7 percent.
• The Labor Department says unemployment rates declined last month in more than half of the 372 largest cities -- further evidence of steady improvement in the job market.
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More tribal settlements announced in Dakotas
• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- American Indian tribes in North Dakota have received more than $65 million to settle claims that the federal government mismanaged tribal money and trust lands.
• The Justice Department says the Three Affiliated Tribes got $10 million and the Spirit Lake Sioux about $6.7 million. The Standing Rock Sioux in North Dakota and South Dakota got nearly $49 million.
• The federal government announced earlier this year it was paying more than $1 billion to dozens of tribes across the country. Announced settlements with tribes in the Dakotas total more than $118 million.
• The settlements are separate from a $3.4 billion settlement with individual members of tribes across the country.
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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 (times EST):
• 1. OBAMA TAKES "FISCAL CLIFF" FIGHT OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY
• The president will employ campaign-style tactics in the Philadelphia suburbs, hoping to mobilize public support as the year-end deadline for reaching a deal with Congress over taxes and spending cuts looms.
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