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concealed weapons permits based on the same federal database used to approve gun sales.
Agriculture seminar next week in Sioux Falls
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A national farm policy expert will be one of three speakers during an agricultural seminar next week in Sioux Falls.
• Jim Wiesemeyer of Informa Economics in Washington will open the GrowingOn 2013 conference at 9 a.m. at the Sioux Falls Convention Center on Tuesday.
• His presentation will be followed by Tim Hoffmann of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency and Jeff Hamlin of The Climate Corporation.
• The GrowingOn 2013 event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The South Dakota Corn Growers Association and the Risk Management Agency are sponsoring the event. The event is free and open to the public.
• To register, visit sdcorn.org or call 605-334-0100.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. HOW AN AMERICAN-US AIR MERGER WILL AFFECT TRAVELERS
• The world's biggest airline may not be a reality for years, but further consolidation is likely to raise fares.
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• 2. OLYMPIAN "BLADE RUNNER" ARRESTED IN SOUTH AFRICA SHOOTING
• Oscar Pistorius is taken into custody after a 30-year-old woman was shot dead at his home.
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• 3. TEAR GAS BLAMED FOR SETTING CABIN ABLAZE
• A sheriff says his deputies didn't intentionally burn down the building where fugitive ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner is believed to have died.
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• 4. WASHINGTON'S MOST POWERFUL REPUBLICAN PULLS BACK
• John Boehner says the House will consider proposals brought to them, rather than try to push new ideas.
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• 5. A LONG JOURNEY'S END FOR STRANDED CRUISE SHIP
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