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• South Dakota hog and pig inventory down from 2012
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The number of hogs and pigs in South Dakota on June 1 totaled 1.18 million head, up 1 percent from the previous quarter but down 10 percent over the year.
• The Agriculture Department says in a new report that the breeding hog inventory of 180,000 head was up 3 percent from the previous quarter and unchanged from 2012.
• Market hogs in the state totaled 1 million head, up 1 percent from the first quarter and down 12 percent from last year.

• 2 children rescued from creek at SD state park
• GARRETSON, S.D. (AP) -- Two children had to be rescued when the canoe they were in tipped in a creek at Palisades State Park and they became stranded on rocks.
• The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Department says an adult male was able to get to shore on his own during the Sunday afternoon incident, but a boy and girl had to be rescued. The boy suffered an ankle injury.
• The rescue operation northeast of Sioux Falls took about an hour.

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. NSA LEAKER A 'STATELESS PERSON' LOOKING FOR A HOME
• WikiLeaks says Edward Snowden has sought asylum in 20 countries, including China and Cuba, while he remains at a hotel in Moscow's airport.

• 2. AN ULTIMATUM FOR MORSI
• Egypt's military gives him until Wednesday to end the crisis enveloping his presidency before generals will come up with their own plan.

• 3. MOURNING ARIZONA'S 'HOTSHOTS'
• The 19 elite firefighters who died in a raging blaze included fathers and expectant fathers, ex-Marines and sons of firefighters.

• 4. NATO COMPOUND ATTACKED IN KABUL

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