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last year's NDSU team that finished 24-10 overall and 12-4 in the league.
• League newcomer Denver got the other three first-place votes and finished second in the poll, followed by South Dakota State, Western Illinois, Omaha, Fort Wayne, South Dakota and IUPUI.
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Pierre School Board buying land for new elementary
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The Pierre School Board has voted to spend $1.25 million to buy land for a new elementary school.
• The 10 ½-acre property is in an undeveloped area in the northeastern part of the capital city. Construction will start after the city builds roads to the area.
• School board committees plan to meet Thursday to start design work on the new school.
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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. WHEN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HAVE TO RETURN TO WORK
• Government workers are supposed to be back on the job on their next scheduled day -- for most, that's today.
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• 2. WHICH AGENCIES COLLABORATED IN DRONE STRIKE PROGRAM
• Documents provided by former systems analyst Edward Snowden show how heavily the CIA relies on the NSA's intelligence gathering.
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• 3. THE WORLD COMES TOGETHER FOR AN EARTHQUAKE DRILL
• More than 24 million people around the globe sign up to duck under their desks at 10:17 a.m. local time, cover their heads and hold onto something sturdy.
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• 4. CORY BOOKER'S PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR
• New Jersey voters can expect to see their new senator, elected to fill Frank Lautenberg's seat, back on the campaign trail soon.
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• 5. ALL PRESUMED DEAD AFTER LAOS CRASH
• A plane carrying 44 passengers and five crew members went down in bad (Continued on page 18)
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