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License stay lifted for proposed SD uranium mine
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A federal panel has lifted a temporary hold on the operating license for a proposed uranium mine in western South Dakota.
• The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board in late April issued the stay on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission license granted to Powertech Uranium Corp. The stay was to ensure historic and cultural sites in the Black Hills aren't damaged by work at Powertech's proposed Dewey-Burdock mine near Edgemont.
• The board held a hearing earlier this month and on Tuesday issued an order removing the temporary hold and rejecting requests for a permanent stay.
• Powertech still needs approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The state Board of Minerals and Environment and state Water Management Board suspended hearings late last year until the federal agencies make decisions.
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AP News in Brief
Thai army to hold ex-PM, Cabinet, protest leaders for up to week to give them time 'to think'
• BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's coup leaders said Saturday that they would keep former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cabinet members and anti-government protest leaders detained for up to a week to give them "time to think" and to keep the country calm. They also summoned outspoken academics to report to the junta.
• The moves appear aimed at preventing any political leaders or other high-profile figures from rallying opposition to the military, which seized power Thursday after months of sometimes violent street protests and deadlock between the elected government and protesters supported by Thailand's elite establishment.
• For a second day, hundreds of anti-coup protesters defied the military's ban on large gatherings and shouted slogans and waved signs outside a Bangkok cinema.
• The demonstrators vowed to march to a nearby army base, but soldiers with riot shields prevented them.
• A few hours later, the protesters began walking to Victory Monument, a major city landmark about 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) away. Rows of soldiers and police were lined up on a road near Victory Monument to stop the marchers.
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