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North Dakota-Born Navy SEAL Dies In Kayak Accident
CAVALIER, N.D. (AP) — A Navy SEAL from North Dakota has died in a kayaking accident off the Virginia coast.
Red Solo Cup Inventor Dead at 84
NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Solo Cup Co. President and Chief Executive Robert Hulseman has died. He was 84.
Canaries Sent By Mail Dead on Arrival: USPS Apologizes
GRANT, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Postal Service officials say they've apologized to an Alabama woman who says her package of six live canaries arrived, but the birds were crushed and dead.
WWII Vet’s Purple Heart Returned
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man says his father's World War II Purple Heart stolen earlier this year has been returned, perhaps by a thief who had an "attack of conscience."
Anti-Pipeline Activist Gets One Electoral Vote For President
AP - A South Dakota activist says she is "totally shocked" that she got a vote for president from the Electoral College this week.
New North Dakota Governor Supports Pipeline
New North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he supports completion of the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
North Dakota Asks For Feds To Secure DAPL; DC Says No
The federal government doesn't plan to meet North Dakota's law enforcement request for 100 federal officers to help police protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
E-Cigarette Fires, Injuries On The Rise
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The popularity of e-cigarettes has been accompanied by a climbing number explosions or fires in the decade since their debut.
Cold Snap In Northern Plains Rolls On
The upper Midwest is in the deep freeze, with the arctic air expected to shift eastward as the week wears on.
Bob Dylan’s Hometown Struggles With How To Honor ‘Favorite Son’
HIBBING, Minn. (AP) — The city of Hibbing has long struggled with how it should honor its most famous son, Bob Dylan.