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- Giant hailstone breaks US record
A hailstone weighing almost a kilo that fell in the state of South Dakota has been confirmed as the largest ever recovered in the USA.
BBC News. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:10:21 +0000. - Books of The Times: Lee Child’s ‘61 Hours,’ a Jack Reacher Thriller
Lee Child’s tough, cerebral hero Jack Reacher returns in a thriller that finds him snowbound in South Dakota.
By Janet Maslin. International Herald Tribune. Fri, 14 May 2010 04:21:57 GMT. - President Obama Signs South Dakota Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding beginning on March 10, 2010, and continuing. ...
The White House. The White House. Thu, 13 May 2010 21:44:00 +0000. - Laser challenge
Conservation team attempt 3D scan of Mount Rushmore.
BBC News. Thu, 06 May 2010 07:49:42 GMT. - U.S. acquittal in N.S. woman's 1975 death
A U.S. jury has acquitted a man in the killing of a Nova Scotian woman in South Dakota 34 years ago, during the height of violence involving the American Indian Movement.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:22:44 EDT. - S Dakota Joins Other States in Sanctioning Soccer
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota has become the final state to add soccer as a sanctioned high school sport.
By The Associated Press. International Herald Tribune. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:56:25 GMT. - Haiti Quake Hits South Dakota State Coach Hard
Scott Nagy’s adopted daughter is Haitian, and the recent tragedy there hit home for the Nagys.
U. S. News & World Report. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:08:00 -0500. - Malmö Moderates open to SD cooperation
The Malmö branch of the Moderate party has not ruled out cooperating with the far-right Sweden Democrat party after next year's general election.
The Local. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:48:00 +0100. - Commentary: Standing his ground at Mount Rushmore
When Greenpeace invaded the hallowed grounds of Mount Rushmore, many of the locals started looking for a scapegoat. They found an Indian who, according to their theorizing, was ready made.
McClatchy. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:29 EDT. - Greenpeace indicted for Mt Rushmore banner
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - A federal grand jury has indicted the environmental group Greenpeace and 11 people involved in hanging a banner on Mount Rushmore. Greenpeace has said three of its members hung the 10.6m by 19.8m ...
New Zealand Herald. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:45:18 +1200. - Another Kiosk for Movies on Memory Cards
New set up might include selling SD cards alongisde kiosk for downloading flicks.
U. S. News & World Report. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:05:00 -0500.
In 2008, the estimated population of South Dakota was 804,194, whereas
in 2006, the population of South Dakota was about 787,380.
For detailed, up-to-date information about South Dakota's demographics,
visit the U.S. Census Bureau's
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