SD reservation alcohol vote too close to call

In this Aug. 8, 2013 photo is one of the businesses in Whiteclay, Neb., just south of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation where residents are deciding whether to legalize alcohol. Despite that acknowledgement by Oglala Sioux Tribe leaders, a majority of the council passed a public referendum in June that led to a special election Tuesday, Aug. 13 on whether to end prohibition and allow the tribe to sell alcohol and use the profits for education and detoxification and treatment centers, for which there is currently little to no funding. (AP Photo/Carson Walker)SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A vote to end prohibition and allow alcohol on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation got most of the votes, but the election outcome was too close to call late Tuesday because of a high number of challenged ballots.

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Clintons rent $200,000 Hamptons home – but still fear they could be spied on from nearby property

Hillary and Bill Clinton are renting a $200,000-a-month house in the Hamptons after shunning their regular rental home following a financial dispute.
The power…

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Why ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’ Has 41 Producers


A who’s who of black entrepreneurs, a Ukrainian billionaire, an NBA star and a wealthy New Orleans family helped back the $30 million drama.

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Weiner admits scandal has hurt Huma’s career

Anthony Weiner says he’s hurt his wife’s career — but she’ll still have a role if Hillary Clinton runs for President in 2016. Asked at an event hosted by the online publication BuzzFeed if he knew what his wife, Huma Abedin, would do in a potential Clinton campaign, Weiner said he did but added: “I’m not telling you.”

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Q. & A.: Edward Snowden Speaks to Peter Maass

Why he sought out Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald and what he thinks about journalism, paranoia and trust.

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Obamas Attend Cocktail Party at NPR Host’s Home…

Obamas Attend Cocktail Party at NPR Host’s Home…

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Netflix Flexes New Muscle with ‘Breaking Bad’ Ratings Boom

Forget Walter White. Netflix may be “the one who knocks.” If there were any skepticism left about the clout the streaming service possesses, it may have been put to the rest Sunday after the AMC drama series “Breaking Bad” obliterated its own personal-best ratings by scoring 5.9 million total viewers– more than double the previous season… Read more »

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Lovely world maps made with a Spirograph

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Art of 3D print failure Flickr group

A Flickr group called “The Art of 3D Print Failure” chronicles the beautiful monstrosities that emerge from glitches in 3D prints.

    

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Daily Mail plagiarism surprises few

It’s easy to spot the superficial rewriting of others’ work when they’re lists and you haven’t changed so much as a single item.

    

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