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(AP Photo/Felipe Dana). A man cries during a protest near the Kiss nightclub where a fire killed over 230 people in Santa Maria, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana). A man cries during a protest near the Kiss nightclub where a fire killed over 230 people in Santa Maria, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013.

You're look at the five most buzzy-worthy stories of the morning:

1. What caused the Brazil nightclub fire

Flammable foam on the ceiling, just one exit and no sprinkler systems helped fuel the blaze that killed over 230 people.

2. South Korea launches rocket weeks after North Korea

South Korea said it successfully put a satellite in space weeks after archrival North Korea surprised the world with its own launch.

3. New Orleans police nervous for Super Bowl, Mardi Gras

New Orleans police are in the middle of an unprecedented security challenge with an estimated 150,000 Super Bowl fans packing the city during the raucous annual buildup to Mardi Gras, when thousands of revelers flock to the historic French Quarter and its restaurants, bars and strip clubs.

4. Sioux Falls Body Shop busy from accidents

Marv's Body Shop says they've seen a lot of cars over the past few days from accidents due to icy roads.

5. Neighbors react to cause of deadly house fire ruled as 'undetermined'

The cause of December's deadly house fire which killed three children will remain a mystery. The Sioux Falls fire department concluded its investigation and has ruled the cause as undetermined.

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    GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts. Of the local Scout leaders voting at their
    GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.

  • Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:52 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:52:01 GMT
    The Hand County Sheriff tells KSFY a body has been found near the Jerauld - Hand County line. He believes it may be Leroy Nye, a man missing from St. Lawrence since Sunday. The body was found about 500
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    PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Gov. Dennis Daugaard says he will call the South Dakota Legislature into a special session sometime in late June to deal with cost overruns in the construction of a new State Veterans
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    Emergency crews in St. Paul recovered the body of a second child who died after a rock slide in a local park. The children were on a fossil-hunting field trip with their school. With the start of summer
    Emergency crews in St. Paul recovered the body of a second child who died after a rock slide in a local park. The children were on a fossil-hunting field trip with their school. With the start of summer

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  • Thursday, May 23 2013 10:10 PM EDT2013-05-24 02:10:29 GMT
    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesotans who go online to shop will soon have to pay the same state sales tax they pay at brick-and-mortar retailers. The change takes effect July 1. It's being cheered by
    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesotans who go online to shop will soon have to pay the same state sales tax they pay at brick-and-mortar retailers. The change takes effect July 1. It's being cheered by

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    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Adults who suffered childhood sexual abuse and want to file civil lawsuits will have much wider access to the courts under a bill awaiting Gov. Mark Dayton's signature. Right
    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Adults who suffered childhood sexual abuse and want to file civil lawsuits will have much wider access to the courts under a bill awaiting Gov. Mark Dayton's signature. Right

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    Funeral preparations are being made for a Pierre man who was found dead last night. Leroy Nye disappeared Sunday morning from a home in St. Lawrence. Search teams spent four days searching
    Funeral preparations are being made for a Pierre man who was found dead last night. Leroy Nye disappeared Sunday morning from a home in St. Lawrence. Search teams spent four days searching
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