61.   Daytime temperatures will not exceed the single digits across northern parts of North Dakota and Minnesota.

62.   Cree Indians who inhabit the wild northern part of Quebec, along with scattered Eskimo groups, have threatened to break away from the province if it leaves Canada.

63.   Earlier, a bomb was reported to have exploded next to a bus carrying Israeli schoolgirls in a northern part of the West Bank.

64.   Eight Colombian soldiers died in fighting with rebel groups in the northern part of the country, El Tiempo reported.

65.   Elsewhere, wheat futures were little changed as farmers made progress harvesting the spring wheat crop, grown in northern parts of the Midwest.

66.   Farther north, ample sunshine will prevail in the northern part of the Rockies and Dakotas.

67.   Farther north, clouds and patchy light snow will occur near low pressure over the northern part of the Dakotas and Minnesota.

68.   Farther west, patchy clouds and showers will roam southern Texas while ample sunshine covers northern parts of the state.

69.   Farther north over the northern parts of the Plains and Great Lakes, high pressure will remain strong resulting in ample sunshine and mild conditions.

70.   Farther north, a mainly dry and comfortable air mass will cover the northern parts of the Plains and Mississippi Valley.