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Economy May 21
Judge says Dakota Access line can stay open pending reviewA federal judge has ruled that the Dakota Access oil pipeline can continue to operate while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an extensive environmental review. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg announced his decision Friday.
Nation Jan 26
Court upholds order for Dakota Access pipeline environmental reviewU.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled last year that a more extensive review was necessary than the one already conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Nation Jul 24
Extra unemployment aid expires as virus threatens new statesAs public health officials warned Friday that the coronavirus posed new risks to parts of the Midwest and South, enhanced federal payments that helped avert financial ruin for millions of unemployed Americans were set to expire — leaving threadbare safety…
Nation Jul 06
Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending environmental reviewA judge on Monday ordered the Dakota Access pipeline shut down for additional environmental review more than three years after it began pumping oil — handing a victory to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and delivering a blow to President…
Politics Mar 10
Hourlong waits prompt Democrats to bolster Fargo caucus siteNorth Dakota shifted this year from traditional caucuses to so-called "firehouse caucuses" that look a lot like a standard election.
World Oct 14
U.S.-China truce leaves big issues unresolvedCloser inspection suggests there isn't much substance, at least not yet, to the temporary truce President Donald Trump announced Friday at the White House after the U.S. and China wrapped up their 13th round of trade talks.
Politics Jun 21
Trump supporters remain steadfast despite immigration uproarWhen President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to end forced separations on his own, they shrugged. The end, they suggested, justified the means. And it was the fault of Congress rather than Trump.