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Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending environmental review

By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press

A 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…

White woman charged after Central Park confrontation

By Associated Press

Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for calling 911 to report she was being threatened when bird watcher Christian Cooper appeared to keep his distance as he recorded her rant on his phone.

Latino, Black neighborhoods struggle with COVID-19 test disparities

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

As coronavirus infections explode in states like Arizona and Florida, people in communities of color are fighting to get tested. They say the tests, especially free ones, are hard to find in lower-income areas.

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to New York for sex abuse charges

By Michael Balsamo, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred to New York to face charges she recruited women and girls for him to sexually abuse.

Treasury names over 650,000 small businesses receiving government loans

By Christopher Rugaber, Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press

The Treasury Department on Monday released the names of more than 650,000 companies that received funds from the government's small business lending program, a massive effort intended to support the economy as states shut down in April to contain the…

Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Bubba Wallace over Confederate flag and noose

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Exploiting racial tensions, Trump wrongly accused Wallace of perpetrating “a hoax” after one of his crew members discovered a rope shaped like a noose in a garage stall they had been assigned to.

WATCH: New York City will ‘double down’ on neighborhood policing after July 4 weekend violence, De Blasio says

By Candice Norwood

In addition to neighborhood policing, De Blasio said the city will "need all hands on deck" to address the problem.

Frederick Douglass statue ripped from base in Rochester park

By Associated Press

Police said the statue of Douglass was taken on Sunday from Maplewood Park, a site along the Underground Railroad where Douglass and Harriet Tubman helped shuttle slaves to freedom.

What to know about the July 15 tax deadline

By Associated Press

As the coronavirus pandemic took hold this spring, the federal government postponed the traditional April 15 filing deadline until July 15.

SCOTUS upholds cellphone robocall ban

By Associated Press

Political consultants and pollsters were among those asking the Supreme Court to strike down the 1991 law that bars them from making robocalls to cellphones as a violation of their free speech rights under the Constitution.