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Tribes make new move to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

Tribes make new move to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline

The Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes succeeded on their first attempt, only to have an appeals court overturn U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's shutdown order earlier this year. Now, they're asking the judge to clarify his earlier ruling to satisfy the appellate judges and then to again order the line to cease operations, the Bismarck Tribune reported.
by The Associated Press

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It pays to be an apprentice: 63% more

It pays to be an apprentice: 63% more

Participants in an apprenticeship program that matches employers with community colleges were able to earn substantially more after one year than their peers at community colleges, a new study found.
by Adedayo Akala

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Judge puts Wisconsin capacity limit order back into effect

Judge puts Wisconsin capacity limit order back into effect

A Wisconsin judge has reimposed an order from Gov. Tony Evers’ administration limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor places to 25 percent of capacity. 
by The Associated Press

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August's Iowa derecho was most costly thunderstorm event in modern U.S. history

August's Iowa derecho was most costly thunderstorm event in modern U.S. history

The powerful derecho that swept through the Midwest in August, focusing its destruction on central Iowa, is officially the most costly thunderstorm event in recorded U.S. history with at least $7.5 billion in damage.
by Matthew S. Schwartz

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Foiled again: 'Murder hornet' eludes Washington state scientists

Foiled again: 'Murder hornet' eludes Washington state scientists

An Asian giant hornet fell off researchers' radar during their latest attempt to find its nest. The team is racing to exterminate the invasive species before it devastates U.S. bee populations.
by Danny Hensel and Emma Bowman

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'I'm still unemployed': Millions in dire situation as savings start to run out

'I'm still unemployed': Millions in dire situation as savings start to run out

Many unemployed Americans have been tapping into their savings to pay bills. But those savings are going fast, and hopes for a new round of pandemic relief before the election are fading.
by Scott Horsley

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Judge: Groups didn't prove Line 3 construction could damage wetlands, streams

Judge: Groups didn't prove Line 3 construction could damage wetlands, streams

In a non-binding recommendation issued Friday, Judge James LaFave said the coalition of environmental and tribal groups failed to meet the burden of proof in a contested-case hearing on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s water permits over the summer.
by Forum News Service

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Here’s what's in that big public works bonding bill

Here’s what's in that big public works bonding bill

The massive public works bill will provide funding for everything from an amphitheater in Minneapolis to a new bridge in St. Paul to repairs to the Lakewalk in Duluth and fixes to campus buildings around the state.
by Tim Pugmire

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Minnesota jobless rate falls to 6 percent, but fewer seeking jobs

Minnesota jobless rate falls to 6 percent, but fewer seeking jobs

Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped sharply last month to 6 percent, down from 7.4 percent in August. That corresponded with a significant dip in the number of people seeking work.
by Mark Zdechlik

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