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Pipeline plan tests state's environmental-business balance

Pipeline plan tests state's environmental-business balance

State regulators are weighing whether to let Enbridge Energy build a new high-volume oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. The company says the new line is vital to the nation's energy needs and will be strong and safe. Environmentalists say it's a disaster waiting to happen. Is there a middle ground?
by Dan Kraker

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Motorcycle rider dies after crash in Dakota County

The Minnesota State Patrol reported that a driver had exited southbound U.S. Highway 52 and was attempting to cross Highway 50 near the community of Hampton when her car collided with the motorcycle.
by Nina Moini

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8 years after Deepwater Horizon explosion, is another disaster waiting to happen?

8 years after Deepwater Horizon explosion, is another disaster waiting to happen?

Eight years after the deadly Deepwater Horizon explosion, a safety watchdog aims to prevent another disaster. But it faces multiple challenges, and a shift in focus under the Trump administration.
by Jie Jenny Zou

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FAA orders inspections of engine type that blew apart on Southwest flight

FAA orders inspections of engine type that blew apart on Southwest flight

The Federal Aviation Administration says CFM engines, which power many Boeing 737s, need to be ultrasonically inspected after a certain number of takeoffs and landings.

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1 dead after jet blows an engine; woman nearly sucked out

1 dead after jet blows an engine; woman nearly sucked out

Seven people were treated for minor injuries on board the flight from New York that was bound for Dallas but forced to land in Philadelphia. Photos showed a mangled engine and a broken window.
by The Associated Press

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Vadnais Heights sports dome collapses under foot of snow

Vadnais Heights sports dome collapses under foot of snow

More than a foot of wet and heavy snow led to the collapse of the air-supported dome, used for soccer, baseball, football and other sports.
by Tim Nelson

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Delta flight makes emergency landing at Fargo airport

KFGO reports the jet with 189 passengers on board was heading from Minneapolis to Anchorage, Alaska, when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit Thursday night.
by The Associated Press

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Explosion injures 3 at 3M plant in Hutchinson

Hutchinson Police Chief Daniel Hatten says a piece of equipment malfunctioned about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Hatten says one person was seriously hurt while the other two suffered minor injuries.
by The Associated Press

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Military plane crashes in Algeria, 257 dead

Military plane crashes in Algeria, 257 dead

Algeria's defense ministry says 257 people died when a military plane carrying soldiers and their families crashed soon after takeoff in a farm field in northern Algeria.
by The Associated Press

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