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2 more leaks found along Dakota Access pipeline

2 more leaks found along Dakota Access pipeline

North Dakota Environmental Health Chief Dave Glatt said the Health Department lists such incidents in its online database, but typically doesn't otherwise notify the public of oil spills smaller than 150 barrels unless the oil contaminates water.
by The Associated Press

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Falling tree accident in Wayzata leaves woman in critical condition

Officials in Wayzata are working with businesses and property owners to remove trees in danger of falling after a woman was critically injured when a tree fell onto a restaurant's patio this month.
by The Associated Press

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Car drives wrong way in Times Square, plows into pedestrians

A law enforcement official says a car that plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in Times Square killed one person and injured about 20 others. Police do not suspect a link to terrorism.
by The Associated Press

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1 killed, 2 dozen hurt as tornado levels Wis. mobile home park

1 killed, 2 dozen hurt as tornado levels Wis. mobile home park

The storms hit late in the afternoon Tuesday and into the evening, flattening the Prairie Lake Estates mobile home park near Chetek. "It's a miracle when you see the total destruction in there" that only one person died, said Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald.
by Tim Nelson and Matt Sepic

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Police search for missing 17-year-old in St. Cloud

Police search for missing 17-year-old in St. Cloud

Aaliyah Christine Kazimer of Annandale was last seen Saturday evening at a residence in St. Cloud.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Emergency declared at nuclear-contaminated site in Washington state

Emergency declared at nuclear-contaminated site in Washington state

The U.S. Department of Energy says personnel have been evacuated at the Hanford Site, a cleanup location in Washington. A tunnel containing contaminated railroad cars has caved in.

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UN: Up to 245 missing after 2 Mediterranean shipwrecks

UNHCR says that more than 1,300 people have disappeared and are believed to have died this year while crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa to Italy, and some 43,000 migrants and asylum-seekers reached Italy.
by The Associated Press

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Two boaters rescued at Dresbach lock and dam

Winona County sheriff's officials say two Wisconsin men were rescued when their boat got stuck in a lock and dam roller gate in Dresbach.
by Associated Press

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After swamp fire, officials warn Minnesotans to use caution when burning

Investigators are examining the site of a large swamp fire near Maple Plain which closed Highway 12 Sunday evening. Officials say that fire conditions are not as bad as last year, but there is still danger.
by Euan Kerr

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