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Dakota Access pipeline protesters arrested at ND mall

Dakota Access pipeline protesters arrested at ND mall

A spokesperson for the Bismarck police say dozens of protesters formed a prayer circle at the center of Kirkwood Mall on Black Friday, and were warned numerous times to leave or be arrested.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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Dakota Access pipeline protests continue on Thanksgiving

Dakota Access pipeline protests continue on Thanksgiving

Opponents of a 1,200-mile oil pipeline from North Dakota marked Thanksgiving Day at the site of a planned river crossing near Lake Oahe.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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MPR documentary: 'Blessings of the Fields'

MPR documentary: 'Blessings of the Fields'

An MPR documentary by Mark Heistad explores old-fashioned farming with horses, and how machinery and technology have remade American farms and transformed rural society itself.
by MPR News Staff

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Upstream from Standing Rock, tribes balance benefits, risks of oil

Upstream from Standing Rock, tribes balance benefits, risks of oil

Hours from Standing Rock, N.D., is another reservation, in the the Bakken oilfield's sweet spot. Drilling has brought in millions of dollars, but the tribes have environmental worries, too.
by Amy Sisk

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Photos: Winona's Kitchen helps feed pipeline protesters at Standing Rock

Photos: Winona's Kitchen helps feed pipeline protesters at Standing Rock

With winter approaching, food and shelter are critical for the thousands gathered on the North Dakota prairie trying to stop the Dakota Access pipeline. To help feed them, Winona Kasto runs a kitchen, housed in a small makeshift tent.
by Dan Gunderson and Ann Arbor Miller

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Environmentalists want mining company's lawsuit dismissed

Environmentalists have asked a federal court to throw out a lawsuit by a mining company that's fighting to hold on to its minerals leases in northeastern Minnesota.
by Associated Press

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Eat it, don't leave it: How London became a leader in anti-food waste

Eat it, don't leave it: How London became a leader in anti-food waste

In the English capital, apps and small-scale businesses abound that let restaurants and food vendors share leftovers with the public for free, and otherwise reduce the amount of edibles they toss.
by Maanvi Singh

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North Dakota leaders urge Obama to push pipeline completion

North Dakota leaders urge Obama to push pipeline completion

The state's governor and congressional delegation want the White House to authorize the Army Corps of Engineers to approve the Dakota Access oil pipeline's crossing under the Missouri River in North Dakota.
by Associated Press

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Chicago Alderman warned about aggressive squirrels. Then one took him out

Last month, Howard Brookins was raising the alarm about troublemaking urban squirrels. Then one hurled itself at his bicycle -- "like a suicide bomber, getting revenge," he told the Chicago Tribune.

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