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Minnesota's Line 3 oil pipeline proposal: The basics

Minnesota's Line 3 oil pipeline proposal: The basics

If you follow the news at all, you've probably heard about an oil pipeline proposal called Line 3. Another boring infrastructure project? Think again.
by Dan Kraker and Cody Nelson

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Oil pipeline's fans, foes gear up for testimony over the fate of Enbridge's Line 3

Oil pipeline's fans, foes gear up for testimony over the fate of Enbridge's Line 3

With billboards, TV ads and mass mailings, the groups facing off over the Line 3 oil pipeline project in Minnesota are setting up for what could be a long, emotional fight, beginning with a key decision later this month at the Public Utilities Commission.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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NASA's record-breaking spacewoman retires as astronaut

NASA's record-breaking spacewoman retires as astronaut

NASA's record-breaking astronaut, Peggy Whitson, retired Friday less than a year after returning from her last and longest spaceflight.
by Associated Press

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Here's how Kilauea's lava is shaping Hawaii's Big Island

Here's how Kilauea's lava is shaping Hawaii's Big Island

Satellite images from NASA and the European Space Agency show how the volcano's lava flows are changing the landscape. Here's a look at the before and after at Kapoho Bay.
by Lacey Young

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A first for the Army: Scouting big cities for new command HQ

A first for the Army: Scouting big cities for new command HQ

The U.S. Army is scouting large cities, including Minneapolis, to find a home for a new command headquarters so it will be close to academia and industry, a first for the service.
by Associated Press

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Math bee: Honeybees seem to understand the concept of zero

Math bee: Honeybees seem to understand the concept of zero

Research shows that bees possess a mathematical ability once thought to exist only in dolphins, primates, birds and humans who are beyond the preschool years.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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