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Construction continues on the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016. Federal officials on Friday released a draft environmental review of oil pipeline without a recommendation from five options for the future of the line's controversial river crossing in North Dakota.

Future of controversial Dakota Access pipeline's river crossing remains unclear

3:14pm September 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Federal officials released a draft environmental review of the pipeline, but said they're waiting for more input before deciding the future of the line's river crossing in North Dakota.

Danilo Andres, 60, outside his home in Lahaina. The fire jumped his home and a surrounding cluster.

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Their house miraculously survived the wildfire, but no longer feels like home

11:35am September 08, 2023

It's unclear when water and power will be restored in Lahaina, but one family is working hard to ready their home for return anyway.

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Minneapolis building, nearly lost to arson in George Floyd protests, is being revived

8:08am September 08, 2023

by Matt Sepic

Three years since the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the civil unrest that followed, several Black entrepreneurs are revitalizing a historic retail building that was nearly lost to arson.

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As StoryCorps marks 20 years, we commemorate a family's service on Sept. 11

8:08am September 08, 2023

We revisit a 2007 conversation with John Vigiano, a New York firefighter, whose sons Joseph and John Vigiano Jr., both died in the line of duty in the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.

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Maui faces an economic crisis since vacationers have shied away since the wildfires

7:55am September 08, 2023

by Adrian Florido

Many of the victims of Lahaina's fires lost not only their homes, but also their jobs. The unemployment crisis has spread to all of Maui as tourism has plummeted following the fires.

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Morning news brief

7:53am September 08, 2023

Can a summer of extreme weather be linked to climate change? Ukraine is the only country that relies on nuclear power to withstand an invasion. Unemployment lingers in Maui a month after deadly fires.

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The core of Hurricane Lee is forecast to pass north of the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico over the next several days.

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Up First briefing: Hurricane Lee grows; Danny Masterson sentenced; Maui needs tourism

7:46am September 08, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Forecasters say the Category 5 hurricane could see "remarkable rates of intensification." That '70s Show actor Masterson faces 30 years to life for rape. Without tourism, unemployment surges in Maui.

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It's time again for the movie competition from Film Prize Jr. New Mexico

7:20am September 08, 2023

The latest round of the Film Prize Junior New Mexico competition, which showcases the works of rural and Native American middle and high school students, launched in Albuquerque.

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Woman, 92, finally gets a response to a message she wrote on an egg 72 years ago

7:20am September 08, 2023

Mary Foss Starn, who packed eggs in Iowa, wrote her name and address on an egg, put it in a carton, and hoped to hear back. Decades later the egg was rediscovered, and Mary saw the Facebook post.

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This person is "crab-walking" out of custody. But where?

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Where hasn't someone escaped from prison this week? Find out in the weekly quiz

6:18am September 08, 2023

by Holly J. Morris

This week, there was news about the Stone Age and aged Stones. And the aged. And the stoned. It was also a big week for prison breaks. Were you paying attention?