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Appeals court refuses to stop oil in Dakota Access pipeline

BISMARCK, N.D. — An appeals court has refused to stop the imminent flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Saturday denied a request from the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes for an emergency order. That means the pipeline to move North Dakota oil to Illinois

Anna Nordqvist shoots 11-under 61, takes Founders Cup lead

PHOENIX (AP) — Anna Nordqvist shot a tournament-record 11-under 61 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over Stacy Lewis and Ariya Jutanugarn into the final round of the Bank of Hope Founders Cup. Lewis and Jutanugarn each shot 66 playing together for the third straight day. They have had identical scores each day, with Jutanugarn getting the spot in

Allgaier holds on to win Xfinity, his 1st victory in 5 years

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Allgaier acknowledges there were some very down moments in his long NASCAR Xfinity victory drought. “I’m not going to lie to you,” he said. “There are moments in my racing career when I wondered why I got up and went to the race track.” But his family’s support kept him trying, he said, and Saturday,

Republicans at odds over how to overhaul Medicaid

WASHINGTON — The House Republican health care bill has competition from another GOP group, governors with their own proposal on how to overhaul Medicaid for low-income people. They’re hoping Republican senators will find their ideas more persuasive. It’s a gradual approach, with additional options for states. It’s likely to involve more federal spending than the House bill, but also keep

Paris Orly Airport: Assailant Shouted ‘I’m Here to Die in the Name of Allah’

PARIS — A man holding a gun on a French female soldier at Orly Airport shouted, “I am here to die in the name of Allah … There will be deaths,” before two of the soldier’s comrades shot the attacker dead Saturday morning, a prosecutor told reporters. None of the soldiers were wounded, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said. The suspect,

Ann Coulter Calls To Impeach Judges Who Blocked Travel Ban

Two judges have ordered to block President Trump’s revised travel ban. One of those judges graduated from Harvard with Obama and was appointed by Obama. Ann Coulter believes these judges should be impeached.   .@AnnCoulter: “[The Republican Congress] ought to be impeaching those two travel ban judges immediately… It is against the Constitution.” pic.twitter.com/6o7lgsm2J2 — Fox News (@FoxNews) 18 de

All eyes on Drew Smyly as he returns to Mariners after stellar WBC performance

PEORIA, Ariz. – Drew Smyly had to wait nine days between spring starts, but it was worth it. On the front end of those nine days was three innings of one-hit, no-run ball for the Mariners against a Texas Rangers lineup missing many of its regulars in front of 5,400 in Surprise. Nine days later, with USA on his chest

Why You Must Transform Yourself Into An Exponential Thinker

If you look at the lives of people 50 years ago you’d see that the change experienced by their generation, the generation before them and the generation after was pretty much linear. What do I mean? Let’s consider your grandfather. There’s evidence that his parents, his grandparents, and his children (i.e. your parent) were used the same tools, lived similar

Why Security Should Be Part of Every CEO’s Job

Many CEOs I meet are great leaders: They’re smart, visionary, inspiring and fully cognizant of their responsibilities to the board and shareholders (or private investors) they serve. But I bet I could count on just part of one hand the number of chief executives who could articulate their company’s security system. Why? The most common response I hear is, “That’s

Texas attorney general backs up Trump claim of noncitizens voting at polls

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton supports President Trump’s claim that noncitizens are voting in U.S. elections, saying prosecutors in his own state have won convictions for voter fraud. “I know it’s an issue because I deal with it,” Mr. Paxton told The Washington Times. “We just got a conviction on an illegal that voted in an election.” Putting a number

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