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• Federal government blocks Dakota Access oil pipeline route

  04-12-2016 22:48 via wane.com
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it won’t grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota, handing a victory to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and its supporters, who argued the project would threaten a water source and cultural sites.North Dakota’s leaders criticized the decision, with Gov. Jack Dalrymple calling it a “serious mistake” that “prolongs the dangerous situation” of having se
  
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• Army Corps blocks route of Dakota Access oil pipeline

  04-12-2016 22:48 via wane.com
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it won’t grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota.
  The decision is a victory for the several thousand camped near the construction site, who’ve said for months that the four-state, $3.8 billion project would threaten a water source and cultural sites.
  The pipeline is largely complete except for the now-blocked segment underneath Lake Oahe, a Missouri River reservoir. Acc
  
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• ‘Last Tango in Paris’ sex scene revelation sparks outrage

  04-12-2016 22:31 via wane.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Last Tango in Paris” is making headlines again 44 years after the controversial film came out. A recently unearthed video interview with Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci from 2013 has renewed interest, and outrage, over what happened to actress Maria Schneider on set during the infamous butter sex scene.
  Bertolucci said that neither he nor Marlon Brando told Schneider of their plans to use the stick of butter during the simulated sex scene — a conc
  
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• Officials: No smoke detectors in Ohio deadly home fire

  04-12-2016 22:28 via wane.com
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — No smoke detectors were found in an Ohio house where a fire killed two adults and two young girls in Akron, officials said as an investigation continued into what started the deadly blaze.
  The early Saturday fire killed a man and a woman and two girls, ages 8 and 9. A 12-year-old girl was rescued and a woman escaped by jumping from an attic window in the three-story house.
  Media reports said the girls were the daughters of the couple that died. Cleveland.com reported tha
  
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• Warehouse fire death toll climbs to 33, and includes teens

  04-12-2016 22:24 via wane.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The death toll from a fire that tore through a warehouse hosting a late-night dance party climbed to 33 on Sunday as firefighters painstakingly combed through rubble for others believed to still be missing.Less than half of the charred remains of the partly collapsed structure had been searched, and crews clearing debris were expected to find more bodies as they advanced, Alameda County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Kelly said.
  This photo taken from video provided by @Oak
  
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• Death toll hits 30 in inferno at art studio ‘horror house’

  04-12-2016 22:24 via wane.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The death toll from a fire that tore through a warehouse hosting a late-night dance party jumped to 30 on Sunday as firefighters painstakingly combed through rubble for others believed to still be missing.
  Only a fraction of the charred remains of the partly collapsed structure had been searched, and crews clearing debris were expected to find more bodies as they advanced, Alameda County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Kelly said.
  Anxious family members who feared the worst
  
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• US gas prices hold steady despite production cut

  04-12-2016 22:14 via wane.com
  
   CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of regular grade gasoline is unchanged nationally over the last two weeks, holding steady at $2.20 a gallon.
  Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that refiners have had little time to react to last week’s announcement by major oil-producing countries to slash output. Many retailers have yet to see big price increases.
  Lindberg says to expect higher prices after OPEC’s decision to cut production. She says prices may fall i
  
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• Trump threatens payback for US companies that move abroad

  04-12-2016 20:47 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose heavy taxes on U.S. companies that move jobs overseas and still try to sell their products to Americans.But the plan could drive up prices for U.S. businesses and consumers and risk setting off a trade war — if it’s legal to begin with.
  In a series of early-morning tweets Sunday, Trump vowed a 35 percent tax on products sold inside the U.S. by any business that fired American workers and built a new factory
  
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• Event aims to honor child cancer survivors

  04-12-2016 20:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – North Side High School hosted its 30th annual Christmas Party for Kids Surviving Cancer Sunday afternoon.
  North Side High School honored children surviving cancer at their 30th annual Christmas Party for Kids Surviving Cancer on Sunday, December 4.Twenty-four families were expected at the party, which included food donated by Mexigrill, face painting, dance performances and a visit from Santa. Students and staffed raised money throughout the year to host the event
  
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• Report: Stutzman ‘campaign’ trip featured family events

  04-12-2016 19:58 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A family trip to California that Indiana congressman Marlin Stutzman paid for with campaign money included visits to Universal Studios and Capitol Records. It also included lunch with a TV producer his wife admires.Those details were found in an Office of Congressional Ethics report, which concluded the trip appears to have been “for personal purposes.” The report says federal law prohibits using campaign funds for personal matters.
  The panel began investiga
  
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• Fidel Castro’s ashes interred in private ceremony in Cuba

  04-12-2016 18:59 via wane.com
  
  SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) — Fidel Castro’s ashes were interred in a private ceremony Sunday morning, ending nine days of mourning for the man who ruled Cuba for nearly half a century.
  The military caravan bearing his remains in a flag-draped cedar coffin left the Plaza of the Revolution in the eastern city of Santiago at 6:39 a.m. Thousands of people lined the two-mile route to Santa Ifigenia cemetery, waving Cuban flags and shouting “Long live Fidel!”
  The motorcade c
  
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• Veterans begin to assemble near Dakota Access protest camp

  04-12-2016 18:45 via wane.com
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Military veterans started to gather Sunday near the main Dakota Access pipeline protest camp, where they’ll join the several hundred people who are against the four-state, $3.8 billion project that’s largely complete.The group Veterans Stand for Standing Rock will meet at noon Sunday in Cannon Ball, about a mile south of the Oceti Sakowin, or Seven Council Fires, camp. Already, a few hundred of them have arrived in camp and the group’s GoFundMe.co
  
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• Death toll in warehouse fire rises to 24, with more expected

  04-12-2016 17:53 via wane.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Officials say the death toll has risen to 24 in a fire that ripped through a late-night dance party in a converted warehouse in Oakland, California, and they expect that number to climb as the search continues.Alameda County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Kelly announced the new figure early Sunday. Only about 20 percent of the charred remains of the building have been searched. Oakland Battalion Fire Chief Melinda Drayton says fire crews worked through the night to clear
  
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• 1 killed in shooting involving northern Indiana officers

  04-12-2016 16:54 via wane.com
  
  ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a person is dead and three others wounded in gunfire involving two northern Indiana police officers who ran to the scene after hearing shots.The Elkhart police chief says the person who died was in a car with one of those wounded about 3:30 a.m. Sunday.
  Chief Ed Windbigler says the officers had responded to a burglary call when they heard shots nearby. He says the officers fired shots at the car and it crashed. A wounded person was found in that same bl
  
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• Police investigate robbery at Dollar General

  04-12-2016 13:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating an armed robbery at Dollar General.
  Officers were called to Dollar General on Bluffton Road on Sunday, December 4 on report of an armed robbery.Officers were dispatched around 7:40 a.m. to the store, located at 6320 Bluffton Rd.
  It’s unclear how many suspects police are looking for or how many people were inside the store during the robbery. Officers did however, confirm that no one was injured.
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• Armed robbery reported at Dollar General

  04-12-2016 13:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a reported armed robbery at Dollar General.
  Officers were called to Dollar General on Bluffton Road on Sunday, December 4 on report of an armed robbery.Officers were dispatched around 7:40 a.m. to the store, located at 6320 Bluffton Rd.
  It’s unclear how many suspects police are looking for or how many people were inside the store during the robbery. Officers did however, confirm that no one was
  
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• Site of deadly Oakland warehouse fire an artist space, maze

  04-12-2016 13:18 via wane.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The converted warehouse known as the “Ghost Ship” where a deadly fire ripped through a late-night dance party was an artist workspace and illegal home for a rotating cast of a dozen or more residents, those who lived there or visited often said.Former residents said it was also a death trap with few exits, a rickety makeshift staircase, piles of driftwood and a labyrinth of electrical cords. The ground floor had five recreational vehicles and other nooks
  
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• Green Party taking bid for election recount to federal court

  04-12-2016 13:14 via wane.com
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is taking her bid for a statewide recount of Pennsylvania’s Nov. 8 presidential election to federal court.A lawyer in the recount case said “make no mistake — the Stein campaign will continue to fight for a statewide recount.”
  After announcing they were dropping the case in state court, lawyer Jonathan Abady said in a statement Saturday night they will seek an emergency federal court order Monday.
  
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• Mad Ants cruise to an easy victory against the Windy City Bulls

  04-12-2016 03:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind, (WANE) – The Mad Ants improve their season record to 7-1 after defeating Windy City 95-83.
  After losing their first game of the season by two points on Thursday, the Mad Ants bounced back with a great team performance against Windy City. Six Mad Ant players finished the game with double-digit scoring performances.
  Travis Leslie and Alex Poythress both finished with double-double performances. Leslie had 15 points and 11 rebounds while Poythress had 18 points and 10 re
  
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