10 things you need to know today: December 5, 2016 — The Fifth Column

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images THE WEEK 1. Federal government blocks Dakota Access oil pipeline route The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it would not approve permits to build the Dakota Access oil pipeline under Lake Oahe, a reservoir on the Missouri River near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. The decision halted construction, a […]

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