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Minnesota Public Utilities Commission staff say the controversial pipeline is needed, contrary to what another state agency argued. A decision is expected in about two weeks.
Isiah Wright, 15, left his home June 8 after a disagreement with his mother, who hasn't heard from him and authorities are concerned for his welfare, Roseville police said Tuesday.
The South Carolina congressman's loss underscores how GOP voters value loyalty to Trump. In Virginia, controversial Trump acolyte Corey Stewart secured the Republican nomination for Senate.
President Trump declared on Twitter Wednesday that there was "no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea," a bold and questionable claim following his summit with leader Kim Jong Un that produced few guarantees on how and when Pyongyang would disarm.
