22-02-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com

Dozens defy deadline to leave Dakota pipeline protest camp

By Terray SylvesterCANNON BALL, N.D. (Reuters) - A few dozen demonstrators opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline defied a Wednesday deadline to leave a protest camp they have occupied for months to demand an end to construction of the project, saying they were prepared to be arrested.President Donald Trump has pushed for the completion of the multibillion-dollar pipeline since he took office last month, despite objections from Native Americans and environmental activists who say it threatens the
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