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Exclusive: White House eying executive order targeting ‘conflict minerals’ rule – sources

By Sarah N. Lynch and Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is planning to issue an executive order targeting a controversial Dodd-Frank rule that requires companies to disclose whether their products contain “conflict minerals” from a war-torn part of Africa, according to sources familiar with the administration's thinking. The plan for the executive order comes on the heels of another order issued by the White House last week that takes aim more broadly at the

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Controversial Dakota pipeline to go ahead after Army approval

By Valerie Volcovici and Ernest Scheyder WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army will grant the final permit for the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline after an order from President Donald Trump to expedite the project despite opposition from Native American tribes and climate activists. In a court filing on Tuesday, the Army said that it would allow the final section of the line to tunnel under North Dakota's Lake Oahe, part of the Missouri River system. Energy Transfer …

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Controversial Dakota pipeline to go ahead after Army approval