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American Indian tribes hoping to persuade a federal judge to turn off the Dakota Access oil pipeline maintain in last-minute court filings that the project's developer has overstated the potential impacts of a shutdown.

Crude prices slipped more than 1.5 percent lower on Tuesday as the market grappled with the shutdown of more than 16 percent of refining capacity in the United States after a hurricane ripped through the heart of the country's oil industry.

Crude prices slipped more than 1.5 percent lower on Tuesday as the market grappled with the shutdown of more than 16 percent of refining capacity in the United States after a hurricane ripped through the heart of the country's oil industry.

Bulgaria has started building a radioactive waste repository near the country's only nuclear power plant on the Danube River.

The high winds and record flooding Hurricane Harvey brought to Texas’ Gulf coast since Friday could cost the city of Houston tens of billions of dollars, according to a report.

State regulators have cited and fined the operator of a West Virginia coal mine in the death of a shuttle car operator.

State regulators have cited and fined the operator of a West Virginia coal mine in the death of a shuttle car operator.

Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday, as the region was rattled by North Korea's launch of a midrange ballistic missile that crossed over northern Japan and fell into the Pacific Ocean.

U.S. stocks are rising Monday morning, with health care companies making some of the largest gains after biotechnology company Gilead Sciences agreed to buy cancer drug maker Kite Pharma for $11.9 billion.

U.S. stocks are rising Monday morning, with health care companies making some of the largest gains after biotechnology company Gilead Sciences agreed to buy cancer drug maker Kite Pharma for $11.9 billion.

The Latest on developments in legal and state disputes involving the Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local): 5:15 p.m.

The Latest on developments in legal and state disputes involving the Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local): 5:15 p.m.

___ Harvey slams region's economy, with damages in the billions DALLAS (AP) — Flood damage from Hurricane Harvey is likely to reach into the tens of billions and the storm is expected to cause the region's economy to shrink, at least in the near term.

___ Harvey slams region's economy, with damages in the billions DALLAS (AP) — Flood damage from Hurricane Harvey is likely to reach into the tens of billions and the storm is expected to cause the region's economy to shrink, at least in the near term.

U.S. stocks finished little changed on Monday as investors focused on the effects of Tropical Storm Harvey.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: Expedia Inc., down $6.73 to $142.53

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

Some oil production in the Gulf of Mexico returned Monday, as companies began to recover from Hurricane Harvey.

Some oil production in the Gulf of Mexico returned Monday, as companies began to recover from Hurricane Harvey.