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The prospect of a police raid on an encampment protesting the Dakota Access pipeline faded as night fell Wednesday, with law enforcement making no immediate move after protesters rejected their request to withdraw from private land.

The prospect of a police raid on an encampment protesting the Dakota Access pipeline faded as night fell Wednesday, with law enforcement making no immediate move after protesters rejected their request to withdraw from private land.

Activists who have been protesting the nearly 1,200-mile Dakota Access oil pipeline for months ratcheted up the pressure this week by moving onto private land owned by the pipeline developer.

Activists who have been protesting the nearly 1,200-mile Dakota Access oil pipeline for months ratcheted up the pressure this week by moving onto private land owned by the pipeline developer.

A proposed settlement has been reached between Charleston residents and a chemical company accused of not doing enough to safeguard West Virginia's capital city from a spill that polluted the drinking water of thousands of people in 2014.

A proposed settlement has been reached between Charleston residents and a chemical company accused of not doing enough to safeguard West Virginia's capital city from a spill that polluted the drinking water of thousands of people in 2014.

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $388 million.

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $388 million.

Boeing Co. (BA) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $2.28 billion.

Boeing Co. (BA) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $2.28 billion.

The German government says it withdrew permission for a Chinese company to purchase semiconductor equipment company Aixtron due to security concerns.

The German government says it withdrew permission for a Chinese company to purchase semiconductor equipment company Aixtron due to security concerns.

Boeing reported a 33.7 percent rise in quarterly profit, and raised its commercial airplanes delivery forecast for the year.

Boeing reported a 33.7 percent rise in quarterly profit, and raised its commercial airplanes delivery forecast for the year.

A Chinese electronics maker has issued a recall for millions of products sold in the U.S. following a devastating cyberattack, but is pushing back against criticism that its devices played a role in the massive disruption.

A Chinese electronics maker has issued a recall for millions of products sold in the U.S. following a devastating cyberattack, but is pushing back against criticism that its devices played a role in the massive disruption.

Violent gunmen still menace pick-and-shovel miners in eastern Congo, a new report finds, despite years of efforts to loosen their grip by local reformers, Western activists and companies like Apple and Intel that use minerals from the African region in their products.

Violent gunmen still menace pick-and-shovel miners in eastern Congo, a new report finds, despite years of efforts to loosen their grip by local reformers, Western activists and companies like Apple and Intel that use minerals from the African region in their products.

The Commerce Department reports on September sales of new homes Wednesday at 10 a.m. Eastern.

The Commerce Department reports on September sales of new homes Wednesday at 10 a.m. Eastern.