MANDAN, N.D. (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump is making an overt pitch for Democrats to support his tax overhaul plan.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, he singled out a North Dakota Democratic senator whose vote would be prized by the White House.<\/p>\n
Delivering an outdoor speech to a crowd of hundreds at an oil refinery Wednesday, Trump called for the state’s governor and congressional delegation to join him on stage, including Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, the only statewide elected Democrat in heavily Republican North Dakota.<\/p>\n
Heitkamp, up for re-election next year, flew in with Trump aboard Air Force One as he sought to frame the tax overhaul as a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to cut taxes and simplify the tax code.<\/p>\n
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump didn’t miss a chance during a visit to a North Dakota oil refinery to remind supporters of his aid for the Dakota Access pipeline.<\/p>\n
Trump pushed through final federal approval of the $3.8 billion project to move North Dakota oil to Illinois shortly after taking office. The project had been stalled due to a lawsuit and protests by American Indian tribes and environmental groups.<\/p>\n
Trump during his speech noted the opposition but also said opponents “didn’t know” why they were against the project.<\/p>\n
Opponents worry about the pipeline’s impact on the environment and cultural sites. Greenpeace issued a statement before Trump’s speech saying the pipeline battle “was and is about indigenous sovereignty and the protection of Native land and water supply.”<\/p>\n
Trump said pushing through the pipeline’s completion was “the right thing to do.”<\/p>\n
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Mandan\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 At the Andeavor oil refinery in Mandan, Wednesday, Burgum was pleased to hear President Trump say he wants all of America to be inspired by the North Dakota example. The president called the state \u201ca reminder of what can happen when we promote American jobs instead of obstructing them,\u201d and he highlighted North Dakota\u2019s lowest-in-the-nation unemployment rate.<\/p>\n
\u201cNorth Dakota leaders have worked hard over the past 25 years to reduce individual and corporate income tax rates, pass sensible regulations and foster a business-friendly environment that stimulates investment and job creation, and we appreciate President Trump recognizing those continuing efforts,\u201d Burgum said. \u201cWe share the president\u2019s goals for tax reform: simplify the tax code, lower rates to ease the burden on middle-class families and set corporate tax rates at levels that allow U.S. businesses to better compete in the global economy, bringing back jobs and wealth from overseas. And we urge Congress to work with the administration to achieve meaningful tax reform that encourages economic growth and saves taxpayers time and money.\u201d<\/p>\n
Governor Burgum, First Lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford greeted President Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn after they deplaned Air Force One at the Bismarck airport, marking the commander-in-chief\u2019s first visit to North Dakota since his inauguration.<\/p>\n
President Trump and daughter Ivanka Trump invited the governor and first lady to ride with them in the presidential state car from the airport to the refinery. During the roughly 20-minute ride, the president and governor discussed North Dakota\u2019s drought \u2013 including Burgum\u2019s pending request for a presidential major disaster declaration \u2013 as well as tax policy, agriculture and energy, among other topics.<\/p>\n
The president\u2019s comments on the strength of the state\u2019s energy sector \u2013 calling it the \u201cNorth Dakota energy miracle\u201d \u2013 struck a chord with Lt. Gov. Sanford, who as Watford City\u2019s mayor witnessed how private-sector innovation unlocked the state\u2019s vast oil reserves and turned North Dakota into the nation\u2019s No. 2 oil-producing state, with a population soaring after decades of decline.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen crude oil prices plummeted, North Dakota producers responded by finding ways to boost efficiency and lower their costs, and they\u2019re still producing more than 1 million barrels of oil per day,\u201d Sanford said. \u201cWe need to apply that same ingenuity to tax reform so we can incentivize business growth, expand the tax base and create more jobs with higher wages.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Mandan\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 At the Andeavor oil refinery in Mandan, Wednesday, Governor Doug Burgum was pleased to hear President Trump say he wants all of America to be inspired by the North Dakota example. The president called the state \u201ca reminder of what can happen when we promote American jobs instead of obstructing them,\u201d and he highlighted North Dakota\u2019s lowest-in-the-nation unemployment rate.<\/p>\n
\u201cNorth Dakota leaders have worked hard over the past 25 years to reduce individual and corporate income tax rates, pass sensible regulations and foster a business-friendly environment that stimulates investment and job creation, and we appreciate President Trump recognizing those continuing efforts,\u201d Burgum said. \u201cWe share the president\u2019s goals for tax reform: simplify the tax code, lower rates to ease the burden on middle-class families and set corporate tax rates at levels that allow U.S. businesses to better compete in the global economy, bringing back jobs and wealth from overseas. And we urge Congress to work with the administration to achieve meaningful tax reform that encourages economic growth and saves taxpayers time and money.\u201d<\/p>\n
Governor Burgum, First Lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum and Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford greeted President Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn after they deplaned Air Force One at the Bismarck airport, marking the commander-in-chief\u2019s first visit to North Dakota since his inauguration.<\/p>\n
President Trump and daughter Ivanka Trump invited the governor and first lady to ride with them in the presidential state car from the airport to the refinery. During the roughly 20-minute ride, the president and governor discussed North Dakota\u2019s drought \u2013 including Burgum\u2019s pending request for a presidential major disaster declaration \u2013 as well as tax policy, agriculture and energy, among other topics.<\/p>\n
The president\u2019s comments on the strength of the state\u2019s energy sector \u2013 calling it the \u201cNorth Dakota energy miracle\u201d \u2013 struck a chord with Lt. Gov. Sanford, who as Watford City\u2019s mayor witnessed how private-sector innovation unlocked the state\u2019s vast oil reserves and turned North Dakota into the nation\u2019s No. 2 oil-producing state, with a population soaring after decades of decline.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen crude oil prices plummeted, North Dakota producers responded by finding ways to boost efficiency and lower their costs, and they\u2019re still producing more than 1 million barrels of oil per day,\u201d Sanford said. \u201cWe need to apply that same ingenuity to tax reform so we can incentivize business growth, expand the tax base and create more jobs with higher wages.\u201d
\nBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Hurricane Harvey has impacted the pace of negotiations between the company that built the Dakota Access oil pipeline and North Dakota regulators investigating potential violations of state rules during construction.<\/p>\n
Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak says attorney negotiations have continued but Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners also has been busy with hurricane response.<\/p>\n
ETP is based in Dallas but has facilities on the Gulf Coast. The company said it dedicated about 1,000 employees to a hurricane response team.<\/p>\n
North Dakota alleges ETP improperly reported the discovery of American Indian artifacts. The state also is looking into whether crews removed too many trees and improperly handled some soil while laying pipe in the state. Both are potentially finable offenses.<\/p>\n
The PSC said Wednesday it’s too early to know when negotiations might conclude.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) \u2014 Grand Forks police say they’ve made an arrest in a stabbing at an apartment earlier this week.<\/p>\n
Authorities are recommending charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, burglary and criminal trespass against a 29-year-old man.<\/p>\n
A man and woman were stabbed at the apartment on Monday. Their conditions haven’t been released.<\/p>\n
Police said Wednesday a citizen tip about a suspicious person seen entering the apartment building led to the man’s arrest.
\nBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 The University of Mary in Bismarck says it’s welcoming its largest incoming class in the history of the school, North Dakota’s only private, Catholic university.<\/p>\n
More than 600 new students begin classes at the main campus Wednesday, the first day of school. That’s 13 percent more than last year. University officials say the students are coming from 36 states, two Canadian provinces and seven countries.<\/p>\n
Overall enrollment at Mary currently stands at about 3,200 students, an increase of nearly 5 percent since last year.<\/p>\n
Besides the traditional four-year degree option, the university offers a year-round option that enables students to earn a bachelor’s degree in about two and a-half years and a bachelor and master’s degree in four years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) \u2014 U.S. Sen. John Hoeven say Vietnam is resuming imports of dried distillers grains produced in the U.S., creating another market for North Dakota producers.<\/p>\n
The North Dakota Ethanol Council says ethanol plants in the state produce about 1.4 million tons of the livestock feed each year as a byproduct, with nearly all of it being exported.<\/p>\n
Vietnam had been the third-largest export market for U.S. dried distillers grains before banning the imports last year after reports of pests found in feed. The country lifted the suspension Wednesday.<\/p>\n
North Dakota Ethanol Council Chairman Jeff Zueger calls Vietnam “a very significant market.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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In sports…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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BISMARCK (AP) Another week, and the Cavalier and Ellendale-Edgeley\/Kulm football teams are once again the top teams in the latest Class 9-Man and Class A polls, as voted on by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.<\/p>\n
First place votes are in parenthesis, followed by the team\u2019s record, and the number of total points received.<\/p>\n
Class 9-Man<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n1. Cavalier (12) 3-0 74
\n2. Bismarck Shiloh Christian (3) 3-0 58
\n3. Wyndmere\/Lidgerwood (1) 3-0 51
\n4. Thompson 2-1 30
\n5. North Prairie 3-0 17
\nOthers receiving votes: New Salem\/Glen Ullen (3-0), Divide Countyy (3-0), Linton\/HMB (3-0), Napoleon-Gackle\/Streeter (3-0)<\/p>\n
Class A<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n1. Ellendale\/Edgeley\/Kulm (11) 2-0 77
\n2. Hillsboro\/Central Valley (3) 2-0 57
\n3. Beulah (1) 2-0 50
\n4. Langdon Area\/Edmore 2-0 46
\n5. Carrington 2-0 13
\nOthers Receiving Votes: Velva (2-0), Minot Bishop Ryan (2-0), Enderlin\/Maple Valley (2-0)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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College Volleyball….<\/p>\n
VCSU 3 Concordia College\u00a0 0.<\/p>\n
VCSU is now 5-5 overall.<\/p>\n
Concordia is now 1-4 overall.<\/p>\n
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MLB…<\/p>\n
INTERLEAGUE<\/p>\n
Final Texas 12 Atlanta 8<\/p>\n
Final Atlanta 5 Texas 4<\/p>\n
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AMERICAN LEAGUE<\/p>\n
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Eduardo Escobar had three hits and three RBIs Wednesday as the Minnesota<\/span> Twins topped the Tampa Bay Rays 10-6. Brian Dozier and Ehire Adrianza both homered for the Twins, who snapped a three-game losing streak and moved into a tie with the Los Angeles Angels for the second AL wild-card spot. Evan Longoria, Lucas Duda and Kevin Kiermaier all homered for the Rays.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Final Oakland 3 L.A. Angels 1<\/p>\n
Final Kansas City 13 Detroit 2<\/p>\n
Final Boston 6 Toronto 1<\/p>\n
Final Cleveland 5 Chi White Sox 1<\/p>\n
Final Houston 5 Seattle 3<\/p>\n
N-Y Yankees at Baltimore 7:05 p.m., postponed<\/p>\n
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NATIONAL LEAGUE<\/p>\n
Final Cincinnati 7 Milwaukee 1<\/p>\n
Final Chi Cubs 1 Pittsburgh 0<\/p>\n
Final N-Y Mets 6 Philadelphia 3, 6 Innings<\/p>\n
Final Washington 8 Miami 1<\/p>\n
Final San Francisco 11 Colorado 3<\/p>\n
Final St. Louis 3 San Diego 1<\/p>\n
Final Arizona 3 L.A. Dodgers 1<\/p>\n
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WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION<\/p>\n
Final Washington 86 Dallas 76<\/p>\n
Final Phoenix 79 Seattle 69<\/p>\n
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 Minnesota<\/span> Lynx star Lindsay Whalen has returned to practice after missing the final 12 games of the regular season with a broken left hand. Whalen practiced Wednesday and plans to be ready when the Lynx play in the second round of the playoffs next week. The top-seeded Lynx have a bye in the first round.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
MLB NEWS-RED SOX-STEALING SIGNS…<\/p>\n
BOSTON (AP) \u2014 Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia says he doesn’t think he did anything wrong when he tried to steal signs from the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n
The 34-year-old Pedroia said Wednesday that he’s been doing that in baseball since junior high school.<\/p>\n
Pedroia and several teammates were accused of using an Apple Watch to relay signals of opposing catchers. Baseball has no rules against stealing signs, but doesn’t allow the use of technology in the endeavor.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that the AL East-leading Red Sox admitted to Major League Baseball that they used the watch to relay the signals to Boston players. The allegations were levied by the Yankees to MLB.<\/p>\n
Pedroia says players know that stealing signs is part of the game and doesn’t understand why there’s been such a fuss.<\/p>\n
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IRMA-SPORTS…<\/p>\n
MIAMI (AP) \u2014 The NFL says the Miami Dolphins’ season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be postponed until Nov. 19 because of Hurricane Irma.<\/p>\n
The game can be moved to Week 11 because that had been a bye week for both teams. NFL officials earlier announced the game would not be played in Miami this week, and then decided against moving it to a neutral site.<\/p>\n
Both teams had said switching the game to Nov. 19 was less than ideal because it means playing the entire season without a break<\/p>\n
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LPGA-WIE-EVIAN<\/p>\n
UNDATED (AP) \u2014 Michelle Wie has withdrawn from The Evian Championship as she recovers from surgery to remove her appendix.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old Wie withdrew from the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at Ottawa Hunt before the final round Aug. 27 and had the surgery that night at Ottawa Hospital. The Evian Championship, the final major of the LPGA Tour season, begins Sept. 14 in France.<\/p>\n
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TENNIS-US OPEN<\/p>\n
NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Roger Federer was unable to set up his first U.S. Open match against Rafael Nadal.<\/p>\n
Federer lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Martin del Potro in four sets.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Open is the only Grand Slam tournament where Federer and Nadal have never met. Del Potro will face Nadal in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Madison Keys has made it an all-American women’s final four at the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n
The No. 15 seed beat Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the second time.<\/p>\n
She will face No. 20 CoCo Vandeweghe on Thursday night in the second semifinal, after ninth-seeded Venus Williams faces unseeded Sloane Stephens.<\/p>\n
The Americans hadn’t had all four semifinalists at the U.S. Open since 1981, when Tracy Austin beat Martina Navratilova for the title. Chris Evert and Barbara Potter also made the semifinals.<\/p>\n
The last time it happened at any Grand Slam tournament was at Wimbledon in 1985, with Navratilova and Evert joined by Zina Garrison and Kathy Rinaldi.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Open is guaranteed its first all-American final since Serena Williams beat Venus in 2002.<\/p>\n
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In world and national news…<\/p>\n
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) \u2014 The Dutch Ministry of Defense says two military aircraft will fly to the Caribbean island of Curacao loaded with relief supplies and troops to help authorities on former Dutch colony St. Maarten recover from the devastation of Hurricane Irma. The ministry says the troops being sent to the region Thursday “can also be used to restore public order.”<\/p>\n
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) \u2014 As Hurricane Irma approaches Florida, an Associated Press analysis shows a drop in flood insurance across the state, including in areas most endangered by what could be a devastating storm surge. According to Federal Emergency Management Agency data, in just five years, the state’s total number of federal flood insurance policies has dropped 15 percent. With 1,350 miles of coastline, Florida has roughly 2.5 million homes in hazard zones.<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump’s oldest son is scheduled to make his first appearance on Capitol Hill Thursday as part of a Senate investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election and a meeting he had with Russians during his father’s campaign last year. Donald Trump Jr. will be interviewed by staff on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is one of three congressional committees investigating the meddling and possible Russian links to his Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n
BANGKOK (AP) \u2014 The U.N. refugee agency says 164,000 Rohingya have flooded into Bangladesh since Aug. 25. The revised number confirmed Thursday by UNHCR is likely to go up further with thousands still crossing the border every day. Many of the newly arrived Rohingya have said they are fleeing violence by Myanmar soldiers and Buddhist mobs in Rakhine state.<\/p>\n
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) \u2014 South Korea has warned its citizens in China to avoid “friction” and “needless arguments” with Chinese people after the U.S. military added more launchers to a contentious missile defense system in South Korea that Beijing opposes. Seoul’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho June-hyuck said Thursday that the message posted on the website of the South Korean Embassy in Beijing was aimed at protecting the safety of South Koreans in China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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