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Two protesters were arrested after climbing into the rafter of the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis and unfurling a large banner protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline, or DAPL, during an NFL game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The pair rolled out a large banner reading "US Bank Divest, #No DAPL" and dangled for some time to bring attention to their protest before climbing back down and surrendering themselves to police officers waiting below. Minneapolis-based US Bank is reportedly a major investor in the controversial Dakota Pipeline project. Since it was approved in late July, 1,172 mile long pipeline has sparked outrage among Native American communities, North Dakota locals, US citizens, and environmentalists around the world.
Members of First Nations tribes from North Dakota, including the Standing Rock Sioux, came out in force to Washington DC to protest the planned construction of the Dakota Access pipeline which is slated to run mostly through private land, but also through some state-owned bodies of water. Hollywood stars also rallied to their cause.
The already-high US inflation rate likely climbed even further last month, the White House warns, amid a spike in energy prices caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "We expect March headline inflation to be extraordinarily elevated," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters ahead of the Tuesday release of the closely watched data on the consumer price index (CPI). SOUNDBITE
Hundreds of Ukrainian-Americans and US residents rally outside the White House in Washington, DC to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "Please arm Ukraine," one woman shouts through a microphone. "Please help us. Please support us." IMAGES
On Sunday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced three weeks of new, statewide, social distancing orders. The move comes in response to a 113% surge in cases over the past two weeks across Michigan—bringing the total cases to around 276,000. But Gizmodo reports White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Scott Atlas is urging Michiganders to protest in solidarity with the novel coronavirus. The neuroradiologist has zero experience in public health, infectious diseases, or epidemiology. He's has reportedly earned enmity from other members of the White House task force for pushing unfounded, dangerous theories like 'herd immunity.' He has also lied about the science behind mask-wearing to create the false impression masks are useless against the virus.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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