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‘New’ Sutton Coldfield police station opens with vow to 'reinvest' cash from selling old building
Birmingham Live
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July 23, 2025
A ‘new’ police station has opened in Sutton Coldfield with the old building set to be sold off. The police station in Lichfield Road has now moved to another building on the same site and now fronts onto Anchorage Road, at the back of the site....
Cuts to public media will smash budgets of some local radio stations
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
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July 20, 2025
DUNMORE, West Virginia — When President Trump pushed to slash federal funding for public media, he said a key reason was because he thinks PBS and NPR are politically biased. But some of those hardest hit by Congress' decision last week to...
Alaska’s Schools Face Cuts as Governor’s Veto
Sol de Medianoche - Alaska
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Alaska’s Schools Face Cuts as Governor’s Veto Deepens Emergency by pedro graterol Alaska faces an education emergency after deep budget vetoes, stalled override efforts, and millions withheld in federal funding. Alaska’s education crisis, which...
Alaska quake strike, Senate pulls plug on public radio alerts
Your Alaska Link
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This was the scene late last night: cars and yard tools shaking, people rushing to evacuate, and a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake rocking the remote town of Sand Point, roughly 600 miles from Anchorage. A tsunami warning was issued shortly...
New program will purchase halibut quota shares for smaller Southeast towns
Wrangell Sentinel - Alaska
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The Sitka-based Alaska Sustainable Fisheries Trust has announced a large financial boost from the Rasmuson Foundation to help restore rural and Indigenous access to commercial halibut fisheries. Earlier this month, the fisheries trust announced...
Anchorage Residents Share Frustrations Around Ordinance Against Homelessness
Sol de Medianoche - Alaska
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The Assembly chambers were limited to standing room only on the evening of June 24th, where Anchorage residents waited hours to testify on AO 2025-74. The ordinance seeks to criminalize camping on public property with penalties of up to $2,000 in...
Anchorage Summer Night Market
Sol de Medianoche - Alaska
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Though Alaskans meet this year’s tourism season with uncertainty, locals in search of some free fun for the whole family have much to look forward to. Joining Downtown Anchorage’s summer lineup of events is the Anchorage Summer Night Market,...
'They want it all': DOJ sparks election fears by demanding voter data from 9 states
Raw Story
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July 20, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the voter registration lists of several states — representing data on millions of Americans — and other election information ahead of the 2026 midterms, raising fears about how the Trump administration...
Alaska US senators split votes on cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid
Alaska Beacon
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July 18, 2025
Alaska’s two U.S. senators voted differently on a bill requested by President Donald Trump to block federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The cuts include $1.1 billion for public broadcasting over two years, with more than $20...
Alaska loses $6 million of USDA funding towards farming and food business development
Alaska's News Source
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July 17, 2025
HOMER, Alaska (KTUU) - On Tuesday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) terminated its Regional Food Business Centers (RFBC) program. The program, which centered around supporting the growth of farming and food businesses, was...
Trump says Japan, U.S. to form LNG joint venture
The Asahi Shimbun
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Japan will form a joint venture to develop a liquefied natural gas project in Alaska though a Japanese government official said he was not aware of such plans. It was not immediately clear whether...
Murkowski advances spending bills securing key investments for Alaska
SC Alaska News
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July 18, 2025
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, voted to advance four spending bills for Fiscal Year 2026. These bills include significant investments for Alaska and cover Agriculture, Rural...
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why.
ABC News - New York
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July 17, 2025
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years — including one that shook communities almost exactly two...
Trump strikes tariff deal with Japan; Nikkei surges
The Manila Times
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July 23, 2025
WASHINGTON/TOKYO — US President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports and spares Tokyo from punishing new levies on other goods in exchange for a $550 billion package of US-bound investment and loans. It...
Grenadian police officers at Armory Management Course
Now Grenada
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July 23, 2025
by Linda Straker Course organised by Peru-based United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs SGT#558 Milton Edwards, PC#797 Alaska Alexander and PC#633 Damion Augstine represented Grenada Training supports Caribbean Firearms Roadmap...
Anchorage schools move ahead with layoffs amid GOP’s ‘slow dismantling of public education’
The Alaska Current
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July 17, 2025
It has not been a great year for Alaska’s public schools, which have been subjected to a roller coaster of uncertainty driven in large part by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the Trump administration’s efforts to slash funding. For Anchorage School...
Anchorage Assembly votes to ban homeless camping in some areas over warnings it criminalizes poverty
The Alaska Current
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July 17, 2025
The Anchorage Assembly voted 7-5 to criminalize homeless camping and building structures near schools, trails and busy roads on Tuesday, creating a patchwork that critics say will leave the city’s unhoused population with few acceptable places to...
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable
WSLS - Virginia
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July 17, 2025
JUNEAU, Alaska – Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years — including one that shook communities almost exactly two...
Juneau officials urge Mendenhall Valley residents to evacuate before annual outburst flood hits
KTOO - Alaska
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July 17, 2025
People camp on grass outside of the former Floyd Dryden Middle School building the night before the 2024 glacial outburst flood on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) Listen to this story:...
Anchorage School District lays off staff, blaming state and federal funding cuts
KYUK - Alaska
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July 17, 2025
The Anchorage School District is laying off some staff and reassigning others after state and federal funding cuts, according to district officials. In an email to staff and parents Tuesday, Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt blamed a recent move by...