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Freshwater Is Disappearing at Alarming Rates
Technology Networks
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New findings from studying over two decades of satellite observations reveal that the Earth’s continents have experienced unprecedented freshwater loss since 2002, driven by climate change, unsustainable groundwater use and extreme droughts. The...
Juan Felix Archuleta
Las Vegas Optic - New Mexico
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Juan Felix Archuleta April 4, 1948 – July 21, 2025 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Juan Felix Archuleta, a resident of Agua Negra (Holman) N.M., on Monday July 21, 2025 from extended illnesses. A lifelong Catholic, Juan...
Edward “Ed” William Fleming
The Telegraph - New Hampshire
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Beloved father, Edward “Ed” William Fleming, 97, slipped into eternity in his sleep at home on July 24, 2025. Survivors include his sister Kathryn Turk (Raymond), Loretta Jackson (the late Tony), Edward (Lana), John (Nancy), Nancy, Allison...
Grand Rapids hires new emergency manager with federal disaster experience
MLive - Michigan
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July 28, 2025
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Grand Rapids has hired a new emergency manager who has federal experience helping cities across the country prepare for natural disasters. Benjamin Rance will begin his new role as Grand Rapids’ emergency manager on Aug. 4, the...
Freshwater is disappearing from the Earth at alarming rates: Study
Yahoo News
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The planet has endured massive freshwater losses over the past two decades due to the combined effects of climate change, overconsumption and drought, a new study has found. Arid land areas are expanding at a rate roughly twice the size of...
Quirky, once-isolated Alaska town is eyeing a transportation-system upgrade
Alaska Beacon
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July 22, 2025
Whittier, the quirky port town at the western edge of Prince William Sound, is known for keeping people in close quarters. Almost all of the approximately 275 residents live in a single building, a converted military structure called the Begich...
Oregon’s New Microgrid Legislation: Paving the Way for Energy Resilience
JD Supra - California
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July 28, 2025
Oregon has taken a groundbreaking step in clean energy with the enactment of two pioneering microgrid bills—HB 2065 and HB 2066. According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, there are currently 692 microgrids operating in seven U.S....
GRAPHIC: Security footage reveals new details in deadly downtown Anchorage shooting
Alaska's News Source
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July 22, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Security footage obtained by Alaska’s News Source reveals more details in the case of a shooting incident in downtown Anchorage that left one man dead Sunday night. Content Warning: The video in this article contains...
Alaska Rep. Nick Begich again votes to strip funding from public broadcasters
Alaska Beacon
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July 19, 2025
The U.S. House of Representatives voted overnight Thursday to strip more than $1.1 billion in previously budgeted money from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, putting the future of many of Alaska’s small public radio stations in doubt....
Vicinity Acquires DanTech Services to Expand Capabilities Across Alaska and the Pacific
The AI Journal
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July 22, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vicinity announced today its acquisition of DanTech Services, uniting two of the region’s most capable Managed IT Service Providers to form a single, performance-driven technology organization. This acquisition...
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 18, 2025
Alaska Public Media
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Friday on Alaska News Nightly: Delays for Alaskans seeking government benefits like food stamps and disability payments persist. Plus, Southwest Alaska residents remain wary of Pebble Mine as its parent company's lawsuit continues. And, Indigenous...
Anchorage School District Superintendent speaks out on the troubles they face
Your Alaska Link
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ASD Superintendent Dr. Jharrett Bryantt exclaimed, "Real leaders never punch down. I think real leaders look in the face of their community just like I have all week long and I've asked them how does this stuff makes you feel?" Anchorage School...
Governor vetoes bill intended to provide emergency health care to Alaska police dogs
Alaska Beacon
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July 19, 2025
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill that would allow paramedics and other licensed emergency responders to provide treatment to injured police and rescue dogs. Current state law permits non-licensed people to treat injured “operational canines,”...
Search continues for missing Juneau man a month after disappearance
KTOO - Alaska
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July 21, 2025
A missing person poster for Juneau resident Benjamin Stepetin hangs outside of a downtown business on Monday, July 21, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) Tuesday marks one month since Juneau resident Benjamin “Benny” Stepetin was last seen in...
Can Alaska LNG Tip the Scales in Japan–US Tariff Talks?
JAPAN Forward
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July 22, 2025
このページを 日本語 で読む As negotiations between Japan and the United States over President Donald Trump's tariffs intensify, a US liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is viewed as Tokyo's trump card. The project involves a 1,300-kilometer pipeline running...
Prior Authorization Bill Becomes Law Without Governor’s Signature
Alaska Business
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July 21, 2025
Stakeholders came together to craft provisions of SB133, which was introduced by the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee in March. Senators passed the bill in May with no votes against it, and it passed the Alaska House of Representatives...
Video of downtown Anchorage shooting appears to show gunman opening fire before being fatally shot by bar security
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A sidewalk outside the Gaslight Lounge reopened to the public after Anchorage police investigated an early morning shooting in downtown on Sunday, July 20, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) A shooting outside a bar in downtown Anchorage early Sunday ended...
World News | Indian-American Economist Gita Gopinath to Leave IMF to Rejoin Harvard University Faculty
Latestly
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July 22, 2025
New York, Jul 22 (PTI) Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath who is serving as the first deputy managing director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said she is rejoining Harvard University as an economics professor. "After nearly 7...
Trump endorses Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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President Donald Trump, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, right, and Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., listen as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)...
South Korea economy likely returned to growth in Q2: Reuters Poll
WTVB - Michigan
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By Rahul Trivedi BENGALURU (Reuters) -South Korea’s economy likely returned to growth last quarter, supported by a modest rebound in exports and a gradual recovery in domestic demand, a Reuters poll of economists found. After contracting 0.2% in...