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Press review: US shortens deadline on Kiev peace as EU eases terms in Trump trade deal
TASS
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July 29, 2025
MOSCOW, July 29. /TASS/. Donald Trump has revised the deadline for a peace deal on Ukraine, the US and EU have signed a trade agreement, and a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand has been declared. These stories topped Tuesday's headlines...
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,”...
Gov. Dunleavy unveils education-focused agenda for August special session
KINY - Alaska
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July 29, 2025
Governor Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference on Thursday, April 17 in Juneau. (Photo by Greg Knight/NOTN) NOTN- Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday released the full policy agenda for a special session of the Alaska Legislature, scheduled to...
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...
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...
Anchorage borrow-a-dog program gets pups out of the shelter and onto trails
KYUK - Alaska
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July 18, 2025
When Sable McGovern picked up Charlie, a 9-year-old German Shepherd Husky mix, he was a bundle of nerves. As she led him out of Anchorage Animal Care and Control, he was panting hard and spinning in anxious circles. But only 10 minutes later, on a...
Alaska launches new campaign to promote farmed shellfish and seaweed to chefs, retailers
IntraFish Media
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The Alaska Mariculture Cluster is launching a major marketing push to elevate the visibility of and demand for Alaska-grown seaweed and shellfish. The program, which kicks off in July and runs through September 2026, is funded by a $49 million...
Anchorage businesses prepare for Super Bowl 59 with parties and events
Your Alaska Link
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There will be plenty of Superbowl parties happening across Anchorage this weekend, including one at the Carousel Lounge: "We have the projector, screen and projector out. We're ready for the neighborhood to come out. We have prizes, t-shirts,...
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...
Elections Yukon tries to drum up interest in electoral reform plebiscite without a ballot question
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 18, 2025
Take it from your friendly neighbourhood reporter: how you phrase the question matters. Sometime this year, Yukon voters will be asked whether they want to keep the existing first-past-the-post system or adopt a new one where voters can rank...
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...
Alaska Tsunami Warning Had Residents Scrambling for High Ground After M7.3 Quake
Insurance Journal
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July 18, 2025
Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful offshore earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly downgraded and then canceled a tsunami warning for the region. There were no...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
USCG Arctic District responds to Chinese research vessel Xue Long 2
Marine Log
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July 28, 2025
Written by Nick Blenkey A Coast Guard C-130J Hercules aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak detects and responds to the China-flagged research ship Xue Long 2 on the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) in the U.S. Arctic, [USCG photograph]...