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BIZNOTE: HomeStreet Bank celebrates small-business showcase change while hosting Chamber party
West Seattle Blog - Washington State
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July 24, 2025
A bank lobby probably isn’t a place you’d think of as a party venue. But that’s what the HomeStreet Bank West Seattle branch (4022 SW Alaska; WSB sponsor) lobby was last night, hosting the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce‘s monthly After-Hours...
What to expect after an earthquake triggers tsunami waves
The Independent
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July 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Alaska Airlines Resumes Operations After System Glitch Grounds All Flights
Slashdot
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July 21, 2025
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air grounded all flights Sunday night due to a major IT outage, prompting a system-wide FAA ground stop that lasted until early Monday. Although operations have since resumed, passengers are still facing delays and...
Massive Russia Quake Sparks Tsunami Alerts Across Pacific
teleSUR
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Tsunami warnings issued from Japan to Mexico after massive Kamchatka earthquake; evacuations and emergency measures underway. Seismic shock off Kamchatka sets off tsunami chain reaction across Pacific coasts. Photo: @AFP July 30, 2025 Hour: 12:51...
The Anchorage Weekender: A 'Coho Rodeo,' kids drag racing and 7 more local events
Alaska Public Media
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July 24, 2025
July is winding down, but summer events aren’t. In this Anchorage Weekender, we’ve rounded up nine ways for you to make the most of your weekend. 1. Cheese and Crackers Ride Join Trek Bicycle Store for their Cheese and Crackers ride on Thursday....
This nonprofit’s tiny homes are helping Anchorage’s homeless. The city is taking notes.
Alaska Public Media
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July 24, 2025
Until recently, Willie Martin was homeless — couch surfing and staying in shelters. “I tell people now, ‘Oh, I live in a gated community,’” he said, laughing. He lives in one of six tiny homes that form a little neighborhood on a fenced-in corner...
Live: First waves hit Russia, Japan but no tsunami threat for Australia
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 30, 2025
1h agoWed 30 Jul 2025 at 3:09am Let's bring you up to speed Good afternoon, and thank you for joining our live coverage of the aftermath of a powerful earthquake off Russia's eastern coast early this morning. Here's what's happened so far: The...
American Airlines restores forecast amid economic uncertainty
Al Jazeera
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July 24, 2025
American Airlines has restored its full-year outlook as broader economic uncertainty continues to weigh on domestic consumer demand across the travel industry. The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier on Thursday offered a wide range for its full-year...
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Why earthquake in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is dangerous
Firstpost
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July 30, 2025
A massive earthquake hit Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday (July 30), prompting tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean. The 8.8 magnitude quake is the strongest to strike the planet since 2011, when a 9.0 magnitude earthquake...
Tsunami hits Russia and Japan after earthquake with major evacuations and alerts issued in USA
Manchester Evening News
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July 30, 2025
Parts of Russia and Japan have been struck by one of the world's fiercest earthquakes - with other countries braced for its impact. A tsunami hit coastal areas of the Kuril Islands, in Russia's far east, and Japan’s large northern island of...
Alaska Airlines resumes operations after software outage
Juneau Empire - Alaska
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July 21, 2025
Alaska Airlines resumed operations early Monday after grounding its entire fleet of planes and those of a subsidiary because of a software outage for about three hours. The airline first requested to ground the more than 200 aircraft it operates...
Tsunami Warnings Prompt Evacuations in Hawaii After Quake Off Russia Coast
Times News Global
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July 30, 2025
HONOLULU, Hawaii — A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia on July 29, 2025, triggering tsunami warnings that prompted evacuations in coastal areas of Hawaii and alerts across the U.S. West Coast. President Donald...
8.7 magnitude earthquake off Russia triggers tsunami alerts across Pacific
Madhyamam
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July 30, 2025
A massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday morning, prompting widespread tsunami warnings and evacuation orders across multiple countries, including Japan, the United States, Taiwan, and...
Alaska governor vetoes another bill, his seventh of this year
Alaska Beacon
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July 22, 2025
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has canceled a broadly supported bill proposed by a legislative task force and intended to help commercial fishers in Alaska. The governor issued his veto of Senate Bill 156 on Wednesday, marking his seventh veto of a policy...
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, July 21, 2025
Alaska Public Media
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Monday on Alaska News Nightly: A lawsuit claims the governor's latest pick for the Alaska Judicial Council is unconstitutional. Also, an Alaska Airlines IT outage disrupts some Alaskans' travel plans. And one of Alaska's most iconic mountain races...
How does massive 8.8 earthquake off Russia measure against the biggest ever?
Metro
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July 30, 2025
An aerial view of the city of Severo-Kurilsk flooded due to tsunami triggered by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula (Picture: Anadolu via Getty Images) A ‘life-threatening’ earthquake off the coast of Russia has...
Tsunami advisory issued for California coast after 8.8 quake off of Russia
Daily Breeze - California
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July 30, 2025
A tsunami advisory was issued for the entire California coast following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia on Tuesday afternoon, July 29. The National Tsunami Warning Center, based in Alaska, issued a tsunami warning for parts of...
Immediate Notice: Multiple Disney Parks Under Life-Threatening Tsunami Alarm
Inside the Magic
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July 30, 2025
BREAKING: A powerful undersea earthquake jolted Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early Tuesday, setting off tsunami alarms across the Pacific and putting two high-profile Disney resorts directly in the path of potential danger. Credit: Nicholas Cole,...
Tsunami waves reach Hawaii after magnitude 8.8…
USA Today - Virginia
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Tsunami waves reached Hawaii on July 29 after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, a magnitude 8.8 temblor, struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and triggered alerts across the Pacific and the entire U.S. West Coast. The waves...
Alaska Airlines flights in Phoenix, around U.S. grounded
Daily Independent - Arizona
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By The Associated Press Alaska Airlines grounded all its flights due to an undisclosed technical error affecting its entire system, the carrier announced early Monday. “We are currently experiencing an IT outage that's impacting our operations. We...