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It was sold in 1867, but some Russians want Alaska back from the U.S.
Way back in 1991, as the once-mighty Soviet Union disintegrated and Westerners cheered, Vladimir Putin’s favorite rock ‘n’ roll band released “Don’t Fool Around, America,” a patriotic hit about an even older lost cause — Russia’s 1867 sale of...
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The Anchorage Weekender: AFN, haunted trails and 8 more local events
It might be getting darker and colder, but there's still a lot going on in Anchorage, from fall festivals and the Alaska Federation of Natives convention to haunted trails and hip-hop. The Anchorage Weekender rounded up 10 things to do to...
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FT: Putin's lengthy historical monologue in Alaska angered Trump
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During his meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska on 15 August, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin launched into a lengthy historical monologue that angered the US president, forcing him to raise his voice and even threaten to leave. The Financial Times...
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Every single Jennifer Lopez movie, ranked
2025-10-17T14:38:33Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app Jennifer Lopez is well-known for her pop career, but she has...
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Trump's EPA Cancelled Flood Protection Grant In Alaska...
The remote village of Kipnuk had planned to use the money from the EPA to protect itself from flooding, but that money was cancelled by the Trump administration. On Sunday, the entire village was underwater. But this is what happens when you put...
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Typhoon Halong highlights the importance of public broadcasting in Alaska
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News-Miner opinion: For decades, Alaska’s rural public radio stations have served as a mainstay source for information, news and public service. For Western Alaska communities, this became ever more immediate as the remnants of Typhoon Halong...
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Minneapolis airport ranks among the best for art, dining and shopping
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Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport has been named one of the best large airports in the country – and its art, dining and shopping rank highly too, according to the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. Every week, USA TODAY...
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Alaska floods: What we know as hundreds evacuated after devastating storm
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...
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Alaska Nanooks Rifle Team Hosts #12 Ohio State to Start 2025-26
The Alaska Nanooks rifle program kicks off its 2025-26 season at home, facing the No. 12 Ohio State Buckeyes in a dual match. The first contest is scheduled for October 17 at the E.F. Horton Rifle Range, while the second will take place the...
A House of Dynamite to The Twits: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Pick of the week A House of Dynamite A missile of unknown origin has been launched from the Pacific – and it’s heading for the US. From that hook, Kathryn Bigelow has fashioned an almost unbearably tense thriller out of the American response. As...
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WA college sports schedule: Oct. 17-24, 2025
MOSES LAKE – College athletes continue to battle through the season as the weather gets colder and the games get hotter. Check out where your favorite college team will be playing this week. Football Oct. 18 UW (5-1) @ Michigan – 9 a.m. WSU (3-3)...
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The Alaska Airlines Sports Center becomes temporary home for 100’s evacuated from floods
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Crews scurried to turn the Alaska Airlines Sports Center into an emergency shelter for evacuated flood victims Wednesday night. Within hours there were 300 cots set up inside. Harry Snyder was one of the people who spent...
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In photos: Tears and uncertainty in day two of mass evacuation from western Alaska
Flights continued on a C-17 military transport plane Thursday evacuating hundreds of residents of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok after the devastation of ex-Typhoon Halong. Evacuees sheltered overnight in Bethel on Wednesday after being airlifted from...
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Alaska Grows Single Sign-On With Mobile App, Focuses on Privacy
It’s no small task to stand up a single digital portal to access government services. A “one-stop shop” or “Amazon-like experience” has long been held up as the goal as governments work to provide easier access to everything from receiving social...
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Anchorage football star Deuce Zimmerman is enjoying a breakout season at Western New Mexico University
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East High's Deuce Zimmerman in 2022. (Marc Lester / ADN) There isn’t a bevy of Alaskans tearing it up and posting prolific production for their respective college football programs right now. One of the few is Anchorage’s Deuce Zimmerman. Now a...
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BSU’s Luke Roelofs details progress, penalties and his bizarre hunt for stitches in Anchorage
BEMIDJI — Every Bemidji State men’s hockey player made the trip to Anchorage, Alaska, for the season-opening series against the Seawolves. And almost every player followed the scheduled itinerary. Sophomore defenseman Luke Roelofs, however, did...
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Alaska airlifts hundreds from coastal villages hit by typhoon
Alaska is undertaking one of the most significant airlifts in its history as hundreds of people are being evacuated from coastal villages hit hard by Typhoon Halong last weekend, according to officials. The storm resulted in record water levels...
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Evacuees detail harrowing scenes of flooding in coastal Alaska villages as airlift continues
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The house rocked as if an earthquake had struck, and suddenly it was floating. Water seeped in through the front door, and waves smacked the big glass window. From the lone dry room where Alexie Stone and his brothers and...
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‘Everything is lost now’: Hundreds evacuate from Western Alaska villages
A massive airlift is underway in Western Alaska as Alaska National Guard planes and helicopters take people from villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. On Wednesday and Thursday, hundreds of people from Kipnuk and Kwigillingok...
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Montana State Billings women tabbed 4th in preseason GNAC coaches poll
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Montana State Billings women's basketball team is picked to finished fourth in the 2025-26 Great Northwest Athletic Conference preseason coaches poll, which was released by the league on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets, under...
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