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Alaska Railroad CEO: Rail is 'key asset' for state
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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Alaska Railroad Corporation President and CEO Bill O’Leary emphasized the importance of the state’s railways during a Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, calling them an essential part of Alaska’s infrastructure. “It is a...
Trump’s critics say Putin ‘flattered’ Trump at the Alaska summit. Europe’s leaders aim to do the same
The Independent
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August 17, 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...
Qatar embraces US-Russia summit in Alaska
Qatar Tribune
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August 18, 2025
QNA Doha The State of Qatar has embraced the summit held in Alaska between President of the United States of America HE Donald Trump and President of the Russian Federation HE Vladimir Putin, expressing its hope that current diplomatic efforts...
Alaska: From Ancient Pathways to Arctic Power
Goa Chronicle
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August 17, 2025
I. The First Pathways Around 14,000 years ago, humans crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Asia. They followed herds and found new homes. Their descendants became Alaska’s Indigenous peoples: – Inupiat and Yup’ik in the Arctic, hunters of sea...
Science Anchorage Daily News, Alaska New APU lab helps researchers identify microplastics in Alaska's waterways
Yahoo News
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Aug. 17—A few months into its development, the Alaska and Arctic Waterways Analytics lab at Alaska Pacific University has already found microplastics in water samples taken all over Alaska. APU received a $5 million grant from NASA's Minority...
New APU lab helps researchers identify microplastics in Alaska’s waterways
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Dee Barker, associate professor of chemistry and environmental science at APU, demonstrates a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy instrument in a laboratory in Grant Hall on August 8, 2025. Barker studies microplastics in drinking water in...
The short life and sudden death of one of Alaska’s longest-institutionalized psychiatric patients
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Duop Tharjiath (right) and his father Pauliet Tharjiath, taken in the mid-2010s. (Courtesy Nyagam Tharjiath) Duop Tharjiath, the son of Sudanese refugees, was found dead in his room at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute in late March. Tharjiath, 29...
What Happened at the Trump-Putin Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska
Techstory
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August 17, 2025
The meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on 15 August 2025 has already drawn attention around the world. The war in Ukraine, which has now stretched into its fourth year, remains the...
Democrat Senator said Alaska summit was ‘great day’ for Russia: Putin was ‘absolved of his crimes in front of the world’
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 17, 2025
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Trump shares First Lady Melania’s letter to Putin as he rages over coverage of Alaska summit
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 17, 2025
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White House responds to report of Alaska summit papers left on public printer: 'Hilarious'
KTBS 3 - Louisiana
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The White House responded to an NPR report revealing that U.S. government papers about the President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin summit in Alaska were left on a public hotel printer, dismissing it as “hilarious.” "It's hilarious...
Kevin McCabe: Putting Alaska’s students first in 2026
Must Read Alaska
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August 17, 2025
By KEVIN MCCABE In Alaska, we have debated education funding for decades, yet our results remain near the bottom nationally. The discussion too often centers on how much money we spend, not on whether our kids are learning. While politicians argue...
Zelenskyy And EU Leaders To Meet With Trump After Dismal Alaska Summit
Forbes
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - AUGUST 15: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders met for peace talks aimed at...
Transcript: Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan on "Face the Nation"
CBS News
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August 17, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, which was on taped Aug. 14, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska, and aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 17. The transcript of the first part of the...
Though disaster could be avoided in Alaska, it was still a Russian PR-victory – Hungarian expert
Ukrinform
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August 17, 2025
Trump’s refusal to accept Putin’s de facto ultimatum on Ukraine can be considered the only positive outcome of the bilateral meeting in Alaska, although it also became a PR victory for the Kremlin. This was stated by Hungarian expert András Rácz,...
Top Trump envoy says Putin agreed to ‘game-changing’ security protections for Ukraine at Alaska summit with U.S. president
The Independent
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August 17, 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...
Qatar Welcomes US Russia Summit in Alaska
The Peninsula
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August 17, 2025
Doha: The State of Qatar welcomes the summit held in Alaska between HE President Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, and HE President Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation. Qatar expresses its hope that the...
White House's push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives
Rocky Mount Telegram - North Carolina
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BETHEL, Alaska — Fish camps still dot the banks of the broad Kuskokwim River in southwestern Alaska. Wooden huts and tarped shelters stand beside drying racks draped with bright red strips of salmon, which Alaska Native families have harvested for...
UPSC Key: Alaska summit, GST reforms and Eco-sensitive Western Ghats
The Indian Express
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August 17, 2025
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Story continues...
[UAE welcomes Trump’s Alaska summit
Yemen Online
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August 17, 2025
The United Arab Emirates welcomed the summit held in Alaska between Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, and Vladimir Putin, President of Russian, expressing appreciation for President Trump’s efforts to promote dialogue and...