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Alaska Certifies Ballot Initiative On Regulated Use Of Natural Medicines
KSRM 920 AM - Alaska
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August 18, 2025
Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom has certified a proposed ballot initiative that seeks to legalize and regulate certain natural medicines for therapeutic and traditional use in Alaska. The initiative, known as “25ANMA,” now moves to the...
Alaska Summit Served as Ceremonial Funeral for Liberal World Order
Hungarian Conservative
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August 18, 2025
‘Good evening, America—good evening, free world! Tonight, from the icy frontier of Anchorage, Alaska, history marches before our eyes. The hour is heavy, the stage is set. First to arrive—President Donald J Trump, stepping onto Alaskan soil with...
Alaska Summit: Planned as a historic summit billed as Pursuing Peace, it turned out as usual
Ukrinform
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Putin was greeted with applause on the airport ramp, but hurriedly escorted out in the corridor The political storm that quickly swept in on August 8, when Trump announced a meeting with Putin instead of sanctions, has ended. Earlier than...
International News Briefs for Monday, August 18, 2025
Havana Times
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August 18, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Monday, August 18, 2025. Trump to Host Zelensky at White House After Alaska Summit with Putin Fails to Secure Peace Deal Aug 18, 2025 President...
Russia, Belarus to hold joint military drill next month
Defense News
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August 18, 2025
MILAN — Russia and Belarus are expected to conduct a joint military exercise next month involving nuclear weapons and Russian-made hypersonic missiles, the Belarusian defense minister said last week. During a recent press conference in Minsk,...
Government Contractor CEO Accused of Embezzling $2.4M for Gambling and Hunting
Gambling News - New York
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August 18, 2025
James Vincent Campbell, the chief executive officer of government contractor Axim Fringe Solutions Group, has been accused of embezzling millions of dollars. According to the US Department of Justice, Campbell is believed to have used the money on...
Failed Alaska talks leave Zelensky and Ukraine in a dilemma
Indian Newslink
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August 18, 2025
US President greets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the tarmac at the Anchorage VIP Terminal in Alaska (USA) on August 14, 2025 (White House Photo) Venkat Raman Auckland, August 19, 2025 The meeting between US President Donald Trump and...
Residents of Juneau's View Drive weigh their options after repeated flooding
Alaska Public Media
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August 18, 2025
Juneau homes on View Drive were hit the hardest by Wednesday’s glacial outburst flood. Now, as residents there dry out, they’re mulling over a federal buyout program to leave the street for good. The city reported Friday that 47 homes flooded, but...
Trump vows to change how elections are run. The US Constitution doesn't give him that...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Trump's post marks an escalation even in his normally overheated election rhetoric. He issued a wide-ranging executive order earlier this year that, among other changes, would have required documented proof-of-citizenship before registering to...
WisDems: ICYMI: Justice Bradley has taken $52k in judicial junkets to resorts in Hawaii, Alaska and Florida
WisPolitics - Wisconsin
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August 18, 2025
MADISON, Wis. — Today, a new report revealed that Justice Rebecca Bradley took over $50k from conservative groups to vacation across the country. Justice Bradley, has traveled to places such as Hawaii and Alaska on the dime of right-wing groups...
Trump Preps for Power Summit With Deranged Election Denial
The Daily Beast
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August 18, 2025
President Trump has prepared for a peace summit with a group of the world’s most powerful people by having a full-scale election denial meltdown. Apparently spurred on by Vladimir Putin’s supposed comments about mail-in ballots, Trump hit caps and...
Trump vows to change how elections are run. The US Constitution doesn't give him that power
KSAT - Texas
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August 18, 2025
President Donald Trump on Monday vowed more changes to the way elections are conducted in the U.S., but based on the Constitution there is little to nothing he can do on his own. Relying on false information and conspiracy theories that he's...
Former Alaska Sen. Tom Begich files to run for governor
KINY - Alaska
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August 18, 2025
By Greg Knight, News of the North Former Alaska Senator Tom Begich is looking to make a political comeback. On Monday, the Anchorage lawmaker officially filed to run for governor in 2026, putting his name forward as the first Democrat to jump into...
Trump’s Alaska Summit – Europe’s Moment of Truth?
Kyiv Post
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August 18, 2025
“The most disgraceful thing was to watch American President Donald Trump welcome Putin, a war criminal, with a smile and a red carpet rolled out by American soldiers.” This was the reaction of many Ukrainians I spoke to after the Alaska Summit....
Opinion: Alaska without a deal — The Trump, Putin summit and the war that won’t end
Telengana Today
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August 18, 2025
The Alaska summit produced good optics but no substance — Putin gained legitimacy, Ukraine sidelined By Major General (Dr) SB Asthana (Veteran) The much-hyped Alaska meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Kiewit Wins $400M Contract for Alaska Port Upgrade
Engineering News Record
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August 18, 2025
Plans to build the United States’ first deepwater Arctic port in Nome, Alaska, are advancing after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District selected Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. for a $399.4-million contract covering the first of the...
Russian Prez Putin apprises PM Modi about Alaska summit
The Statesman (India)
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August 18, 2025
Three days after the Alaska Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday had a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during which he apprised Modi about his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump over the Ukraine...
San Diego carrier USS Abraham Lincoln headed for war games off Alaska
The San Diego Union-Tribune - California
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August 18, 2025
The Navy says it is sending the San Diego-based carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to Alaska to participate in large-scale warfighter training before it deploys to the Indo-Pacific, which is expected to occur later this year. The 1,092-foot Lincoln is...
New law aims to avoid repeat of recent scandals at Veterans Affairs
Government Executive
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August 18, 2025
President Donald Trump on Aug. 14 signed into law a bill that seeks to increase oversight of the Veterans Affairs Department following recent scandals involving critical skill incentives for VA senior officials and projected budget shortfalls. The...
Caribou vs. drilling: U.S. politics and the new phase of a multi-generational struggle in the Yukon
The Narwhal
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August 18, 2025
Succulent scents of caribou, moose, muskrat and beaver — boiled, roasted and fried — waft from the kitchen. Young children chase one another around the community centre, clutching bags of dried caribou, strings of meat stuck in their teeth. The...