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Billikens: The grinning, pot-bellied good luck charm that dominated midcentury Alaska
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story. An Anchorage Alaska billiken decal...
Las Vegas ranks 7th in new report ranking world's top hiking cities
My News 3 - Nevada
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Las Vegas (KSNV) — Las Vegas is one of the top destinations for hiking, according to a new report. In the global study conducted by online hiking retailer SportsShoes.com, Rio de Janeiro was named the best city in the world for hikers, followed by...
Starbucks Will Pay Up to $136,000 for New Job to Travel the World
Newsweek
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June 11, 2025
Coffee giant Starbucks is hiring one internal and one external candidate to become "Global Coffee Creators," a social media-savvy role that could pay up to $136,000 and involves traveling the world to showcase the company's coffee operations. Why...
One Irvine Neighborhood Revitalization Program Opens June 17 ...
Huntington Beach News - California
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by: City of Irvine PIO Published: June 12, 2025 IRVINE...The City of Irvine is opening applications for the next round of the One Irvine neighborhood revitalization program. One Irvine is a program designed to enhance aesthetic conditions as...
Washington state man arrested in clinic bombing case
Northwest Asian Weekly - Washington State
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June 5, 2025
By JAIMIE DING, OLGA RODRIGUEZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Damage to a building is seen after an explosion in Palm Springs, Calif., on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities arrested a man they say...
From poetry to paving to politics – the list for your West Seattle Wednesday!
West Seattle Blog - Washington State
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June 11, 2025
(Photographed on Beach Drive by Thomas Bach) Here’s what’s happening in the hours ahead, mostly as featured on the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: WALKING FOR WELL-BEING: 10 am Wednesday walks leave from 47th/Fauntleroy. TODDLER READING TIME AT...
Olympia’s £1.3bn redevelopment set to inject over £600m into UK economy
EN
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June 9, 2025
Olympia’s £1.3bn redevelopment is set to inject more than £600m into the UK economy, according to a new socioeconomic data by leading economic consultancy, Volterra. The data echoes the Mayor of London’s recently published London Growth Plan,...
COLUMN: Travelling as music lovers in a dangerous time
Similkameen Spotlight
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June 11, 2025
'I thought we weren't doing this' my sister-in-law said shortly after my brother bought concert tickets in Auburn, Wash. "I thought we weren't doing this." That's what my sister-in-law said, shortly after my brother clicked the 'purchase tickets'...
Washington attorney general exploring potential challenge to new federal travel restrictions
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) Washington is "taking a careful look" at where it has standing to challenge President Donald Trump's recent proclamation restricting travel from 12 countries, Attorney General Nick Brown said during a...
Washington state airlifts derelict boats from island
World - North Carolina
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June 5, 2025
Fourteen derelict boats went flying this week as the Washington Department of Natural Resources cleared them from an island. The department used aircraft and ground personnel to haul boats to the mainland for deconstruction. The boats reportedly...
Washington State Man Arrested on Federal Charges For Providing Material Support to California Clinic Bomber
Big Country News Connection - Washington State
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WASHINGTON DC - A Washington state man was arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he provided material support to the Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber by shipping and paying for significant quantities of ammonium nitrate – an...
Simmering Trump trade war still hurting WA shipping, tourism
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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If U.S. trade policy seems to shift by the week, the economic costs for trade-dependent states like Washington are steadily piling up. At the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, inbound container traffic dropped substantially in May as heavy U.S. tariffs...
Authorities search hiking area for Washington state father accused of killing 3 daughters
NBC News
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June 11, 2025
Authorities believe they have tracked Travis Decker, who is accused of killing his three young daughters, to a hiking area in Chelan County, Washington. “Tracking teams believe they are on Decker’s trail, community support and tips are still...
SIGNUP TIME: West Seattle Baseball Summer Crush, plus a peek ahead!
West Seattle Blog - Washington State
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June 11, 2025
Ball player in the family? Less than two weeks left to sign up for West Seattle Baseball‘s Summer Crush. And WS Baseball has a few other announcements to share: Crush is Focused on the FUN! Summer Crush is West Seattle Baseball´s fun summer games...
Olympia redevelopment to boost economy by £600m annually
Access All Areas
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June 9, 2025
Opening in phases later this year, Olympia London will benefit the UK eceonomy by more than £600 million and attract 3.5 million people to events per year, according to economic consultancy Volterra. The £1.3bn redevelopment of the 139-year-old...
Olympia’s £1.3bn redevelopment set to inject £600m into the UK economy
Conference & Meetings World
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June 9, 2025
London Olympia’s £1.3bn redevelopment is set to inject more than £600m into the UK economy, according to a new socioeconomic data by economic consultancy, Volterra. The data echoes the Mayor of London’s recently published London Growth Plan, which...
Strike commences at LKSM Forestry on Vancouver Island
Canadian Forest Industries
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June 11, 2025
On Friday, June 6, United Steelworkers, Local 1-1937 members went on strike against La-kwa-sa-muqw Forestry LP (LKSM) because of the significant concessions they are demanding. Those concessions include, but are not limited to, demands that LKSM...
From Travel Ban to Troops in Streets, Advocates Blast Trump’s Targeting of Immigrant Communities
Democracy Now!
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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Nermeen Shaikh in New York. AMY GOODMAN: And I’m Amy Goodman in Salt Lake City, Utah. We’re...
Starbucks wants to pay you to travel the world — but you have to act fast
WTOL 11 - Ohio
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June 11, 2025
Starbucks wants two creators who are willing to help "show the world why Starbucks coffee hits different." SEATTLE — If your dream job involves jet-setting to Tokyo, sipping espresso in Milan and capturing it all on TikTok, Starbucks has a gig for...
Today's Headlines: WA officials decry travel ban; Spokane County prosecutor to step down
Spokane Public Radio - Washington State
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June 11, 2025
WA officials decry Trump travel ban, consider legal action Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is speaking out again against a Trump travel ban. New restrictions from the federal government went into effect on Monday. They fully or partially prohibit...