Putin’s first trip to the Pacific island chain claimed by Japan draws a protest from Tokyo

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made his first visit to the Kuril Islands, a Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that also is claimed by Japan, which voiced a ...
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Explosion at Dutch port of Rotterdam leaves 1 dead, several injured

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion at the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Thursday killed at least one person and injured several others, city police said. Police said the blast at Europe’s biggest ...

Alpine resorts’ snowmaking equipment may be put to work fighting summer forest fires

There’s barely any snow in sight above Adelboden in the intense August sunshine, never mind skiers. But the Swiss resort may ...
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Reflecting Pool’s botched repairs threaten to tarnish the National Park Service’s reputation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s botched repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have landed the National Park Service in a political predicament. The beloved federal agency, its ...
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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ was canned by Warner Bros. But 3 years later, that’s not all folks

NEW YORK (AP) — Before it was dubbed “the funeral screening,” it was just when Will Forte was going to see the movie. “Coyote vs. Acme” was finished. Director Dave Green, inspired by “Who Framed Roger ...
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Ms. Lauryn Hill and Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean will headline Global Citizen’s antipoverty festival

NEW YORK (AP) — Ms. Lauryn Hill and her Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean will bring their pointed and political music to Global Citizen Festival this fall. The headliners, announced Thursday, are a ...
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New Mexico Legislature wastes $500,000 on Flamenco dancing; The Barker Files

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Today’s episode of The Barker Files looks back on an investigation from 2014 where investigative reporter Larry Barker uncovered how the New Mexico Legislature wasted half a ...
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Monsoon storms, muggier, & gusty

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Hardly any rain is present with a few spotty showers with possible lightning strikes in a few mountainous areas of the western region especially. More passing high-level clouds and ...
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Eurovision music contest will take place in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas next year

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Burgas, a port city on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, organizers said Thursday. It’s the first time the music extravaganza is ...
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Tropical Storm Hernan forms in the Pacific while a different weather system could soak Hawaii

HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Hernan formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and wasn’t threatening land while a different storm system that could bring heavy rain and flooding this weekend moved toward ...

Bernalillo County commissioners approve funding to expand Keep NM Alive campaign

Bernalillo County commissioners have approved additional funding to expand a public health campaign. The Keep NM Alive ...
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Iran-backed Houthi rebels clash with Yemeni government forces and other Mideast developments

Clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen raged overnight Thursday as renewed violence continues to spread and feed growing fears that the country’s civil war could ...