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Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it’s hosting a U.S.-Russia summit

Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it’s hosting a U.S.-Russia summit

Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s. To pay off war debts, Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. Now presidents Trump and Putin will meet Friday in Alaska to discuss another war involving Crimea.
by Greg Myre

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Taylor Swift announces 12th studio album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

Taylor Swift announces 12th studio album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” The full-length release announced Tuesday follows her last original album, 2024’s “The Tortured Poets Department.”
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Buying a pop album on vinyl? You might be paying for a fraction of the music

Buying a pop album on vinyl? You might be paying for a fraction of the music

Fans who pre-ordered the new albums by Lil Wayne and The Weekend on vinyl got a rude awakening: More than half the songs that appeared on the streaming version were missing on the LP.
by Marc Hogan

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Thunder headlining NBA’s opening night, Christmas schedule for this season

Thunder headlining NBA’s opening night, Christmas schedule for this season

The Oklahoma City Thunder felt slighted last season when they were left off the NBA’s Christmas schedule. The other Christmas games, released by the NBA on Tuesday: Cleveland at New York, Houston at LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and Dallas visiting Golden State, and Minnesota playing at Denver.
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What to know about past meetings between Putin and his American counterparts

What to know about past meetings between Putin and his American counterparts

Bilateral meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterparts were a regular occurrence early in his tenure. But as tensions mounted between Moscow and the West following the illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and allegations of meddling with the 2016 U.S. elections, those became increasingly less frequent, and their tone became less friendly. 
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Two injured in ‘use-of-force incident’ involving police in Moorhead

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after two people were injured in what authorities are calling a “use-of-force incident” in Moorhead on Monday night.
by MPR News Staff

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Inflation remains elevated as Trump's tariffs take hold

Inflation remains elevated as Trump's tariffs take hold

Inflation remained elevated last month as President Donald Trump's tariffs continued to make their way into the prices that consumers pay. The average cost of living in July was up 2.7 percent.
by Scott Horsley

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Video shows steel workers scrambling into wreckage left by explosion that killed 2 in Pennsylvania

Video shows steel workers scrambling into wreckage left by explosion that killed 2 in Pennsylvania

After an explosion rocked a steel plant outside Pittsburgh, workers scrambled into the wreckage alongside firefighters directing streams of water. By the time the scene was secure, two people were dead and more than 10 others were injured, including one who spent hours trapped in rubble left Monday by the blast that was powerful enough to shake nearby homes.
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