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A popular Alaskan climber fell to his death from Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, marking the third death in the park this summer. Balin Miller, 23, died in a climbing accident Wednesday, his mother Jeanine Girard-Moorman confirmed. “He’s been climbing since he was a young boy,” she said. “His heart and soul was truly to just climb. He loved to …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A popular Alaskan climber fell to his death from Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, marking the third death in the park this summer. Balin Miller, 23, died in a climbing accident Wednesday, his mother Jeanine Girard-Moorman confirmed. “He’s been climbing since he was a young boy,” she said. “His heart and soul was truly to just …

At Trump and Putin Summit, an Alaskan Halibut Dish Gets a Cameo  The New York Times Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit  NPR White House responds to report of Alaska summit papers left on public printer: ‘Hilarious’  The Hill Printout identifying gift, menu at Trump-Putin summit left at hotel printer  New York Post Dumbest Leakers Reveal Trump’s …

A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater downstream. Officials in recent days have been warning people in the flood zone to be ready to evacuate. On Tuesday morning …

A China-flagged research vessel was detected Friday off the coast of Alaska, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard reported Saturday that the Xue Long 2, an icebreaker, was detected about 290 nautical miles north of Utqiagvik, Alaska, in the U.S. Arctic. The Xue Long 2 is operated by China’s Polar Research Institute.   A Coast Guard C-130J Hercules …