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Alaska man gifted $22,000 motorcycle by Russian government after viral interview

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man might have walked away as the biggest winner of last week’s high stakes summit between ...

'It's so amazing': After Lavrov's Soviet sweatshirt, Putin gifts $22k Soviet-style motorcycle to Alaska man

After an Alaskan man went viral on Russian state television for complaining that the cost of repairing his Soviet-era ...

It was sold in 1867, but some Russians want Alaska back from the US

Alaska and Crimea remain linked in some ways today, both viewed by some nationalists as historic Russian regions lost by weak ...
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Meet the Scientist Tracing 10,000 Years of Indigenous Life Along Alaska’s Southern Coast

Aron Crowell weaves Indigenous knowledge, archaeology and environmental science into a powerful narrative of cultural ...

Why Did Russia Sell Alaska? The History of Russia’s Ties to the U.S. State

The meeting between President Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is taking place in a region rich with significance for ...

Interior Dept. unveils Alaska, Gulf of Mexico oil drilling lease timeline

The U.S. Department of the Interior on Tuesday unveiled its longterm schedule for new Alaskan and Gulf of Mexico offshore oil ...

Putin gives Alaska man new motorcycle after he complained about cost to repair his Soviet-era bike because of war

Mark Warren, of Anchorage, said he was handed the keys to the spanking new Ural motorbike in a motel parking lot by a Russian embassy employee last week after Vladimir Putin’s high-stakes ...

Why Russia Sold Alaska to the U.S.

The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867.

Bessent: Trump Inviting Putin To Alaska Was Like Showing Your Out-Of-Control Neighbor Your Gun Case

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered this line in response to criticism of President Trump inviting Russian President ...