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Pentagon, Anchorage Koreans Respond to North Korea Threats
Channel 2 NewsWith the U.S. military ramping up its presence in the Pacific due to North Korean threats of a nuclear attack, Pentagon officials say Alaska's Fort Greely and its missile interceptors are part of that effort. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says...Tags: North American Aerospace Defense Command, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Military Equipment, North Korea, Missile Systems
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Anchorage Police Officer Heading to South Korea for Special Olympics
Channel 2 NewsAn Anchorage Police Department officer will head to South Korea with four Alaskan Special Olympians later this month. At a Friday news briefing, Officer Karen Och was introduced as the law enforcement official who will participate in this year's...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Olympic Games, Special Olympics, Law Enforcement, Judges
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Air Force One Touches Down in Anchorage Overnight
Air Force One has come and gone after a refueling stop in Alaska early Saturday morning. Air Force One was on its way to South Korea for an international summit on keeping nuclear materials out of terrorists hands. The plane, carrying President...
Tags: Barack Obama
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UN Tobacco Control: Countries Near Treaty on Cigarette Smuggling
Channel 2 NewsThe World Health Organization says a majority of its member states are nearing agreement on a deal to crack down on cigarette smuggling. The global body says diplomats from 174 countries are expected to vote on a draft treaty as early as a Nov. 12-17...Tags: Health Organizations, Treaties, Politics, Health, Geneva (Swiss Confederation)
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Air Force One Refuels in Alaska After South Korea Visit
Channel 2 NewsAir Force One has stopped to refuel at a military base in Alaska on its return from South Korea, where President Barack Obama attended an international summit on keeping nuclear materials away from terrorists. The plane carrying Obama landed at 9:03 a.m....Tags: Barack Obama
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Airmen, allies train for combat at Red Flag Alaska
More than 1,000 airmen are at Alaska's Elmendorf and Eielson Air Force Bases for this month's Red Flag Alaska, an international training exercise.
The training unites forces from all over the world. Airmen from Japan, South Korea, Belgium and Romania...Tags: Alaska, U.S. Air Force, Belgium, Defense, Armed Forces
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North and South Korea name date for talks on restoring ties
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.SEOUL -- North Korea and South Korea indicated Friday that they would hold working-level talks on Sunday to discuss the reopening of a closed-down industrial park and the restart of tourist exchanges and reunions of separated families. In a possible...Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Park Geun-hye, North Korea, Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un
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South Korea: Talks with North scrapped over negotiators
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Koreas' first high-level talks in years were scrapped a day before they were to begin Wednesday because the sides didn't agree on the delegation leaders, South Korea said. The cancellation deflated tentative hopes...
Tags: Seoul (South Korea), Pyongyang (North Korea), Park Geun-hye, North Korea, American Red Cross
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North Korea abruptly backs out of talks with South
SEOUL -- Talks between North and South Korea scheduled to be held this week were abruptly canceled Tuesday, with Pyongyang dissatisfied over the makeup of the South's delegation. South Korea's Unification Ministry, which handles North Korean issues,...
Tags: Seoul (South Korea), Pyongyang (North Korea), Barack Obama, North Korea, Xi Jinping
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World Ballet Competition, All Stars of Dance head back to Orlando
The annual World Ballet Competition returns to Orlando this Monday, June 10, with the different rounds of the contest taking place at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center in Orlando. The public can watch the dancers compete — and then see the...
Tags: Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, Dance, Ukraine, Cuba, Romania
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel heads for Asia
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT — More than a year after the Obama administration announced it was shifting its defense policy to focus on Asia, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is trying to convince allies in the region that the so-called “Asia...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Asia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, Leon Panetta
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Obama and Xi's agenda
Maybe Dennis Rodman had a soothing effect on North Korea's chubby dictator during his visit to the Hermit Kingdom earlier this year, even though we now know that Kim Jong Un would have preferred to host Michael Jordan. This is not surprising, since Jordan...Tags: China, Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Beijing (China), Barack Obama
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