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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: Justice System, South Korea, Crime, Law and Justice, Special Olympics, Judges
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Special Olympic Athletes Leave for Summer Games in Greece
Friday night, three Special Olympics athletes received an Alaskan send-off, hours before boarding a plane, headed overseas. Christopher Cavanaugh of Kodiak, Jan Pendleton of Anchorage, and Melissa Adams of Wasilla, are part of Team USA and will join...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, 2016 Olympic Games, Sports, Special Olympics, Human Interest
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The 2 Do List (Jan. 20)
Pulse Dance Company in Concert
Friday, Jan. 21-Saturday, Jan. 22
8:00 p.m. at APU's Grant Hall
Pulse Dance Company takes to the stage for their first official performance Friday and Saturday nights. The new modern dance company was created less than a...Tags: Facebook, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Human Interest, Theater
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Weekend best bets: Jan. 21-23
Anchorage Folk Festival
Wednesday, Jan. 20-Saturday, Jan. 30
Various times and locations
The free, annual two-week festival features performances by more than 120 acts: singers, dancers, storytellers and a variety of musical groups will perform...Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Human Interest, Theater, Festive Events
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Water Polo: Olympian Buckner relays his story
COSTA MESA — One of the first questions Shea Buckner asked three dozen kids at the Costa Mesa Aquatics Center was if they had ever seen a professional water polo game. "Yeah, they played [one] here," one kid responded. "Yeah, I played in it,"...
Tags: Polo, Dwayne Johnson, Water Polo, Sports, Shea Buckner
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Is China trying to co-opt the Holocaust?
During his visit to China this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled that the city of Shanghai was "one of the few places that opened its gates" to Jews fleeing Hitler. Officials of the Chinese Communist government, standing nearby,...Tags: Lobbying, National Government, Interior Policy, Beijing (China), Arts and Culture
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What's in a name? A lot.
Dark clouds — both the real and the metaphorical varieties — cast a pall Saturday over Jim Thorpe's annual birthday celebration of the borough's namesake. "Myself, my brother, my family, we are behind this town 110 percent," declared John...
Tags: Justice System, Music, Schools, Entertainment, Albrightsville
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Oeding named assistant of USA women's water polo team
Two-time Olympian Chris Oeding, a Newport Beach resident and former Corona del Mar High standout, has been named assistant coach for the USA Water Polo Women's Senior National Team, Head Coach Adam Krikorian has announced. The longtime Head Coach at...Tags: Polo, Water Polo, Sports
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Judge clears way for fresh investigation of Spanish princess
MADRID -- In another blow to Spain's scandal-plagued royal family, a judge Thursday cleared the way for a new investigation into King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, rejecting her appeal to have her tax returns shielded from further scrutiny. The...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, NATO, Spain, Coup d'Etat, Trials
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The Rumble on the Rails wrestling on NBC Sports Network
Channel Guide MagazineThe Rumble on the Rails on NBC Sports Network and Universal Sports is a live wrestling event featuring national teams from the USA, Russia and Iran competing at Grand Central Terminal in New York City on Wednesday, May 15. Before you get all excited... -
UK Hoops Signee Harper Invited to U19 World Championship Team Trials
Kentucky women’s basketball signee Linnae (La-NAY) Harper is one of 34 top athletes in the country age 19-years-old or younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 1994), who have accepted invitations to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball U19 World...Tags: Sports, Syracuse Orange, Maya Moore, Basketball, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Lingering problems threaten image of a 'new Brazil'
RIO DE JANEIRO — After 2 1/2 years of renovations, Rio's legendary Maracana soccer stadium reopened to much fanfare in late April. Brazilian legends including Ronaldo played in a test match before an audience composed mostly of the workers who...Tags: Elections, Sports Organizations, 2016 Olympic Games, Sports, Soccer
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