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Tourism & Pop Culture: Devils Tower is back on the tourist map thanks to the 50-year ripple effect of Spielberg’s “Close Encounters,” with rangers noting a big visitation jump after the film. Air Travel: American Airlines is adding four new Europe routes next week, including daily Dallas–Athens and Dallas–Zurich. Tech & Travel Politics: Trump’s Beijing summit is drawing major U.S. CEOs, with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Elon Musk in the mix as AI, trade, and Iran stay front and center. Arctic Connectivity: The EU is floating undersea cable plans through the Arctic to dodge conflict-prone routes, aiming for service by 2030. Alaska Travel Watch: Anchorage’s airport is surging to the top for U.S. cargo volume, while Alaska Airlines faces fresh fallout after a passenger sued over a violent turbulence drop. Local Alaska: A new longhouse, the Western House of Healing, opens May 14 in Washington—another reminder that Alaska-area travel stories aren’t just about flights and lodges. Safety & Justice: A watchdog push is seeking a Senate probe of Supreme Court Justice Alito over oil-case conflicts.

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Alaska State Troopers investigate multi-vehicle crash on Parks Highway

Alaska State Troopers investigate multi-vehicle crash on Parks Highway

Local pools and field house safe for now as Juneau Assembly eyes other cuts amid budget deficit

Local pools and field house safe for now as Juneau Assembly eyes other cuts amid budget deficit

Kodiak hatchery will be first in Alaska to rehabilitate wild Chinook

Kodiak hatchery will be first in Alaska to rehabilitate wild Chinook

Air Force Picks 2 Companies for On-Base Lodging

Air Force Picks 2 Companies for On-Base Lodging

Journalist walking across the globe for last decade takes to the sea in Southeast Alaska

Journalist walking across the globe for last decade takes to the sea in Southeast Alaska

Former North Pole legislator, owner of Santa-themed tourist spot named to Alaska Judicial Council

Former North Pole legislator, owner of Santa-themed tourist spot named to Alaska Judicial Council


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