Putin, Trump and Anchorage
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Over 100 protesters, including many Ukraine supporters, took to the streets of Alaska’s biggest city on Thursday night ahead of the highly anticipated meeting between
Anchorage Capital Advisors has raised $1.5 billion for its latest fund that invests in stressed and distressed credit, special situations and structured credit, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Also new: a bike cargo gear showroom, a nail salon, a brewpub, a cat cafe in Wasilla, and a “cafe within a cafe.” A trampoline park in the Northway Mall is closing, as well.
ICE officials say they detained Santiago “Diego” Martinez, 30, for having a drunken driving conviction. Martinez’s attorney said ICE later told her they made a mistake, but they won’t release him.
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance revealed she only learned about Donald Trump’s planned sit-down with Russian President Vladimir Putin in her city the same way the world did—via social media. Speaking to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on The Source,
All eyes will be the Alaskan city that has provided a world stage for presidents and leaders in recent history
There seems to be very little standing in the way of stock-market bulls right now, but what follows a U.S./Russia summit in Alaska, a central bank shin-dig in Wyoming and the outcome of Bolivia's election may imbue them with some caution.
Anchorage rarely gets hot — the average high temperature in August is 64 degrees. But that is warm enough for ice cream. Drop by Wild Scoops, where Elissa Brown serves up her small-batch ice cream.
Opinion: Two old men obsessed with wealth, power, and flattery met in the frozen north — and the only thing that changed is Putin’s smile grew wider and heart grew colder, writes .