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Skier killed, 2 others hurt after falling about 1,000 feet in Alaska avalanche

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An avalanche on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula killed one backcountry skier and injured two others, prompting warnings for people to stay away from steep slopes as warm weather and high winds raise the risk of more snowslides around the state. The avalanche occurred Tuesday afternoon between the communities of Cooper Landing and Moose Pass in the Chugach …

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Millions have fled Venezuela under President Maduro’s rule. Now he’s up for reelection

DATE OF ELECTION July 28 TYPE OF ELECTION Presidential WHO’S RUNNING Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will seek to add six more years to his decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency. His challenger is anyone’s guess. Longtime government foe María Corina Machado won the primary election held in October by the faction of the opposition backed by the U.S. government. But the government has …

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