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Holiday Attractions Add Major Light Displays
Lifestyle
— 5d
Holiday light attractions are returning at zoos and other venues: Fort Wayne Zoo’s Wild Lights features more than 1 million lights, while Big Bear Alpine Zoo’s Wild Lights offers themed displays, entertainment, s’mores and a new artisan market. In Idaho, Christmas in Color returns as a drive-through light show at Roaring Springs, with synchronized holiday music.
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Vintage Soda Shops Keep Classic Drinks Flowing
Lifestyle
— Nov 3, 2026
From Phoenix’s nearly century-old MacAlpine’s soda fountain and Manhattan’s vintage luncheonette to Portland’s classic drive-in shakes, these stories spotlight enduring American diners and nostalgic drinks. They also trace the histories of Orange Julius and coffee vending machines, including Japan’s rise as a hub for canned coffee.
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Alpine Keeps Colapinto for 2027 with Gasly
Pierre Gasly
— Aug 27, 2026
Alpine has retained Franco Colapinto for the 2027 Formula 1 season, keeping him in a two-driver lineup with Pierre Gasly after a notable rise in 2026 and career-best results, with the team aiming to compete for wins. The renewal underscores Alpine’s mid‑field push and stability, highlighting Colapinto’s journey from Williams to Alpine and Gasly’s continued role through 2028 alongside Colapinto’s ongoing development.
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Colapinto signs 2027 Alpine deal, Gasly remains
Lando Norris
— Aug 27, 2026
Alpine has confirmed Franco Colapinto will remain with the team for 2027, paired with Pierre Gasly, in a move the team frames as continuity to accelerate car development. The decision follows Colapinto’s improved 2026 form, including 19 points from 12 races, and comes amid ongoing speculation about other driver movements.
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Rural California Utility Asks To Raise Power Rates By More Than Half As Wildfire Costs Pile Up In Newsom’s State
Simon August · 8 min · 2h
Yearling mountain goat settles near Bozeman church entrance
Bozeman
— Sep 24, 2026
A young mountain goat wandered into the entryway of a Bozeman church, an unusually deep trip into town from its typical alpine habitat. Wildlife officials found it healthy, safely moved it, and released it in the Gallatin Range.
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Vonn named to US ski team, return uncertain
Lindsey Vonn
— Oct 7, 2026
Lindsey Vonn has been named to the U.S. Alpine ski team for the 2026–27 World Cup season despite a severe Olympic crash and ongoing recovery. Her inclusion does not signal an imminent return: she has said she does not expect to compete before the 2027–28 season, pending further surgery and rehabilitation.
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Longview police identify Audrey Smith in fatal hit-and-run
Auto
— Oct 6, 2026
Longview police identified Audrey Smith, 43, as the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run on Alpine Road and say she has an active warrant for accident causing death. Investigators are seeking information about her whereabouts and a Subaru Crosstrek believed to have severe damage to its right front.
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Bogong Moth Swarms Signal Rebound Across Australia
Bogong moths
— Sep 30, 2026
Endangered Bogong moths have returned in large swarms across southeastern Australia, reviving their annual migration to alpine caves after drought-driven population losses of about 99.5%. Scientists welcome the rebound and its benefits for wildlife such as the mountain pygmy-possum, while warning that habitat loss, pesticides and climate change remain threats.
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Hadjar Regains Monaco Podium, Gasly Demoted
Isack Hadjar
— Sep 4, 2026
The FIA Court of Appeal reinstated Pierre Gasly’s Monaco penalties, dropping him from third to seventh and restoring Isack Hadjar to third, after reversing earlier overturns amid a timekeeping dispute. The ruling reshapes the final Monaco results and tightens Alpine’s challenge to Racing Bulls in the constructors’ standings ahead of the Italian Grand Prix weekend.
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Tom Gallagher
Rough for Gasly, that constructors gap with Alpine just got a lot tighter for Racing Bulls now.
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Rural California Utility Asks To Raise Power Rates By More Than Half As Wildfire Costs Pile Up In Newsom’s State
A utility serving rural Northern California wants power rates to climb by more than half as wildfire costs mount under Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Kandersteg Faces Alpine Collapse Risk
Alps
— Aug 18, 2026
In Kandersteg, Switzerland, scientists warn that Spitze Stei could collapse into the valley as thawing permafrost and retreating glaciers destabilize the slope, potentially mirroring the Blatten disaster after a May 2025 rock-and-ice collapse. Residents say precautions have been taken and emphasize they are managing the risk, though climate-driven instability in the Alps is expected to rise in coming years.
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Fat Marmot Week raises funds for Marmot Project
Science
— Aug 21, 2026
Colorado launches Fat Marmot Week, a bracket-style online contest לבחור the chonkiest yellow-bellied marmot while highlighting the Marmot Project’s long-running research into marmot behavior and climate effects. Facing federal funding cuts, UCLA-led researchers are fundraising through creative efforts like OnlyMarms and a Denver Beer Co. partnership to sustain their alpine studies.
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Support Trump vs Support Democrats
Yourlist
— VS Battle
Every executive order, court fight, and agency purge just adds another tally mark to the same permanent scoreboard.
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Bargiel Completes First Oxygen-Free Nanga Parbat Ski Descent
Andrzej Bargiel
— Sep 17, 2026
Northwest hikers enjoy clear skies and alpine trails as shifting winds clear smoke in the North Cascades, while Nederland’s Downtown Development Authority reshapes leadership and weighs dissolving the agency amid a broader downtown revitalization push. In the region, Ridgefield Theater Barn launches its 2026-27 season with local actors, and Red Bull shares footage of Andrzej Bargiel’s unprecedented continuous ski descent of Nanga Parbat.
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Pogačar Secures Fifth Tour de France Title
Tadej Pogačar
— Jul 23, 2026
Stage 18 of the 2026 Tour de France concludes at Orcières-Merlette after a brutal 185km of alpine climbing, setting up a potential reshaping of the general classification with a decisive final ascent. With Tadej Pogačar in yellow facing a UAE Team Emirates illness cloud, climbers like Richard Carapaz and Valentin Paret-Peintre will chase mountain points and stage glory ahead of the Alpe d’Huez finale.
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Afriski Africa's Alpine Gem Draws Tourists
Travel
— Jul 21, 2026
Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho’s Maluti Mountains is the continent’s only fully operational ski destination in sub‑Saharan Africa, relying on high altitude and extensive artificial snowmaking to sustain a 17‑hectare, roughly 1‑kilometer groomed run that draws thousands of visitors, mainly from South Africa, and supports tens of thousands in regional tourism spending and hundreds of jobs. Yet the resort faces climate and resource pressures, including drought and the energy-intensive snowmaking needed to keep slopes open, highlighting the fragile balance between its economic impact and environmental challenges in a warming Southern Hemisphere.
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More Americans Could Die Through Assisted Suicide If New Democratic Trifectas Push Policy Across Nation
Spencer Lombardo · 5 min · 16h
BMW launches Alpina luxury brand after 25 years
Auto
— Jul 22, 2026
BMW Group is launching Alpina as an ultra-luxury brand positioned between BMW and Rolls-Royce to tap Korea’s growing market for exclusive, understated high-end vehicles, with plans for seven dedicated Alpina showrooms by 2027 and first models arriving in early 2028. The rollout includes Asia’s first Alpina community event in Seoul and emphasis on targeted ultra-high-net-worth customers, underscoring Korea as a pivotal launch market after Alpina’s trademark rights were transferred earlier this year.
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Answer honestly and the AI sketches your soulmate
Quizie
— Quiz
Not who you think you want — who your answers say you need. The AI drafts the wanted poster.
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Low-Mileage BMWs and Mercedes Listed With Service Records
Auto
— Oct 10, 2026
The listings feature several used BMWs, from a high-mileage 335i and 130i hatchback to a newer 7 Series and rare 2008 Alpina B7. They highlight performance equipment and varied maintenance histories; the B7 is currently bid at $5,800, though its estimated fair value is substantially higher and its missing service records warrant caution.
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