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August 19, 2016

Alaska village votes to move

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Residents of a tiny island village in Alaska have voted to move from their badly eroded home to the mainland, but there likely isn't enough money for the impoverished community of just 600 people to follow through on the decision.

The Inupiat Eskimo village of Shishmaref held a special election Tuesday asking residents if they should develop a new community at a nearby mainland location or stay put with added environmental protections.


 
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