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In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges

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By: Anton Troianovski and Eric Lipton

24 October 2026 at 01:15

Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

Oil drilling rigs in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The Polar LNG plan called for the company to tap into the giant load of natural gas available in the state’s northern reaches.

Art Basel Las Vegas? The Fight Over Miami Beach’s Fair

By: Brett Sokol

19 October 2026 at 09:03

After 18 months of negotiations and warnings that it might relocate to Nevada, the Art Basel fair will remain in Miami Beach through 2031.

Throngs of visitors to the opening of Art Basel Miami Beach last December at the Miami Beach Convention Center. After a vote last week, the fair’s new contract offers five more years and veto power over competing art events.