The Latest: Telescope officials say Hawaii is preferred site

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the backers of a giant telescope planned for Hawaii seeking a building permit for alternative site in Spain (all times local):
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The executive director of a telescope project that is being blocked from construction on Hawaii’s Big Island says the decision to seek a building permit for an alternative site in the Canary Islands is part of an ongoing process to secure a backup site.
In a statement Monday, Thirty Meter Telescope executive dir