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Alaska Rep. Nick Begich again votes to strip funding from public broadcasters
Alaska Beacon
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July 19, 2025
The U.S. House of Representatives voted overnight Thursday to strip more than $1.1 billion in previously budgeted money from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, putting the future of many of Alaska’s small public radio stations in doubt....
Picking up the newborn tab: These are the states where delivering your baby will cost the most
The Independent
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July 28, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Quirky, once-isolated Alaska town is eyeing a transportation-system upgrade
Alaska Beacon
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July 22, 2025
Whittier, the quirky port town at the western edge of Prince William Sound, is known for keeping people in close quarters. Almost all of the approximately 275 residents live in a single building, a converted military structure called the Begich...
Port of Seattle gets upgrade lift ahead of bond deal
The Bond Buyer - New York
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July 28, 2025
Alaska Air Group's Hawaiian Airlines receives a water salute for its inagural Seattle-Tokyo flight on May 12.Alaska Air Group A bond rating upgrade will help set the Port of Seattle up for a $761 million bond sale next week. Moody's Ratings...
Former Alaska priest released by terrorist group more than 7 weeks after being kidnapped
Alaska's News Source
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July 22, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTVF/KTUU) - A Catholic priest who spent several years in Alaska has been released by a terrorist group in Africa, more than seven weeks after being taken captive. The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks reported that the former Rev....
GRAPHIC: Security footage reveals new details in deadly downtown Anchorage shooting
Alaska's News Source
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July 22, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Security footage obtained by Alaska’s News Source reveals more details in the case of a shooting incident in downtown Anchorage that left one man dead Sunday night. Content Warning: The video in this article contains...
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 18, 2025
Alaska Public Media
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Friday on Alaska News Nightly: Delays for Alaskans seeking government benefits like food stamps and disability payments persist. Plus, Southwest Alaska residents remain wary of Pebble Mine as its parent company's lawsuit continues. And, Indigenous...
Trump says he just struck ‘largest trade deal’ with Japan – as it happened
The Guardian
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July 23, 2025
Obama spokesperson dismisses 'bizarre allegations' from Trump and Gabbard as 'ridiculous'In a statement sent to reporters on Tuesday, a spokesperson for former president Barack Obama dismissed Donald Trump’s “ridiculous” accusation that Obama had...
Governor Dunleavy Vetoes Alaska Commercial Fishing Loan Bill Despite Support
The Tundra Drums - Alaska
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July 22, 2025
Governor Mike Dunleavy has vetoed the Alaska commercial fishing loan bill, a widely supported measure to assist struggling commercial fishers. Senate Bill 156 proposed transferring $3.69 million from an inactive state loan fund to the Alaska...
Vicinity Acquires DanTech Services to Expand Capabilities Across Alaska and the Pacific
The AI Journal
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July 22, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vicinity announced today its acquisition of DanTech Services, uniting two of the region’s most capable Managed IT Service Providers to form a single, performance-driven technology organization. This acquisition...
Alaska launches new campaign to promote farmed shellfish and seaweed to chefs, retailers
IntraFish Media
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The Alaska Mariculture Cluster is launching a major marketing push to elevate the visibility of and demand for Alaska-grown seaweed and shellfish. The program, which kicks off in July and runs through September 2026, is funded by a $49 million...
Can Alaska LNG Tip the Scales in Japan–US Tariff Talks?
JAPAN Forward
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July 22, 2025
このページを 日本語 で読む As negotiations between Japan and the United States over President Donald Trump's tariffs intensify, a US liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is viewed as Tokyo's trump card. The project involves a 1,300-kilometer pipeline running...
Vanstock Alaska-Community, connection, and culture mark first-ever gathering
Mat Su Valley Frontiersman - Alaska
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Hundreds of vans, RVs, and converted school buses coming from as far away as Austria and Argentina converged on Boyd Bison Ranch in Palmer for the first-ever Vanstock, an event focusing on nomadic living, sustainability, community, and financial...
AIDEA applies for West Susitna Road permits
North of 60 Mining News
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July 28, 2025
In a milestone along the path to being able to drive to the West Susitna Mineral District, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) has applied for permits to construct a road that will extend 78.5 miles west from the...
World News | Indian-American Economist Gita Gopinath to Leave IMF to Rejoin Harvard University Faculty
Latestly
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July 22, 2025
New York, Jul 22 (PTI) Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath who is serving as the first deputy managing director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said she is rejoining Harvard University as an economics professor. "After nearly 7...
Video of downtown Anchorage shooting appears to show gunman opening fire before being fatally shot by bar security
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A sidewalk outside the Gaslight Lounge reopened to the public after Anchorage police investigated an early morning shooting in downtown on Sunday, July 20, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) A shooting outside a bar in downtown Anchorage early Sunday ended...
Trump endorses Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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President Donald Trump, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, right, and Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., listen as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)...
South Korea economy likely returned to growth in Q2: Reuters Poll
WTVB - Michigan
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By Rahul Trivedi BENGALURU (Reuters) -South Korea’s economy likely returned to growth last quarter, supported by a modest rebound in exports and a gradual recovery in domestic demand, a Reuters poll of economists found. After contracting 0.2% in...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 8:44 p.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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More Americans shift money from checking and savings to accounts with investment income, study says WASHINGTON (AP) — New research finds that more Americans are shifting their money from checking and savings accounts into financial vehicles that...
Maine shouldn’t take a backseat to Alaska in plans for the Arctic
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 22, 2025
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Darryl W. Lyon of Bangor is a retired lieutenant colonel who is...