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Alaska Airlines asks federal judge to dismiss mask lawsuit brought by former senator
Alaska’s leading airline has responded to a lawsuit from a former state senator, saying the legal claim “contains multiple deficiencies,” and asked a federal judge in Anchorage to dismiss it.Former state Sen. Lora...
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Alaska state school board considers rule that would limit transgender athletes
The state of Alaska is proceeding with plans to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports and activities.On June 8, the state board of education will consider a regulation that would bar...
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How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions
BOSTON (AP) — When child welfare workers and police knocked on Sarah Perkins’ and Joshua Sabey’s front door well past midnight one weekend last summer, the parents were shocked to learn the state of...
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BLM delays key decision on 211-mile mine access road in Northwest Alaska
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has delayed a key decision on a 211-mile access road to high-grade copper and cobalt deposits in the Ambler Mining District of Northwest Alaska.Companies engaged in the...
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Guam 'very blessed' with no early reports of major damage in the messy aftermath of Typhoon Mawar
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Chainsaws buzzed Friday as neighbors helped neighbors clear toppled trees and began cleaning the wreckage of Typhoon Mawar, which walloped Guam as the strongest typhoon to hit the island in...
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After Typhoon Mawar battered Guam, 'what used to be a jungle looks like toothpicks'
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Many residents of Guam remained without power and utilities Thursday after Typhoon Mawar tore through the remote U.S. Pacific territory the night before and ripped roofs off homes, flipped vehicles...
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America’s farthest-north state representative is planning to leave the Alaska Capitol
Independent Rep. Josiah Patkotak of Utqiagvik is running to become the next mayor of the North Slope Borough and said he’s prepared to resign his seat in the Alaska Legislature if he wins...
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'Leap of faith:' Alaska pursues carbon offset market while embracing oil
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's push to become a bigger player in the clean energy market is in the spotlight this week at a conference convened by its Republican governor, even as the...
