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Alaskans weigh in on a controversial proposal to reform federal subsistence rules.
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FEMA adds storm-affected communities eligible for disaster assistance
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has added dozens of communities to the list of those...
Aleutian waters could open to mineral mining in first-ever federal offshore lease sale in Alaska
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is evaluating whether to hold a first-of-its-kind lease sale...
Almost 1 in 4 Alaska workers doesn’t live in the state, new report concludes
The proportion of nonresident workers in Alaska is near an all-time high, but many hold seasonal...
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LatestU.S. gave Ukraine and Russia June deadline to reach peace agreement, Zelenskyy says
“The Americans are proposing the parties end the war by the beginning of this summer,” Zelenskyy said, speaking to reporters on Friday.
U.K. leader’s chief of staff quits over hiring of Epstein friend as U.S. ambassador
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump administration lauds plastic surgeons’ statement on trans surgery for minors
A patient who came to regret the top surgery she got as a teen won a $2 million malpractice suit. Then, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons clarified its position that surgery is not recommended for transgender...
Breezy Johnson’s downhill gold is America’s first medal of 2026 Winter Olympics
Breezy Johnson’s first Olympic medal is a gold, won in a race marred by the crash of teammate Lindsey Vonn
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