alaska
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PublishedApril 18, 2023
Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky
The sight was exotic, but the cause was simply excess fuel that had been released from a SpaceX rocket that launched from California about 3 hours before the spiral appeared.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Biden approves major oil drilling project in Alaska over protests
The administration, in a move in the other direction toward conservation, earlier said it would bar or limit drilling in some other areas of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2023
Swarm of quakes at Alaska volcano could mean eruption coming
The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the alert level to advisory status for Tanaga Volcano after earthquakes intensified.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Biden administration recommends oil drilling in Alaska
The decision on the Willow project – which some environmentalists have dubbed a 'carbon bomb' – is politically perilous for President Biden, who campaigned on pledges to end new drilling on public lands.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2023
First Mainer to compete in Junior Iditarod prepares for challenging Alaskan terrain
Mt. Ararat High School junior Tara Crossman traveled across the country with her 13 sled dogs in advance to prepare for their upcoming February races.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2023
Victims in Alaska polar bear attack were mother and 1-year-old son
What happened this week is almost unheard of because polar bears are normally far out on the ice in the dead of winter and not close to villages.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2022
Patrol spots Chinese, Russian naval ships off Alaska island
A U.S. Coast Guard ship spotted 3 Chinese naval ships including a guided missile cruiser and 4 Russian naval vessels, including a destroyer in the Bering Sea.
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PublishedJune 16, 2022
Republican former Gov. Sarah Palin among 3 to advance in Alaska U.S. House race
Republican Nick Begich and independent Al Gross have also advanced to the special election in August for Alaska's only U.S. House seat.
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PublishedMay 11, 2022
Soldier killed in bear attack during training in Anchorage, Army says
The Army said a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson soldier was part of a small group training in Anchorage when the bear attacked.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2022
Auburn man’s murder trial in Alaska ‘cold case’ scheduled next week
Steven H. Downs was charged in 2019 with raping and murdering an Alaskan woman in 1993 when he was a college student.
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