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Alaska Democrat: Environmentalism and oil need to 'coexist' - Roll Call

Rep. Mary Peltola took over Alaska’s at-large congressional seat with promises of bipartisanship that will require precise needle threading.

Roll Call

As Willow project decision nears, Alaska ponders ties to oil - Roll Call

The administration may soon allow a new oil and gas drilling project in Alaska, even as it aims to halve U.S. carbon emissions by 2030.

Roll Call

Russian bombers intercepted by NORAD near Alaska

Several Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets were intercepted by North American air defence forces as they flew over international airspace near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) said, in routine incidents unrelated to tensions over the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

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Biden nominates Alaskan as 1st Arctic ambassador

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday he plans to nominate Alaskan Michael Sfraga to serve as the first U.S. Arctic ambassador-at-large.

Tribune News Service

Why Are There Suddenly So Many Unidentified Objects Over U.S. Airspace?

Inverse is here to answer all your questions about the recent spate of unidentified objects shot down over the U.S. and Canada

Inverse

Hypothermia death exposes hole in Fairbanks' homeless care

The case of a homeless man who froze to death in Alaska’s second-largest city of Fairbanks has exposed a hole in the safety net of care provided to a vulnerable population in one of the country's coldest places

The Independent UK

White House defends its decision to shoot down 3 unidentified aerial objects

Administration officials acknowledge that there was no indication that three low-altitude objects shot down in recent days were being used for surveillance purposes.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Everything we know about the mysterious ‘objects’ shot down by US warplanes

Three high-altitude objects were destroyed days after a fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon

The Independent UK

‘Unidentified object’ shot down by U.S. fighter jets over Lake Huron is the third in a week

Officials briefly shut down air traffic over Lake Michigan but reopened it after an hour. Concerns are high in Washington about a large-scale Chinese aerial surveillance program.

Chicago Sun-Times

Third 'unidentified object' shot down from above US and Canada in three days as military chief 'doesn't rule out extra-terrestrials'

US officials are not yet able to say who launched the objects

Manchester Evening News

US authorities shoot down fourth ‘unidentified object’ near US-Canada border

The object was downed by US Air Force pilots over Lake Huron

Evening Standard

US military shoots down another ‘object’ above Lake Huron

Comes after Norad destroyed objects over Alaska, Canada, South Carolina

The Independent UK

US military shoots down fourth flying object after Great Lakes airspace closure

A US fighter jet shot down an “unidentified object” over Lake Huron on Sunday on orders from President Joe Biden. It was the fourth such downing in eight days and the latest military strike in an extraordinary chain of events over US airspace that Pentagon officials believe has no peacetime…

France 24

US fighter shot down object over northern Canada: prime minister

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with President Joe Biden about the object, and jets from both countries, operating as part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, were scrambled.

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U.S. shoots down mysterious object near Canadian border

U.S. military fighter jets on Sunday shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron, the Pentagon said, the latest incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon put North American security forces on high alert.

The Independent UK

Sen. Schumer says 2 downed objects believed to be balloons

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the United States believes the unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Canada and Alaska were balloons, though smaller than the China balloon downed over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend

The Independent UK

Schumer says latest high-altitude ‘objects’ shot down over Alaska and Canada believed to be balloons

Two objects shot down initially branded unidentified objects

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Evening Standard

US shoots down unidentified object over Canada

It is the third time an unidentified object has been shot down over North American airspace in a week

The Independent UK

Trudeau: US fighter shot down object over northern Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that on his order a U.S. fighter jet has shot down an unidentified object flying high over northern Canada, acting a day after U.S. planes took similar action over Alaska

Tribune News Service

US recovery of object downed over Alaska faces arctic conditions

A U.S. recovery effort on sea ice in Alaska continued Saturday after a fighter jet shot down an unidentified airborne object near the Canadian border.

Daily Mirror

Canada shoots down UFO in airspace just one day after similar incident over Alaska

It comes one day after US president Joe Biden ordered a fighter jet to shoot down an unidentified "high-altitude object" off Alaska - and a week after a spy balloon was shot down over the US

Reuters

U.S. fighter jet shoots down unidentified cylindrical object over Canada

A U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada on Saturday, the second such instance in as many days, as North America appeared on edge following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga that drew the global spotlight.

The Guardian - US

Mystery surrounds what exactly was object US jet shot down over Alaska

High-altitude object the size of a small car was downed on Friday but its owner and purpose have yet to be identified

Daily Mirror

UFO shot down over Alaska after Chinese spy balloon blown up by US - everything we know

Two Chinese spy balloons have been shot down by the US military in the last week at the request of President Biden after a "high-altitude object" was spotted off Alaska yesterday

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