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Peltola leads Alaska’s US House race in early results

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Democrat U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola was leading in first-choice votes in preliminary returns from Tuesday’s election, with over 200,000 ballots counted and thousands still left to be tallied.

Tribune News Service

Peltola faces Palin in bid to hold Alaska's US House seat

Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, has embraced the legacy of her Republican predecessor, the late Rep. Don Young, as she seeks a full two-year term to the state’s lone U.S. House seat

The Independent UK

Murkowski seeks to fend off Trump-backed Tshibaka in Alaska

Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is seeking to fend off a challenge from Donald Trump-endorsed fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka in Tuesday’s election

The Independent UK

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Republican Dunleavy seeks reelection as Alaska governor

Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy is vying to become the first governor in the state since Democrat Tony Knowles in 1998 to be elected to back-to-back terms

The Independent UK

Woman spends £26,000 to get her dog back after ex's nightmare girlfriend took it

Aimee Dodd, 43, has been reunited with her beloved pooch Atlas after he was taken by her ex's then-girlfriend, costing her more than £26k following an 18-month court battle

Daily Mirror

Nothing New Under (or Using) the Sun

In the Reply All Is Not a Crime comment thread, commenter Drbusybody alludes to this incident: There she was, low-tech Linda [Ellerbee], working on a word processor as a story writer for the Associated Press's broadcast wire in Dallas. One day she wrote a long, chatty letter to a friend…

Reason

Anchorage Zen Community seeks awareness sitting in silence

For more than three decades, members of the Anchorage Zen Community have gathered in unusual venues with the same intention: simply to sit and meditate in silence

The Independent UK

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Officials: Woman charged with voting in Florida and Alaska

A South Florida woman has been arrested on charges that she voted in Florida and Alaska during the same election cycle over several years

The Independent UK

Commentary: Alaska has a voting solution for a nation torn apart

For a nation torn apart politically, a cure is emerging, of all places, in Alaska.

Chicago Tribune

Midterms: How ranked choice voting works in Alaska

Most Americans are used to casting their ballot for a single person for each office

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Alaska village still home despite climate threat

“Home sweet home.” That’s how Helen Kakoona calls her Alaska Native village of Shishmaref when asked what it means to live on a remote barrier island near the Arctic Circle.

The Independent UK

Where did Alaska’s crabs go?

One billion snow crabs disappeared from the Bering Sea. No one is sure why — but climate change is suspect #1

Salon

Climate Migration: Alaska village resists despite threats

The Alaska Native village of Shishmaref is located on a sinking barrier island in the Chukchi Sea near the Bering Strait that separates the U.S. and Russia, where it is constantly threatened by the effects of climate change

The Independent UK

Climate migration: Alaska village resists despite threats

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A non-stop flight from Alaska to Tasmania may be for the birds — and a possible record

A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 8,435 miles from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania, a bird expert said Friday.

The Independent UK

Alaska-Australia flight could place bird in record books

A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 13,560 kilometers (8,435 miles) from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania

The Independent UK

Murkowski faces Tshibaka and Chesbro in Alaska Senate debate

Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Alaskans want results, not “partisan, political rhetoric,” as she faced her Donald Trump-backed Republican rival Kelly Tshibaka in a televised debate Thursday

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Pumicestone Passage habitat used by birds that hold nonstop flight record under threat

Bar-tailed godwits are the world record holders for nonstop flight. They can travel from Alaska to Australia in about 11 days, but their destination here is under threat. Luckily, farmers are embracing a measure that could help to limit the damage.

The Independent UK

Peltola faces Palin, Begich, Bye in Alaska House debate

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska in a televised debate called partisanship a threat to the country as she sought to make the case for reelection to the seat she’s held since September against challengers including Republican Sarah Palin

ABC News

Bar-tailed godwit flies 13,500km from Alaska to Tasmania, breaking world record for non-stop bird flight

A young bird has flown for 11 days straight after taking an unexpected turn, setting a new world record for the longest non-stop migratory flight.

Tribune News Service

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy urges EPA to stop veto of Pebble mine

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to put the brakes on its effort to stop the giant Pebble copper and gold project.

The Independent UK

Midterms: How ranked choice voting works in Alaska

Most Americans are used to casting their ballot for a single person for each office

The Guardian - AU

Bar-tailed godwit sets world record with 13,560km continuous flight from Alaska to southern Australia

Satellite tag data suggests five-month-old migratory bird did not stop during voyage which took 11 days and one hour to reach Tasmania

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