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A federal judge in Alaska promised a quick decision after hearing arguments Friday to overturn that state's ban on gay marriages. Plaintiffs in the case spoke outside the courthouse. (Oct. 10)
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A federal judge in Alaska promised a quick decision after hearing arguments Friday to overturn that state's ban on gay marriages.
Five gay couples sued the state to strike down the...
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Trump's Plan to Sell Off Half of U.S. Oil Reserve
May.23 -- The White House plan to trim the national debt includes selling off half of the nation’s emergency oil stockpile and the entire backup gasoline supply, part of a broad series of changes proposed by President Donald Trump to...
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Arctic Meeting Puts Climate Change in Spotlight
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST:POOL - AP CLIENTS ONLY Fairbanks, Alaska - 11 May 20171. Wide of conference at start of meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rex Tillerson, US Secretary of State"The United States has been...
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Former sled dog racing champion denies doping dogs
The world's most famous sled dog race has become engulfed in a doping scandal involving a four-time champion's team of huskies, giving animal rights activists new ammunition in their campaign to end the grueling, 1,000-mile Iditarod.
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Oil Search Incoming MD Wulff on Strategy, Projects
Oct.01 -- Keiran Wulff, incoming managing director of Sydney-based Oil Search Ltd., discusses the company's strategy and projects. Wulff, head of the company's Alaska business, was appointed CEO designate on Monday and will succeed Peter...
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Most famous sled dog race underway in Alaska
A light snow Saturday morning greeted mushers, more than 800 dogs and fans who converged on downtown Anchorage, Alaska, for the ceremonial start of the 48th annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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‘Who Is America?’: Sacha Baron Cohen Called Out By Sarah Palin For Trick Interview | THR News
On Tuesday, Sarah Palin revealed that she was unknowingly interviewed by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for his upcoming Showtime series, ‘Who Is America?’ Palin said she sat down for an interview thinking Cohen was a wounded U.S. veteran.
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US senators hope for "respectful" Kavanaugh hearing
Republicans are forging ahead with plans for a Senate hearing they had hoped to avoid on a woman's claims that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were high schoolers, hoping to salvage the judge's endangered Supreme Court...
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Alaska Supreme Court Allows Bid To Recall Governor To Proceed
The five justices found that three of the four arguments put forward by organization Recall Dunleavy could be put before voters in recall petitions.
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Hundreds of Alaskans jumped into the icy waters of Goose Lake in Anchorage to raise money for the state's Special Olympics program. The event, called the 'Polar Plunge,' raised more than $100,000 last year
HEADLINE: Alaskans take 'polar plunge' for Special Olympics
CAPTION: Hundreds of Alaskans jumped into the icy waters of Goose Lake in Anchorage to raise money for the state's Special Olympics program. The event, called the 'Polar...
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Competition where dogs pull cyclists and runners over 6-kilometre course
1. Mid of flags over dirt track
2. Mid of dogs being prepared
3. Close up of an Alaskan Malamute dog
4. Pan right as dogs and rider set off
5. Close up of Siberian Husky dogs
6. Cutaway of spectators
7. Rider and dogs take off on...
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RR7633B ALASKA TROUBLE WITH THE PIPE
The Alaskan oil pipeline, the most expensive civil
engineering feat ever attempted, is once more beset
by problems. Four hundred miles of pipeline - half the
total length - have been completed, but it has now
been discovered many of the...
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RR7339B ALASKA: ECOLOGY vs THE OILMEN
RR7339B ALASKA: ECOLOGY vs THE OILMEN
The Prudhoe Bay area of northern Alaska is the
largest oil and natural gas field ever discovered in
North America. Since it was found in 1968,
conservationists have successfully blocked the...
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Alaska's Famed Iditarod To Begin Amid Turmoil
The 46th running of Alaska's famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off Saturday amid the most turbulent year ever.
Among the problems: a doping scandal, the loss of a major sponsor and escalating pressure from animal...
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Former Iditarod Champion Denies Doping Dogs
The world's most famous sled dog race has become engulfed in a doping scandal involving a four-time champion's team of huskies, giving animal rights activists new ammunition in their campaign to end the grueling, 1,000-mile Iditarod.
...
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Most famous sled dog race underway in Alaska
A light snow Saturday morning greeted mushers, more than 800 dogs and fans who converged on downtown Anchorage, Alaska, for the ceremonial start of the 48th annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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A Russian tanker is preparing to off-load more than a million gallons of diesel and gasoline to fuel-starved Nome, Alaska, but it has to position itself near the town's iced-in harbor to send the fuel through a mile-long hose
HEADLINE: Tricky transfer awaits tanker inching to Alaska
CAPTION: A Russian tanker is preparing to off-load more than a million gallons of diesel and gasoline to fuel-starved Nome, Alaska, but it has to position itself near the...
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The premise for Alaska's Nenana Ice Classic is simple: Win big buck by guessing when the ice goes out each spring and tips a tripod set up on the Tanana River. Entries are still being tabulated. Last year''s jackpot was $338,062.
HEADLINE: Raw video: Clock counts down in Alaska''s ice game
CAPTION: The premise for Alaska's Nenana Ice Classic is simple: Win big buck by guessing when the ice goes out each spring and tips a tripod set up on the Tanana River....
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Former Alaska governor and GOP Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin had harsh words Saturday for President Barack Obama and the direction that she says the country has taken in his first term. (Sept. 3)
HEADLINE: Palin has harsh words for Obama to tea party crowd
CAPTION: Former Alaska governor and GOP Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin had harsh words Saturday for President Barack Obama and the direction that she says the country...
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USA: NUCLEAR SECRETS DISAPPEAR LOS ALAMOS
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U-S Energy Secretary Bill Richardson has come under fire on Capitol Hill over the disappearance of nuclear secrets from the Los Alamos weapons laboratory in New Mexico.
Lawmakers are accusing Richardson of not carrying out...
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Virgin America Said to Weigh Sale
March 23 -- Virgin America is reaching out to potential buyers about a sale of part or all of the company, people with knowledge of the matter said. Bloomberg Intelligence's George Ferguson has more on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Record snowfall around Anchorage, Alaska mean the moose are coming to town, this year in what seem to be heavier numbers. More moose can mean collisions with cars and not-so-pleasant encounters with people and pets.
HEADLINE: Loose moose roam city in Alaska
CAPTION: Record snowfall around Anchorage, Alaska mean the moose are coming to town, this year in what seem to be heavier numbers. More moose can mean collisions with cars and not-so-pleasant...
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US aquarium cares for abandoned beluga calf
Marine mammal specialists from across the United States have descended on an Alaska aquarium to help care for a baby beluga whale that became separated from its mother shortly after its birth.
The male calf is under 24-hour care at the...