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Murkowski allowing America to suffer to save Alaska
The Standard Newspaper Online - Arizona
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July 16, 2025
Dear Editor, The following is a list of what Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, who originally opposed the bill, received for voting yes on the Reconciliation Bill. These deals are for Alaska ONLY! 1. Remove the tax and give clean energy tax credits...
Officials downgrade Alaska tsunami warning after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
WFTV - Florida
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July 16, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — (AP) — Communities in areas along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful earthquake Wednesday, but officials quickly downgraded a tsunami warning for the...
Tsunami advisory issued in parts of Alaska after 7.3-magnitude earthquake
The Guardian
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July 16, 2025
A stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami advisory on Wednesday after a strong earthquake was felt throughout the region. The US Geological Survey described the earthquake as a magnitude 7.3. After the quake, the National Oceanic...
7.3 Magnitude earthquake hits Alaska, Tsunami Advisory in place
WFTV - Florida
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July 16, 2025
ALASKA — 5:49 PM UPDATE: Tsunami Warning has been downgraded to a Tsunami Advisory. ORIGINAL STORY A large 7.3M earthquake has occurred in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. A Tsunami Warning has been posted for parts of the Aleutian Islands and...
Large earthquake prompts tsunami warning for parts of Alaska
KY3 - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A tsunami warning was issued Wednesday for parts of Southcentral and Southwest Alaska due to a large earthquake along the Aleutian Chain. The quake was measured at a magnitude of 7.3 with an epicenter near Sand...
Mother of man who died in restraint at Anchorage jail had posted his bail hours before
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Anchorage Correctional Complex on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) At 4 p.m. on Thursday, Patricia McMillan posted $250 bail to get her son out of the Anchorage Correctional Complex, where he’d been for six days on DUI and assault...
Anchorage School District issues layoffs amid budget crisis
Alaska's News Source
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July 16, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage School District is issuing layoff notices and staff reassignments just weeks before classes resume, citing frozen federal funds and last-minute state budget cuts that have created a $4.3 million shortfall....
Opposition to public land sale partially in Arizona flooded politicians' inboxes
KJZZ - Arizona
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July 16, 2025
A mandate to sell millions of acres of federal land for housing development did not make it into President Trump's mega tax bill signed earlier this month. That's after a wide range of opponents, including environmentalists, hunters, business...
7.3 magnitude earthquake triggers brief tsunami warning for Southwest Alaska communities
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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This screenshot of the National Tsunami Warning Center website shows a tsunami warning for parts of Alaska following a July 16, 2025 earthquake south of Sand Point. (NOAA/National Weather Service screenshot) An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3...
7.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Alaska Peninsula, Tsunami Warning Issued
[your]NEWS
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July 16, 2025
A powerful offshore earthquake prompts tsunami alerts across Gulf of Alaska region. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Alaska on Wednesday afternoon, triggering immediate tsunami...
David Boyle: The more we spend, the less we get in Alaska’s public schools run by the Education Cartel
Must Read Alaska
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July 16, 2025
By DAVID BOYLE We are being inundated with messages and misinformation stating we need to just spend even more on our K-12 education system to get better student outcomes. This misinformation comes from various parts of the Education Cartel: local...
Tsunami warning lifted for Alaska, no risk for B.C.
CHEK
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July 16, 2025
An earlier tsunami warning for parts of the coast of Alaska has been lifted, following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. Officials earlier were assessing whether there was a tsunami risk to B.C., but determined there was no risk. The earthquake occured...
7.3 earthquake triggers Alaska tsunami warning
FOX 13 Seattle - Washington State
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SAND POINT, Alaska - A massive 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Alaska on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami warning. (United States Geological Survey) According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake struck about 54 miles...
Tsunami Warning Canceled in Alaska Following Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake
Newsweek
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July 16, 2025
A tsunami warning was issued for south Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck at around 4.30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The warning was later downgraded to an advisory...
Asphalt Works Resume on Anchorage Road: Partial Closure and Traffic Diversions from July 16–18
Antigua News Room
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July 16, 2025
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Delta Pays $8.1 Million To US Government After Alleged Misuse Of Pandemic-Relief Funds
Simple Flying
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July 16, 2025
The US Department of Justice has reported that Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle claims that the company violated the conditions of federal relief funds that it received during the pandemic. Delta received approximately...
Opinion: Rural Alaska needs public media now more than ever. Alaskans need to speak up.
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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The U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) The U.S. Senate is set to vote this week on a budget rescissions package that would eliminate more than $1.1 billion in already-approved funding for the...
Opinion: Alaska’s senators need to say no to further cuts to lifesaving aid
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Women sit at the market in Umzimkhulu , South Africa, in an area where one of millions of patients in South Africa affected by President Donald Trump's global foreign aid freeze, raising worry about HIV patients defaulting on treatment. (Jerome...
Alaska's voter-approved mandatory sick leave law now in effect
Wrangell Sentinel - Alaska
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Alaska’s new sick leave law and minimum wage increase took effect on July 1. Approved by voters in November, it requires that someone working at a business with 15 or more employees will earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked,...
Angoon resident and former teacher launches bid for Alaska governor
KTOO - Alaska
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July 16, 2025
Jim Parkin smiles for a photo in Angoon in 2017. (Photo by Emily Russell/KCAW) A retired school teacher and principal from the small Southeast Alaska City of Angoon entered Alaska’s 2026 governor’s race earlier this month. James Parkin filed a...