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Ninth Circuit Kills California’s Ammo Background Check Law: Here is the Decision – and the Dissent
California Globe
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July 26, 2025
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision Thursday that California’s law requiring firearm owners to undergo background checks when buying ammunition goes against the second amendment and is unconstitutional, the Globe...
Construction set to begin on major downtown project at former site of 4th Avenue Theatre
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Tourists walk on the sidewalk above the site of the former 4th Avenue Theater on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) The company that’s redeveloping the downtown Anchorage block where the historic 4th Avenue Theatre once stood is moving...
GRAPHIC: Security footage reveals new details in deadly downtown Anchorage shooting
Alaska's News Source
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July 22, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Security footage obtained by Alaska’s News Source reveals more details in the case of a shooting incident in downtown Anchorage that left one man dead Sunday night. Content Warning: The video in this article contains...
Can Alaska LNG Tip the Scales in Japan–US Tariff Talks?
JAPAN Forward
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July 22, 2025
このページを 日本語 で読む As negotiations between Japan and the United States over President Donald Trump's tariffs intensify, a US liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is viewed as Tokyo's trump card. The project involves a 1,300-kilometer pipeline running...
Search continues for missing Juneau man a month after disappearance
KTOO - Alaska
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July 21, 2025
A missing person poster for Juneau resident Benjamin Stepetin hangs outside of a downtown business on Monday, July 21, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) Tuesday marks one month since Juneau resident Benjamin “Benny” Stepetin was last seen in...
Prior Authorization Bill Becomes Law Without Governor’s Signature
Alaska Business
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July 21, 2025
Stakeholders came together to craft provisions of SB133, which was introduced by the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee in March. Senators passed the bill in May with no votes against it, and it passed the Alaska House of Representatives...
Vicinity Acquires DanTech Services to Expand Capabilities Across Alaska and the Pacific
The AI Journal
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July 22, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vicinity announced today its acquisition of DanTech Services, uniting two of the region’s most capable Managed IT Service Providers to form a single, performance-driven technology organization. This acquisition...
Video of downtown Anchorage shooting appears to show gunman opening fire before being fatally shot by bar security
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A sidewalk outside the Gaslight Lounge reopened to the public after Anchorage police investigated an early morning shooting in downtown on Sunday, July 20, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) A shooting outside a bar in downtown Anchorage early Sunday ended...
Trump endorses Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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President Donald Trump, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, right, and Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., listen as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)...
Maine shouldn’t take a backseat to Alaska in plans for the Arctic
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 22, 2025
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Darryl W. Lyon of Bangor is a retired lieutenant colonel who is...
World News | Indian-American Economist Gita Gopinath to Leave IMF to Rejoin Harvard University Faculty
Latestly
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July 22, 2025
New York, Jul 22 (PTI) Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath who is serving as the first deputy managing director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said she is rejoining Harvard University as an economics professor. "After nearly 7...
South Korea economy likely returned to growth in Q2: Reuters Poll
WTVB - Michigan
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By Rahul Trivedi BENGALURU (Reuters) -South Korea’s economy likely returned to growth last quarter, supported by a modest rebound in exports and a gradual recovery in domestic demand, a Reuters poll of economists found. After contracting 0.2% in...
Vanstock Alaska-Community, connection, and culture mark first-ever gathering
Mat Su Valley Frontiersman - Alaska
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Hundreds of vans, RVs, and converted school buses coming from as far away as Austria and Argentina converged on Boyd Bison Ranch in Palmer for the first-ever Vanstock, an event focusing on nomadic living, sustainability, community, and financial...
‘Paperwork nightmare’: Thousands wait as Alaska public assistance struggles continue
Alaska Public Media
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July 22, 2025
Thousands of Alaskans are still caught in backlogs as they try to get government benefits intended to help people facing disabilities and poverty. That’s despite a yearslong effort by state officials to keep up with paperwork. And some say the...
World News | Australian Parliament Resumes After Labor's Landslide Election Victory
Latestly
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July 22, 2025
Melbourne, Jul 22 (AP) Australia's Parliament resumed Tuesday for the first time since the centre-left Labor Party won one of the nation's largest-ever majorities in the May elections. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked the traditional owners...
Downtown Anchorage shooting that left 23-year-old man dead began with bar fight, police say
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Anchorage police investigate an early morning shooting outside The Gaslight on Fourth Avenue on Sunday, July 20, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) Anchorage police say a downtown shooting early Sunday began with an altercation in The Gaslight and ended with...
New Arctic ambassador to play a 'key role' in defending sovereignty: Anand
Canada's National Observer
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July 25, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada's new Arctic ambassador will play a key role in preserving sovereignty in the region as the military closely watches the movements of a Chinese icebreaker. Iqaluit resident Virginia Mearns will be...
AP Business SummaryBrief at 8:44 p.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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More Americans shift money from checking and savings to accounts with investment income, study says WASHINGTON (AP) — New research finds that more Americans are shifting their money from checking and savings accounts into financial vehicles that...
Beaver Creek, parts of Alaska Highway in Yukon under evacuation alert
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 22, 2025
North·New A wildfire north of Beaver Creek, Yukon, has prompted a warning to residents of the community, as well as parts of the surrounding area, to be prepared to leave in case of an evacuation. Residents should be prepared to leave in case an...
Arcadia Valley Alumna and rootEd Advisor Represents Rural Student Perspectives in Congressional Briefing in Nation’s Capital
Wayne County Journal Banner - Missouri
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July 25, 2025
Nicole Thomas, Arcadia Valley High School’s rootEd adviser as well as a proud graduate herself, represented Missouri’s rural students in Washington, D.C. at a recent Congressional briefing on advancing economic mobility and expanding access to...