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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.

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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

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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

The Independent UK

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

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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

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

The Guardian - AU

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Edie Grunwald withdraws as Alaska lieutenant governor candidate over running mate Charlie Pierce's sexual harassment allegations

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republican lieutenant governor candidate Edie Grunwald is withdrawing from the November election after her running mate, former Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce, was sued over allegations he sexually harassed a former borough employee.

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In lawsuit, former assistant accuses Alaska governor candidate Charlie Pierce of sexual harassment

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In a lawsuit filed Friday, a former executive assistant to Alaska gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce said Pierce sexually harassed her when he was Kenai Peninsula Borough mayor.

Tribune News Service

Alaska governor candidate accused of sexually harassing former assistant in new lawsuit

A Republican gubernatorial candidate in Alaska faces accusations he sexually harassed a former assistant while he was a borough mayor

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Alaska asylum seekers are Indigenous Siberians from Russia

Alaska's senior U.S. senator says two Russian Indigenous Siberians were so scared of having to fight the war in Ukraine, they chanced everything to take a small boat across the treacherous Bering Sea to reach American soil

The Independent UK

Alaska governor candidate faces sexual harassment lawsuit

A Republican gubernatorial candidate in Alaska faces accusations he sexually harassed a former assistant while he was a borough mayor

Tribune News Service

In lawsuit, former assistant accuses Alaska gubernatorial candidate Charlie Pierce of sexual harassment

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Union Station: Alaska Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Janus requires annual opt-ins for union membership

The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case where the state of Alaska claims that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME requires annual opt-ins for union membership.

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Transgender bathroom ban in school district becomes permanent in apparent first for Alaska

PALMER, Alaska — In what appears to be a first for Alaska, transgender students in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District are now banned from using bathrooms and changing facilities that match their gender identity.

The Independent UK

Alaska Natives fete their 1st Congress member, Mary Peltola

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola received a hero’s welcome Thursday when the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress gave the keynote address at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference in Anchorage

The Guardian - UK

Billions gone: what’s behind the disappearance of Alaska snow crabs?

Authorities close snow crab season for first time as numbers of the prized seafood crash from 11bn to 2bn in four years

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How ranked choice voting works in Alaska

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

AFP

Warming waters 'key culprit' in Alaska crab mass die-off

Washington (AFP) - Climate change is a prime suspect in a mass die-off of Alaska's snow crabs, experts say, after the state took the unprecedented step of canceling their harvest this season to save the species.

Al Jazeera

Billions of snow crabs have disappeared from Alaska waters

Experts fear the likely causes include increased predation and stresses from warming water.

The Guardian - US

Alaska cancels snow crab season over population decline

Causes being researched but likely included increased predation and stresses from warmer water

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