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• Police video shows life-and-death rescue of Alaska man trapped in burning car - KTUU.com

  17-05-2016 23:42
  
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  Police video shows life-and-death rescue of Alaska man trapped in burning car
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  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) The Anchorage Police Department today released dashcam footage of a dramatic roadside rescue that took place Sunday on Middlerock Road in East Anchorage. “I thought I was literally going to die," the driver can be heard saying ...
  WATCH: Dash cam catches dramatic rescue of Alaska man trapped in burning SUVToronto Sun
  Video shows Alaska police officer and strangers save man
  
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• With governor's approval, Alaska Dave & Buster's inches closer to reality - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-05-2016 22:40
  
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  With governor's approval, Alaska Dave & Buster's inches closer to reality
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Patrons play games at a Dave & Buster's in Austin, Texas. A bill signed by the governor Tuesday paves the way for the arcade and dining franchise to open in Alaska. Roy Niswanger / Creative Commons license. Gov. Bill Walker on Tuesday signed a bill ...
  Alaska governor signs bill clearing way for Dave & Buster'sKTOOall 3 news articles »
  
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• Satellite used to record sea ice data malfunctions

  17-05-2016 22:09
  
  The satellite used to record sea ice data in the Arctic malfunctioned in April, and scientists are scrambling to calibrate a month of missing data.
  The graph above shows Arctic sea ice extent as of February 3, 2016, along with daily ice extent data for four previous years. (Graphic courtesy of National Snow & Ice Data Center)In mid-March, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported the lowest maximum sea ice extent in satellite history.“It was a record low in our satellite record, w
  
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• Key legislative committee supports buying bank building for offices

  17-05-2016 21:05
  Key legislative committee supports buying bank building for officesThe House-Senate Legislative Council has voted 13-1 to abandon their newly renovated offices in downtown Anchorage and spend up to $12.5 million to replace it with the Wells Fargo building in Spenard near Minnesota Drive and Benson Boulevard.May 17, 2016
  
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• BBAHC on the frontlines against bed bugs in rural Alaska

  17-05-2016 20:44
  
  Alaska’s rural communities are seeing an increase in bed bug infestation. It’s a problem that can feel overwhelming, embarrassing, and difficult to control.
  Mattress covers, trash bags, caulk, and CimeXa dust are among the tools BBAHC is sending rural Alaskans as part of an EPA grant. (Photo courtesy of BBAHC)Now, the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation and the Tanana Chiefs Conference are helping rural Alaskans fight bed bugs with a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protect
  
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• Same but different: how Alaska and Norway are handling low oil prices - Alaska Public Radio Network

  17-05-2016 16:01
  
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  Same but different: how Alaska and Norway are handling low oil prices
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  Norwegian Ambassador Kare Aas spoke to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce on May 16, 2016. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRN. An oil-dependent economy straddling the Arctic Circle, battered by low prices but sitting on a massive savings account: that ...
  
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• Same but different: how Alaska and Norway are handling low oil prices

  17-05-2016 16:00
  
   
  Norwegian Ambassador Kare Aas spoke to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce on May 16, 2016. Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRNAn oil-dependent economy straddling the Arctic Circle, battered by low prices but sitting on a massive savings account: that could describe Alaska — but it also describes Norway.
  Norway’s ambassador to the United States is in Alaska this week, to celebrate that country’s May 17th Constitution Day with Norwegian Americans in Anchorage and Petersburg.
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• Donald Trump's Alaska Campaign Team Includes Convicted Felon - Huffington Post

  17-05-2016 07:45
  
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  Donald Trump's Alaska Campaign Team Includes Convicted Felon
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  Donald Trump has a new campaign team in Alaska. The state's former governor, Sarah Palin, was one of Trump's early backers. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign team in Alaska includes a former state lawmaker who served prison ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 16, 2016 - Alaska Public Radio Network

  17-05-2016 03:57
  
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  Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 16, 2016
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  Wednesday is the last day of the extended legislative session, but Alaska still doesn't have a budget for the fiscal year starting in July. In fact, legislators haven't passed any of the major bills that Governor Bill Walker proposed to close the state ...
  Jury convicts Nathanial Kangas of murder of two Alaska troopersFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Alaska Man Convicted of Murder in Death of 2 TroopersAB
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Monday, May 16, 2016

  17-05-2016 03:41
  
  
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  Passage of state fiscal budget held up by Legislature
  Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage and Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  Wednesday is the last day of the extended legislative session, but Alaska still doesn’t have a bu
  
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• Older Alaskans to feel budget axe

  17-05-2016 03:13
  
  Although last year’s cuts to senior benefits are already causing pain, certain bills linked to the next state budget but are still pending in the legislature could have an even more severe effect on many of Alaska’s older residents. Reductions to state assistance for programs as diverse as affordable home heating and low-income adult dental care are all but certain.
  Last year’s budget cuts reduced senior benefits to some seniors, although those cuts didn’t kick
  
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• Passage of state fiscal budget held up by Legislature

  17-05-2016 02:57
  
  Wednesday is the last day of the extended legislative session, but Alaska still doesn’t have a budget for the fiscal year starting in July. In fact, legislators haven’t passed any of the major bills that Governor Bill Walker proposed to close the state’s $3-4 billion budget deficit.
  Andrew Kitchenman of APRN and KTOO in Juneau has been talking with legislators about the budget.
  Senate President Kevin Meyer, Jan. 26, 2015. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)TOWNSEND: What the ho
  
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• Trump organization in Alaska stacked with state GOP insiders - KTUU.com

  17-05-2016 02:55
  
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  Trump organization in Alaska stacked with state GOP insiders
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  New York billionaire Donald Trump is preparing to open an office in Anchorage's Dimond Center mall within the next day or two, according to Jim Crawford, chairman of Trump Alaska 2016. Outside of Anchorage, the Trump ground game in Alaska will include ...
  Trump campaign unveils Alaska backers, including Treadwell, McGuireAlaska Dispatch Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• Kangas: Guilty of first-degree murder of two police officers

  17-05-2016 02:22
  
  A Tanana man has been convicted of first degree murder for killing 2 Alaska State Troopers. 22-year-old Nathanial Kangas shot Sergeant Scott Johnson and Trooper Gabe Rich on May 1st 2014 as they tried to arrest his father at the Kangas home in Tanana. Jurors spent less than 6 hours deliberating following a week of testimony, which included eye witness accounts and audio recordings of the killings.
  Nathaneal Kangas after his conviction of the murder of two police officers (Photo by Dan Bross, KUA
  
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• Alaska Has Been Warmer than Denver, Cleveland and Boston | The Weather Channel - The Weather Channel

  17-05-2016 02:15
  
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  Alaska Has Been Warmer than Denver, Cleveland and Boston | The Weather Channel
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  Meteorologist Danielle Banks talks about the almost record breaking heat in Alaska and it's even hotter than Boston, Cleveland and Denver. This Could Be Record Shattering Heat in Alaska. Wave After Wave of Storms to Hit South, Then East. Tornado Hits ...
  Dulles and Baltimore tie record lows; Fairbanks, Alaska, warmer than DC over past weekWashington Postall 12 news article
  
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• Senate adopts austere capital budget

  17-05-2016 02:08
  
  The Alaska Senate passed the state’s $1.6 billion capital budget on Saturday. The big-ticket spending plan now goes to the House for consideration.
  Unrestricted general fund spending on Alaska’s capital budget. Fiscal year 2017 is based on Senate’s capital budget bill as of May 14, 2016. (Graphic by Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO – Juneau)The capital budget includes items from highway construction in Haines worth $30 million, to airport upgrades in Anchorage worth $36.8 million, to a
  
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• Feds may finally sell Anchorage lot where Archives never went

  17-05-2016 01:32
  
  The federal government owns about 60 percent of the land in Alaska, but that real estate portfolio is about to shrink, just a tiny bit. Congress this afternoon passed a bill allowing the federal government to finally shed ownership of a nine-acre lot in Midtown Anchorage. The late Sen. Ted Stevens had hoped the property on East 40th Street would be the Alaska home of the National Archives, but that plan fizzled for lack of funds by the time Stevens lost his seat.
  Alaska Congressman Don Young has
  
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• Aggressive sea lion harasses fishermen

  17-05-2016 01:27
  
  
  A 2,500-pound terrorist has been surprising sport and commercial fishermen outside Sitka harbors. There’s one thing he’s after—fish — and the season is just ramping up. This federally-protected mammal is causing more trouble than his weight for the city.
  A Steller sea lion has been frequenting the Sealing Cove fish cleaning station for more than a month now. When anglers cruise into the floating dock to fillet their catch, the animal beelines toward them for what he hopes
  
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• Sullivan: U.S. economy nothing to boast about

  17-05-2016 01:20
  
  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (File photo by Skip Gray/360 North)U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan gave the weekly Republican address on Saturday. The Alaska senator took the opportunity to bash President Obama for what he says is poor economic growth, more reliance on food stamps and a drop in homeownership.
  “We can do so much better for America,” Sullivan said. “But President Obama tells us differently. He lowers expectations by calling his very weak economic record the ‘new normal.&rsqu
  
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• Algo Nuevo May 15, 2016

  17-05-2016 00:10
  
  Here’s the Sunday, May 15th, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera.
  If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to [email protected] or post your comment at the bottom of this post.
  All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
  Song TitleArtist NameAlbum TitleCD LabelDuration
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  Canela
  Santana
  Shape Shifter
  Starfaith
  506
   
  Duele
  Elida Reyn
  
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