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• The Latest: Edgmon: Support to Extend Appears Insufficient - U.S. News & World Report

  17-05-2017 23:33
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  The Latest: Edgmon: Support to Extend Appears Insufficient
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  The Alaska Legislature has paved a way for ride-share companies to do business in the state. | May 17, 2017, at 5:35 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. The Latest: Edgmon: Support to Extend Appears Insufficient ...
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• Legislature opens Alaska to ride-hailing companies - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-05-2017 23:32
  
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  Legislature opens Alaska to ride-hailing companies
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  JUNEAU – The Alaska Senate passed a bill Wednesday that will allow ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to expand into the state. House Bill 132, which passed the House on Monday, will go to Gov. Bill Walker's desk for his signature after ...
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• Legislature opens Alaska to ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-05-2017 23:29
  
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  Legislature opens Alaska to ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft
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  JUNEAU – The Alaska Senate passed a bill Wednesday that will allow ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft to expand into the state. House Bill 132, which passed the House on Monday, will go to Gov. Bill Walker's desk for his signature after ...and more »
  
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• Leaving Timber Behind, An Alaska Town Turns To Tourism : NPR - NPR

  17-05-2017 22:32
  
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  Leaving Timber Behind, An Alaska Town Turns To Tourism : NPR
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  Timber used to be the economic engine of Ketchikan, Alaska, but after the pulp mill there closed in the '90s, the town turned to tourism.and more »
  
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• Leaving Timber Behind, An Alaska Town Turns To Tourism - NPR

  17-05-2017 22:32
  
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  Leaving Timber Behind, An Alaska Town Turns To Tourism
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  What happens to a town when a key industry collapses? Sometimes it dies. But sometimes it finds a way to reinvent itself. Case in point: Ketchikan, Alaska, where the demise of the timber industry has led to a radical transformation. Many people who ...and more »
  
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• Federal Government to Give up Land Near Alaska Gold Mine - U.S. News & World Report

  17-05-2017 22:26
  Federal Government to Give up Land Near Alaska Gold Mine
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  The federal government has plans to give up about one square mile of land next to the Kinross Fort Knox gold mine. | May 17, 2017, at 4:23 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Federal Government to Give up Land Near Alaska Gold Mine ...and more »
  
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• Search underway for missing Fairbanks man and his 2 sons - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-05-2017 21:01
  
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  Search underway for missing Fairbanks man and his 2 sons
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  Johnathon Eyre, 28, and sons Jaxson, 4 and Johnathon LJ, 7, are missing from their Chena Hot Springs Road home near Fairbanks. (Alaska State Troopers) (Alaska State Troopers). Alaska State Troopers are looking for a Fairbanks man and his two young ...and more »
  
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• US extends sanctions relief under Iran nuclear deal Trump criticized - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-05-2017 20:48
  
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  US extends sanctions relief under Iran nuclear deal Trump criticized
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  WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday extended wide sanctions relief for Iran called for under a 2015 international nuclear deal even as he imposed narrow penalties on Iranian and Chinese figures for supporting Iran's ballistic missile ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Airlines to offer 9 flights from Everett - seattlepi.com

  17-05-2017 20:43
  
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  Alaska Airlines to offer 9 flights from Everett. By Daniel DeMay, SeattlePI. Updated 11:49 am, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Alaska Airlines announced Wednesday that it will start offering nine daily flights out of Everett's Paine. Alaska Airlines to begin ...
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• Alaska Lawmakers Deny Transgender Man Human Rights Post - NBCNews.com

  17-05-2017 18:53
  
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  Alaska Lawmakers Deny Transgender Man Human Rights Post
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  The Alaska Legislature on Tuesday rejected the appointment of Drew Phoenix, a transgender man, to serve on the state's human rights commission. The vote came near the end of an hours-long joint session called to consider Gov. Bill Walker's nominees to ...
  After weeks of waiting, Legislature OKs most Walker appointeesAlaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Legislature Confirms All but 1 of Walker's NomineesU.S. News & W
  
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• Alaska strip club owner plans summer protests on converted fishing boat - KTUU.com

  17-05-2017 18:42
  
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  Alaska strip club owner plans summer protests on converted fishing boat
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska man is resurrecting a strip club he operated on board his converted crab boat before he was convicted on waste disposal charges involving the vessel. This time, he's billing the enterprise as a nightly protest.
  Alaska man brings back floating strip club as form of protestNew York Daily Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• Retired Alaska Supreme Court justice to receive Sandra Day O’Connor Award

  17-05-2017 18:36
  
  Chief Justice Dana Fabe of the Alaska Supreme Court gives the State of the Judiciary Address to a joint session of the 29th Alaska Legislature, Feb. 11, 2015. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Former Alaska Supreme Court Justice Dana Fabe will receive the 2017 Sandra Day O’Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education.  The award is from the National Center for State Courts.
  “I was just surprised by the award, but I’m thrilled and honored, of course, particularly becaus
  
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• Legislature approves all but one of Walker’s cabinet picks

  17-05-2017 18:36
  
  Hollis French addresses a joint session of the Alaska Legislature in 2014. The former senator was approved for an Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission seat at a similar session Tuesday. (Photo by Skip Gray/Gavel Alaska)The Legislature approved Gov. Bill Walker’s appointment of Hollis French to serve on the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Tuesday. French, who served on the commission since July, was confirmed by a 35 to 24 vote.
  Anchorage Democratic Rep. Les Gara said 
  
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• Alaska's Bogoslof Volcano Erupts, Sends up Ash Cloud - U.S. News & World Report

  17-05-2017 18:35
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  Alaska's Bogoslof Volcano Erupts, Sends up Ash Cloud
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska volcano erupted Tuesday night and spewed ash for more than an hour. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says Bogoslof (BOH-gohs-lawf) Volcano erupted at 10:32 p.m. and continued for 73 minutes. A pilot reported ...
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• Erma Bombeck visits Cyrano’s Theatre Company

  17-05-2017 18:16
  
  Ursula Gould as Erma BombeckIf you’ve ever wondered why “the grass is always greener over the septic tank” all you need to do is drop by Stage Talk this week as we talk about Cyrano’s Theatre Company’s production of Allison and Margaret Engel’s one woman show Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End. Ursula Gould, who plays Erma Bombeck, along with director Krista M. Schwarting are Steve’s guests this week. Erma Bombeck:At Wit’s End is currently playi
  
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• Police investigate body found in Chugiak - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-05-2017 16:50
  
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  Police investigate body found in Chugiak
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  A body was found Tuesday in Chugiak, according to Anchorage police, who provided few details on the discovery. A police dispatcher said early Wednesday that a call reporting the body, off South Birchwood Loop, came in at about 2:15 p.m. There was no ...
  
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• Landlord charged with murder in shooting at Anchorage home - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-05-2017 16:26
  
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  Landlord charged with murder in shooting at Anchorage home
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  Anchorage police responded to a shooting at the 200 block of Denali Street that left a woman dead on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News). The landlord of an Anchorage home has been charged with murdering a woman as she tried to ...and more »
  
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• Retired Alaska Supreme Court justice to receive Sandra Day O ... - KTOO

  17-05-2017 15:15
  
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  Former Alaska Supreme Court Justice Dana Fabe will receive the 2017 Sandra Day O'Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education. The award is ...and more »
  
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• Alaska Owner Plans to Resurrect Strip Club Boat for Summer - U.S. News & World Report

  17-05-2017 10:26
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  Alaska Owner Plans to Resurrect Strip Club Boat for Summer
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  An Alaska man is resurrecting a strip club on board his boat for a nightly protest months after he was sentenced to probation for dumping human waste from the vessel. | May 17, 2017, at 9:21 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel.and more »
  
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• Alaska comes under civilian control, May 17, 1884 - Politico

  17-05-2017 06:01
  
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  Alaska comes under civilian control, May 17, 1884
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  On this day in 1884, President Chester A. Arthur changed the status of Alaska. It became the District of Alaska, under a reorganization plan that put civilians in control. From that year until 1912, when Alaska became a territory and acquired nonvoting ...
  
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• Wasilla lawmaker's bills would criminalize abortion - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-05-2017 05:10
  
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  Wasilla lawmaker's bills would criminalize abortion
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  Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, stands on the House floor in January. (Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News). JUNEAU — Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman, already under fire for asserting that village women get pregnant to get a free trip to Anchorage ...and more »
  
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• Alaska lawmakers set to end cash subsidies for oil companies - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-05-2017 04:59
  
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  Alaska lawmakers set to end cash subsidies for oil companies
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  JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate approved a House proposal Monday to repeal a cash-subsidy program for oil companies. But a debate is still raging between the two chambers over what to do about the subsidies the state already owes but hasn't paid.
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• Alaska lawmakers deny transgender man for human rights post - Hawaii News Now

  17-05-2017 04:25
  Alaska lawmakers deny transgender man for human rights post
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Legislature on Tuesday rejected the appointment of Drew Phoenix, a transgender man, to serve on the state's human rights commission. The vote came near the end of an hours-long joint session called to consider Gov.and more »
  
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• After stern state letter and a loss, lone Anchorage pot club closes

  17-05-2017 04:15
  
  The sign outside Pot Luck Events, located at 420 W. 3rd Avenue in downtown Anchorage (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)After a years-long legal skirmish with state officials, Alaska’s first marijuana club, Pot Luck Events, has closed its doors. From the beginning there were disputes over the club’s legality. The final straw was a cease-and-desist order from state regulators, and the passing of the club’s founder, just days apart. The closure comes
  
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• Anchorage is seeing a dramatic surge in heroin overdoses - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-05-2017 04:06
  
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  Anchorage is seeing a dramatic surge in heroin overdoses
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  Since the beginning of May, a disturbing surge of heroin overdoses has been playing out in parking lots and homes across Anchorage. Since May 1, emergency responders in Alaska's biggest city have used naloxone to revive people from suspected heroin ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 16, 2017

  17-05-2017 04:06
  
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  Sullivan calls for White House ‘discipline’; Murkowski mulls special prosecutor
  Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media – Washington D.C.
  Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators say they’re concerned by reports that President Trump shared classified intelligence with top Russian officials in the Ov
  
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• Sullivan calls for White House ‘discipline’; Murkowski mulls special prosecutor

  17-05-2017 02:25
  
  Photo of U.S. Capitol by Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public MediaBoth of Alaska’s U.S. senators said Tuesday they’re concerned by reports that President Trump shared classified intelligence with top Russian officials in the Oval Office.
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  Sen. Dan Sullivan said the White House needs more discipline. He also said it would help if the president stops the morning Tweets and focuses on the goals that got him elected, goals the senator said he’s working on too, such as growing t
  
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• UA president discusses search for new individual campus’ leadership

  17-05-2017 02:16
  
  University of Alaska Fairbanks (Creative Commons photo by Jimmy Emerson)A University of Alaska Anchorage provost will serve as interim UAA chancellor while a search is conducted to replace outgoing chancellor Tom Case.
  Anchorage campus Provost Samuel Gingrich will fill in after Chancellor Case retires June 30th. UA President Jim Johnsen shared the news Monday during a special regents meeting.
  ”Given the continuity of leadership that Provost Gingrich provides, my plan is to commence th
  
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• It's summertime: Fairbanks says hello to 72 straight days of light - Alaska Dispatch News

  17-05-2017 02:14
  
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  It's summertime: Fairbanks says hello to 72 straight days of light
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  Fairbanks has reached a major summer milepost: it won't be truly dark again for more than two months. The Interior Alaska city has entered its annual string of 72 days where the sun just barely dips below the horizon at night, leaving a lingering glow ...
  
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• Sullivan discusses broad spectrum of topics with statewide listeners on Talk of Alaska

  17-05-2017 02:03
  
  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. (Photo by Josh Edge/APRN)Republican Senator Dan Sullivan spoke on Talk of Alaska Tuesday morning about a broad range of topics, from national news stories in the headlines to regional issues facing the state.
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  Discussing the president’s firing of FBI Director James Comey less than a week ago, Sullivan said nobody disputes the legality of the dismissal. But he said the timing of the firing raises serious questions.
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• Ask a Climatologist: Sizing up Alaska's summer | Alaska Public Media - Alaska Public Radio Network

  17-05-2017 01:57
  
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  Summer in Alaska is full of endless daylight, a few mosquitoes and also some pretty amazing or terrible weather, depending on the year. So how are forecasters ...and more »
  
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• Ask a Climatologist: Sizing up Alaska’s summer

  17-05-2017 01:52
  
  (Graphic courtesy of NOAA)Summer in Alaska is full of endless daylight, a few mosquitoes and also some pretty amazing or terrible weather, depending on the year. So how are forecasters sizing up the long term outlook for June, July and August?
  For an answer to that question, we turned to Brian Brettschneider for our segment, Ask a Climatolgoist.
  He said it looks like summer will be warmer than normal for most of the state.
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  Brian: If you look at the long rang
  
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• Anchorage sees 14 homicide victims so far this year, faster rate than during record year

  17-05-2017 01:38
  
  14 people have been the victims of homicide in Alaska’s most-populous city so far in 2017.
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  Anchorage reached that number with the alleged murder of a 92-year-old woman by her 91-year-old husband on Sunday.
  The 2017 homicides include the three deaths in the alleged arson that burned the Royal Suite Lodge in February.
  In 2016, when 34 people were the victims of homicide in Anchorage – the most ever recorded in the city – there had been only 10 by this ti
  
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• 14 homicide victims so far this year, faster rate than during record year

  17-05-2017 01:38
  
  14 people have been the victims of homicide in Alaska’s most-populous city so far in 2017.
  Anchorage reached that number with the alleged murder of a 92-year-old woman by her 91-year-old husband on Sunday.
  The 2017 homicides include the three deaths in the alleged arson that burned the Executive Suites Hotel in February.
  In 2016, when 34 people were the victims of homicide in Anchorage – the most ever recorded in the city – there had been only 10 by this time of year.
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• Tourists shop, spend, hike and eat their way across Alaska - KTUU - KTUU.com

  17-05-2017 00:58
  
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  Tourists shop, spend, hike and eat their way across Alaska - KTUU
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  According to the Alaska Travel Industry Association the number of people visiting the state was record breaking.and more »
  
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• Closure of Interior’s only dairy shows vulnerability of Alaska’s food security

  17-05-2017 00:58
  
  The owners of the Northern Lights Dairy in Delta Junction plan to shut down the facility in the near future. (Northern Lights Dairy)The only commercial dairy in the Interior will soon shut down. The owners of Northern Lights Dairy in Delta Junction, one of Alaska’s two operating dairies, say they’ve decided to close the dairy they’ve operated since 1970 due to a lack of workers and other challenges. Food-security advocates worry that the dairy closure shows Alaska has a long wa
  
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• Senate sends oil tax credit overhaul back to the House

  17-05-2017 00:46
  
  Senate President Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, talks to reporters at a Senate Majority press availability, April 13, 2017. Sens. Peter Micciche, R- Soldotna and Anna Mackinnon, R-Anchorage, seated next to him also participated. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)With the end of session looming, Alaska’s Senate passed its version of an oil tax credit reform bill on Monday.
  But the Senate’s version of House Bill 111 doesn’t have much in common with the bill the House passed a month ago.
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• Less sea ice means shorter hunting season for polar bears and scientists

  17-05-2017 00:19
  
  Dr. Riley Wilson, veterinarian with the Alaska Zoo and the Pet Stop, examines a large polar bear. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)Scientists travel into the Arctic every year to study polar bears. It helps them estimate the population. But this year, they had to cut that research short. Melting sea ice is making the task a lot more difficult.
  Michelle St. Martin flies as far as 100 miles off the coast of the Chukchi Sea, looking for polar bear tracks or blood splatters on the
  
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