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• University of Alaska: thousands affected by data breach, including names, social security numbers - KTUU.com

  31-05-2017 22:23
  
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  University of Alaska: thousands affected by data breach, including names, social security numbers
  KTUU.com
  ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - Correction: According to the University of Alaska, letters were sent out at the end of April, not the end of May. Approximately 25,000 students, staff, and faculty members associated with the University of Alaska were affected ...
  
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• Traveling Music 6-11-17

  31-05-2017 22:15
  Traveling Music
  Shonti Elder
  6-11-17
   
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  Parting “Friends”
  Pete’s Posse / Pete Sutherland
  Parodies and Hilarities
  petespossevt.com
  2:36
   
  Beyond the Shadow (instrumental)
  Pete Sutherland / Pete Sutherland
  Sunday River: A Pete Sutherland Waltz Collection
  https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/petesutherland3
  4:46
   
  Country of the Iroquois
  Pete’s Posse / Pete Sutherland
  Down to the Core
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• A-10s Leave South Korea for Training in Alaska | Military.com - Military.com

  31-05-2017 22:10
  
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  A-10s Leave South Korea for Training in Alaska | Military.com
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  Four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron taxi out for a training mission during Exercise Beverly Herd 17-1 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, ...
  Air Force base in Alaska opens south gate for constructionKFQDall 4 news articles »
  
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• A-10s Leave South Korea for Training in Alaska - Military.com

  31-05-2017 22:10
  
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  A-10s Leave South Korea for Training in Alaska
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  Four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron taxi out for a training mission during Exercise Beverly Herd 17-1 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, on March 1, 2017. Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo/Air Force. Stars and Stripes | 31 May 2017 ...and more »
  
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• Sullivan bullish on Alaska's future at Wasilla Chamber meeting - Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

  31-05-2017 20:54
  
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  Sullivan bullish on Alaska's future at Wasilla Chamber meeting
  Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman
  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan gave a half-hour presentation as the guest speaker at Tuesday's Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce luncheon. prev. next. WASILLA — At a Tuesday gathering in Wasilla, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan painted a brighter picture for Alaska ...
  
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• Ask the Experts: Alaska's Bogoslof Volcano Erupted Again--Why ... - Scientific American

  31-05-2017 20:03
  
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  Ask the Experts: Alaska's Bogoslof Volcano Erupted Again--Why ...
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  An island volcano blew up last Saturday. A volcanologist explains why the location is difficult to monitor.and more »
  
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• Alaska Air Force Base Opens Gate for $500M Building Project ... - U.S. News & World Report

  31-05-2017 18:18
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  Alaska Air Force Base Opens Gate for $500M Building Project ...
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  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A gate on the south side of Eielson Air Force Base is opening this week to give construction crews easier access.and more »
  
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• With Legislature gridlocked, Alaska state employees warned of potential shutdown -- again - Alaska Dispatch News

  31-05-2017 04:56
  
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  With Legislature gridlocked, Alaska state employees warned of potential shutdown -- again
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Gov. Bill Walker's administration emailed nearly 20,000 state workers Tuesday warning they could be temporarily laid off if the Legislature fails to pass a budget before July 1, the start of the next fiscal year. "On behalf of Gov. Walker, Lt ...
  Alaska Preparing Layoff Notices With State Budget UnsettledU.S. News & World Report
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• Former Murkowski campign manager selected for Interior job

  31-05-2017 04:19
  
  
  Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s former campaign manager has a new job in the Trump administration. Steve Wackowski will be the new senior advisor for Alaska Affairs in the Interior Department.
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  Wackowski will advise Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke who announced the appointment Tuesday in Anchorage.
  Wackowski is from Anchorage and that’s where his position will be based. He worked as an aide to the late Sen. Ted Stevens and ran Murkowski’s 2016 re-election campaign. Zinke sai
  
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• Alaska shouldn't shut down over an unnecessary income tax - Alaska Dispatch News

  31-05-2017 04:12
  
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  Alaska shouldn't shut down over an unnecessary income tax
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  On Thursday, state employees will be dealt the same blow as many of our state's educators and workers across the private sector this year: a pink slip. Since 2015, the private sector in Alaska has lost over 12,000 jobs. Along with the employment ...
  
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• Governor's office warns state workers of potential government shutdown - Alaska Public Radio Network

  31-05-2017 04:09
  Governor's office warns state workers of potential government shutdown
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  The Governor's office and the Department of Administration are warning of a potential government shutdown. U.S. Missile Defense conducts anti-ICBM system successfully. Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage. On Tuesday, the U.S. Missile ...
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 30, 2017

  31-05-2017 04:07
  
  
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  Governor’s office warns state workers of potential government shutdown
  Rashah McChesney, Alaska’s Energy Desk – Juneau
  The Governor’s office and the Department of Administration are warning of a potential government shutdown.
  U.S. Missile Defense conducts anti-ICBM system successfully
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• Copper River fisherman found dead

  31-05-2017 03:44
  
  
  A Copper River salmon fisherman has been found dead in the surf near the river’s Delta.
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  Alaska State Troopers report that the body of 58 year old Clifford Johns, of Bothell, Washington, was spotted by a U.S Coast Guard helicopter crew after his unoccupied boat was observed driving in circles May 25th.
  Troopers says John’s body was recovered and sent to the state medical examiner for autopsy. His vessel was brought to Cordova. No foul play is suspected.
  
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• With tug still underwater, Samson develops salvage plan

  31-05-2017 03:00
  
  Until the tugboat is salvaged, SEAPRO is maintaining containment boom around the Powhatan and deflection boom off of Starrigavan Beach. (Photo provided by Samson Tug & Barge; May 19, 2017)A Sitka tugboat that sank at the Samson Tug & Barge dock four weeks ago remains underwater at Starrigavan Bay.
  According to a situation report issued by the state May 25, initial estimates that the vessel contained 340 gallons of oil on board were incorrect.
  Divers have found multiple spots where oil co
  
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• Ask a Climatologist: Will May gloom bring summer doom?

  31-05-2017 02:58
  
  A double rainbow forms over Waldron Lake Park in Anchorage on May 24th. (Photo by Brian Brettschneider)Does the gloomy May weather in Southcentral Alaska have you down? Climatologist Brian Brettscheider says not to worry — the bad weather pattern isn’t necessarily going to stick around for the rest of the summer.
  And he says the May weather hasn’t been too terrible compared to normal.
  Interview Transcript:
  Brian: It’s really been, kind of at or slightly above normal tempe
  
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• U.S. Missile Defense conducts successful anti-ICBM test

  31-05-2017 02:44
  
  
  The Missile Defense Agency’s Flight Test 06b Ground-Based Interceptor launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on June 22, 2014. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)On Tuesday, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency announced it conducted a successful test of a system designed to shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles. It’s the first test of the system by the U.S. in almost three years. The closely watched exercise came just a day after a North Korean missile test and weeks of a
  
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• U.S. Missile Defense conducts anti-ICBM system successfully

  31-05-2017 02:44
  
  The Missile Defense Agency’s Flight Test 06b Ground-Based Interceptor launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on June 22, 2014. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)On Tuesday, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency announced it conducted a successful test of a system designed to shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles. It’s the first test of the system by the U.S. in almost three years. The closely watched exercise came just a day after a North Korean missile test and weeks of a
  
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• Bethel robotics team “The Moosekateers” goes To Nationals

  31-05-2017 02:13
  
  The Bethel Robotics team, known as the Moosekateers, traveled nearly three thousand miles and enjoyed competing in the National Robotics Championship in San Diego, California. Pictured here is team member Jordan Wheeler holding a component of the robot she built.
  (Christine Trudeau / KYUK)Bethel’s Robotics team placed second at the state championships this year, which sent them to the national competition in sunny southern California.
  The team, known as the Moosekateers, traveled nearly 3,
  
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• Alaska volcano erupts again; aviation alert raised to red - Wsaw - WSAW

  31-05-2017 02:00
  
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  Alaska volcano erupts again; aviation alert raised to red - Wsaw
  WSAW
  An Alaska volcano that has been active for nearly six months has erupted again.and more »
  
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• AVCP calls for reinstating order giving tribes a voice in Northern Bering Sea development

  31-05-2017 01:51
  The Executive Board and Administration of AVCP has issued a resolution to reinstate the Executive Order creating the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area as originally passed.
  (NOAA)The Association of Village Council Presidents is calling for the reinstatement of the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area.
  The Executive Board and Administration of AVCP has issued a resolution to reinstate the Executive Order creating the Resilience Area as originally passed. If that effort should fai
  
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• Group trying to keep Fox Spring open faces impending fundraising deadline

  31-05-2017 01:19
  
  A non-profit group trying to keep a spring-fed well north of Fairbanks open is facing an upcoming fund raising deadline. Friends of Fox Spring is taking donations to cover formerly state funded operation and maintenance of the popular drinking water site off the Elliot Highway north of Fairbanks.
  Friends of Fox Spring member Nana Paldi said the state Department of Transportation, which owns the well site, is scheduled to cease operation of the facility.
  ”July 1 is the date for closure of t
  
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• One victim in Portland hate speech stabbing has Juneau ties

  31-05-2017 00:59
  
  One of the victims in Friday’s Portland hate speech stabbing had Juneau ties.
  Portland police say 23-year-old Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche of Southeast Portland and 53-year-old Ricky John Best of Happy Valley, Oregon, were stabbed and killed Friday afternoon at a train station. Witnesses told police they were trying to calm down a man yelling hate speech at two Muslim women. He attacked them, and a third man was also wounded.Namkai Meche’s sister, Ati Nasiah, lives in June
  
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• Alaska Preparing Layoff Notices With State Budget Unsettled - U.S. News & World Report

  31-05-2017 00:52
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska Preparing Layoff Notices With State Budget Unsettled
  U.S. News & World Report
  The state of Alaska warned government workers that they could face being laid off as legislators remained at odds over addressing the state's multibillion-dollar deficit. | May 30, 2017, at 6:49 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel.
  With Legislature gridlocked, Alaska state employees warned of potential shutdown -- againAlaska Dispatch News
  Alaska warns of
  
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