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• Core Trump supporters dig in while others grow nervous

  21-05-2017 22:41
  
  The ranks of President Trump’s strongest backers are a bit smaller today than when we last checked in with the Nation Tracker, as the weight of the FBI investigation appears to be taking a toll, and Americans’ optimism and confidence in his presidency have slipped.
  Meanwhile, the ranks of his most ardent detractors have grown, as some who once said they were willing to give him a chance, or supported him conditionally, count themselves as opponents today.
  Those who do remain firmly b
  
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• Trump signs $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia

  21-05-2017 22:33
  
  President Donald Trump is escorted by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during the arrival ceremonies, at the Royal Court Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Photo Date: 5/20/2017
  President Trump signed a multi-billion-dollar arms and economic deal with Saudi Arabia Saturday in a move intended to strengthen the U.S.-Saudi Arabian alliance against ISIS on the president’s first foreign trip.
  The agreement is worth $110 billion effective immediately and $350 billion over 10 years,
  
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• ‘Barefoot Mile’ brings focus to human trafficking

  21-05-2017 22:27
  
  Roughly 21 million people around the world are victims. Now, human and sex trafficking is considered the fastest growing type of crime in Alaska.
  Saturday, people in Anchorage took to the streets in an effort to help eliminate the problem.Gwen Hufford and Katleen Tatti took a stroll around downtown Anchorage Saturday—just not the way most of us would do it. And, they had company.
  Several hundred people gave up their shoes on this walk, not for fun, but to draw attention to a growing proble
  
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• WATCH: Sullivan faces tough town hall crowd

  21-05-2017 21:45
  
  Alaska’s junior senator faced down a crowd of hundreds of occasionally hostile Alaskans Saturday afternoon.
  Dan Sullivan hosted the town hall at Bartlett High School.
  People were asked to write down their names then chosen at random to ask questions.
  In keeping with town hall tradition around the nation, audience members held red and green cards to indicate whether or not they agreed with what Sullivan was saying.People asked about climate change and the Russian investigation, but the vast
  
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• Maker of Nathan’s hot dogs issues recall over metal concerns

  21-05-2017 21:18
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) – The company that makes Nathan’s and Curtis hot dogs is recalling more than 200,000 pounds (90,700 kilograms) of the products after getting complaints of metal found in the packages.
  John Morrell and Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, said it had gotten three complaints and notified the federal government Friday. There have been no confirmed reports of injuries or adverse reactions from the products.
  The recall applies to 14-oz sealed film packs labeled “Nathan’s
  
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• Inmate dies in custody at Goose Creek

  21-05-2017 20:14
  
  The Department of Corrections is investigating after an inmate at Goose Creek Correctional Center died while in custody.
  Saturday morning around 10, inmate Daniel Mark Brusehaber, 60, notified corrections officers and medical staff he was having trouble breathing. Although life-saving measures were taken, Brusehaber was pronounced dead by emergency first responders more than an hour later.
  Brusehaber had been remanded to Goose Creek since mid-April on a probation violation and a DWI charge.
  His
  
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• Graduating from class of 4, Alaska teen shines

  21-05-2017 04:34
  
  Bob Williams, the Director of the Division of Educator and School Excellence for the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, presents Jayne Hanna with her BP Scholarship Awards at her graduation ceremony in Mekoryuk on May 12, 2017.
  Credit Vicki Nechodomu / LKSD via KYUK
  Mekoryuk student Jayne Hanna got a big surprise at her high school graduation last week: two state scholarships totaling $14,000. KYUK caught up with the young scholar just before Hanna headed out with her family
  
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• Alaska man sentenced to federal prison, probation

  21-05-2017 04:04 via ktoo.org
  
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man was sentenced to 64 months in federal prison for illegal possession of 32 guns.
  The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports 49-year-old Floyd Julius Stuck of Tok was also sentenced to three years of probation Friday.
  Alaska State Troopers and the Fairbanks Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit raided Stuck’s home last year. They got word of large amounts of methamphetamine, stolen guns, jewelry, vehicles and trailers reportedly at his home.
  According to ch
  
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• Owner: No flak from the law for floating Alaska strip club

  21-05-2017 04:03 via ktoo.org
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man says he didn’t have problems with authorities after he reopened a strip club on his converted crabbing boat as a way to protest his conviction on federal charges.
  Darren Byler launched the first nightly protest Thursday in a harbor near the island town of Kodiak. He says about 35 people showed up to watch eight exotic dancers aboard the 94-foot Wild Alaskan.
  Byler was fined and sentenced to probation in January for disposing human waste off the
  
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• Officials: Alaska police cannot own or operate weed business

  21-05-2017 04:02 via ktoo.org
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Police Standards Council has decided officers and prison guards in the state should not be getting involved in the marijuana industry.
  KTUU-TV reports the council voted earlier this month to ban police from “owning or operating a marijuana business.”
  The council had cited the ongoing federal ban as a contributing factor to its decision.
  Council director Bob Griffiths had said the matter needed to be addressed as the marijuana business continu
  
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• Pro-recall group in Homer holds rally as ACLU case lands on fourth judge

  21-05-2017 03:25 via ktoo.org
  
  Pro-recall group Heartbeat of Homer holds rally at WKFL Park downtown Homer. (Photo by Aaron Bolton/KBBI)
  The group leading a recall effort to oust three Homer City Council members held a rally Saturday in downtown homer. Heartbeat of Homer, the newly formed political action party, has also been granted standing in a lawsuit against the city.
  About 40 Heartbeat of Homer supporters gathered at Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith & Love Park to rally their support for the recall of Homer City C
  
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• The Nushagak River is running low this spring, complicating barge traffic

  21-05-2017 03:19
  
  Last winter was cold but dry, and now the small spring runoff is leaving water levels low around Southwest Alaska. Residents along the Nushagak River say the water level is the lowest it’s been in years.
  “I don’t know, I have been out here 25 plus years and it is the lowest I have seen it, and everybody I talk to say they have never seen it that low,” Richard King of Ekwok said.
  He worries what the low water level could mean later in the summer.
  “There are two conce
  
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• Bristol Bay fleet chilled more salmon in 2016 than ever before: study

  21-05-2017 03:10
  
  The Bristol Bay salmon drift fleet sold more chilled salmon to processors last year than ever before. Bristol Bay is the world’s largest salmon fishery, and is making efforts to sell a larger portion of its catch as fillets, rather than canned. Filling those fresh and frozen orders requires chilling at the point of harvest, which more fishermen are apparently doing.
  Audio transcript: The Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association commissions the Northern Economics to survey fish
  
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• Mine operator to donate millions in profits to 11 northwest villages

  21-05-2017 02:58 via ktoo.org
  
  Eleven villages within the northwest arctic borough will soon decide how to better their infrastructure through yearly payments from Teck Alaska, the operator of Red Dog Mine.
  This year, $11 million of profits from Red Dog Mine will be invested into a Village Improvement Fund (VIF), as well as between $4 and 8 million annually for the next nine years. Although it is unclear how the VIF will be used at this time, Northwest Arctic Borough’s Chief of Staff, Patrick Savok, assures that ea
  
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• Inside the Gates: ‘Best Warrior’ competition pushes soldiers mentally, physically

  21-05-2017 01:32
  
  Soldiers at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson competed in the Best Warrior competition this week. The tests are grueling, not just physically, but mentally as well.
  After two days of obstacle courses and written exams, the soldiers spent a third day in the field demonstrating their soldier skills.
  Staff Sgt. Aaron Powell ran two miles in full gear, and once he reached the field where the test was taking place, he immediately had to keep running to the aid of a “wounded” soldier. He was
  
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• Scientists sneak a peek at how ladybugs fold their wings

  21-05-2017 01:05 via ktoo.org
  
  With the help of high-speed cameras, CT scanners and some nail-art supplies, scientists in Japan have managed to catch a glimpse of the elaborate way that ladybugs fold their wings to tuck them away.
  The research could have implications for everything from aeronautics to umbrellas.
  The study, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, explored how ladybugs can have wings strong enough to fly with, but quickly collapsible so they can be tucked out of the way.
  The
  
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• Comey agrees to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee

  21-05-2017 01:04 via ktoo.org
  
  FBI Director James Comey speaks at FBI headquarters in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP
  Updated at 8:19 p.m. ET
  Former FBI Director James Comey has agreed to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in an open session.
  “The Committee looks forward to receiving testimony from the former Director on his role in the development of the Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 US elections, and I am hopeful that he will clarify for the American people recent events
  
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• Australian woman to return home this week after nearly 10 years in Bali prison

  21-05-2017 01:04 via ktoo.org
  
  Schapelle Corby’s trial was covered feverishly by the Australian media and broadcast on multiple television networks. Her guilty verdict and twenty-year sentence caused outrage and calls for boycotts of Bali, a popular tourist destination for Australians. Firdia Lisnawati/AP
  It’s not entirely clear why Schapelle Corby’s case so captivated a nation.
  The Australian woman was 27 in 2004 when she was caught with 9 pounds of marijuana in her bag upon landing in Bali for a two-week v
  
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• Passenger detained after causing disturbance on flight

  21-05-2017 00:46
  
  A passenger was detained in Honolulu Friday after a disturbance during a flight from Los Angeles, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed in a statement.
  American Airlines confirmed in a statement that law enforcement officers board American Airlines Flight 31 due to a “passenger disturbance.” The flight landed safely at 11:35 a.m., American Airlines said. In a statement, the FBI confirmed that a disturbance occurred on the flight.
  LAX police identified the man as Anil Uskanil,
  
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