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# Alaska

This year
2023
Biden administration approves oil drilling project in Alaska despite environmental concerns
Biden had vowed not to approve any new leases for oil and gas projects on federal lands during the 2020 presidential race.
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Mar 13th 2023, 3:49 PM
US fighter jets shoot down ‘unidentified object’ over Lake Huron, near Canadian border
US and Canadian authorities restricted some airspace over the lake earlier today.
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Feb 12th 2023, 10:22 PM
Polar bear kills woman and child in remote Alaskan village
The bear was shot and killed as it attacked the pair, Alaska State Troopers have said.
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Jan 18th 2023, 8:26 AM
Last year
2022
Sarah Palin fails in comeback bid and loses to Democrat in Alaska
Mary Peltola is the first Alaska Democrat elected to the US Congress since 2008.
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Sep 1st 2022, 7:16 AM
Donald Trump endorses Sarah Palin in bid for Alaska US House seat
Palin was selected by John McCain in 2008 to be his running mate against Barack Obama.
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Apr 5th 2022, 7:18 AM
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Joe Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
It follows a temporary moratorium on oil and gas lease activities imposed by the US president on his first day in office.
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Jun 2nd 2021, 9:35 AM
Joe Biden wins Democrats' Alaska primary in postal vote
Sanders said he will remain on the ballot to “exert significant influence” over the direction of the party.
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Apr 12th 2020, 1:55 PM
Snowy SOS signal saves Alaskan man after cabin burns down
The man lives in one of the remotest parts if Alaska.
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Jan 13th 2020, 12:20 PM
Alaskan man discovers 50-year-old message in a bottle from Russian sailor
A Russian television network tracked a return address in Vladivostok to a retired soviet ship captain now living in Crimea.
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Aug 19th 2019, 10:28 PM
Five dead and one missing after sightseeing planes collide in mid-air in Alaska
Helicopters and boats were deployed by the Coast Guard for the search-and-rescue operation.
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May 14th 2019, 7:17 AM
'Many homes are damaged': Powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska
Police in the city of around 300,000 said it had caused “major infrastructure damage”.
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Nov 30th 2018, 10:42 PM
US hunter suffers life-threatening injuries after bear he shot lands on him
The bear is believed to have rolled down the slope dislodging rocks in the process.
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Oct 1st 2018, 10:50 PM
Tsunami threat lifted for Canada and US after powerful earthquake off Alaska
The quake struck at 9.31am Irish time.
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Jan 23rd 2018, 6:25 PM
Ancient DNA evidence reveals story of first Native Americans to enter the continent
A team of researchers made the discovery using DNA from a six-month-old Native American infant.
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Jan 7th 2018, 3:30 PM
Sarah Palin's son arrested on charges of assaulting his father
Police were called to the family home over the weekend.
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Dec 19th 2017, 10:45 AM
Scientists baffled by appearance of pink sea creatures off Alaska
The tropical, filter-feeding spineless creatures are usually found along the equator.
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Jul 8th 2017, 9:00 AM
Teenager who was killed by bear sent text to his family while being chased
“This young man didn’t do anything wrong. He was just in the wrong place.”
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Jun 20th 2017, 9:19 AM
Someone recreated Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement with 45lbs of cheese... it's The Dredge
Some Brie-oncé and the rest of the day’s celeb dirt right here.
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Apr 3rd 2017, 11:19 AM
Shacks, bears and isolation - an Irishman's summer in a remote Alaskan town
McCarthy, population: 28.
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Mar 26th 2017, 7:00 PM
Two-month-old girl among four dead in suspected murder-suicide in Alaska
The victims have been identified as Linda Hutton (54), Emily McDonald (22), McKay Hutton (22) and eight-week-old Teagan Hutton.
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Nov 26th 2016, 3:49 PM
Shooting of Alaska policeman gives detectives unexpected break on string of unsolved deaths
There had been fears a serial killer was roaming the Anchorage trails, picking off one or two people at a time.
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Nov 19th 2016, 7:10 AM
WATCH: Police officer saves man trapped beneath burning SUV
The man’s arm was trapped beneath the passenger side of the vehicle.
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May 18th 2016, 5:21 PM
Outdoor Studies professor mauled by bear during mountaineering class
He was with a group of 12 students at the time.
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Apr 19th 2016, 10:17 AM
Commercial pilot flies closer to erupting volcano to give passengers a better look
The Pavlof Volcano in Alaska spontaneously erupted without warning early this morning Irish time.
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Mar 28th 2016, 3:20 PM
Sarah Palin's husband in hospital after snowmobile accident
The former Alaska governor has cancelled a campaign stop for Donald Trump.
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Mar 14th 2016, 6:30 PM
WATCH: Skier somehow survives terrifying 1,000 foot fall down a mountain
“I got really lucky.”
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Jan 27th 2016, 8:41 PM
"Is there a doctor on board?" - Watch this woman give birth in a plane over the Pacific
Six flight attendants wearing surgical masks can be seen
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Oct 16th 2015, 8:32 AM
Sarah Palin wants immigrants to the US to 'speak American'
The former US vice-presidential candidate said English is a “unifying aspect” of America.
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Sep 7th 2015, 3:02 PM
Has Obama been drinking his own urine in a bid to highlight climate change?
The US President is taking part in Bear Grylls’ show in a bid to bring the issue to a wider audience.
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Sep 3rd 2015, 6:55 AM
We're not taking the drinkable p**s: Barack Obama is doing a survival show with Bear Grylls
It’s all in the name of climate change.
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Aug 31st 2015, 4:10 PM
Heading out tonight? Here are the chat up lines you should be using (according to science)
A study in the United States as looked at how 600 subjects responded to three different types of lines.
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Jun 27th 2015, 6:30 PM
Alaskan bear family to be killed because they love the big city too much
They just can’t stay away from those rubbish bins.
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Apr 17th 2015, 10:45 PM
Meet Nellie Cashman – Irishwoman, philanthropist and prospector in Alaska's gold rush
Nellie Cashman was an extraordinary woman from Cork who made her way to the US west coast in search of a lucky strike.
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Mar 25th 2015, 11:20 PM
Weed is now legal in another US state
Alaska joins Colorado and Washington State in the cannabis club.
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Feb 24th 2015, 9:40 AM
Parents discover son isn't dead when he answers door at girlfriend's house
The couple were wrongly informed that their son had died in a car crash.
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Oct 12th 2014, 4:30 PM
Details of the Palin family brawl have emerged and they're not pretty...
Bristol Palin is accused of repeatedly punching a man in the face.
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Oct 10th 2014, 8:46 PM
Reporter quits job live on air after revealing herself to be a marijuana activist
“F**k it, I quit.”
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Sep 22nd 2014, 3:15 PM
Have a spare €7 per month? Why not subscribe to Sarah Palin's new web TV channel...
Doesn’t sound like a great deal?.. Perhaps we should mention that it’s free to watch if you happen to be in the US military?
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Jul 28th 2014, 8:05 PM
Swarm of earthquakes in Alaska leaves scientists puzzled
People there aren’t used to earthquakes, and the recent cluster have some residents worried.
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Jun 17th 2014, 4:40 PM
Scientists strapped a camera to a polar bear... now see the footage
The US Geological Survey is studying the bears’ behaviour.
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Jun 7th 2014, 5:00 PM
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