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Letter: Billions for the moon and war, pennies for the people
10+ hour, 34+ min ago (218+ words) Anchorage Daily News Letter: Billions for the moon and war, pennies for the people I read various news articles from many journalism outlets, local and national. I look around my community and state and see that, besides myself, people are…...
Alaska Forest Service facility slated for closure amid federal restructuring
21+ hour, 22+ min ago (562+ words) Two weeks after the Trump administration announced a U. S. Forest Service "restructuring" that would close regional offices and most of the agency's research facilities, impacts to Alaska " home to the two largest U. S. national forests " remain unclear. The U. S. Department of Agriculture announced…...
Opinion: I voted no on the corporate income tax bill. Here's why that matters for Alaska.
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (325+ words) I want to be clear: I believe Hilcorp, and any large, profitable S corporation operating in Alaska, should be paying taxes. Like many Alaskans, I support closing the "S corp loophole." But that fix needs to be fair, durable and…...
Trump urges extending foreign surveillance program as some lawmakers push for American privacy protections
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (1035+ words) WASHINGTON " Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U. S. spy agencies pore over foreigners" calls, texts and emails, with supporters like President Donald Trump saying it has saved lives while critics point to long-standing…...
Pakistani delegation arrives in Tehran in move to ease tensions and arrange further talks
17+ hour, 9+ min ago (1156+ words) CAIRO " Pakistan's army chief arrived Wednesday for talks in Tehran in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the Middle East and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran after almost seven weeks of…...
Children killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes hit homes far from front lines of war with Hezbollah
13+ hour, 8+ min ago (1143+ words) BEIRUT " Jawad Younes, 11, and his cousins were playing soccer in the lot between their houses, as they often did. His little brother, 4-year-old Mehdi, had joined them but grew tired, so Jawad took him home before returning to the game. Minutes…...
Prosecutors sought access to Federal Reserve building as Trump threatens to fire Powell
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (829+ words) WASHINGTON " Federal prosecutors made an unannounced visit this week to a'construction site'at Federal Reserve headquarters that is the focus of an investigation into a'$2. 5 billion renovation project, according to two people familiar with the visit. Two prosecutors and an investigator…...
City outlines possible recount for Midtown Anchorage Assembly race with more ballots counted
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (414+ words) Anchorage Assembly Midtown candidate Janice Park paced ahead of opponent Dave Donley by just 47 votes on Tuesday, within the margin that is likely to trigger an automatic recount. In Tuesday's preliminary results, Park still holds a slim 0. 4% lead over Donley…...
Republicans are moving to fund Homeland Security "the hard way" after negotiations stall
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (774+ words) WASHINGTON " Republicans in Congress are forging ahead with a risky go-it-alone strategy for fully funding the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for almost two months as Democrats demand changes to President Donald Trump's broad campaign of…...
Trump again rejects Colorado request for disaster aid amid accusations of playing politics
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (620+ words) FORT COLLINS, Colo. " President Donald Trump has again denied a request from Colorado's governor to help people affected by wildfires and flooding, consistent with his approval of major disaster aid to Republican-leaning states at about twice the rate he approves…...