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Andrei Malgin: Here's Why Plans for a Tunnel Between Russia and Alaska Are Insane

No sooner had Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin hung up their phones than Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev ...

Alaska’s biggest city gets grant for preservation projects in the municipality’s outskirts

Before Alaska’s largest city was founded, there were well-established small communities in the area. Now the municipality of ...

Why Did Russia Sell Alaska? The History of Russia’s Ties to the U.S. State

The meeting between President Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is taking place in a region rich with significance for ...

Alaska nonprofit rescues 180 dogs — and a turtle — after devastating flooding in remote villages

Bethel Friends of Canines​ has been working with pilots and others to rescue dogs left behind when remote villages in Alaska ...

At a Native foods potluck for Western Alaska storm evacuees, a taste of home

There were bites of beluga whale. A jar of seal oil. Hemlock branches coated thick with herring roe. Salmon pies. Salmon head soup. Salmon bellies. Salmon strips. Salmon roe. Glossy canned salmon.
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Russian warplanes detected flying near Alaska for ninth time this year, US military says

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets scrambled to identify and intercept four Russian warplanes flying near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Thursday. It's the third time in ...