Anchorage Daily News
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Recent Articles (8)
This US House district was once a political battleground. Now it shows why Congress is dysfunctional.
Swing seats, meaning districts that a presidential candidate won by 5 percentage points or fewer in the previous election, are disappearing from the national map.
Iran in ‘advanced stages’ of plots to kill U.S. officials abroad, memo warns
Jay Clayton, the top U.S. intelligence official, said in the memo that Iran has “substantially increased” efforts to target Americans.
Doctors’ offices are charging patients 10 times more by claiming to be hospitals
Even when patients never step into a hospital, they may be charged hospital “facility fees,” and their care may be billed at higher rates.
Some US transit systems weigh whether to run trains without a human at the controls
The debate centers on safety and cost, with unions resisting automation due to job concerns.
Woman in ad who said a Democrat endangers kids pleaded guilty to endangering kids
Shellie Flockhart, who called Iowa Democratic House candidate Sarah Trone Garriott “dangerous” for kids, pleaded guilty after authorities said she drove drunk with her children in the car in 2017.
Balls glancing off gloves, runners thrown out trying to steal sink Rays in World Series opener
Milwaukee came away with a 3-2 victory Friday night, winning on the margins and taking advantage of the types of mistakes the Rays usually pounce on to beat opponents.
Ornithological observations from the seat of a recliner in Two Rivers
With bears denned down, it’s the time of year when bird feeders come out of storage all around Alaska.
Book review: Two new poetry collections invite shortening-days reading
Both books will leave readers to admire their use of language and form while also contemplating the ways we each respond to our given lives.