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OPINION: An early take on all candidates vying to be Alaska’s next governor
Alaska Watchman
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August 24, 2025
The field is starting to take shape for next year’s gubernatorial election in Alaska, and although it is still very early to make predictions, here is a quick look at who is currently running and some guesstimates about their chances. Note: Alaska...
Linda Boyle: Medical freedom on the line as Alaska medical board decides physician assistant’s fate
Must Read Alaska
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August 24, 2025
By LINDA BOYLE Scott Miller once saved lives in rural Washington with breathing treatments and early Covid care. Today, the physician’s assistant is fighting for the right to practice medicine in Alaska, after Washington State branded him a “grave...
Anchorage firefighter injured on call
Alaska's News Source
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August 23, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A firefighter was injured Thursday while on duty, according to the Anchorage Fire Department (AFD). It happened while firefighters were responding to an alarm at a South Anchorage assisted living home, AFD wrote online....
Donald Trump’s health: Why one of the president’s biggest supporters is asking people to pray for him - Clone
SI Live - New York
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August 23, 2025
Alex Jones sounded the alarm on his Infowars channel this week about Donald Trump’s health. The conspiracy theorist claimed that the president is in a “health crisis,” and looks like he is about to “collapse.” “It shows, and I get it, the fear...
Alaska Medical Board moves to ban transgender tinkering on children
Must Read Alaska
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August 23, 2025
The Alaska State Medical Board has released a draft regulation that, for the first time, formally defines boys as male and girls as female based on their biological sex at birth, and prohibits doctors from providing medical interventions that...
Alaska State Medical Board injects politics into medicine with anti-trans, anti-abortion votes
The Alaska Current
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August 22, 2025
The Alaska State Medical Board, which is wholly appointed by GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy, today approved anti-abortion and anti-trans measures authored by a member who also happens to be one of the eight Republicans running for governor, ignoring...
Triennial exhibit at the Anchorage Museum portrays Alaska through its artists’ eyes
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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The 2025 Triennial will be on view until Sunday, Sept. 7, on the fourth floor of the Anchorage Museum. (Photo by Jim Kohl / Anchorage Museum) There’s still time to catch the 2025 Alaska Triennial, a rare opportunity to see the breadth of artistic...
UAE sends 30 tonnes of medical aid to Chad to combat cholera outbreak
The National News
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The UAE has sent 30 tonnes of emergency medical supplies to Chad to help contain a cholera outbreak that has swept parts of Africa. aid shipment, announced on Saturday, includes medicines and equipment to support Chad’s strained healthcare system...
After Alaska and Washington: On the Road to Peace?
Kyiv Post
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August 23, 2025
Following the summits in Alaska and Washington initiated by US President Donald Trump, Europe’s press examines whether we are any closer to peace in Ukraine, what further steps are needed and what role individual countries can play. Trump’s US is...
The Clean Air Act Has Improved Our Health Yet Has Widened Inequities
The Good Men Project - California
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August 23, 2025
By Marcus Griswold Researchers in Ohio (along with a high school student at Hawkin High!) took a look at how exposure to air pollution has affected our health between 1990 and 2021. The research looked at the link between fine particulate matter...
Donald Trump sparks new health fears as he uses 'thick' makeup to cover up hand
Daily Star
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August 23, 2025
Donald Trump was spotted with a conspicuous coating of makeup on his right hand on Friday (August 22) as he departed the White House, fuelling continued speculation surrounding his wellbeing. The 79-year-old is thought to have employed cosmetics...
Orthodox Alaska: St. German of Alaska and St. Peter the Aleut
The European Times
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August 23, 2025
St. German came to America as part of the Russian Orthodox mission to Alaska in 1794. He lived there until his death and for more than four decades taught the natives and the Russians living in Alaska with word and deed. In 1793, a group of ten...
Alaska medical board seeks to restrict abortion, transgender medical care
Chilkat Valley News - Alaska
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August 23, 2025
The politically appointed board that regulates health care in Alaska voted unanimously Friday to recommend that the state restrict medical care for transgender youth in the state and approved a letter asking Alaska lawmakers to end access to...
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 22, 2025
Alaska Public Media
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Friday on Alaska News Nightly Advocates react to a move by the state medical board to restrict gender affirming care for minors. Plus, many unknowns after a long-institutionalized patient at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute dies. And, after more...
Trump's hand pictured smeared in huge chunk of make up amid rampant fears over President's health
Irish Star
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August 23, 2025
President Donald Trump was seen with a noticeable layer of makeup on his right hand on Friday as he stepped out of the White House amid lingering questions about his health. The 79-year-old has reportedly used makeup to cover bruising on his hand...
Health insurance will cost more for millions of Americans — especially rural residents
North Dakota Monitor
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August 22, 2025
A combination of Trump administration policies will make health care coverage more expensive for people who purchase plans from health insurance marketplaces — and rural residents will be hit the hardest, according to a new analysis. Researchers...
Donald Trump photo shows large mark on hand as fears swirl over his health and aging
The Mirror US
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August 23, 2025
President Donald Trump was spotted with a conspicuous layer of makeup on his right hand on Friday as he emerged from the White House while lingering health concerns continue to swirl. The 79 year old has allegedly relied on cosmetics to conceal...
Introducing Atmos™ Rewards - an enhanced, combined loyalty program by Alaska & Hawaiian Airlines
Breaking Travel News
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August 23, 2025
On a mission to transform global travel, Alaska Airlines launched Atmos™ Rewards today – our evolved, supercharged loyalty program that unifies the best of Mileage Plan and Hawaiian Airlines’ HawaiianMiles into a combined platform to deliver more...
Alaska medical board moves to restrict treatment of transgender minors
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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The Alaska State Medical Board voted Friday to move toward limiting access to gender-affirming care for minors. The board also asked Alaska lawmakers to restrict access to abortion, a procedure that is widely protected under the state...
Alaska medical board moves to restrict gender-affirming care for minors in the state
Alaska Public Media
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August 22, 2025
The Alaska State Medical Board took the first step Friday toward restricting access to gender-affirming care for minors in the state. In a unanimous vote, the board passed a draft policy that would allow medical providers to be sanctioned by the...