alaska.statenews.net latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for alaska.statenews.net. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page alaska.statenews.net http://www.alaska.statenews.net en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:46:10 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:46:10 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[Statement by Minister Qualtrough on the Closing of the 2024 Arctic Winter Games in the Mat-Su Valley, Alaska]]> MAT-SU VALLEY, Alaska, March 18, 2024

On Saturday, the 2024 Mat-Su Valley Arctic Winter Games came to a close. Over the last week, athletes from Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Nunavik-Quebec, Northern Alberta, Kalaallit Nunaat and Sapmi came together to compete in 20 winter sports.

The Games included traditional Arctic sports like snowshoeing, knuckle hop and one-foot high kick ]]> http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274178767/statement-by-minister-qualtrough-on-the-closing-of-the-2024-arctic-winter-games-in-the-mat-su-valley-alaska Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:49:03 GMT http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274178767/statement-by-minister-qualtrough-on-the-closing-of-the-2024-arctic-winter-games-in-the-mat-su-valley-alaska <![CDATA[Musk mocks Boeing]]> The billionaire shared a screenshot of a satirical story highlighting the mechanical troubles with the US aerospace giant's aircraft

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has ribbed US aerospace giant Boeing by sharing a story which jokes that passengers could bring sharp hand tools like screwdrivers aboard their flight]]> http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274178664/musk-mocks-boeing Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:31:56 GMT http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274178664/musk-mocks-boeing <![CDATA[Experts bump Alaska oil price estimates slightly, boosting Permanent Fund dividend and budget]]> http://www.ktoo.org/2024/03/14/experts-bump-alaska-oil-price-estimates-slightly-boosting-permanent-fund-dividend-and-budget/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:10:52 GMT http://www.ktoo.org/2024/03/14/experts-bump-alaska-oil-price-estimates-slightly-boosting-permanent-fund-dividend-and-budget/ <![CDATA[An NDP motion puts a big question to the test- Will Canada recognize Palestinian statehood?]]> https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/palestinian-statehood-motion-house-canada-1.7146032?cmp=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:58:07 GMT https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/palestinian-statehood-motion-house-canada-1.7146032?cmp=rss <![CDATA[Man dies after boat hits piling on river near Langley, B.C.- RCMP]]> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/man-dies-boat-hits-piling-langley-bc-fraser-river-1.7146929?cmp=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:58:05 GMT https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/man-dies-boat-hits-piling-langley-bc-fraser-river-1.7146929?cmp=rss <![CDATA[Poilievre says ahead of carbon price hike- Ebys constituents cant even afford baloney]]> https://globalnews.ca/news/10366218/poilievre-eby-carbon-price-hike-clap-back/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:54:34 GMT https://globalnews.ca/news/10366218/poilievre-eby-carbon-price-hike-clap-back/ <![CDATA[Timeline: Major Boeing aircraft accidents]]> BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A Boeing 737-800 plane of United Airlines flying from San Francisco was found to have a missing panel after landing safely at its scheduled destination in southern Oregon, said the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday.

Boeing has encountered many quality and safety concerns for years with its aircraft, resulting in an extended grounding of certain planes and delivery suspe]]> http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274177352/timeline-major-boeing-aircraft-accidents Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:30:01 GMT http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274177352/timeline-major-boeing-aircraft-accidents <![CDATA[Canada's indie movie theatres say industry is in crisis]]> https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/independent-theatres-in-crisis-1.7144390?cmp=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:31:21 GMT https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/independent-theatres-in-crisis-1.7144390?cmp=rss <![CDATA[B.C. theatre confronts dark past with reconciliation]]> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/patricia-theatre-reconciliation-1.7146049?cmp=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:31:20 GMT https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/patricia-theatre-reconciliation-1.7146049?cmp=rss <![CDATA[B.C. offers irrigation funding, workshops amid drought fears]]> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/province-funding-workshops-irrigation-climate-change-1.7145244?cmp=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:31:19 GMT https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/province-funding-workshops-irrigation-climate-change-1.7145244?cmp=rss <![CDATA[Insurers and claimants under strain as weather-related disasters mount in B.C.]]> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cold-millions-insurance-damages-1.7142869?cmp=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:31:19 GMT https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cold-millions-insurance-damages-1.7142869?cmp=rss <![CDATA[Abbotsford man charged with 2nd-degree murder after death of wife]]> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/abbotsford-homicide-1.7146462?cmp=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:31:19 GMT https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/abbotsford-homicide-1.7146462?cmp=rss <![CDATA[Warm weather shatters temperature records in early spring across B.C.]]> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/warm-weather-st-patricks-day-bc-1.7146766?cmp=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:31:19 GMT https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/warm-weather-st-patricks-day-bc-1.7146766?cmp=rss <![CDATA[We all experience stress. How we handle it is key to our health, say experts]]> https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/stress-health-response-1.7143630?cmp=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:31:18 GMT https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/stress-health-response-1.7143630?cmp=rss <![CDATA[In B.C.'s forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake]]> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-watersheds-disasters-modelling-1.7146631?cmp=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:31:18 GMT https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-watersheds-disasters-modelling-1.7146631?cmp=rss <![CDATA[Vancouver looking to expand Wi-Fi access in Downtown Eastside]]> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-council-wi-fi-downtown-eastside-1.7146661?cmp=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:31:18 GMT https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-council-wi-fi-downtown-eastside-1.7146661?cmp=rss <![CDATA[As more people choose the single life, researchers ask- are they happier?]]> https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/single-life-happiness-1.7135837?cmp=rss Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:31:17 GMT https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/single-life-happiness-1.7135837?cmp=rss <![CDATA[Arrest made in grandparent texting scam, link to B.C. victim- Peel police]]> https://globalnews.ca/news/10366243/arrest-made-grandparent-texting-scam-bc-peel/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:55 GMT https://globalnews.ca/news/10366243/arrest-made-grandparent-texting-scam-bc-peel/ <![CDATA[Busy Saturday for Surrey, B.C., police with two stabbings and an assault]]> https://globalnews.ca/news/10366382/stabbings-assault-surrey/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:50 GMT https://globalnews.ca/news/10366382/stabbings-assault-surrey/ <![CDATA[WATCH News Hour at 6 March 17]]> https://globalnews.ca/news/1149299/watch-news-hour/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:49 GMT https://globalnews.ca/news/1149299/watch-news-hour/ <![CDATA[38 daily temperature records fell in B.C. on Saturday as warm weather continues]]> https://globalnews.ca/news/10366236/daily-high-temperature-records-fell-in-b-c/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:48 GMT https://globalnews.ca/news/10366236/daily-high-temperature-records-fell-in-b-c/ <![CDATA[Fundraiser started for B.C. cyclist who contracted flesh-eating disease]]> https://globalnews.ca/news/10366522/fundraiser-bc-cyclist-flesh-eating-disease/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:48 GMT https://globalnews.ca/news/10366522/fundraiser-bc-cyclist-flesh-eating-disease/ <![CDATA[Recipe- Beef and Guinness stew]]> https://globalnews.ca/news/10366207/recipe-beef-and-guinness-stew/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:10 GMT https://globalnews.ca/news/10366207/recipe-beef-and-guinness-stew/ <![CDATA[In B.C.s forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake]]> https://globalnews.ca/news/10366238/bc-debate-watershed-science/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:06 GMT https://globalnews.ca/news/10366238/bc-debate-watershed-science/ <![CDATA[Poilievre claps back ahead of carbon price hike- Ebys constituents cant even afford baloney]]> https://globalnews.ca/news/10366218/poilievre-eby-carbon-price-hike-clap-back/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:04 GMT https://globalnews.ca/news/10366218/poilievre-eby-carbon-price-hike-clap-back/ <![CDATA[Avalanche mitigation work closes section of Highway 1]]> https://globalnews.ca/news/10366448/avalanche-mitigation-work-closes-highway-1/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:02 GMT https://globalnews.ca/news/10366448/avalanche-mitigation-work-closes-highway-1/ <![CDATA[Crews fighting wildfire near Lumby, B.C.]]> https://globalnews.ca/news/10366588/wildfire-burning-near-lumby-bc/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:07:59 GMT https://globalnews.ca/news/10366588/wildfire-burning-near-lumby-bc/ <![CDATA[Despite moose encounter, Seavey wins Alaska's 52nd annual Iditarod]]> JUNEAU, Alaska: Musher Dallas Seavey hasobecame the first six-time champion of the Iditarod sled-dog race in its 52nd annual running in Alaska.

The Iditarod's statement said that Seavey finished in nine days, two hours, 16 minutes, and eight seconds. He will win the largest percentage of a US$500,000 purse.

Just two days into the race, Seavey was forced to shoot a moose that "became entangled" with his team]]> http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274175250/despite-moose-encounter-seavey-wins-alaska-52nd-annual-iditarod Mon, 18 Mar 2024 05:53:20 GMT http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274175250/despite-moose-encounter-seavey-wins-alaska-52nd-annual-iditarod <![CDATA[Trump warns of bloodbath if he loses]]> The US might never have another election if he doesn?t win in November, the former president has said

Former US President Donald Trump has warned of a "bloodbath" for the American automobile industry and the country as a whole if he doesn't win a second term in the US election on November 5.

Trump made the remark during a rally in Vandalia, Ohio on Saturday while speaking about his plans to]]> http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274174350/trump-warns-of-bloodbath-if-he-loses Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:13:49 GMT http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274174350/trump-warns-of-bloodbath-if-he-loses <![CDATA[Home Buying Costs Could Fall in Big US Real Estate Group Settlement]]> The National Association of Realtors agreed Friday to resolve antitrust litigation accusing brokerages of inflating sales commissions, a settlement likely to bring major changes and lower costs when Americans buy and sell homes.

The $418 million settlement calls for the NAR to eliminate decades-old rules on commissions and make it easier for buyers to negotiate fees with their own agents or use no agents at all.<]]> http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274169378/home-buying-costs-could-fall-in-big-us-real-estate-group-settlement Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:05:11 GMT http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274169378/home-buying-costs-could-fall-in-big-us-real-estate-group-settlement <![CDATA[Boeing tells airlines to check pilot seats after report that an accidental shift led plane to plunge]]> (AP) - Boeing is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots' seats in its 787 Dreamliner jets after a published report said an accidental cockpit seat movement likely causedthe sudden plungeof a LATAM Airlines plane flying to New Zealand.

Boeing said Friday it recommended that airlines insp]]> http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274169550/boeing-tells-airlines-to-check-pilot-seats-after-report-that-an-accidental-shift-led-plane-to-plunge Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:28:39 GMT http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274169550/boeing-tells-airlines-to-check-pilot-seats-after-report-that-an-accidental-shift-led-plane-to-plunge <![CDATA[Ninth Circuit denies injunction to block disclosure rules for Alaska elections]]> (CN) - A voter-backed measure to enforce election campaign-finance disclosures in Alaska prevailed Friday after a ruling from the Ninth Circuit affirmed a federal judge's denial in 2022 of a preliminary injunction that would have blocked the law.

"We hold that the district court acted within its discretion to conclude that plaintiffs were unlikely to succeed on the merits of their First Amendment claims," ]]> http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274169551/ninth-circuit-denies-injunction-to-block-disclosure-rules-for-alaska-elections Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:26:06 GMT http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274169551/ninth-circuit-denies-injunction-to-block-disclosure-rules-for-alaska-elections <![CDATA[End antiquated daylight saving time ritual, urge US senators]]> WASHINGTON D.C.: Twelve bipartisan senators say they aim to make daylight saving time permanent and end the twice-annual changing of clocks.

In March 2022, the U.S. Senate passed legislation that would have made daylight saving time permanent from 2023, but Congress could not agree and the bill was never voted on in the House of Representatives.

Before the resumption of daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Mar]]> http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274164147/end-antiquated-daylight-saving-time-ritual-urge-us-senators Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:29:24 GMT http://www.alaska.statenews.net/news/274164147/end-antiquated-daylight-saving-time-ritual-urge-us-senators