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How long do right whales live? Nearly twice as long as previously thought, study finds.
North Atlantic Right Whale #3720 and her calf. This still image is from a drone video taken by the Georgia Department of ...
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Opinion: We’ve accepted Wegovy and Zepbound. The next phase is harder.
An international committee of experts will release an interim report in early 2025 outlining criteria for diagnosing ...
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Asking Eric: My gifts to my grandkids go unacknowledged. Am I being overly sensitive?
Dear Eric: When my only son and his wife got married and had kids, I was informed that Christmas Day would just be for them ...
Alaska Dispatch News18h
A mysterious health wave is breaking out across the U.S.
But without much media fanfare, the U.S. has recently experienced a boomlet in good health news. In May 2024, the U.S.
Alaska Dispatch News17h
Cities worldwide hold subdued Christmas Eve celebrations amid conflicts
Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in ...
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A Haiti gang attack on the reopening of a main hospital kills 2 reporters and a police officer
Street gangs forced the closure of the General Hospital early this year and authorities had pledged to reopen the facility in ...
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NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado typically scans the heavens for potential threats. But on Christmas ...
Alaska Dispatch News21h
Man arraigned on murder charges in NYC subway death fanned flames with a shirt, prosecutors say
Federal immigration officials say 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally after ...
Alaska Dispatch News17h
Caitlin Clark honored as AP Female Athlete of the Year following her impact on women’s sports
Caitlin Clark raised the profile of women’s basketball to unprecedented levels in both the college ranks and the WNBA, and ...
Alaska Dispatch News19h
Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US
The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on ...
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A champion at every level, Anchorage’s Clair DeGeorge shifts to Montreal in 2nd season in PWHL
The Anchorage hockey legend has won a championship at every level of the sport she has played that now includes the highest ...
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Opinion: Tribal governance of Alaska fisheries? What’s the catch?
It is because of tribal governance and thousands of years of stewardship that our state and federal governing bodies have ...