Putin, Trump and Alaska
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Putin, Russia and Alaska
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man might have walked away as the biggest winner of last week’s high stakes summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage. He rode off with a new motorcycle, courtesy of the Russian government.
No sanctions, no cease-fire, no security guarantee, but plenty of fossil fuel deals brew after Trump's cringeworthy Putin-appeasement on Ukraine.
Melanie Brown is a Bristol Bay fisherwoman and outreach director at SalmonState, an organization that advocates for wild salmon. She penned a recent editorial against fish farming and was unsurprised by Dunleavy’s post about farming salmon.
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Proposal could lead to sanctions against Alaska medical professionals for gender-affirming care
The Alaska State Medical Board will be considering language that says medical professionals provide gender-affirming care for children could risk having their work considered unprofessional conduct.
Alaska and Crimea remain linked in some ways today, both viewed by some nationalists as historic Russian regions lost by weak leaders – Yeltsin, the first president of independent Russia, is reviled for recognizing Crimea as part of Ukraine after the USSR collapsed.
Alaska Airlines has finally launched its first premium credit card, the Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite, co-branded with Bank of America. The card, announced in March, offers rewards through the new Atmos Rewards loyalty program, access to Alaska Lounges and other benefits.
Russian spy planes entered U.S. air space near Alaska twice in the past three days, according to NORAD. U.S. Air Force planes intercepted and monitored them.
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines today introduced Atmos Rewards — a combined loyalty program that is one of the major consumer-facing milestones since Alaska Air Group’s $1.9 billion acquisition on Sept. 18 of Hawaiian Holdings, parent company of Hawaiian Airlines.