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- 1Juneau residents cede half their homes to rising floods▼‘We’ve given up half our home’: Major floods on the rise in Juneau, Alaska
Residents of Juneau, Alaska, say they have given up half their living space as major floods increasingly hit the city. The flooding, linked to a glacial lake that periodically bursts, has repeatedly damaged neighbourhoods along the Mendenhall Valley, forcing families to abandon lower levels of their homes and prompting growing calls for stronger flood defences and federal assistance.
- 2Alaska Has a Long History of Rowdy Members of Congress●In Alaska, Rowdy Members of Congress Are a Tradition
The New York Times examines Alaska's tradition of combative, unconventional members of Congress, a lineage often linked to the state's political culture of independence and confrontation. The piece comes amid renewed attention to the state's current delegation and its outspoken style, prompting discussion about how Alaska's political character shapes national debates in Washington.
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Reports are circulating about Donald Trump and Alaska, with headlines linking the US president to the state. The claim circulating is simply 'Trump Alaska' with no further details attached, so the exact nature of the story remains uncertain. It may relate to his earlier high-profile summit with Vladimir Putin held in Anchorage, Alaska, which drew worldwide coverage.