#Fishermen in Alaska locate possible balloon debris

#Fishermen in Alaska locate possible balloon debris

The FBI is looking into debris possibly tied to a balloon that fishermen located off the coast of Alaska Friday. Reports began circulating Friday night about the debris, which CNN reported some officials believe could be from a surveillance balloon. The commercial fishing vessel will bring the debris to shore at some point this weekend…

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#Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband dies in plane crash 

#Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband dies in plane crash 

Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) husband has died in a plane accident in Alaska, her chief of staff announced on Wednesday.  “We are devastated to share that Mary’s Husband, Eugene Peltola Jr.—‘Buzzy’ to all of us who knew and loved him—passed away earlier this morning following a plane accident in Alaska,” Peltola chief of staff Anton McParland said…

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#US intercepts four Russian warplanes near Alaska

#US intercepts four Russian warplanes near Alaska

US intercepts four Russian warplanes near Alaska The U.S. military said it intercepted four Russian warplanes near Alaska on Monday.  North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it detected four Russian aircraft, including TU-95 BEAR-H bombers and SU-35 fighter aircraft, entering and operating within the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), according to a Tuesday statement from the command.  …

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#Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: ‘We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don’t tolerate this’

#Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: ‘We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don’t tolerate this’

Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: ‘We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don’t tolerate this’ Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said the U.S. needs to send a “clear and unequivocable” message that it will not tolerate incursions into its airspace, after a second “high-altitude object” was shot down over Alaska on Friday. “The first…

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#US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska

#US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska

US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska The U.S. military on Friday took down an object flying over Alaskan airspace days after shooting down a Chinese spy balloon along the South Carolina coast, the White House confirmed. John Kirby, a national security spokesperson for the White House, said the Defense Department was tracking a…

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