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  Multiple skiers trapped in Alaska avalanche near Anchorage, rescue efforts underway

  World | March 05, 2025 23:30 IST

  A massive avalanche near Girdwood, Alaska, has trapped multiple skiers. Authorities are attempting a rescue operation in the remote backcountry.

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  Tragic plane crash in Western Alaska claims ten lives

  World | February 08, 2025 7:20 IST

  The plane experienced a rapid loss in altitude and speed, but the exact cause of the incident remains unclear. No distress signals were received from the aircraft’s emergency locator device, typically sending a satellite alert if exposed to seawater.

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  US plane with 10 passengers on board vanishes midair in Alaska, search operations underway

  World | February 07, 2025 16:43 IST

  A US plane, from Unalakleet to Nome, carrying 10 passengers went missing in Alaska and the search operations are underway.

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  'Stuff of nightmares': US man gets 226 years in jail for killing 2 women, filming torture of victim

  World | July 13, 2024 16:27 IST

  Brian Steven Smith received two life sentences for killing Kathleen Henry and Veronica Abouchuk in 2019. He was identified when authorities inspected the gruesome torture video and recognised his distinctive South African accent.

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  Unexpected consequence of climate change? Rivers in Alaska are turning ORANGE. Here's why

  World | May 31, 2024 16:05 IST

  A study by the National Park Service, the University of California at Davis and the US Geological Survey showed rivers at Alaska's Brooks Range turning orange. These findings have worrying implications for those communities who are reliant on this water for drinking or fishing.

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  US: A Plane had crashed in Alaska lake, now divers found bodies of two men inside ill-fated aircraft

  World | May 19, 2024 15:52 IST

  Alaska State Troopers reported on Saturday that the remains of two individuals were retrieved from an aircraft discovered submerged in Six Mile Lake. The plane was found inverted near the Athabascan settlement of Nondalton, approximately 322 kilometres southwest of Anchorage.

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  US truck driver picks up prostitute for 'date', she steals memory card which is key to murder case

  World | February 05, 2024 15:08 IST

  The woman stole a digital memory card from a truck. Now, more than four years later, what she found on that card is key to a double murder trial set to begin this week: gruesome photos and videos of a woman being beaten and strangled at a Marriott hotel.

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  Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 loses nose wheel while preparing for takeoff in Atlanta 

  Business | January 24, 2024 16:21 IST

  A preliminary notice from the Federal Aviation Administration filed on Monday indicated that none of the 184 passengers or six crew members onboard were injured.

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  iPhone survives 16,000-footfall from Alaska Airlines flight

  Technology | January 10, 2024 7:11 IST

  In an incident aboard Alaska Airlines flight ASA 1282 (Boeing 737 Max 9), en route from Alaska to Ontario, the news of a window shattered at an altitude of 16,000 feet, caused panic among passengers.

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  Alaska Airlines mid-air horror: Boeing to face scrutiny as probe finds loose bolts on several planes

  World | January 09, 2024 16:03 IST

  A source familiar with the matter said United has so far found closer to 10 airplanes with loose bolts during its preliminary checks, up from an initial five first reported by industry publication The Air Current, and the figure may increase.

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  'We are in emergency, need to return back...': How pilot landed Alaska Airlines safely

  World | January 07, 2024 18:41 IST

  Audio of the pilot communicating with air traffic control as the emergency was unfolding shows how she calmly navigated the plane to safety.

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  Alaska Airlines temporarily grounds all Boeing 737-9 aircraft after window blows open mid-air

  World | January 06, 2024 16:19 IST

  Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which had been bound for Ontario, California, was diverted about six minutes after taking off at 5:07 pm (local time) after one of its windows blew open mid-air. The aircraft landed safely with 174 passengers and six crew members in Portland, Oregon.

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  US: Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing as window blows open after take-off | WATCH

  World | January 06, 2024 15:59 IST

  Videos on social media showed that the mid-cabin door of the Boeing 737-9 MAX plane had completely disappeared, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the airplane. However, Alaska Airlines reported that the aircraft landed safely with all 174 guests and 6 crew members.

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  Yudh Abhyas: Indian and US armies conduct joint tactical exercise in Alaska | Watch video

  India | October 05, 2023 10:54 IST

  During the exercise, the Indian and US Armies engaged in field training drills in the Alaskan region. Indian army contingents recently arrived in Alaska for the training, which is scheduled to take place from September 25 to October 8 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

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  India, US military forces to participate in two-week 'Yudh Abhyas' in Alaska

  World | September 25, 2023 7:34 IST

  The two-week exercise will be held till October 8 and will feature a number of complex military drills focusing on many aspects including combat engineering and obstruction clearance.

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  US President Biden to visit Alaska to commemorate 22nd anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks

  World | September 11, 2023 15:04 IST

  Nearly 3,000 people were killed on September 11, 2001, when four hijacked airplanes crashed into the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.

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  US: Helicopter with state workers crashes into Alaska lake; no survivors found

  World | July 22, 2023 12:18 IST

  The wreckage was found in a shallow lake near Wainwright, about 50 miles south to southwest of Utqiagvik, the northernmost city in the US, formerly known as Barrow.

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  After Chinese balloon, US military fighter jet shoots down 'unknown object' flying off Alaska coast

  World | February 11, 2023 7:27 IST

  White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said that the object was gunned down as it was flying at 40,000 feet, posing a serious threat to the security of civilian flights.

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  United Nations ready to assist Tonga after volcano eruption, tsunami

  World | January 16, 2022 15:04 IST

  Tsunami warnings have been issued in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the US, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  Swarm of earthquakes, some strong, hits off Alaska islands

  World | January 12, 2022 8:53 IST

  This area of the Aleutians, a chain of islands that jut off from southwest Alaska, has experienced a lot of seismic activity in the last year, including several large earthquakes.