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 Shell halts Arctic drilling for 2013  Map of Beaufort Sea USA| Royal Dutch Shell has said that it will suspend its offshore drilling programme in the Arctic for the rest of 2013 in order to give time to ensure safety | |
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  US Coast Guard sinks tsunami 'ghost ship'  Map of Sitka Alaska USA The US Coast Guard has used cannon to sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted to Alaska after the 2011 tsunami
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  U.S. to sink Japan boat that was lost in tsunami The Coast Guard has deployed a ship to sink a fishing trawler that was swept away more than a year ago by the tsunami off the coast of Japan...
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Palin not running for president| Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has declared she will not run for the White House next year | |
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Alaskans trafficked walrus tusks Two Alaskans have pleaded guilty to illegally trading the tusks of about 100 walruses with Eskimo hunters
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Details emerge from Palin e-mails Details are emerging of Sarah Palin's life as governor of Alaska, following the release of 24,000 pages of her e-mails by officials in US state
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 Obama backs new oil exploration Washington: The US will seek to expand domestic oil production in an attempt to reduce dependence on imported oil and bring down fuel prices
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Miller accepts Senate loss Joe Miller, a Republican candidate backed by the Tea Party, has conceded defeat to Lisa Murkowski in Senate election
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Wolves 'kill' woman's teacher Map of Chignik Lake USA Wolves are suspected of killing Candice Berner, 32, in an isolated village while she was out jogging
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Exxon Valdez oil 'still persists' Large quantities of oil spilled during the 1989 disaster still persists beneath gravel beaches in the region, a study has found
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Scientists: Major glacial melt under way
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Palin resigns governorship Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has formally resigned as Alaska governor, 18 months before the end of her term in office
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Governor Palin to resign Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has announced she will resign as governor of Alaska and not run for re-election
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Stevens conviction to be reversed. Washington
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Mount Redoubt erupts again The volcano in southern Alaska is shooting 45,000 feet in the air. Some of the ash fell around Anchorage, resulting in the airport to close
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Palin's star burns brightly as Oprah calls| Oprah wants her, and so do Letterman and Leno. Sarah Palin is juggling offers to write books, appear in films and sit on dozens of interview couches | |
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Six-term senator loses Republican Ted Stevens has lost his bid for a 7th term in office after a knife-edge race against Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich
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 Palin abused power, probe finds The state legislature: Governor Sarah Palin is guilty of abuse of power and was accused of sacking a senior state official, Walter Monegan
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Palin case employees to testify A group of state employees have agreed to testify at a probe into alleged abuses of power by Republican VP nominee, Sarah Palin
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Palin's teenage daughter pregnant Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, picked as McCain's running mate, has revealed that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant
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 McCain picks woman running mate Ohio: Republican presidential hopeful has picked Sarah Palin, the female governor of Alaska, as his surprise running mate
| Palin, 44, is younger than Barack Obama and is credited with reforms during her first term. She may have been chosen by McCain to win over Democratic women voters, disappointed by the defeat of Hillary Clinton
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Eskimo village sues over global warming A village eroding into the Arctic Ocean sued two dozen oil, power and coal companies , claiming that the warming threatens the community's e...
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Japan hints at major whaling deal
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Drill ban sought for park
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US accepts threat to polar bears. Washington
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Crew start leaving listing ship The crew of a cargo vessel listing on its side have begun to abandon ship
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BP faces Alaska oil spill probe. United Kingdom
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Exxon hit with $6.75bn spill bill A federal judge has ordered Exxon to pay for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill
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7.9 Earthquake knocked over fuel tanks Earthquake rocked a sparsely populated area, damaged highways and shook rural homes
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Glaciers melting at higher rate
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