Tonight is the second of two live debates featuring the most hotly contested legislative races on the ballot beginning at 7 p.m.
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Al Gross faces two opponents for Alaska’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate
Gross’s campaign has more than $5 million in funds, according to the most recent federal filings. Both of his opponents have raised no money.
Walker receives national attention as example for political independents
Walker said on Politico’s Off Message podcast that Trump’s stated wish to achieve energy dominance is good for Alaska.
What is an ‘independent’ candidate this election?
Some Republicans, like incumbent state Rep. Liz Vazquez, sees many of the independents running this cycle as Democrats going by another name.
In Ireland, A Macabre Discovery At Old Home For Unwed Mothers
An Irish community recently discovered the bodies of hundreds of children in a septic tank behind a former home for unmarried mothers.
Video: Russian Rocket Fails After Launch, Breaking Up Over China
With an expensive communication satellite as its payload, a Russian Proton-M rocket broke apart during its third stage last night. The unmanned rocket failed at an altitude of 100 miles — video of the launch showed it flaring across the night sky.
AP Photographer Killed, Reporter Wounded By Gunman In Afghanistan
“A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan,” the wire service reports.
Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Might Be Heading For U.K.
A ghost ship full of diseased, cannibalistic rats could be nearing landfall somewhere in the British Isles.
U.K. Rescue Center Overrun With Orphaned (And Adorable) Seal Pups
About 263 seal pups were swept away from their mothers by a massive tidal surge near Norfolk in the U.K. recently.
NSA Leak Reporter Says ‘U.K. Puppets’ Detained His Partner
The detention for nine hours Sunday of journalist Glenn Greenwald’s partner by authorities at London’s Heathrow Airport was an attack “on the news-gathering process and journalism,” Greenwald writes on The Guardian’s website.