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TSA to begin using new facial matching technology at Ted Stevens Anchorage airport

TSA representatives say the new, optional technology makes it easier to verify travelers’ identities.

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NTSB: Wind gust pushed floatplane into trees during fatal crash near Big Lake

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Clans take down Wrangell’s Three-Frog Totem on Shakes Island

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