By Tim Kelly, Yukiko Toyoda, John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is considering offering support for a $44 billion gas pipeline in Alaska as it seeks to court U.S. President Donald Trump and forestall potential trade friction,

The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and under siege from a contagious disease known as the “strangling angel” for the way it suffocated children.

A U.S. Air Force jet, estimated to be worth around $80 million, can be seen in video footage appearing to spin uncontrollably as it plunges toward the ground.

Alaska Airlines says it won’t raise fares, but competition from Delta has meant lower prices in cities across the state.

One of the Trump administration's executive orders mandates maximum energy and resource development on Alaska's public lands. But it might also restore some hunting access.

Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order called “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.” As its name implies, the directive aims to loosen wilderness protections that regulate mining,

“The Katmai archeologists have no idea what kind of bone this is or what kind of animal it came from,” the park said in the Jan. 29 post, the last mystery bone in the series. “The size is 1.5-2 inches long, or about the size of a Roma tomato.”

The vote came a week after Trump on his first day in office signed an executive order calling for the name to revert to Mount McKinley.

Few realize that Russia established colonies in North America. But it's a fact that in the mid-18th century, Russia had begun encroaching into Alaskan territory. Eventually, the Russian Empire even had a toehold as far south as California.

Japan is considering offering support for a $44 billion gas pipeline in Alaska as it seeks to court U.S. President Donald Trump and forestall potential trade friction, according to three officials familiar with the matter.

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