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New rules allow big cruise ships in Alaska. Here’s why the season will still be slow.
As soon as Congress passed a bill Thursday to temporarily exempt Alaska-bound cruise ships from the Passenger Vessel Services Act, Holland America announced it would sail north on July 24. Norwegian Cruise Line is taking reservations for early August.
Federal health officials recommend pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine
In a White House briefing last Friday, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said pregnant people who were vaccinated showed no unusual side effects in an agency study.
Why Key West voted to curb cruise ship traffic, which inspired a Juneau activist
WLRN reporter Nancy Klingener explains how the charter amendment process played out in Key West.
Civil rights attorney Vanita Gupta confirmed as associate attorney general
Gupta was confirmed by a vote of 51 to 49, with only one Republican, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, breaking ranks to join Democrats in approving her nomination.
Canada’s border is still closed to nonessential travel, even if you’ve been vaccinated
Your RV or campervan may be all tuned up and ready to drive the Alaska Highway, but Canada’s borders remain closed to all but essential travel. And don’t bother flashing your vaccination card.