Alaska

Alaska Airlines buys Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 BILLION – including $900M in net debt

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Alaska Airlines has entered an agreement to acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9billion, including $900 million of the carrier’s net debt. According to Sunday’s announcement, Alaska Airlines will acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $18 per share in cash. The airlines say the deal will unlock more destinations throughout the Pacific region, continental United States and globally. The … Read more

Is YOUR home overvalued or undervalued? Fascinating study reveals the states where buyers are paying too much (or too little!) for properties

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1. Maryland: -9.17% Median home price: $410,000  2. California: -1.81% Median home price: $789,000 3. New York: -1.65% Median home price: $491,500 4. Illinois: -0.78% Median home price: $272,600 5. Alaska: 2.37% Median home price: $362,000 6. West Virginia: 3.79% Median home price: $284,100 7. Pennsylvania: 4.74% Median home price: $275,800 8. Delaware: 5.26% Median home price: $342,600 9. Mississippi: 6.54% Median home price: $258,200 10. Connecticut: 6.92% Median home price: $388,200 11. Washington, DC: 7.26% … Read more

Rise of ‘girl math’ and ‘boy math’: Gen-Z shoppers think using cash doesn’t count as spending, that anything under $5 is effectively FREE and that riding a $400 bike 400 times means it only costs a dollar

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The new phenomena of ‘girl’ and ‘boy’ math is taking TikTok by storm as Gen Z shoppers bizarrely claim using cash doesn’t count as spending money and anything under $5 is effectively free.  Consumers are sharing their often illogical justifications for making purchasing under the hashtags. In dozens of videos, people find ways to convince themselves … Read more

The real life Lassie! Husky sees woman faint, so it stops exercising, opens dog door, and gets help

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The real life Lassie! Husky sees woman faint, so stops its treadmill exercise session, lets itself out of shop and fetches help… before getting back to its workout Alaska managed to save its owner after she fainted in a pet shop in Harbin, China The unidentified worker collapsed and fainted from low blood sugar on … Read more

People are more likely to donate to charity if they benefit in some way, study shows

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No selfless act! People are more likely to donate money to charity if they think they’re benefitting THEMSELVES, study finds Researchers implemented a ‘statewide natural field experiment’ in Alaska, US They worded postcard adverts for charitable donations in two different ways  The one that emphasised selfish benefits was best at getting people to donate   By Jonathan Chadwick For … Read more

Riverdale star Charles Melton says he’ll no longer ‘suppress Asian identity’

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‘I failed to defend my heritage’: Riverdale star Charles Melton says he’ll no longer ‘remain silent’ on his Korean American roots after years of ‘suppressing his Asian identity’ Charles Melton, 30, revealed he has ‘re-examined’ his roots after ignoring his Asian identity for years   The Riverdale star penned an emotional essay in Variety on his … Read more

Melting glaciers may have triggered a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Alaska in 1958

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Alaska‘s melting glaciers may have set the stage for a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in 1958 that triggered a massive avalanche of about 90 million tons of rock down into the narrow inlet of Lituya Bay. A new study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute found ice loss has influenced the timing and location … Read more

Controlled avalanche roars down mountain and engulfs road in a giant cloud of powder in Alaska

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Spectacular moment avalanche roars down mountain and engulfs road in a giant cloud of powder as experts uses explosives to trigger the controlled snowslide in Alaska Controlled avalanche was conducted in Juneau, Alaska, due to unstable snow  Snow raced down the mountain at incredible speed after explosive detonated Cloud of snow engulfed a road before … Read more