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August 26th is Women's Equality Day. The holiday serves to celebrate the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the 1920s. 💁‍♀️

If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. Ideally, a business will show https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/alaska-air-group-nysealk-is-reinvesting-at-lower-rates-of-return

The 2022-23 commercial dive fishery for sea cucumbers in Southeast Alaska closed by regulation on March 31, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/sea-cucumber-fishing-season-closes-in-se-ak

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/amas-first-gay-president-to-take-over-at-tumultuous-time

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for President Biden to ignore a federal judge's temporary hold on the abortion pill, raising alarm about the rule of law taking a back seat to the rule of man. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/wyden-aoc-urge-biden-to-ignore-judges-order-blocking-abortion-pill

The interior secretary must reject a land exchange to build a road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/a-commercial-land-deal-threatens-alaskas-national-conservation-lands

Building on the success of its 2022 Alaska season, Carnival Cruise Line is gearing up to launch another three-ship deployment that will sail 49 Alaskan cruises this year. This season, Carnival is introducing new experiences to its popular array of shore excursions and preparing to welcome one of its newest additions to the fleet, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/carnival-luminosa-to-sail-from-u-s-for-first-time-joining-three-ship-deployment

California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month the state was done doing business with the pharmacy giant after it indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/california-to-keep-paying-walgreens-despite-gavin-newsoms-order

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – So this moose walks into an medical building ... While that could be a setup to a bad joke, it actually happened in Anchorage on Thursday. A young moose trudging through the snow looking for a meal spotted green plants in the lobby of ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/its-not-every-day-moose-feasts-on-lobby-plants-in-alaska-hospital-building

Roughly 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed a letter calling for the release of a Wall Street Journal detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/russian-journalists-demand-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-in-open-letter

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has indicted former President Donald Trump, is following a well-trod Democratic playbook. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/trump-indictment-follows-democratic-playbook-says-former-house-gop-majority-leader-tom-delay

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only "anti-business but anti-Florida." https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/disney-desantis-war-of-words-heats-up-at-annual-meeting