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By: Greg Knight, News of the North
Before and after the polls closed at eight o’clock Tuesday night, city officials worked to ensure the ballot count was accurate and complied with election integrity regulations put in place by the CBJ.
Ballots from Juneau’s five drop boxes and two vote centers were securely delivered to the city’s Ballot Processing Center on Thane Road. That center has been in operation since 2022.
Once ballots were inside, teams of two verified voter signatures, separated secrecy sleeves, and fed the ballots into high-speed scanners, all under strict chain-of-custody rules. Each envelope and unique barcodes were cross-checked to prevent double counting.
CBJ Municipal Clerk Breckan Hendricks says that election integrity is taken seriously by the borough.
“We need to make sure that we’re transparent, that everybody has faith in our system,” Hendricks said. “A lot of people don’t understand it. We have our election rules and procedures online now, on our juneau.org elections page, and we’re trying to get more PSAs out there, trying to make people hopefully understand the process a little better to give them more faith in our system. I know that there’s a lot of hesitancy with by-mail ballots, and we really are following all the rules and regulations to make sure that there’s no gaps.”
One thing to note is that mailed ballots postmarked on Tuesday and those needing signature fixes can be counted through October 21.
In the end, Hendricks told News of the North that patience is key, and that accuracy comes before speed in Juneau’s current vote-by-mail system.
By: James Brooks, Alaska Beacon
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an order that overturns a decision by the Biden administration to cancel a 211-mile mining road through Alaska’s Brooks Range by denying a right-of-way permit.
The action removes a major hurdle for the project, but developers would still need to overcome lawsuits and opposition from environmental and tribal groups. They would also need approval from NANA and Doyon Ltd., two Alaska Native regional corporations who own land in the road’s path.
Ambler Road, planned by the state of Alaska’s development bank and supported by state officials and Alaska’s congressional delegation, would link the Dalton Highway with a mineral-rich region of northwest Alaska, providing access to the mining of rare minerals needed for batteries and high-technology manufacturing.
“It’s an economic gold mine, so to speak. I signed this years ago, and Biden un-signed it for me,” Trump told reporters on Monday at the White House.
Last year, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management concluded that the road would have a litany of negative impacts, and the Biden administration issued a record of decision saying that the best route for the project was no route at all.
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, Alaska’s state-owned investment bank and the road’s developer, sued the Biden administration, seeking a reversal.
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, speaking at the White House on Monday, said the state of Alaska requested an appeal of that decision, and that under federal law, President Trump has the executive authority to make decisions on land use.
The appeal in question was filed by AIDEA under Section 1106 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980.
“This opens up a wealth of resources,” Burgum said, adding that the federal government will also take partial ownership of Trilogy Metals, one of several firms exploring for minerals in northwest Alaska.
As currently planned, the road would consist of a gravel strip stretching from the Dalton Highway almost to Kotzebue. It is envisioned as a toll road, with no public access, and the cost of construction would be paid for via fees levied on users, similar to the way the AIDEA-funded DeLong Mountain Transportation System provides a port for lead and zinc exported from the Red Dog Mine in northwest Alaska.
In a special late-September meeting, AIDEA’s board voted to authorize limited negotiations with landowners in the road’s path.
The road is expected to cross more than 10 miles of land owned by Doyon Ltd., the regional Alaska Native corporation for Interior Alaska.
To date, that corporation hasn’t expressed official support or opposition for the road. Sarah Obed, senior vice president of external affairs for Doyon, said by email that Monday’s announcement was “not a surprise to Doyon” because of a different executive order signed earlier this year.
NANA Regional Corp. owns more than 20 miles of land in the path of the road. In a written statement, NANA President and CEO John Lincoln said the company “appreciates the Trump Administration and Governor Dunleavy’s support for economic development in Alaska and their work towards stabilizing the federal permitting process” but he declined to express support for the road.
In 2024, NANA ended its involvement with the road process, citing concerns about the way the project was being managed.
Lincoln said that still stands: “Our position on the Ambler Access Project has not changed and will only be reconsidered if and when our established criteria are satisfied, in consultation with shareholders, local communities, and other stakeholders.”
Trump’s action on Monday restores a federal right-of-way grant issued in 2021, at the end of the first Trump administration. It also requires federal agencies to issue clean-water permits and other approvals needed for the road.
A lawsuit challenging the 2021 right-of-way grant remains open in the U.S. District Court in Anchorage. Attorney Bridget Psarianos, with the nonprofit law firm Trustees for Alaska, is one of the attorneys challenging that right-of-way.
By phone, she said she hasn’t ever seen a president use the authority that Trump did on Monday.
“He’s wielding this presidential power like a cudgel, including to overturn decisions that his own agencies have made and provided good reasons for,” she said.
The Tanana Chiefs Conference, a group of 39 Interior villages and 37 federally recognized tribes, opposes the road. In a statement Monday, it said it was “deeply disappointed by the decision.”
“This decision is a direct affront to the voices of Alaska Native people,” said Chief/Chairman Brian Ridley in a written statement. He added that TCC will continue to fight the project.
Psarianos, by phone, said that the BLM opposed the project in 2024 “because they found that there would be significant impacts to subsistence and to communities and their health along the road corridor.”
Athan Manuel, director of the environmental nonprofit Sierra Club’s Lands Protection Program, offered similar thoughts in a written statement. “This order ignores those voices in favor of corporate polluters. The Ambler Road will lead to significant harm to fragile Alaskan landscapes and the local communities and wildlife that rely on them,” he said.
Most of the road’s path is on land owned or controlled by the state of Alaska; an easement allowing the road remains under consideration by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, but approval is expected.
In a statement published after Trump’s announcement on Monday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy thanked the president for his action, saying, “this decision will unleash development opportunities, create new jobs for Alaskans and secure access to strategic minerals.”
Similarly, all three members of Alaska’s congressional delegation expressed support for Trump’s decision.
“By advancing this access, we are creating new opportunities for Alaskans while strengthening America’s supply chain and reducing dependence on foreign adversaries for our critical mineral needs,” said U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska. “I applaud the President’s decision to support this appeal, and I look forward to working with the Administration, state leaders, and Alaska Native communities to ensure this project moves forward in a way that benefits all Alaskans.”
U.S. Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan also thanked the president for his action.
“The President’s re-approval will unlock a world-class mining district, deliver quality-of-life benefits for communities in the region, and help grow Alaska’s economy. It will also improve our national security by strengthening our mineral security and enabling us to produce more of our most important resources here at home,” Murkowski said.
Sullivan said, “I’m glad to see another critically important project for our state’s economy and working families being put back on track.”
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As we previously reported, former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was hospitalized over the weekend after being stabbed on Friday night.
Sanchez was transported directly from the hospital to a nearby jail, where he was charged with felony assault after details of the incident emerged.
Police now believe that the 69-year-old delivery driver who stabbed Sanchez was acting in self-defense.
Sanchez stabbing part of bizarre night in Indianapolis
According to a report from the New York Post, the narrative police pieced together based on witness statements goes something like this:
Sanchez was in Indianapolis as part of the Fox broadcast team for Sunday’s Colts vs. Las Vegas Raiders game.
The 38-year-old was allegedly “running sprints” in an empty hotel parking lot after midnight on Friday night when he became enraged at the delivery driver whose car was blocking his path.
The allegedly intoxicated Sanchez shouted at the driver, who says he had removed his hearing aids and did not hear the verbal abuse.
The driver, whose identity has not been made public, told police that he thought, “This guy is trying to kill me,” before taking out his knife and stabbing Sanchez once.
Indianapolis police hold press conference, explain charges against Sanchez
At a Monday morning press conference, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced that Sanchez is facing a Level 5 Felony battery charge, which carries a sentence of one to six years behind bars.
Indianapolis police chief Chris Bailey noted Sanchez won’t get any special treatment due to his celebrity status, saying:
“I don’t care who you are, I don’t care what you do for a living, I don’t care where you live — if you come into our city, commit violence, we will use all the tools at our disposal to hold you accountable.”
Dispelling any doubts about the seriousness of the incident, Bailey remarked, “We’re lucky that no one’s dead right now.”
Sanchez has not yet spoken publicly about the incident.
The former first-round draft pick began his NFL career with the New York Jets, leading the team to two consecutive AFC Championship game appearances in his first two years in the league and earning the nickname “the Sanchize.”
He later played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, and Washington Commanders (then the Redskins) before stepping away from the field to focus on his broadcasting career.
A fixture on the New York social scene, Sanchez had high-profile relationships with Kate Upton and Eva Longoria before marrying actress Perry Mattfeld in 2023.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
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According to the latest update from his daughter, author and psychologist Jordan Peterson is dealing with some very serious health issues.
In an emotional YouTube post, Mikhaila Fuller revealed that her father spent much of the summer hospitalized with pneumonia and a host of neurological ailments, and he remains bedridden.
Mikhaila told her followers that there’s still a lot that doctors don’t know about Jordan’s condition, but she added that “decades of mold exposure” seems to be a chief cause of his illness.
She explained to her followers that the situation is extremely serious, and her father has been “near death” more than once in recent months.
Jordan Peterson’s daughter shares troubling health update
“This summer has been exceedingly difficult,” Mikhaila Fuller said through tears in her latest video.
She went on to reveal that her father is suffering from a “host of neurological issues this summer that we believe stem from…chronic inflammatory response syndrome, due to decades of mold exposure.”
She added that Jordan’s “neurological symptoms” worsened after he cleaned out his late father’s basement earlier this year.
“We don’t have a better explanation for his neurological symptoms at the moment other than spiritual attacks,” she said.
“He’s been suffering for the last number of years with unexplainable neuropathy and weakness, amongst other symptoms,” she said.
Mikhaila went on to explain that her father has seen some improvement in recent weeks, but there are still no estimates with regard to when he might be able to leave the hospital.
“After almost a month in the ICU, he’s been moved out to a less urgent floor. Praise God for that. We’re still in the midst of this but now we’re seeing improvements daily,” she said.
“The timeline for his full recovery is hard to tell at the moment.”
She further explained that Peterson’s treatment is complicated because “he can’t take most medications without suffering from severe paradoxical reactions, which limits treatment options.”
Mikhaila added that her family’s situation became even more harrowing when her infant daughter was hospitalized.
“In August, the day Dad was brought to a hospital by ambulance, my newborn Audrey was also brought to a hospital by ambulance within hours of each other,” she said.
“Every single day this summer and now fall has been like watching a movie,” she said, pausing through tears.
Thankfully, Audrey’s situation has since stabilized.
Commenters point to Peterson family’s bizarre diet as possible cause of health issues
On social media, commenters were quick to call out Mikhaila’s bizarre “spiritual attacks” explanation, with many pointing out that several years ago, she placed her father on a medically unsafe diet of nothing but beef and water.
“This is exactly why Jordan Peterson is sick — listening to his wacko daughter who thinks it’s demons making her family sick and not the meat diet she swore would cure her of all her genetic illnesses,” one user wrote on X.
“You’d be surprised how many people bought into her foolishness.”
In her own X post, Mikhaila noted that her father “won’t be back for another few months, at least.”
We’ll have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
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Ghislaine Maxwell isn’t getting a get-out-of-jail-free card from SCOTUS.
The disgraced associate and partner of Jeffrey Epstein is serving a prison sentence for her unspeakable crimes.
Maxwell’s parole eligibility will not begin until 2037.
Her hope is to get out of prison early. But, if she does, it won’t be the Supreme Court that helps her.
SCOTUS isn’t interested in Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal
On Monday, October 6, the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of Ghislaine Maxwell.
The infamous former socialite is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking.
Her heinous crimes involved the sexual abuse of underage girls by Jeffrey Epstein.
Unlike a SCOTUS ruling on a matter of law, we do not know which of the nine justices were open to hearing Maxwell’s argument.
We only know that, as a once-august judicial body, they declined to hear her case. She will not get to present her appeal.
In 2022, a Manhattan federal court convicted Maxwell.
This was only three years after Epstein’s death in prison.
Officially, he died by suicide.
Maxwell’s appeal to the Supreme Court was not on the merits of the case — such as evidence — but of legal technicalities.
At this stage, she simply cannot argue her innocence. She can, however, make a case that her conviction cannot stand on other grounds.
Her assertion is that Epstein’s plea should have protected her from prosecution
We know that Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys have presented the argument that federal authorities should never have prosecuted her.
See, Epstein had obtained an outrageous non-prosecutiona greement from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.
The agreement included a provision that the US government would not prosecute “any potential co-conspirators” of the notorious sex offender.
That was an extremely broad agreement from simply one district in Florida.
According to Maxwell’s attorneys, that agreement should enjoin the potential prosecution of Prince Andrew, of former president Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, and many others. And, of course, of Maxwell herself.
Maxwell is not the only one who feels disappointed by SCOTUS’ decision.
See, some had hoped that her case going before the Supreme Court could mean further exposure of evidence in the Epstein scandal.
At present, Republicans in Congress — despite some defectors — are scrambling to keep Epstein documentation under wraps.
Mike Johnson is even stalling in swearing in a new representative because she could be a tie-breaking vote. Most of the GOP is rallying to protect Trump at all costs.
However, we have to note that a legal argument before SCOTUS is unlikely to expose much new information on Epstein. This is simply not that kind of court case.
Trump is now her only hope
This summer, Donald Trump sent his former personal attorney — who, of course, now works for the DOJ because the corruption is beyond parody — to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell.
In the aftermath, Maxwell went from her restrictive prison in Florida to a minimum-security camp in Texas.
Maxwell’s work release authorization also turned heads. These are simply unheard of privileges for someone with crimes as atrocious as hers.
At this point, her sole hope of leaving prison seems to be securing a commutation or pardon from Donald Trump.
At present, there is no reason to believe that he won’t. He has refused to rule it out. And, many speculate, he may be hoping to buy her silence in this manner.
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Amy Duggar King grew up knowing and loving her maternal grandfather.
Jimmy Lee Duggar was the father of both Jim Bob and Deanna.
Growing up, Amy had a connection to Josh before ever learning that he was a monster.
Now, she’s opening up about the other sexual predator in her family — and the moment that she learned why she was never allowed to be alone with her grandfather.
Amy Duggar was close with her grandfather — but never ‘too’ close
As she promotes her upcoming memoir, Holy Disruptor, the infamous Duggar cousin is also talking up a storm.
Speaking to People, Amy Duggar King is delving into the topic of her grandfather and the dark family secret surrounding him.
Growing up, she loved Jimmy Lee — but no one allowed her to spend any alone time with him. Not ever.
“I wondered all the time,” Amy recalled of this special rule. “I asked.”
She described: “I asked my mom, I asked my grandma, and they obviously were going to protect the answer.”
“They didn’t want me to know that information growing up,” Amy explained.
When her grandfather died in 2009, she says, her mother told her that her grandfather was — in Amy’s words — a “predator.”
That finally explained everything. Though she had “obviously assumed” that something along those lines would explain this unusual family rule.
“I always had assumptions as to why, but it was never spoken about,” Amy described.
“It was a little difficult,” she admitted. “But I’m one of those people that when I was little, I asked questions, sure. But if something was told to me, I just believed it.”
She learned so many things that she and her grandfather could not do together
“I was very naive, and I’m a kid, so I was like, ‘Okay,’” Amy Duggar recalled of not questioning this household rule.
“I knew grandpa couldn’t go to the trampoline with me,” she acknowledged. She added: ‘I knew grandpa couldn’t sit and watch a movie with me.”
Amy continued listing: “I knew grandpa couldn’t be in a car with me. I knew grandpa couldn’t take me to school.”
She summarized: “There were so many things, and I just knew that that’s how it was.”
Amy’s late grandmother, Mary Duggar, would make certain that her door was locked. Deanna would also check on her. That second one is usually normal, but was clearly an added layer of precaution.
“It was like this protective tent over me, if you will, that was not going to let a bug in,” Amy characterized.
When it came time for Deanna to tell her what sort of man her grandfather really was, it was a difficult moment. But she and her mom bonded over it.
“My mom and I sat there and cried, and I just held her, and she held me,” Amy described.
She characterized: “It was like this insane bonding moment that we’ve been needing for our entire life.”
Amy continued: “that we finally were allowed to just be really vulnerable with each other and share. And thank God.”
‘It was so close to me’
Amy Duggar has many positive memories of her late grandfather. She loved him and his sense of humor.
But, obviously, had her mother and grandmother been less vigilant, she “could have been a victim, too.”
Amy remarked: “It’s crazy to think it was so close to me in so many ways.”
Many may find it shocking that her family allowed Amy to know this man at all. But, generations ago, it was not that uncommon for one relative to attend every family gathering — but with parents setting rules for their children around them.
This is very much the world that much of the Duggar family — not just the cult to which Jim Bob adheres — belongs. It is not a safe world for children. We are glad that Amy was lucky enough to avoid that particular horror.
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Did Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have a falling out over a movie?
Fans were shocked last week by news of the Kidman-Urban split, and many are still seeking answers.
After all, these two appeared to be one of the most stable couples in Hollywood, and their decision to call it quits after 19 years and two kids together seemed to come entirely out of left field.
Kidman filed for divorce shortly after news of her separation went public, a move that led many to conclude that this was not an amicable parting of ways.
And according to one insider, the trouble began with Nicole’s acclaimed performance in the 2024 film Babygirl.
Keith was reportedly not a fan of Nicole’s work in ‘Babygirl’
The sexually charged film sees Nicole as a high-powered corporate executive whose dissatisfaction with her husband leads her to embark on an affair with a much-younger co-worker.
“Keith didn’t like the film and he didn’t even like Nicole promoting the movie,” a source close to the situation tells Page Six.
Now, Nicole had already been an actress for a couple of decades when she and Keith started dating.
And she’d already appeared in quite a few racy films, like 1999’s Eyes Wide Shut (in which she starred alongside then-husband Tom Cruise).
So the idea that he would be horrified by the thought of his wife shooting a sex scene might sound ridiculous.
But this is not the first time that we’ve heard rumors about Keith’s discomfort with Nicole’s onscreen sensuality.
Keith’s history of jealousy revealed?
Back in July, for example, Urban seemed to abruptly end a call-in interview with an Australian radio show when the host asked how he felt about Nicole sharing the screen with “beautiful younger men.”
“What does Keith Urban think when he sees his beautiful wife with beautiful younger men like Zac Efron having these beautiful love scenes on TV and radio?” host Max Burford asked.
”I think his team hung up on us because they didn’t want us to ask that question,” the producer added. “He’s gone, see you Keith.”
Of course, most reports concur that Nicole and Keith separated in June, so that might’ve been a sensitive subject for multiple reasons.
These days, rumor has it that Keith is dating Maggie Baugh, his 25-year-old guitarist.
Yes, after allegedly breaking up with Nicole for her fictional romance with a much-younger co-worker, Keith embarked on an actual romance with a much-younger co-worker.
If these reports are true, you almost have to applaud the pettiness. Almost.
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Rising GOP star Rep. Wesley Hunt is launching a long-shot Texas Senate bid, scrambling a heated primary between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton.
The race for the Republican nomination in the Lone Star State will likely be one the most expensive and bruising primary contests of the 2026 midterm cycle — and some Democrats see an opportunity in the red-leaning state if Republicans surrender their incumbent advantage. Already, Paxton has an edge in most polling of the primary race against Cornyn, though the incumbent senator has closed the gap in more recent surveys. President Donald Trump has yet to endorse in the contest.
Hunt’s announcement on Monday comes after months of work and millions of dollars spent by groups aligned with the two-term congressman to boost his profile outside of his Houston-area political base.
“The time is NOW,” Hunt said in a post on his X account that included a campaign video of testimonials from his wife, brother and longtime colleagues playing up his military record and his commitment to public service. It also included images of him standing next to Trump and made no mention of either of his primary opponents.
Now a three-way battle for the GOP nomination, some Republican strategists anticipate none of the candidates will garner enough votes to win the March 3 primary outright, likely forcing a runoff in May. Privately, some establishment Republicans worry that Hunt’s entry in the race could boost Paxton. Over the summer, the establishment-aligned Senate Leadership Fund urged leaders to boost Cornyn’s embattled reelection campaign, arguing in memo obtained by POLITICO in August that Paxton is a “weak candidate who puts the Senate seat at risk in the general election.”
Responding to news that Hunt had launched his bid, SLC communications director Chris Gustafson said, “It’s unfortunate that Wesley Hunt has decided to abandon President Trump’s efforts to protect the House majority and instead his person ambition… With every credible poll showing him in a distant third place, the only person celebrating today is a giddy Chuck Schumer.”
Hunt published a video on X on Monday in which he said that he takes “offense” to the “establishment” criticizing his bid. “I assure you, this is not a vanity project.”
Cornyn is in the political fight of his career as he looks to court a base that’s increasingly viewed him as disloyal to Trump, particularly after the senator said that Trump could not win the 2024 presidential election before eventually endorsing him the following year. According to internal polling from Cornyn’s campaign conducted last month, Hunt received 17 percent of the vote in a hypothetical three-way matchup. It also found Cornyn garnered 32 percent to Paxton’s 31 percent support.
“John Cornyn is a battle-tested conservative who continues to be a leader in delivering President Trump’s agenda in the U.S. Senate and he’s the best candidate to keep Texas in the Republican Senate Majority,” National Republican Senatorial Committee communications director Joanna Rodriguez said in a statement. “Now that Wesley has chosen personal ambition over holding President Trump’s House Majority, there will be a full vetting of his record. Senator Cornyn’s conservative record of accomplishment stands tall against Wesley’s.”
But Paxton has some vulernabilities of his own. He survived an impeachment inquiry in 2023 where he was acquitted of 16 articles stemming from misuse of power, corruption and bribery. He is also in the midst of a bitter divorce from state Sen. Anglea Paxton, who said she was seeking an end to their 38-year-marriage on “biblical grounds,” publicly accusing him of adultery.
Hunt has made his closeness to Trump a key part of his pitch. He served as a surrogate for the president on the campaign trail last year, working alongside fellow Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) to boost Trump’s standing among Black voters.
During his initial runs for Congress, Hunt received the Trump endorsement, including in 2020 when he narrowly lost a bid to unseat then-Democratic incumbent Rep. Lizzie Fletcher for a Houston-area seat. Following the 2020 census, Texas added two new congressional districts and the state’s GOP-led Legislature drew the 38th Congressional District, which is the seat Hunt currently holds. Hunt notched a 26 percentage point win last year.
Trump’s endorsement is seen as pivotal in GOP primary. To receive it, Hunt will likely have to prove he can raise money at the same rate as Cornyn and Paxton. In the most recent campaign finance reports, Hunt raised just over $400,000 for the quarter ending in July — impressive for a member that faces little opposition but far short of what he’d need to mount a serious statewide bid. Meanwhile, Paxton hauled in $2.9 million for the same period while Cornyn’s political operation pulled in $3.9 million, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.
Democrats also have a contested primary. Former Rep. Colin Allred, a Dallas Democrat who fell short in his push to unseat GOP Sen. Ted Cruz last year, is facing off against state Rep. James Talarico, a rising star.
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