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Associations Assist With Investigation After Seattle Hijacking

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And associations are offering their assistance as officials at the airport—along with the FBI and Alaska Airlines, which owned the Horizon Air 76-seater—try to make sense of the incident. The hijacking of a passenger plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport by an airline employee on Friday was, by all accounts, almost unprecedented.

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Here Come the Drones: Industry Groups Talk Up FAA’s Unmanned Device Tests

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Among the picks was a trio of schools—University of Alaska, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and Virginia Tech— as well as the state of Nevada, Griffiss International Airport in New York state, and the North Dakota Department of Commerce.

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Industry Group Forecasts Winds of Change as Wildfires Rage

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Several pieces of legislation have been introduced to address the funding for fighting wildfires, which is especially prescient given the fact that wildfires, according to The New York Times , are burning longer and earlier. But advancements in airplane and helicopter engineering should make an impact on wildfire suppression.

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Associations Canada: The “Power of A” in the Great White North

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Vancouver is the third-largest film production center in North America, after Los Angeles and New York City, so it makes sense that you’ll find a variety of film industry groups here. Read on to get a feel for Canada’s association scene, from west to east. albersHeinemann/Pixabay). British Columbia. Territories.

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Oregon State Bar Maps the Road to Greater Diversity

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At a time when the fairness and inclusiveness of the legal system has been questioned anew by events from Ferguson, Missouri, to New York City, the timeline seems particularly relevant. The importance of having someone you can relate to and trust is critically important.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.3.20

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Priya Parker, New York Times ). Maybe you’ve seen this one before, it’s strangely mesmerizing, the fish jumping upstream… grizzly bears at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska. If you’re in North Carolina, I hope you’ll support the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. Markham Heid, Medium ).

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Roundup: Ballot Initiatives Make Breakthroughs on Election Night

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The midterms were particularly fruitful for marijuana legalization efforts, with Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, DC, passing laws legalizing the drug. Trade groups welcomed the new laws. Read on for a list of the more notable ballot measures decided on Tuesday. Marijuana Groups Claim Victory.

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