## On This Nearly Deserted Alaska Island, You Pay to Keep Hundreds of Empty Buildings Wired for Internet

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On an island in the Bering Sea 1,200 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, sits an abandoned house on an abandoned Navy base.

It kept paying a Fairbanks company to provide internet service while its owner served federal prison time for tax evasion.

The government kept paying Alaska’s largest telecom, GCI, even after it signed a settlement for alleged fraud related to the subsidy.

Now, most homes in the town near the western end of Alaska’s Aleutian Island chain are left abandoned and deteriorating.

About the publicly funded connections to demolished homes on Adak and other uses of internet subsidies in Alaska.

The buildings the FCC says Adak Eagle keeps wired for internet include duplexes, fourplexes and ranches where we found no sign of life.

Even the people who work there have stopped relying on the internet service that you pay for. »

### Andy Burnham becomes U.K. prime minister

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Andy Burnham becomes U.K. prime minister.

Burnham becomes the U.K.'s seventh prime minister in a little over a decade since Britons voted in June 2016 to leave the European Union.

European leaders congratulated Burnham on becoming the U.K.'s new prime minister, with an invitation for his first foreign trip arriving from Berlin. »

### Russian army deserters in Germany: 'No choice but to run'

Authored by dw.com

Nikita Zvezdov was drafted into the Russian military straight after his 18th birthday in April 2024 Image: privat.

However, according to human rights activists, Russian deserters have almost no chance of getting approved for asylum in Germany.

In fact, there are hundreds of reports of Russian deserters being sent directly to the front lines and mistreated. »

### The Reef Effect: How Offshore Wind Benefits Marine Life

Authored by aowacademy.com

For offshore wind turbines and their connecting subsea cables, this phenomenon poses a significant threat to their stability and integrity.

Beyond their engineering purpose, these scour protection elements inadvertently contribute to the artificial reef effect of offshore wind farms.

Offshore wind farm structures are more than just sources of renewable energy; they create unique artificial reef environments that often become thriving marine ecosystems. »

### APOPO: 100 Million Square Meters Cleared Of Landmines • APOPO

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Beyond clearing landmines our programs also focus on mine risk education, victim assistance and additional community support.

It’s also focused on addressing the hidden human cost of landmines and making the clearance of landmines more efficient.

Our operations have not only removed immediate dangers but also restored land for productive use, contributing to community rebuilding and development. »

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