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Alaska at 8:30 a.m.

CENSUS BEGINS-Q&A

ANCHORAGE — The 2020 Census kicks off Tuesday in remote Alaska. U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham will be there to conduct the first count in the Bering Sea community of Toksook Bay. Dillingham planned to spend time Friday at the Alaska Native Cultural Charter School in Anchorage, giving students a lesson on statistics. Additional outreach is planned throughout the weekend. By Mark Thiessen and Mike Schneider. SENT: 665 words.

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AROUND ALASKA:

PERMANENT FUND RAFFLE

ANCHORAGE — The first winners of Alaska’s new Permanent Fund dividend raffle are expected to be chosen in a drawing later this month. SENT: 310 words.

PIZZA DELIVERY-AIRPLANE

ANCHORAGE— An Alaska company has taken pizza to new heights by providing airplane deliveries around the state. Papa Murphy’s in Anchorage flies hundreds of miles to deliver about 150 pizzas each week. SENT: 310 words.

IN BRIEF:

— FAIRBANKS-APARTMENT BODY — A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman found in a vacant Fairbanks apartment.

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