3 top stories from home and away
By P.M. Fadden
Associate Editor
WORLD VIEW – Columbian President to Donate Nobel Prize Monies
Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Columbian President Juan Manuel Santos intends to donate the eight million Swedish krona prize purse ($925,000) to the victims of his nation’s 52-year domestic conflict with FARC, an armed wing of the Communist party.
Santos, who recently signed a peace treaty with his FARC adversaries, hopes to end a conflict that to date has killed 260,000 and displace more than six million within Columbia, reports BBC World Service.
NATIONWIDE – International Accusation Further Clouds U.S. Election
The Obama administration said Friday it was “confident” that Russia was behind recently hacked emails pertaining to upcoming U.S. elections in an attempt to interfere with the process.
The announcement, referring to the breach of Democratic National Committee emails and the sites of other Democratic Party-linked organizations, marks the first time U.S. administration has officially accused Russia of hacking into U.S. political systems, reports CNN News.
FRONTIER FOCUS – Anchorage Health Plan Called ‘Unsustainable’
In a presentation before city Assembly members, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and deputies described two years of atypically high insurance payouts amidst rising health care costs as constricting employers, prompting the civic official to label the city’s current health insurance program as “not a sustainable model.”
Berkowitz revealed plans to examining new partnerships, health care models and re-launch of an employee wellness program with intention to minimizing higher out-of-pocket health care costs for city employees next year, reports Alaska Dispatch News.