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Guam residents join other territories in petition opposing deep seabed mining in American Samoa
Pacific Daily News
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Guam residents have joined over 2,000 other people in a petition to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management opposing the imposition of deep seabed mining in the waters of American Samoa. Right to Democracy, which works to advance democracy, equity,...
Community input sought as NMI pushes ahead with high-speed internet access plan
Marianas Business Journal
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Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands have up to Aug. 23 to review the final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. “This milestone moves the NMI significantly closer to closing its digital divide and delivering...
563rd Rescue Group optimizes agile combat employment during exercise Resolute Force Pacific
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 18, 2025
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 563rd Rescue Group had the unique opportunity to execute dispersed operations and generate airpower across a long-range maritime environment during exercise Resolute Force Pacific...
Attorney for student with disabilities seeks reconsideration over unusable Southern High elevator
Pacific Daily News
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Attorney Daniel Somerfleck filed a motion for reconsideration in the District Court of Guam after his client, Logan Taijeron, a student with disabilities, still has no access to the second floor of Southern High School due to an unusable elevator....
Japan group marks 80th anniversary of WWII’s end
Marianas Variety
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ON this solemn occasion marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender on Aug. 15, 1945, the Japanese Society of the Northern Mariana Islands extended its heartfelt wish for lasting world peace. “We express our deep gratitude to the community...
OPINION ǀ Truth 135: The Endgames – Ruins or Reforms for Progress!
Marianas Variety
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Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is America, including the CNMI, must focus & prepare for decimating the Endgame of Trump on the mainland and the Endgame of Republicans in the CNMI that can ONLY be done BY the People in the Voting Booth — it’s really...
When do the clocks change? Here's when daylight saving time 2025 ends
The North Jersey Record - New Jersey
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Kids are returning to school and the feel of fall is near, as is the end of daylight saving time. If you're looking forward to clocks falling back to get an extra hour of sleep, here's when daylight saving time ends and everything else you need to...
Joel Mekler | Medicare Moments: Traveling this summer? Remember these critical Medicare considerations
New Castle News - Pennsylvania
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August 18, 2025
Whether you’re driving, flying, or sailing the seas, it’s important to be prepared with Medicare. •Does Medicare cover international travel? Traveling abroad from the United States requires careful planning, especially for those with pre-existing...
Tanya Hemanth wins women’s singles title at Saipan International 2025
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 16, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): India's Tanya Hemanth clinched the women's singles title at the Saipan International 2025 badminton tournament in the Northern Mariana Islands on Saturday. The 21-year-old Tanya Hemanth, 86th in the badminton...
Sports News | Tanya Hemanth Wins Women's Singles Title at Saipan International 2025
Latestly
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August 16, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): India's Tanya Hemanth clinched the women's singles title at the Saipan International 2025 badminton tournament in the Northern Mariana Islands on Saturday. The 21-year-old Tanya Hemanth, 86th in the badminton...
Hitting a lot closer to home… maybe I’m overthinking…or am I?
The Guam Daily Post
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I have never been so worried for the world, my world. Wars, famine, political unrest, deportation, civil uprisings and financial uncertainty. Although I understand that these have been unfortunate and seemingly unavoidable features of humanity and...
Typhoon Podul pounds southern Taiwan
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
Typhoon Podul crossed southern Taiwan on Wednesday with wind speeds of up to 110mph (177km/h), equivalent to a category 2 hurricane. Podul had developed a week earlier, near the Northern Mariana Islands, and tracked west across the Philippine Sea,...
BPD secures provisional BEAD subgrants following NTIA review
Marianas Variety
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THE CNMI Broadband Policy & Development Office is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Benefit of the Bargain subgrant application round under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, as well as the required Special...
OPA to review FY 2021 single audit questioned costs
Marianas Variety
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Office of Public Auditor legal counsel Ashley Kost, right, looks on as Rep. Vincent “Kobre” Aldan speaks, and Gov. David M. Apatang, left, and Finance Secretary Tracy B. Norita, second right, listen during a press conference last week. Office of...
A Congressional Task Force on Territories’ Voting Rights
Puerto Rico Report
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August 17, 2025
Adult U.S. citizens generally expect to be able to vote for the President of the United States. If they live in one of the territories belonging to the United States, though, they can’t. U.S. citizens, no matter where they were born, cannot vote...
Guam joins other territories in petition opposing deep seabed mining in American Samoa
Pacific Daily News
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Guam residents have joined over 2,000 other people in a petition to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management opposing the imposition of deep seabed mining in the waters of American Samoa. Right to Democracy, who is organizing the petition with...
Top seed Tanya Hemanth lifts Saipan International badminton crown
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 16, 2025
Top-seeded Indian Tanya Hemanth capped off a strong run at the Saipan International 2025 with a straight-game win over Japan’s Kanae Sakai in the women’s singles final on Saturday. The 21-year-old, ranked 86th in the world, defeated the unseeded...
Chinese National Sentenced to 55-Month Imprisonment Over Trafficking Methamphetamine
The Epoch Times
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August 12, 2025
View of the entrance steps of the U.S. Federal Courthouse in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, on June 26, 2024. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP via Getty Images A Chinese national has been sentenced to 55...
Veterans’ concerns raised in town hall
The Guam Daily Post
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Veterans Affairs claims, some dating back 50 years, and other concerns took up much of the discussion at Guam Del. James Moylan's first community town hall meeting of his current term Thursday. Moylan said about 50 constituents showed up at the...
The Marianas focuses on ‘regenerative tourism’
Marianas Variety
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From left, Marianas Visitors Authority Product Development Manager Raquel Aguon, Marianas entrepreneur and regenerative agroforestry practitioner Dana Calvo, and, Northern Mariana Islands legislative staffer and aspiring regenerative tourism...