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AG Drummond demands AI companies end predatory interactions with children
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA — Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning artificial intelligence companies about predatory interactions with children. In a letter to a dozen companies including Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft, Drummond and a coalition of 43...
American Samoa partners with the 1984th US Army Hospital-Pacific to provide healthcare
Pasquines
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September 2, 2025
On August 12, Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula met with Lieutenant Colonel Hope Hashimoto and Staff Sergeant Joshua T. Fale. They discussed a partnership with the 1984th US Army Hospital-Pacific, where a team of military medical experts will supply...
American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.
Grist Magazine
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September 3, 2025
In early August, in the village of Utulei on the eastern shore of Tatuila, the largest of seven islands that make up American Samoa, more than two dozen local residents gathered in an auditorium. They were there to learn about a proposal to allow...
Fairness of children’s book funded by deep sea mining company questioned
Samoa News
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September 3, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A children's book exploring the idea of deep sea nodules was paid for by a charity established and funded by a Cook Islands seabed mining company. "I know of a treasure. It's ancient and old. A treasure of marvels and...
Pacific Jurisdictions Artist Fund Awards 45 Artists Across American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Community-led grant honors Indigenous creativity, cultural leadership, and artistic resilience across the Pacific DENVER, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative West, a regional arts nonprofit, is proud to announce the culmination of the first...
Pacific news in brief for 5 September
RNZ
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September 5, 2025
Pens and pencils in a classroom. Photo: Unpslash/ Laura Rivera American Samoa - education The start date for the school year in American Samoa has been moved until next Monday. The Department of Education stated this is to ensure that students'...
Relief and hope: Post-election mood in Samoa's markets
RNZ
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September 5, 2025
With Samoa's election day now finished, RNZ Pacific spoke to people at local markets to get a sense of how the public felt about the voting, the results and what lies ahead. Across the markets, while opinions about parties differed, there was a...
Fifteen local artists benefit from Pacific Jurisdictions Artist Fund
Talanei
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September 3, 2025
Fifteen artists from American Samoa are among 45 recipients of the inaugural Pacific Jurisdictions Artist Fund. The fund, created by a US based non profit US Regional Arts Organization, Creative West, was established to support artists and...
Am Samoa says NO to deep-sea mining. Trump admin might do it anyway
Samoa News
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September 4, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In early August, more than two dozen local residents gathered in Lee auditorium to learn about a proposal to allow deep-sea mining across more than 18 million acres of surrounding waters in the Pacific Ocean. President...
Drummond demands companies end predatory AI interactions with kids
KOKH - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Attorney General Gentner Drummond has warned major artificial intelligence companies to stop hurting kids. In a letter to a dozen companies, including Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft, Drummond and a coalition of 43 other...
American Samoa Coastal Zone Management Program photo & caption
Samoa News
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August 21, 2025
The American Samoa Coastal Zone Management Program (ASCZMP), a program under the Department of Commerce, participated in the American Samoa Department of Education’s Teacher Workshop: the Elementary Division, focused on 3rd Grade Science Teachers...
Fono to review nomination of Parks and Rec Director
Talanei
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September 3, 2025
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has submitted to the Fono for confirmation his nomination of Andrew Pelesasa as Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation. According to a resume submitted with the nomination, Pelesasa returned to American...
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula out to defend its title
Peninsula Daily News - Washington State
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August 27, 2025
PORT ANGELES — The defending NWAC champion Peninsula College women lost a lot on both offense and defense, but as always, the Pirates have an influx of new and returning players to compete for another title. Like the Peninsula men last year, the...
U.S. House passes Amata-cosponsored PARTNER Act
Samoa News
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September 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming bipartisan House passage of a bill she cosponsored, the PARTNER Act, officially the Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment to Enhance Relations Act. The bill, passed by voice...
Six women must be in Samoa Parliament
Pacific News Service
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The Appeals Court ruling requires a minimum of six women to be elected to Samoa’s Parliament following the general election if there are 51 seats in parliament. “The Court has already made its decision that there must be six (6) women...
Woman’s husband allegedly assaults her with her children watching
Samoa News
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August 27, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 11, 2025, a victim of an alleged domestic dispute contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) and requested assistance. The suspect was later charged with: Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C...
Miss American Samoa brings ‘Crown, Culture & Couture’ to Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 12, 2025
Pauliana Angelfromheaven Felise Vitale, Miss American Samoa 2024–2025, is set to be a key figure at the Pacific Fashion Summit and Genesis Showcase this September. Known for her infectious warmth and unwavering presence, Vitale’s participation is...
Local sports briefs: Tuson selected to national team; ‘Riders tame Dragons
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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September 4, 2025
Tuson selected to national team Waiakea girls soccer senior defender Gabriela Tuson was recently selected to the player pool selection for the American Samoa Women’s National Team, which will partake in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier in...
First, American Samoa
Island Times
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August 19, 2025
HAGATNA (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — With the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management poised to decide soon on an application for deep-sea mining in the waters off American Samoa, advocates opposing the initiative hope to build a tidal wave of resistance...
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,...