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Town Hall raises the importance of public engagement with seabed issue
Samoa News
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July 7, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — About one hundred people attended the Town Hall meeting on deep sea mining held Wednesday evening at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium. The majority of speakers voiced strong opposition to any exploration or extraction...
Governor names new Executive Director for ARPA Oversight Office
Samoa News
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July 7, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — James John Faumuina has been appointed as the Executive Director of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Oversight Office, a key role responsible for ensuring the effective management and compliance of federal relief...
Alleged trespassing prompts call to TPS
Samoa News
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July 7, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 20, 2025, at about 7:5 pm, the Tafuna Police Substation received a call from a woman in distress identifying two men allegedly trespassing on private land. The suspects were identified as Schcymindaran Naidu and...
Majority of speakers at Deep Sea Mining Town Hall express concern
Samoa News
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July 10, 2025
(FP) 2776.JPG Musuaina Collins of Pago Pago, a staff member of the American Samoa Resilience Office, spoke on behalf of her colleagues and the youth of Samoa, emphasizing the critical importance of protecting marine resources for future...
PFAS Levels in Tap Water for 73 Million People in U.S. Exceed EPA Thresholds: NRDC Report
EcoWatch
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July 22, 2025
Pouring a glass of water from a kitchen faucet. Leonard Ortiz / MediaNews Group / Orange County Register via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to...
Dengue cases surge in Pacific, highest since 2016 says WHO
The New Zealand Herald
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July 22, 2025
“We’ve been seeing a gradual increase in dengue in the Pacific for at least the last couple of decades. But looking at the last 10 years, what we tend to see is peaks in some years and then lower levels in other years. “This year, so far, we’re up...
'Biggest number we've had': Pacific dengue cases highest in a decade
RNZ
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July 22, 2025
The Asian tiger mosquito is one of the vectors responsible for transmitting dengue fever. Photo: SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Dengue cases in the Pacific are at their highest since 2016, with nearly 19,000 people affected, the World Health Organisation...
Two nominees selected for District Court Judgeship in Lexington
North Platte Bulletin - Nebraska
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July 23, 2025
The Judicial Nominating Commission for the District Court in the 11th Judicial District provided the two names Tuesday for consideration to fill a vacancy on the court, with a primary seat in Dawson County. The nominees are Chawnta M. Durham of...
Gold winners in Palau welcomed home
Talanei
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July 11, 2025
Play Audio https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/594/2025/07/14064956/cheers-at-airport.mp3 Joyful cheers rang out at the airport Thursday night to welcome home American Samoa’s gold winners at the Pacific Mini Games in...
Termite inspection required for VA home loans in most Colorado counties
KOAA News 5 - Colorado
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July 22, 2025
DENVER (KOAA) — An unexpected change to the VA website in late June left lenders and Realtors in Colorado asking, "Why?" The change was highlighted on social media June 26, with some real estate agents pointing out that termite inspections are...
Ground breaking of new Seaport Building
Talanei
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July 15, 2025
Westland Construction, the company that’s building the Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Ottoville has been awarded the construction contract for the new Seaport Building that will house offices for the Department of...
How Samoa's Ballroom scene is carving space for Pacific futures
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 17, 2025
On a warm Tuesday night in Fugalei in Apia, Samoa's capital, the air hums with anticipation as a local hall fills with young people. With the Boom Kaisi Ball just days away, Pacific Rainbow+ youth have gathered for a series of workshops designed...
Trump's critical minerals obsession reignites deep-sea mining
Yahoo Finance
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Within days of Trump's order, Canadian-registered TMC’s US subsidiary filed the world’s first application to mine the seabed in international waters, including an area it licenses from the ISA. An $85 million investment from a leading Korean...
After long break Representative raise many concerns
Talanei
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July 14, 2025
A long list of concerns were raised in the House of Representatives on the first day of the Second Regular Session of the 39th Legislature. These include the government’s financial status, a plan by the Director of Education to reshuffle high...
5 Times Marla Maples Showed Her Cringey Vibes Fit Right In With The Trumps
Frontier Media - Alaska
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July 21, 2025
In a classic case of "living well is the best revenge," Marla Maples' post-divorce life proves she never needed Donald Trump in the first place. The actress and former model was married to the real estate mogul long before he had presidential...
Hawaii conservation groups press for moratorium on deep-sea mineral mining
Public News Service
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Conservation groups in Hawaii are calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining for minerals, citing the need for further research on the environmental risks. President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order fast-tracking seabed mining for...
Tsunami Hawaii: Latest Information, History, and Preparedness Guide
Southwest Journal - Minnesota
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July 20, 2025
Hawaii’s unique position in the center of the Pacific Ocean makes it particularly vulnerable to tsunamis from both distant and local sources. With 32 destructive tsunamis recorded since 1900, resulting in 293 deaths and over $625 million in...
Amata cites legend of Turtle & Shark to argue against sea mining
Talanei
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July 17, 2025
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has cited the legend of the Turtle and the Shark to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to drive home her opposition to seabed mineral leasing near the territory. KHJ News Washington DC correspondent Matt Kaye reports…...
UH awarded $1.5M+ to strengthen health through policy across Hawaiʻi, Pacific
Maui Now - Hawaii
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Maui Wildfire Exposure Study collection event. (Courtesy: UH News) The University of Hawaiʻi has received two privately funded grants totaling more than $1.5 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to tackle pressing...
Closest national parks to Phoenix
KYMA - Arizona
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July 19, 2025
ronnybas frimages // Shutterstock Closest national parks to Phoenix Approximately 331 million people visited American national parks in 2024, representing a 2% year-over-year growth and the fourth straight year of growth. President Woodrow Wilson...