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Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blue… But Now What?
Monument to Christopher Columbus in Rapallo, Italy The phrase, “In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” written by Jean Marzollo, is a popular rhyme used as a mnemonic device to help students remember the year Christopher...
Owner: Alex Cornwell
Allen returns to Hawaii, hosts sand volleyball clinic in Kona
KAILUA-KONA — One of Hawaii’s most storied volleyball players recently hosted an exclusive event right in Kailua Village. KAILUA-KONA — One of Hawaii’s most storied volleyball players recently hosted an exclusive event right in Kailua Village. On...
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2025 Mosooi Festival opens with spectacular entertainment
It was a spectacular premiere night for the 2025 Mosooi Festival of Arts and Humanities at Utulei Beach on Saturday night. Those who turned out were treated to a high standard of entertainment which included Samoan pese and siva, Polynesian...
Owner: Larry Fuss
Cubs BCB After Dark: Who do you start in Game 4?
It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Welcome to the victory party. The Cubs are still down, but they are a lot closer to being back up tonight then they were...
Owner: Jay Penske
Daylight Saving Time Ends Soon. Here's When to Set Your Clocks Back
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Congo Planet
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The days of mid-afternoon sunsets are almost upon us as winter draws nearer. A few days after Halloween, most of the US will be moving the clocks backward one hour. Daylight saving time ends on Nov. 2, with the time officially changing at 2 a.m....
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Is it still daylight saving time 2025? Here's when the clocks change
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The News Journal - Delaware
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The nights are coming earlier and getting colder — signs that the clocks are about to fall back an hour for the time change. Here's when and what to know about this year's end of daylight saving time 2025. Many countries around the world and most...
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Grant awarded for Transitional Housing Assistance
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting notice of $500,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice for the American Samoa Coalition Against Domestic and Sex Violence for important services. The grant is from the DOJ’s Office of...
Owner: Larry Fuss
New members appointed to Samoan Language Commission
The Governor has submitted for Fono confirmation new members of the Samoan Language Commission of American Samoa. They are: Aiono Okenaisa Fauolo-ASCC Director of Research & Education, 4 years Shute Tautu-Department of Education, 3 years Rev Elder...
Owner: Larry Fuss
Tiu Lelatasi: Working in unity to stop domestic & sexual violence
A three-day training on strangulation, dynamics of child sexual abuse, sexual assault examinations and prosecution of child physical abuse and neglect, opened Monday at the DWYA Center in Tafuna. Organized by the womens organization, Pae ma le...
Owner: Larry Fuss
Finafinau represents Am Samoa at STEMtastic Adventures with Young Pacific Leaders
Nadi, FIJI (September 2025) — Finafinau, American Samoa’s youth-led nonprofit for environmental stewardship and resilience, proudly represented the territory at the STEMtastic Adventures with Young Pacific Leaders Symposium in Nadi, Fiji. What...
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Suaese Pooch Taase reinstated as DOE Athletics Director
Saese Pooch Taase has been reinstated as Athletics Director for the Department of Education. DOE Director Maefau Dr Mary Taufetee in an October 6 letter addressed to Taase wrote that her letter serves as official notification of his immediate...
Owner: Larry Fuss
Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day or just a regular Monday? It depends on where you are
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Pew Research Center
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Depending on where in the United States you live and for whom you work, Columbus Day may be a paid day off, an unpaid commemorative day, another holiday entirely or a regular Monday. Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, has long been one of...
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12 Countries in the World That Span Two or More Continents
Have you ever been to a country that spans more than one continent? Imagine stepping into two different worlds, two different continents, all within the borders of a single nation. These transcontinental countries offer travellers the unique...
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Senate resolution calls for resumption of Atoa o Samoa talks
The Senate last week approved and sent to the House a Senate Concurrent Resolution calling for the resumption of the Atoa o Samoa Executive Meetings between the governments of Samoa and American Samoa. The resolution includes a provision that the...
Owner: Larry Fuss
Yes, Tomi Lahren, Puerto Ricans are Americans — including Bad Bunny
News flash: Bad Bunny, like all Puerto Ricans, is a U.S. citizen. During the latest episode of Tomi Lahren’s podcast, “Tomi Lahren is Fearless,” the 33-year-old Fox News host had to be reminded of that fact. When the topic of Bad Bunny being named...
DOI grant helps support ASCC nursing program
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a Department of the Interior grant of $3,264 for the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) to offset costs for the Nursing Program, as requested earlier this month by Governor...
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Just 2 not 3 new directors of ASGERF Board of Trustees
Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula has withdrawn his earlier nomination of three new members to the Board of Trustees of the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund. He advised the Senate President and House Speaker in a letter dated...
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DOI grant helps ASCC Nursing Program
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a Department of the Interior grant of $3,264 for the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) to offset costs for the Nursing Program Governor Pulaalii Nikolao Pula had requested the funding assistance...
Owner: Larry Fuss
Is it still daylight saving time? When the clocks change this fall
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The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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Correction & clarification: A prior version of this story misstated the origin of the U.S. law on daylight saving time. The sun is setting earlier and the nights are getting colder — a sign that the clocks are about to fall back an hour for the...
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Who is Tony Graf? Judge presiding over Tyler Robinson’s case in Charlie Kirk killing
Judge Tony F. Graf, Jr. is overseeing the case of Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of killing conservative political activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus earlier this month. Robinson faces charges of aggravated murder and the...
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