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American Samoa Wrestling Achieves Historic 19-Medal Haul at 2025 Pacific Mini Games
Samoa News
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July 11, 2025
Koror, Palau — American Samoa’s national wrestling team made history at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, earning a remarkable 19 medals — the most ever by a single sport for American Samoa in any Pacific Games. With 6 gold, 7 silver, and 6...
U.S lawmaker alarmed over China’s headway in race for ocean minerals…
Pacific News Service
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A powerful committee of the U.S House of Representatives is examining the Department of Defence’s efforts to counter China’s initiatives to mine critical minerals in deep-sea waters, raising concerns that the communist nation is outpacing the U.S...
Concerns for Samoa region as meth spreads across Pacific
Samoa News
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July 29, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — She asks us to call her Lala — a pseudonym — to keep her safe. There's a lot on the line as Lala is heavily involved on a number of levels in Samoa's meth trade. "It’s like everywhere, it's flooding the town, kids are...
U.S lawmaker alarmed over China’s headway in race for ocean minerals in the Pacific
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 22, 2025
BY PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES A powerful committee of the U.S House of Representatives is examining the Department of Defence’s efforts to counter China’s initiatives to mine critical minerals in deep-sea waters, raising concerns that the communist...
New Policy Bars Many Lawfully Present and Undocumented Immigrants from a Broad Range of Federal Health and Social Supports
KFF
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July 21, 2025
On July 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of a policy change to update the definition of “federal public benefits” as outlined in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of...
‘Clinical Obesity’ Definition Shifts Obesity Prevalence
Medscape
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The adoption of the new “clinical obesity” definition alters prevalence estimates of obesity in many parts of the world compared with BMI-based definitions, new data suggested. In January 2025, a Lancet Commission proposed that the diagnosis of...
Remove 'Fala' plants to curb dengue fever
Samoa News
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July 29, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The public and village communities in Samoa have been asked to remove fala (bromeliads), a decorative plant known to collect water and contribute to the spread of dengue fever. The call comes as Samoa continues to...
Team American Samoa returns home triumphant after historic Pacific Mini Games Run
Samoa News
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July 11, 2025
Pago Pago, American Samoa — [July 10, 2025] Despite finishing eighth in the overall standings in the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Koror, Palau, with 6 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze medals, Team American Samoa returns home triumphant, as it broke it’s...
Team American Samoa thanks its major sponsors for their heartfelt support
Samoa News
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July 8, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Team American Samoa faced off against several teams ranked in the top 10 in their inaugural appearance at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Women's Softball World Cup, entering the tournament ranked...
U.S. could begin seabed mining off the coast of American Samoa
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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July 8, 2025
There is still time to submit comments to the U.S. Department of the Interior on a proposal to authorize seabed mining in American Samoa’s 200-mile economic zone. Seabed mining is the extraction of mineral deposits from the ocean floor, primarily...
Samoa Football assure safety measures amid dengue outbreak ahead of OFC U16 event
RNZ
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July 29, 2025
Samoa’s Ayres Ava on attack against the Cook Islands during the OFC 2024 Under-16 Women's Championship in Fiji. Photo: Kirk Corrie / Phototek.nz Samoa's football federation (SFA) says they have taken measures to ensure players and officials...
US seeking deep-sea miners interested in leasing American Samoa's seabed
The Pacific Island Times
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July 3, 2025
The U.S. is soliciting interest from prospective companies to lease American Samoa's seabed for deep-sea mining, amid a petition launched by advocacy groups seeking to halt the plan. There are only a few days left for the public to comment on the...
Strengthening American Samoan’s health by reducing chronic diseases
Samoa News
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July 3, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territory of American Samoa has been selected as one of only five jurisdictions nationwide to participate in the National Governors Association’s (NGA) “Rx for a Healthier America” initiative. The program, launched...
Coalition stands with American Samoa in opposing unilateral proposals for deep seabed mining
Samoa News
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July 2, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Right to Democracy (RtD) and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition have united in support of American Samoa's right to protect its ocean and seabeds from destructive deep seabed mining. The organizations have...
Right to Democracy offers educational series
Talanei
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July 14, 2025
A new educational series by Right to Democracy offers an opportunity to look back at American Samoa’s history as the federal government moves forward with proposals to open waters around American Samoa to deep seabed mining. According to Right to...
Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition Stand with American Samoa in Opposing Unilateral Proposals for Deep Seabed Mining
Southern Fried Science
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July 1, 2025
Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition have united in support of American Samoa’s right to protect its ocean and seabed from destructive deep seabed mining. The organizations have drafted a petition to the Bureau of...
The Urgency is Artificial. My comment on the proposed permitting of deep-sea mining leases off American Samoa
Southern Fried Science
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July 1, 2025
Last month, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, who oversees seabed mineral mining within US water received an application from Impossible Metals to lease an area offshore of American Samoa for deep-sea mining trials. Unlike The Metals...
Massive Quake Triggers Alarms, Tsunami, Traffic Rush Across 4 Continents: Panic Caught On Camera
News18
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July 30, 2025
Last Updated:July 30, 2025, 10:51 IST Buildings shook and sirens wailed as a rare 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off a Russian peninsula, triggering a tsunami that sent four continents scrambling for higher ground Worker looks at a kindergarten...
How an earthquake in ‘Ring of fire’ caused tsunami evacuations across the globe
Mint
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July 30, 2025
Russia's far eastern region of Kamchatka Peninsula was hit by a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake early on July 30, which also triggered a monstrous tsunami of up to 4 metres (13 feet) in height across the Pacific Ocean. Several people in...
‘Home for me now’: UCC celebrates its new and renewing churches, CASA Grant Awardees
United Church of Christ - Ohio
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July 13, 2025
Until this year, Alaska had four United Church of Christ congregations. Now it has five. And the fifth one just attracted 350 young people. That’s the word from the Rev. Va’a Alaelua, pastor of that new church, Christian Worship Center, UCC, in...