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W.Va. Attorney General joins coalition urging U.S. DOJ to address illegal offshore gambling
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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August 5, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - West Virginia Attorney General McCuskey has joined a coalition urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to address illegal offshore gambling. The coalition is made up of a total of 50 Attorney Generals, and they call...
Polls open in American Samoa runoff election
RNZ
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November 19, 2024
The polls are open in American Samoa for a run-off election to decide who will be the territory's governor and lieutenant governor for the next four years. The vote today is between the two sides that received the most votes in the gubernatorial...
How Samoa's ballroom scene is uplifting Pacific Rainbow+ youth
Samoa News
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July 24, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On a warm Tuesday night in Fugalei in Apia, Samoa, 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...
American Samoans fighting for U.S citizenship denied high court audience
Pacific News Service
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The U.S Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether American Samoans have full U.S citizenship at birth, a dispute that would have given the justices the opportunity to repudiate past rulings suffused with racist language that helped...
Immigrant Groups Take Legal Action Against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
News Americas Now
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January 21, 2025
News Americas, New York, NY, January 21, 2025: A coalition of expectant mothers and immigrant advocacy organizations has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s controversial executive order that strips birthright U.S. citizenship...
White House Accepts Trump Can’t Close Education Department on His Own
Talanei
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March 21, 2025
President Trump’s executive order aimed at closing the Education Department has set off alarm bells in American Samoa and around the nation. KHJ News asked the Department of Education for information on how the order would impact funding for...
Friends to all: No guarantee of light-touch security partnerships for Samoa
The Strategist
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August 1, 2025
Samoa’s election at the end of August may be seen as an opportunity for foreign partners to deepen engagement and offer new avenues of support. With robust democratic institutions and strong cultural ties to its traditional partners, a sudden...
Draw Confirmed For OFC U-16 Women's Championship 2025
Scoop
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The draw for the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2025 and OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2025 – Qualifying, have been confirmed today at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa. Qualifying kicks off in the Cook Islands next month, on April 26, with...
Pavaiai’s fautasi ready for debut in 2025 Flag Day race
Talanei
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March 20, 2025
Wednesday was a day of celebration for the village of Pavaiai. Its high tech fautasi named Le Fale o Latia was dedicated at the boat shed in Pago Pago. Chiefs and orators of the village led by Senator Tuanaitau Malaki Togiola along with church...
As the Pacific grapples with dengue fever, here's what you need to know
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 4, 2025
Each morning in Samoa, fumigation teams gear up to spray schools and buildings, battling tirelessly against a dengue outbreak. Since the outbreak was declared on April 17, Samoa's Ministry of Health says more than 5,600 clinically diagnosed cases...
Samoa govt closes all schools in effort to curb dengue outbreak
Samoa News
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July 25, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa’s acting caretaker Prime Minister, Tuala Tevaga Ponifasio, has issued a special press statement as the dengue fever outbreak in Samoa continues to escalate. According to the statement, all schools have been...
Pula and Pulu pull ahead in American Samoa’s gubernatorial race, Amata likely to remain in Congress
Pasquines
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November 5, 2024
In American Samoa, our polling is showing dissatisfaction with the incumbent Governor Lemany PS Mauga and Lieutenant Governor Talauega Eleasalo Vaalele Ale, with only 20% of respondents supporting them, and challengers Nikolao Pula and Pulu Ae Ae...
Neighbor brings woman to TPS after she was allegedly assaulted by her husband
Samoa News
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July 25, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 8, 2025, a victim of a domestic dispute assisted by her neighbor walked into the Tafuna Police Substation to report an alleged assault by the victim’s husband. The suspect was later arrested and charged with:...
Senate president calls for probe into Samoa’s claim about meth trafficking
Samoa News
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July 25, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean on Tuesday voiced his deep concern over claims made by the Samoa Police that American Samoa is the primary route for methamphetamine entering the Independent State of Samoa, and...
The Senate confirms three department directors
Samoa News
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July 25, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Senate confirmed three department directors during its Wednesday morning session. Taua’isafune Niualama Taifane was approved as Director of the Office of Budget Programs and Development, Tapusalaia Maneafaiga...
Ba Women drawn alongside Solomon Islands’ champions
FBC News
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The draw has been confirmed for the OFC Women’s Champions League 2025. The Fijian side will face Henderson Eels FC of the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu’s Penama Tigers FC, and Tupapa Maraerenga FC from the Cook Islands in their group stage matches....
Suspicious husband allegedly assaults wife
Samoa News
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July 25, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 6, 2025, a woman contacted the Fagatogo Police Station to report that her husband allegedly assaulted her because he suspected that she had an affair. The suspect was later arrested and charged with: Count 1:...
Tonga’s 16-0 victory secures OFC U-19 Women’s Championship spot
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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March 13, 2025
Tonga clinched their place in the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship in Tahiti with a resounding 16-0 win over American Samoa today at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Veitongo. Following a narrow 1-0 victory against the Solomon Islands earlier in the...
American Samoa Children Need Dengue Vaccination
Precision Vaccinations
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(Precision Vaccinations News)According to a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, more than half of school-aged children in American Samoa have evidence of a dengue fever virus infection. The estimated seroprevalence among all students...
Cook Islands contribute to immigration regional governance discussions
Cook Island News
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March 14, 2025
MFAI principal immigration officer, Chere Arthur, represented the Smaller Island States at the 58th Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) board meeting and strategic planning workshop held in Samoa from March 3 to 6. MFAI/25031307 The...