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‘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...
Tonga wins gold in Pacific Nations Cup women’s tennis final
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 10, 2025
Tonga’s women’s tennis doubles team defeated Fiji to claim gold at the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup in American Samoa. Leah Heimuli and Amelia Tatafu delivered a stunning performance in Pago Pago, overcoming Fiji’s Josephine Debalevu and Tarani Kamoe...
Disturbance at Asili church
Samoa News
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July 9, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On May 22, 2025, a woman contacted the Leone Police Station (LPS) and reported an alleged disturbance caused by a youth who was highly intoxicated. Filipo Po’alaga, age 18, was apprehended and later charged with: Count...
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...
Amata hails unfreezing of Education Funds for the 14 “frozen” projects
Samoa News
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July 8, 2025
Washington, D.C. — [July 07, 2025] Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a second favorable decision in recent days from U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, granting American Samoa the ability to utilize much-needed federal education...
Tsunami warnings issued across the Pacific following Kamchatka quake
CGTN
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A magnitude -8.7 earthquake on Wednesday struck Avacha Bay off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula – the strongest in the area since 1952. Russia's Unified Geophysical Service in Kamchatka recorded over 30 aftershocks of magnitudes between 2.0 and 5.0....
Samoa makes first appearance at WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup
Samoa News
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July 7, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Team American Samoa made a significant mark in their inaugural appearance at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-15 Women's Softball World Cup, entering the tournament ranked 64th among participating...
Farmers supplying the School Lunch Program must schedule inspections with DOA
Samoa News
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July 28, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Agriculture (ASDOA) is reminding all farmers participating in the American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) School Lunch Program (SLP) to schedule farm compliance inspections with...
Following Senate approval of Parks & Rec nomination, House rejects it
Samoa News
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July 28, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After declining his initial nomination during the first Fono session, senators reversed their decision last Wednesday following an apology from Tapusalaia Maneafaiga, who was reappointed by the governor to head the...
‘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...
‘Immediate harm’: Education Department withholds $6.2B from schools
K-12 Dive
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July 1, 2025
School districts will be forced to cancel after-school programming, services for English learners and professional development as a result of $6.2 billion in federal K-12 grant money that the U.S. Department of Education is withholding from states...
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...
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...
Live: First waves hit Russia, Japan but no tsunami threat for Australia
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 30, 2025
1h agoWed 30 Jul 2025 at 3:09am Let's bring you up to speed Good afternoon, and thank you for joining our live coverage of the aftermath of a powerful earthquake off Russia's eastern coast early this morning. Here's what's happened so far: The...
Birthright citizenship: Crucial new details on how the Trump administration's policy would work — if the courts ever allow it
Yahoo News
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On his first day back in the White House, President Trump issued an executive order attempting to revoke birthright citizenship. Since then, the most important question has been whether he would be able to follow through with that pledge. So far,...
A thought: Revisiting proposed Constitutional amendments
The Voice - Illinois
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July 29, 2025
Musings: •The Sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter nine). He has: Reduced the funding of all indigenous colleges and universities; Ended the Transportation Security Administration’s “Quiet Skies” programs which monitored passengers in airports and on...
Game fishers ‘Passport to Fishing’ a success
Samoa News
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July 23, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pago Pago Game Fishing Association (PPGFA) successfully hosted the Passport to Fishing event, open to the community, this past Saturday. Over 40 kids participated in the program, learning about knot tying and...
Developments in Birthright Citizenship Under the Trump Administration
JD Supra - California
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July 29, 2025
A great deal has happened on the subject of birthright citizenship under President Trump, including an Executive Order redefining parts of the long-standing meaning of birthright citizenship. As courts around the country issue injunctions on...
Public tribute in honor of the late Gov. Arnold I. Palacios
Marianas Variety
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IT is with deep sorrow and heartfelt respect that I join the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in mourning the passing of the Honorable Governor Arnold I. Palacios. His departure marks the end of a remarkable chapter in...
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...