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When war becomes tourism
Graphic
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July 21, 2025
In 2022, a Canadian politician, Dominic Cardy, was on vacation in Ukraine. He visited sites that had experienced Russian bombings and been damaged, and he shared multiple images and videos on his personal X (Twitter) account. In 2021, British...
Worst Navy Disaster at Sea Led to Safety Changes
MilitarySpot - Alabama
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July 29, 2025
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) JULY 29, 2025 – Eighty years ago on July 30, 1945, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine, resulting in the deaths of 880 sailors and Marines, making it the Navy’s worst disaster at sea. In...
LETTER: Gratitude from late CNMI Governor Palacios’s family
Pacific Daily News
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The family of the late Gov. Arnold I. Palacios, including First Lady Wella Palacios, their children, grandchildren, and extended family, on Sunday released a statement expressing profound gratitude and deep appreciation to friends, colleagues, and...
In Memoriam: Governor Arnold Indalecio Palacios
Marianas Variety
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‘Shocked and deeply saddened’ HAGÅTÑA (Office of the Guam Governor) —Governor Lou Leon Guerrero and Lt. Governor Josh Tenorio issued the following statements on the passing of CNMI Governor Arnold Palacios: “We are shocked and deeply saddened by...
A Terrorist Tidal Wave of Dirty Tricks Struck Oceania 40 Years Ago
CovertAction Magazine
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July 25, 2025
Four decades ago, in the middle of political turmoil fanned by the U.S., Palau President Haruo Remeliik (far right), leader of the world’s first nuclear-free nation, was assassinated. [Source: earthisland.org] From Tahiti to New Zealand to New...
University of Hawaii secures $1.5M grant to improve healthcare access across the Pacific
KITV - Hawaii
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The University of Hawaii received a $1.5 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to help close critical healthcare gaps across the islands and in American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. UH researchers will use this funding to...
In rain and silence, CNMI says goodbye to Gov. Palacios
Marianas Variety
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CNMI residents held umbrellas as they stood in the rain along the road from Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport to the intersection of Middle Road and Msgr. Guerrero Road in San Jose, paying tribute to Gov. Arnold I. Palacios, whose...
Rising seas, vanishing voices: An Indigenous story from Martha’s Vineyard
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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July 29, 2025
“This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” When former Grist fellow Joseph Lee tells people that his family is from Martha’s Vineyard, an island off the coast of Massachusetts, they invariably look...
My Jotwell Review of Michael Ramsey's "The Originalist Case Against the Insular Cases"
Reason Magazine
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July 25, 2025
In the Insular Cases of the early twentieth century, the Supreme Court ruled that much of the Constitution does not apply to America's "unincorporated" overseas territories, such as Puerto Rico and other territories acquired as a result of the...
Da’ok students display robotics projects
Marianas Variety
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DA’OK Academy students impressed teachers, parents, and Public School System officials as they showcased their robots ahead of the Summer 2025 Sharks Exploration certificate ceremony held Friday in the Koblerville Elementary School cafeteria. The...
Which airports accept Global Entry — and why you should get it
The Points Guy
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July 21, 2025
Global Entry is a game changer when it comes to international travel. Since 2008, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has helped American travelers expedite entry back into the U.S. from abroad at select airports thanks to the Global Entry system....
Lexus Guam hosts elegant evening of style, innovation, and community
Marianas Variety
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TAMUNING, Guam (Special Advertising Feature) — Atkins Kroll, Inc. Guam, an Inchcape Company, Lexus Guam, a division of Atkins Kroll and the island’s premier destination for luxury mobility, hosted an exclusive evening of elegance and innovation at...
U.S. Military exercise behind loud aircraft noise in Palau, officials confirm
Island Times
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July 25, 2025
By: Eoghan Olkeriil Ngirudelsang AIRAI, Palau (July 24, 2025) — The recent loud aircraft noises heard in Airai and surrounding areas are linked to the ongoing U.S. Air Force exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025, officials confirmed....
Last soldiers of an imperial army have a warning for young generations
The Daily Sentinel - Texas
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Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Japanese Imperial Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, at a restaurant in Matsuyama, Japan, April 29, 2025. As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, only a few...
Organ transplant service not available in Guam, CNMI and American Samoa despite rise in kidney disease
The Pacific Island Times
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July 24, 2025
Compared to the U.S. mainland, American territories in the Pacific have a higher number of people with chronic kidney disease and its advanced stage, end-stage renal disease, yet those numbers have not translated into more organ transplants being...
How to track down a loved one in ICE custody
Berkeleyside - California
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July 23, 2025
Demonstrators rally outside the California State Building in San Francisco on June 9, 2025, calling for the release of SEIU California President David Huerta. Credit: Beth LaBerge/KQED Leer en español Tension between advocates and immigration...
CNMI and Guam decry rushed military proposal, demand more time for public input
Scoop
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Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Community groups from the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam are calling for a 45-day extension to the public feedback period on a US military...
Spotify: The Ultimate Guide
Android Headlines
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July 24, 2025
Believe it or not, Spotify was one of the first streaming music services that offered more than just a personalized radio service, like Pandora. It actually launched in 2008, ahead of YouTube Music (or Google Play Music), Apple Music, Amazon...
NMI mourns loss of Gov. Palacios; Apatang, Mendiola sworn in
Marianas Variety
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Chief Justice Alexandro Castro, back to the camera, swears in the new lt. governor, Dennis C. Mendiola, while the newly sworn in governor, David M. Apatang, looks on. Office of the Governor photo THE CNMI’s 11th governor, David M. Apatang, and...
OPINION ǀ Truth 129: Living A Lie in Sin – the Reckoning!
Marianas Variety
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Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is there has been entirely toooo much “living-a-lie” in the CNMI which is the main reason prosperity has been so elusive, as our Political, Social, and Humanity Sins continue to mount with a Day-of-Reckoning being the...