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‘Prepared for a long stay’: tsunami alert triggers mass evacuations across Pacific
The Guardian
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July 30, 2025
In the Pacific territory of Guam, just before lunchtime on Tuesday, Sam Mabini’s phone began to ping. A tsunami warning was issued after a powerful 8.8-magnitude quake struck a remote part of the Russian coast. Authorities put out the alert over...
‘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...
Triple J Motors launches Hyundai Santa Cruz on Saipan
Marianas Variety
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(Special Advertising Feature) — Triple J Motors is excited to introduce the all-new Hyundai Santa Cruz, Hyundai’s bold Sport Adventure Vehicle that combines the comfort of an SUV with the versatility of a pickup truck — now available on Saipan....
Fourth of July 2-mile race this Friday
Marianas Variety
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THE 4th Annual July 4th Independence Day 2-Mile Race 2025, sponsored by Latte Built in partnership with Run Saipan, will be held this Friday, starting and finishing in front of the Latte Built Gym in Calan Kanoa. Join Run Saipan and Latte Built in...
FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 1: Tahiti Men and Tonga Women Victorious
FIBA Basketball
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KOROR (Palau) - The FIBA 3x3 Youth Nations League - Oceania Conference 2, Stop 1, delivered an electrifying showcase of rising basketball talent, with teams from across the region battling it out. From dominant performances to nail-biting finishes...
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...
PSS receives two national recognitions for innovation in digital learning, AI integration
Marianas Variety
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THE Public School System has earned two national recognitions for its innovation in digital learning and artificial intelligence integration through its education technology program, run by the federally funded Instructional Technology and...
Tsunami hits Hawaii after massive earthquake off Russia sparks Pacific-wide alerts
The Independent
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July 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Gov. Palacios: the CNMI’s last best hope?
The Pacific Island Times
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July 28, 2025
The author, Col. Grant Newsham, right, with CNMI Gov. Arnold Palacios I was in awe of Arnold Palacios, who passed away on July 23. Having spent a good part of my career dealing with public and private corruption, I never once saw a top official...
MVA partners with Nol Universe on edutourism
Marianas Variety
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Children enjoy a relaxing time at the beach in Saipan, The Marianas. MVA photo (MVA) — Toward further developing the niche market of edutourism, the Marianas Visitors Authority is collaborating with Nol Universe, one of Korea’s leading travel...
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...
OPINION ǀ 35 years of the ADA: A call to action for true accessibility in the Marianas
Marianas Variety
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THIS July marks 35 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA — a monumental civil rights law that promised equality, dignity, and access to millions of Americans with disabilities. When President George H.W. Bush signed...
Tsunami spares Guam but advisory tests its preparedness
Pacific Daily News
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Tsunami waves from a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Russia spared Guam but an eight-hour tsunami watch and advisory that was canceled before 7 p.m. Wednesday put the island’s preparedness and general sense of awareness to the test—with heavy...
Column: On an August anniversary, memories of the atomic bomb from a crew member who dropped it on Nagasaki
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 30, 2025
I was sitting with an old soldier named Ray Gallagher. He held in his hands a small doll. The doll’s name was Marianne and it was the doll that he took with him to war. It had been given to him by his niece, Margaret Gillund, and on Aug. 9, 1945,...
Trump meets with candidates for four-star general in break with tradition, White House acknowledges
KNSS - Kentucky
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July 30, 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 late March 1945, the Indianapolis was...
Tsunami advisory: What's suspended, temporarily closed, from Port to daycare centers
Pacific Daily News
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Following a tsunami advisory for Guam and the CNMI at 11 a.m. Wednesday after a powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake in Russia earlier in the day, some agencies and entities announced suspension of operations and temporary closures. Residents are...
Today-History-Jul30
North Shore News
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July 30, 2025
Today in History for July 30: On this date: In 1609, at Ticonderoga, French explorer Samuel de Champlain became the first European to use firearms against natives. Today in History for July 30: On this date: In 1609, at Ticonderoga, French...
OPINION ǀ Truth 130: CNMI Reforms or More Band-Aid Same-O & Delegate!
Marianas Variety
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Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is our leaders continue to try and apply Band-Aids (half-solutions) to problems that need Surgery (Reformed)to fix. Given it is common knowledge Government needs to “downsize & cut cost” it is impossible to reconcile...
PSS to receive withheld federal funds beginning July 28
Marianas Variety
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(PSS) — Commissioner of Education Dr. Lawrence F. Camacho announced that select Fiscal Year 2025 Consolidated Grant formula funding — which had been withheld pending review since July 1, 2025 — will be released beginning the week of July 28, 2025....
Local group celebrates Amelia Earhart’s birthday, renews call for monument in her honor
Marianas Variety
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THE Amelia Earhart Saipan Memorial Monument Incorporated group held an event at Joeten-Kiyu Public Library to celebrate the 128th birthday of the famed aviatrix on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Their president, Marie Soledad Castro, gave a presentation...