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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill will slash health care for legal immigrants to pay for tax cuts
Arizona Mirror
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July 2, 2025
Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday would go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits from immigrants with legal status. The House version of the massive tax and...
Revised U.S. military environmental plan draws concerns from Mariana residents
Hawaii Public Radio
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July 1, 2025
The U.S. military is planning a major expansion on the island of Tinian. It's one of 14 islands in the U.S. territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. At recent public meetings, officials presented a revised environmental plan,...
Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step ahead’
Asia Pacific Report
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July 1, 2025
By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal/RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro The Micronesian Islands Forum cranks up with officials meetings this week in Majuro, with the official opening for top leadership from the islands tomorrow...
Health care would be slashed even for immigrants with legal status under massive Senate bill
Alaska Beacon
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July 2, 2025
Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday would go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits from immigrants with legal status. The House version of the massive tax and...
Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week
Marianas Variety
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Flags from most of the Micronesian islands participating in the regional summit this week fly outside the International Conference Center in Majuro on Monday. Photo by Giff Johnson MAJURO — The Micronesian Islands Forum cranks up with officials...
As Immigrant Arrests Rise, Hawaiʻi Political Leaders Condemn ICE Tactics
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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July 1, 2025
Rep. Ed Case, the lone holdout, said criticisms didn’t capture his or constituents’ views on immigration. With the arrests of immigrants surging, most of Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation accuse federal immigration agents of creating “fear and...
New law opens door to captive insurance firms in NMI
Marianas Variety
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Celina R. Babauta GOVERNOR Arnold I. Palacios has signed into law Senate Bill 24-9, allowing novel captive insurance companies to operate in the CNMI. Authored by Senator Celina R. Babauta, S.B. 24-9 is now Public Law 24-3. Also known as the...
International Bulldogs: Softball trio joins national teams for summer tournaments
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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June 27, 2025
Three Bulldogs are set to travel for international softball competitions this summer, with incoming pitcher Peja Goold representing Colombia at the Pan American Championships, MSU graduate Chloe Malau’ulu representing American Samoa at the Pacific...
This country has the lowest retirement age in Europe - and it's 14 years earlier than the UK
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
In many countries around the world, the age at which someone can retire and claim a government pension is on the rise. In Britain, the state pension age will rise from 66 to 67 for men and women by 2028. Further rises have not been ruled out....
City Residents Elect New International Advisory Committee Leadership Team
Yes Weekly - North Carolina
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GREENSBORO, NC (June 24, 2025) – More than 400 Greensboro residents selected five new leaders of the City’s International Advisory Committee (IAC) at the group’s sixth election, held June 21 in conjunction with the community’s World Refugee Day at...
Why most Pacific governments stand with Israel in spite of UN votes
Asia Pacific Report
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June 26, 2025
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Amid uncertainty in the Middle East, one thing remains clear — most Pacific governments continue to align themselves with Israel. Dr Steven Ratuva, distinguished professor of Pacific Studies at Canterbury...
Why most Pacific governments stand with Israel
RNZ
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June 26, 2025
A supporter of Israel holds an Israeli flag in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on 8 October. Photo: JULIA NIKHINSON / AFP Amid uncertainty in the Middle East, one thing remains clear: most Pacific governments continue to align...
Judge Brown highlights legal duty to address IUU
The Islandsun
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June 25, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Judge Dr Kathy-Ann Brown of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has highlighted legal duty as one tool for addressing Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Pacific region. A press...
MLSC to hold legal outreach on Tinian, Kagman, Rota
Marianas Variety
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THE Marianas Office of Micronesian Legal Services Corp. will conduct outreach on Tinian today, Wednesday, June 25, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. MLSC will also be in Kagman on Thursday, June 26, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kagman Community Center. On...
Reflections from UNOC3: Reimagining Ocean Governance in the Pacific
IUCN
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Still, I waited for the calm after the conference to collect my thoughts and reflect: Was it all worth it? Did we, as a global ocean community, achieve what we set out to do? And more importantly, what does it mean for our work at the...
U.S. Coast Guard strengthens partnership with Federated States of Micronesia at semi-annual Joint Committee Meeting
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 23, 2025
SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard actively participated in the semi-annual bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) with the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) on June 4 to 5, 2025, at Joint Task Force-Micronesia (JTF-M) Headquarters. Led...
New officer-in-charge at the helm of Station Apra Harbor
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
SANTA RITA, Guam — Senior Chief Petty Officer Kyle Breen-Tapia assumed command of U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor from Senior Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Jarvis in a change of command ceremony at the Naval Base Guam Chapel in Apra Harbor,...
Why have Houthi rebels warned against a US-Iran showdown? Military spokesperson explains consequences
The Week
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Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday sharply warned the US against attacking Iran, amid reports of six B-2 stealth bombers being flown to a US Air Force base in Guam, an American territory in Micronesia, situated in the Western Pacific Ocean. “In the...
PRC Seeks Dominance in Submarine Power Cable Infrastructure
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: Beijing is promoting cross-border power transmission projects, deploying its leading producers of submarine electric cables to deepen integration with other countries’ critical infrastructure. Orient Cables, a national champion...
ITLOS Judge Highlights Legal Duty To Strengthen Fisheries Enforcement At Judicial Symposium
Scoop
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HONIARA, 20 JUNE 2025 – As the Judicial Symposium 2025 wraps up today in Honiara, one of the standout moments of the three-day gathering was the keynote address delivered by Honourable. Judge Dr Kathy-Ann Brown of the International Tribunal for...