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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
As tourism recovers, there is a need for workers in various positions in the tourism industry. Still, the demand far exceeds the supply, especially for Palauan workers, according to Minister Ngirai Tmetuchl of the Ministry of Human Resources, Culture, Tourism & Development (HRCT&D). “Palau Pacific Resort is advertising nearly all of the positions in their […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
– to Go Live in the Republic of Palau Effective Monday, January 22, 2024, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP) will be migrating to the new ASYCUDA World (AW) software system and the declarant or authorized importer will have to follow the AW declaration processes to be able to clear their goods. This means […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
By PNG correspondent Tim Swanston and Theckla Gunga (ABC-Australia) Sifting through the rubble of her store in Port Moresby’s south, Behori Joku is still in a complete state of shock. “[We’ve] lost everything that we worked for,” she said. “I tried to be an example to other Indigenous people in my city … now it’s all gone […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
Koror, Palau – The Palau Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling, siding with the Koror State Government and a co-administrator, Benedicta Kebekol, in a dispute over a submerged land lease. The case centered on a lease amendment signed by the Koror State government and Benedicta Kebekol, one of the estate administrators of […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), a non-profit organization affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is currently on a mission to understand the needs and challenges faced by businesses in the North Pacific region. This strategic exploration marks the first time CIPE has ventured into this area, underscoring its commitment to fostering democracy […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
Koror, Palau – The Bureau of Human Resources in Palau is aiming to significantly reduce the time it takes for businesses to obtain work permits for their employees, vowing a minimum 10-day turnaround under a streamlined process. Previously, employers faced potentially longer wait times due to various procedural steps. Now, the Bureau has implemented clearer […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
January 11, 2024- The Ministry of Health and Human Services (MHHS) is undertaking a major infrastructure improvement project this year that will see over $7 million worth of renovations, repairs, and rehabilitation implemented at several facilities. As part of its overall strategic plan to improve healthcare services and health outcomes in Palau, MHHS is prioritizing […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
On Wednesday January 17, 2024 after their regular Board meeting, the PPUC Board Directors had the incredible opportunity to visit the new Sewage Treatment Plant in Malakal, gaining firsthand insights into the operations that ensure efficient sewage treatment. A state-of-the-art facility, the Treatment Plant was commissioned on November 9, 2021 and has been working efficiently […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
By MEG KEEN and MIHAI SORA Australia is a player at the table but Pacific nations themselves hold the most important cards. CANBERRA (THE INTERPRETER) — Nauru’s decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China has nothing to do with Australia. It reflects the intense geopolitical competition in the Pacific and the sustained, but […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
The Christian army is the only army that shoots and buries its wounded. -Dr. Freddie Gage I was heart-broken reading about the increasing number of deportation back home because of criminal acts. At the same time a woman is being deported to her country of origin for breaking the law. The rumor is illicit drugs […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China and the Philippines said they have agreed to work on lowering tensions after a year of public and tense confrontations in the South China Sea between their ships that have raised concerns of armed engagement in the region. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday that […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
WASHINGTON (WALL STREET JOURNAL) — A report in the Wall Street Journal says U.S political support for deep-sea mining has taken on a new urgency as Norway this week became the first country to legalise extraction of minerals from the ocean bottom despite strong opposition from western allies. The Pentagon was recently asked to submit […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
By Marian Kupu and Hugo Hodge (ABC-Australia) The remains of two Tongan males stored in the Australian Museum’s collection in Sydney have been repatriated to their present-day descendants living on ‘Eua Island in the south of Tonga. Key points: More than 150 years after they died, the remains, skulls of one boy and one man, were laid to […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers on Wednesday opened a new session of the state Legislature vowing to address glaring problems laid bare by the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina in August: the threat posed by wildfires and the lack of affordable housing. Lahaina is still in […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
(ABC-Australia) Apple’s iPhone has become the world’s biggest selling smartphone for the first time, ending rival Samsung’s 12-year run as market leader, new data shows. Key points: According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the iPhone stole Samsung’s crown in 2023 with 234.6 million units sold, compared to the South Korean firm’s 226.6 million units. […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Amazon will partner with Diamond Sports as part of a restructuring agreement as the largest owner of regional sports networks looks to emerge from bankruptcy. Diamond owns 18 networks under the Bally Sports banner. Those networks have the rights to 37 professional teams — 11 baseball, 15 NBA and […]
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Island Times
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes has done just about everything in his NFL career, particularly when it comes to the postseason. Five straight AFC title games. Three conference championships. Two Super Bowl titles. One shattered helmet. Mahomes will try something entirely new Sunday night, though, when he leads […]
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date: 2024-01-19, updated: 2024-01-19, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Amazon.com said on Thursday it is laying off fewer than 5% of employees at its Buy with Prime unit.
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date: 2024-01-19, updated: 2024-01-19, from: Marianas Variety
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) — U.S. edutech platform Coursera added a new user every minute on average for its artificial intelligence courses in 2023, CEO Jeff Maggioncalda said on Thursday, in a clear sign of people upskilling to tap a potential boom in generative AI.
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date: 2024-01-19, updated: 2024-01-19, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States does not expect formal nuclear arms-control negotiations with China anytime soon, but does want to see a start of discussions on practical risk-reduction measures, a senior White House official said on Thursday.
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date: 2024-01-19, updated: 2024-01-19, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Los Angeles Times plans to lay off a “significant” number of journalists, the newspaper’s guild said on Thursday, adding that they would organize a one-day walk-out on Friday to protest against the planned move.
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date: 2024-01-19, updated: 2024-01-19, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, the most senior member of the Senate, has been discharged from hospital and expects to be back to work next week, his office said in a statement on Thursday.
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date: 2024-01-19, updated: 2024-01-19, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Florida’s public university system will decide next Wednesday whether to ban diversity spending and remove sociology classes as a way to fulfill social-science course requirements, a week after the state education board approved the measures for public colleges.
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date: 2024-01-19, updated: 2024-01-19, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Donald Trump can remain on Washington state’s Republican presidential primary ballot, a judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting the latest effort to disqualify the former president from running again based on his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss.
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date: 2024-01-19, updated: 2024-01-19, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — A new batch of U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has attracted strong investor interest, though it is unclear if they will be able to maintain the pace of inflows in coming weeks.
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date: 2024-01-19, updated: 2024-01-19, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The replacement for the ground-based U.S. nuclear arsenal anchored by the Minuteman III has officially busted through its $95.8 billion budget due to the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, the Air Force said on Thursday.
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date: 2024-01-19, updated: 2024-01-19, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that Pennsylvania laws that ban 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying firearms in public during a state of emergency are unconstitutional, citing a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expanded gun rights.
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date: 2024-01-19, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed the prescreening of Chinese travelers before coming to the…
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date: 2024-01-18, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
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date: 2024-01-18, from: Marshal Islands Journal
KAREN EARNSHAW How’s your eyesight? Are things a little fuzzy these days? Colors don’t look so bright? Help is on the way because the Ministry of Health will be hosting a Canvasback Missions Ophthalmology Team at Majuro Hospital from January 25 to February 9.To become a patient, a person needs to be pre-screened as soon […]
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date: 2024-01-18, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
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date: 2024-01-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Mental health and neurological symptoms were the most widely reported.
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date: 2024-01-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Robert L. Santos will give a free public talk on January 26.
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date: 2024-01-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Professors Kamuela Yong and Daniel Erman delivered addresses at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco.
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date: 2024-01-18, from: Marshal Islands Journal
Journal 1/16/1987 P1 Casinos coming?A bill to legalize gambling for foreign visitors and certain Marshallese was introduced into the Nitijela last week and debated during a public hearing Monday. Introduced by President Amata Kabua, it would legalize “gaming houses,” giving authority to the Cabinet to license and control casinos in the Marshall Islands. P1 Peace […]
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date: 2024-01-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute President Lassner also covered extramural funding.
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date: 2024-01-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes The project will advance into the second phase of the U.S. Department of Transportation challenge.
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date: 2024-01-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Ana Vilcek sweeps BYU in the Weinman Foundation Invitational.
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date: 2024-01-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes An array of programs are dedicated to serving the unique needs of UH Mānoa students.
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date: 2024-01-18, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by Emily McIlroy I climb into the ear of the island–auricle of ash rising above blue lung. Lay my bones of water over black tuff, pin my lean heart on a kiawe thorn. Fever folds over stones, salted and bleached … Continue reading
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date: 2024-01-18, from: Marshal Islands Journal
EVE BURNS Japan Embassy kick started the year with many completed projects and more on the way. Ambassador Tanaka Kazunari handed over four boats to Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) General Manager Moriana Phillip last Thursday. The boats are 37 feet long. Witnessing the ceremony were Minister in Assistance to the President Bremity Lakjohn, Auditor General […]
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date: 2024-01-18, updated: 2024-01-18, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday wrestled with whether the video-based social media platform TikTok could be sued for causing a 10-year-old girl’s death by promoting a deadly “blackout challenge” that encouraged people to choke themselves.
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date: 2024-01-18, updated: 2024-01-18, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic has died, the National Basketball Association (NBA) club said on Wednesday after the Belgrade native suffered a heart attack during a team dinner.
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date: 2024-01-18, updated: 2024-01-18, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — The U.S. government will crack down on companies that violate export rules, with stiffer penalties to deter future violations involving countries like China, Russia and Iran, a Department of Commerce official said late on Tuesday.
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date: 2024-01-18, updated: 2024-01-18, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday the economy’s strong performance is evidence that the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act was the right approach in 2021 to avoid a slow and painful recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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date: 2024-01-18, updated: 2024-01-18, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday that inspections of an initial group of 40 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets had been completed, a key hurdle to eventually ungrounding the model after a mid-air cabin panel blowout on Jan. 5.
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date: 2024-01-18, updated: 2024-01-18, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — A group of freelance writers and editors has sued the U.S. Department of Labor, claiming the Biden administration’s new rule making it more difficult for companies to treat some workers as independent contractors is illegal and should be struck down.
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date: 2024-01-18, from: Marshal Islands Journal
Tuna transshipments in Majuro in 2023 increased over the previous year, nearly breaking the 300 mark. The year end strong with 32 transshipments in December — often a slow month, but now this past year. This included 31 transshipments to carrier vessels in the lagoon and one unloading at dock side for freezer container export. […]
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date: 2024-01-18, updated: 2024-01-18, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday finalized a rule requiring health insurers to set time targets for the prior authorization process for patients seeking approval for medical services under government-backed insurance plans.
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date: 2024-01-18, updated: 2024-01-18, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Treasury Department’s top international official spoke with Zambia’s finance minister on Wednesday and discussed Zambia’s ongoing debt restructuring and its response to a recent cholera outbreak, the U.S. Treasury Department said.
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date: 2024-01-18, updated: 2024-01-18, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for solar energy projects on federal lands that identifies 22 million acres in 11 western states best suited for development.
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date: 2024-01-18, updated: 2024-01-18, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — California Governor Gavin Newsom killed a bill that would have banned tackle football for kids under 12, as his veto threat led the sponsor of the bill to withdraw it from consideration on Wednesday.
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date: 2024-01-18, from: University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
The University of the South Pacific (USP) roadshows around Fiji have helped a lot of…
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date: 2024-01-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Approximately 23% of Alzheimer’s and related dementia cases in individuals aged 65 and older can be linked to controllable risk factors.
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date: 2024-01-18, from: Pacific Island Times
By Joyce McClure Yap Gov. Charles S. Chieng is seeking the repeal of a public law that raised the national government’s allotment from…
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date: 2024-01-18, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes The annual award honors an institution for best practices in the education and practice of medical professionalism.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
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date: 2024-01-17, from: Marshal Islands Journal
HILARY HOSIA Action speaks louder than words. This seems to be the marching order for President Hilda Heine and her Cabinet following a one-day visit to Kili Island last Friday. That day before, Thursday, the Heine administration declared a state of emergency to address the immediate needs of the Kili community, which has been experiencing […]
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date: 2024-01-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute This week’s image is from Kapiʻolani CC’s Jasper.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
FIRST, I failed to mention and thank KFC for their awesome one-day MLK Day sale and Bank Pacifica for the awesome adds over the internet for Dr. King, as they even remembered it was his birthday which doesn’t always fall on MLK Day which is the third Monday. But the TRUTH and REALITY is there are still some difficult days ahead on the mainland with voting rights and equity in the CNMI which is part of the “Promise-land” that Dr. King’s dreamed about for America. I say this because “equality” still does NOT exist in the CNMI for all, which is why the days ahead are going to be challenging, especially for those who are “self-centered” in our society. But I blame previous leaders for creating this environment of bigotry-racism laws and it’s going to take a local person to lead the change in the CNMI towards equality for all, as I’ve only been seen as the enemy by too many merely because I’m considered an outsider. But I have to laugh to keep from crying, as my MaDear would say, to see and know that a Chinese baby adopted by a local has more RIGHTS than I or any American from the mainland do as a fellow American citizen with all the local people in the AMERICAN Family. Even the very law that “segregates Americans in Rights” is flawed with a blood requirement for RIGHTS that won’t be sufficient in 20 years.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
IT has come to the Tinian leadership’s attention that the Tinian airport name is listed as a discussion item on your next Commonwealth Ports Authority meeting on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
(NMC) — The CNMI Small Business Development Center Network at Northern Marianas College is thrilled to announce a two-day workshop featuring the multifaceted entrepreneur, business advisor, filmmaker, and community organizer from Guam, Myracle Mugol. The event is set to take place at the American Memorial Park amphitheater in Garapan, Saipan, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, and Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
The new chief executive officer of IT&E David Gibson, center, standing, met Wednesday with the IT&E-CNMI team led by Executive Director Velma Ann Palacios and Janice Marie Ada Tenorio, the senior manager for government/community relations and CNMI customer service. Also in photo are the other senior IT&E CNMI managers. Gibson, who assumed his new role early this month, has over 25 years of telecom experience and is recognized as an “experienced growth driver, broadband enablement enthusiast and customer champion.” He is scheduled to meet with various CNMI government officials as well as business and community leaders.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Kevin Durant hit two free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining as the Phoenix Suns concluded the game with a 32-8 surge and beat the visiting Sacramento Kings 119-117 on Tuesday night.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
PARIS (Reuters) — Pharrell Williams kicked off Paris Fashion Week with Louis Vuitton’s spring menswear show on Tuesday night, lining the catwalk with sharp, elaborately embellished American West outfits.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
The following is the text of the testimony provided by the author to the CNMI Senate.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
IN the spirit of transparency and community engagement, the Public School System announces the resignation of a former Marianas High School teacher, effective Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
MARTIN Hess and Addalee Taflinger topped all three events of the 2nd Annual Run Saipan Trinity and were named overall champions of their respective divisions.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
TANAPAG Middle School won the boys middle school division title by outlasting Hopwood Middle School, 5-4, in the finale of the SBL-PSS Interscholastic Softball League SY23-24 at the Capital Hill baseball field on Saturday.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
AMERICAN Red Cross-NMI Chapter volunteers responded to a structure fire in Garapan on Sunday and assisted a total of 10 people who were displaced as a result of the fire.
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date: 2024-01-17, updated: 2024-01-17, from: Marianas Variety
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The NFL playoffs are shaping up as a redemption tour of sorts for Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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date: 2024-01-17, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Google announced plans for the central Pacific Connect initiative, which will deliver two new…
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By Pacific Island Times News Staff “The Little Prince,” a classic children’s book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, has been translated into…
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GDOL says nearly half of Guam employers are still non-compliant with Fair Chances Hiring Practice Act By Pacific Island Times News Staff…
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By Pacific Island Times News Staff Contractors now have greater access to equipment and vehicles to complete any project through Morrico…
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By Pacific Island Times News Staff The University of Guam Press is launching Finu’ Chamorro for Beginners by Dr. Faye Untalan under its…
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Senator questions administration’s spending policy By Pacific Island Times News Staff Sen. Telo T. Taitague is questioning the…
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date: 2024-01-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes Soft opening hours are set to commence on January 17.
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date: 2024-01-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes UH and the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate cooperation in the field of space sciences.
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date: 2024-01-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute Lōkahi—Unity, agreement, accord, unison, harmony.
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date: 2024-01-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes The summit is aimed at promoting racial healing and reflection.
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date: 2024-01-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute 23 student-athletes from cross country, soccer and women’s volleyball selected for All-Academic team.
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date: 2024-01-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 3 minutes UHERO researchers found that lifetime earnings are $2.8 million for bachelor’s degree holders, 27% higher compared to those who left the program without a degree.
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date: 2024-01-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes UH researchers and partners collaborate to use information technology to improve the diagnosis and management of hypertension.
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date: 2024-01-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: 2 minutes Ah Mow and Bown, three-time olympic players to be inducted at the 2024 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
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date: 2024-01-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute UH swimming team will compete in the MPSF Swimming Championships from February 21–24 in Utah.
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date: 2024-01-16, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
Reading time: < 1 minute The ’Bows will be on the road to California for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championship February 12–14.
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date: 2024-01-16, from: HIKI NŌ ON PBS HAWAIʻI
In this episode of HIKI NŌ on PBS Hawai‘i, watch stories from HIKI NŌ students who recently took home national storytelling awards, learn from the newest segment of HIKI NŌ called, “Did You Know?” and witness the power of storytelling in a collection of more stories from Hawai‘i’s New Wave of Storytellers. To open the […]
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date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
IN the recent exchange between Senate President Edith E. Deleon Guerrero and myself, I feel compelled to address the misconceptions and provide clarity on the issues raised during the House of Representatives session. It’s crucial to move beyond personal attacks and focus on the substance of the matters at hand.
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date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, including as vice chair of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, as well as co-chair of the Pacific Islands Caucus, released the following statement:
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date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
SAIPAN Mayor RB Camacho is to be commended for his decision to honor some of the men who served in combat on Saipan who have never been properly recognized in the past. Among them were Black Marines who served on Saipan. Although relegated to stevedoring, these Marines proved themselves in combat, as evidenced by the following event:
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date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce is happy to announce an innovative partnership with the Community Development Institute under Northern Marianas College, aimed at furthering the professional development opportunities available to chamber members and the general public.
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date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
LORRAINE Babauta topped the CNMI Women’s Golf Association’s first tournament of the year at the Kingfisher Golf Links on Saturday.
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date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
DOCTOR Faye Untalan, the author of a brand-new Chamorro language learning resource, said “Finu’ Chamorro for Beginners” has been a long time in the making.
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date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Joel Embiid had 41 points and 10 rebounds to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers over the Houston Rockets 124-115 on Monday.
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date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) —Media dynasty drama “Succession” and restaurant dramedy “The Bear” dominated the Emmy Awards on Monday, earning six trophies each as Hollywood handed out its top accolades for television.
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MARTIN Hess and Addalee Taflinger on Monday swept the 2nd Annual Run Saipan Trinity by once again topping their respective divisions on day 3 of the event, which was a 5K race in Marpi.
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date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
ATTORNEY Robert T. Torres on Monday expressed his support for the nomination of Deputy Attorney General Lilian A. Tenorio as Superior Court associate judge.
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date: 2024-01-16, from: Island Times
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date: 2024-01-16, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau — The tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru on Monday switched its diplomatic allegiance back to China, severing ties with Taiwan in a move that further isolates the self-governing island democracy. The announcement, just two days after Taiwan’s recent presidential election, marks a significant blow to Taiwan’s dwindling international recognition and reflects China’s […]
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date: 2024-01-16, from: Island Times
(Koror, Palau) Palau’s Civil Service Pension Plan (CSPP) faces a potential financial crisis after a $1.36 million investment fund drop, prompting a proposed 8% hike in employee contributions. House Bill 11-130-13 calls for the contribution increase, aimed at shoring up the plan’s finances. Currently, the CSPP collects around $7 million annually from contributions but disburses […]
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date: 2024-01-16, from: Island Times
Palau now ranks the highest among passports in the Pacific in terms of highest economic mobility based on visa-free travel in 2023, according to the 2024 Henley Passport Index. The island nation is in the top spot among the Pacific island nations with access to 123 destinations, which means individuals holding Palauan passports can travel […]
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date: 2024-01-16, from: Island Times
KOROR, Palau: Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr., on Saturday, congratulated Taiwan’s newly elected President Lai Ching-te on their victory, praising the island nation’s democratic credentials and pledging to deepen relations amid heightened tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. Whipps, on behalf of the Palauan people and government, hailed the “peaceful and vibrant” conduct of Taiwan’s elections, […]
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KOROR, Palau – The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) will mark its 23rd anniversary with a fundraising gala dinner on Jan. 18, 2024, themed “Navigating Changing Seas.” The event will acknowledge the center’s evolution, the complexities of ocean conservation, its recent foray into Palau’s deep ocean, and ongoing nearshore research efforts. President Surangel Whipps […]
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KOROR, Palau – Palau has declared February as “Anti-Human Trafficking Awareness Month,” underscoring its commitment to combatting the modern-day slavery affecting both adults and children. President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. issued a proclamation last week, highlighting the devastating impact of human trafficking and the need for coordinated action. He emphasized the importance of victim protection, […]
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date: 2024-01-16, from: Island Times
Vitriol, is harsh, full of bitterness and hate words spewed out of someone’s mouth intent to destroy you. My friend calls it the diarrhea of the mouth. John M. GOTTMAN is an American Psychologist and professor. He uses the four horsemen in the book of Revelation as metaphors. CONTEMPT is the first Horseman. He said […]
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date: 2024-01-16, from: Island Times
Reforms to boost investment and strengthen fiscal policy could help turn the tide WASHINGTON (WORLD BANK) — As the world nears the midpoint of what was intended to be a transformative decade for development, the global economy is set to rack up a sorry record by the end of 2024 —the slowest half-decade of GDP […]
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election on Saturday, a result that will determine the trajectory of the self-ruled democracy’s contentious relations with China over the next four years. China had called the poll a choice between war and peace. Beijing strongly opposes Lai, […]
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date: 2024-01-16, from: Island Times
PORT MORESBY, 15 JANUARY 2923 (ABC) — The national death toll from violent riots in Papua New Guinea has climbed to 22, with the remains of six people found in Port Moresby today. It’s understood the remains of the six people were found at two different shops in the city that were looted and set […]
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HAGATNA, 15 JANUARY 2024 (PACIFIC ISLAND TIMES) — Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio Thursday urged the U.S military to disclose more details on the missile defense system being proposed for Guam as part of the Pentagon’s combat readiness in the Indo-Pacific region. During a meeting with Undersecretary of the Navy Erik Raven in Adelup, Tenorio said […]
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By SIMON CAMBERS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff says a USTA social media post meant to promote American players at the Australian Open had made them look “awful.” Gauff initially responded to the post, which has since been deleted by the USTA, the ruling body for tennis in the U.S., in an Instagram story, […]
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aaron Jones grew up idolizing Emmitt Smith and the Dallas Cowboys. The Green Bay running back found a new, and most painful, way to torment the all-time rushing leader’s former team. Jones ran for three touchdowns, Jordan Love threw for three more in his […]
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date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
LONDON (Reuters) — Vodafone has agreed a 10-year partnership with Microsoft to bring generative AI, digital, enterprise and cloud services to more than 300 million businesses and consumers across its European and African markets.
https://www.mvariety.com/business/vodafone-signs-1-5-billion-microsoft-deal-for-ai-cloud-and-iot/article_8032701e-b43d-11ee-8256-3337bc3657e5.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Musician Elton John was elevated to the rare status of EGOT on Monday when a livestream of a concert from his farewell tour won an Emmy award.
https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/elton-john-joins-elite-egot-ranks-with-emmy-win/article_1f2d8844-b43d-11ee-bef7-8b01a3f77580.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — Authorities on Monday suspended their search for possible survivors after a Cozy Mark IV plane crashed into the water near Half Moon Bay, California, Sunday night, shortly after taking off from Half Moon Bay Airport.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/national/womans-body-discovered-after-small-plane-crash-in-half-moon-bay/article_cc488aac-b43c-11ee-afa7-4fc5984e0636.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — An Arctic blast gripping much of the nation caused more than 11,000 flights to be delayed or canceled Monday, and with another storm looming, the number was expected to grow.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/national/thousands-of-flights-canceled-as-arctic-blast-descends-on-us/article_80f08636-b43c-11ee-946c-9b7922e0bced.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital on Monday, two weeks after being hospitalized due to complications from prostate cancer treatment, the Pentagon said.
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date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Joseph Tacopina, an attorney on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal team, on Monday said he will no longer represent him in a criminal case in Manhattan related to alleged hush money payments or a separate appeal of a civil case.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/national/trump-lawyer-tacopina-withdraws-from-manhattan-legal-team/article_40469414-b43b-11ee-a0d2-ff52882da3da.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Much of the United States remained gripped by an Arctic blast on Monday, cutting power to tens of thousands of customers in northern states and Texas and potentially dampening turnout in Iowa, where voters will cast the first ballots for a Republican candidate in November’s presidential race.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/national/dangerously-cold-temps-continue-across-us-as-2024-presidential-race-begins-in-iowa/article_a9b1753c-b43a-11ee-9ab5-8fb11224a1b5.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection team and his Democratic Party said on Monday they raised over $97 million in the last three months of 2023, amid opinion polls showing voter concerns over his age, high prices and handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
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date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Vivek Ramaswamy, a multi-millionaire former biotech executive, ended his White House bid on Monday and endorsed Donald Trump after his longshot bid caught attention but failed to catapult him high enough in the Republican Party’s first nominating contest in Iowa.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/national/entrepreneur-ramaswamy-drops-out-of-white-house-race-endorses-trump/article_c498d67a-b439-11ee-b561-b7b3753b408f.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-16, updated: 2024-01-16, from: Marianas Variety
TOKYO (Reuters) — The United States will deploy two military helicopters in Japan to the earthquake-hit Noto peninsula on the country’s west coast to aid relief efforts in communities cut off by the disaster, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan said on Tuesday.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/national/us-military-to-deploy-helicopters-to-japans-earthquake-hit-peninsula/article_66e3da84-b439-11ee-b5f2-079cf0b46e35.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-15, from: Hawai’i Pacific Review (HPU Literary Magazine)
by Leslie Armstrong My cousin Elspeth was always going on trips to exotic places in hopes of meeting an improvement over the two husbands she’d already had. One spring in the late ’80s, while on vacation, she met a possible … Continue reading
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date: 2024-01-15, updated: 2024-01-15, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Office of the American Samoa Congressional Delegate) — U.S. Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the completion of Taiwan’s democratic elections and congratulating the elected leadership that will be working with the United States.
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date: 2024-01-15, updated: 2024-01-15, from: Marianas Variety
TUMON, Guam — David A. Alcorn was named 2023 Guam Business Magazine Executive of the Year at the annual Guam Business Magazine Executive of the Year award gala held at the Hyatt Regency Guam on Jan. 13.
https://www.mvariety.com/business/business_news/david-a-alcorn-named-guam-business-magazine-2023-executive-of-the-year/article_069b7004-b36e-11ee-9e64-9b1b89f02820.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-15, updated: 2024-01-15, from: Marianas Variety
MARIANAS High School defeated Saipan International School, 2-0, to win the boys high school division championship of the NMIFA-PSS Interscholastic Soccer League SY23-24 at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville on Thursday.
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date: 2024-01-15, updated: 2024-01-15, from: Marianas Variety
HD Weightlifting Academy CNMI is raising funds to send four youth weightlifters to a competition on Guam.
https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/youth-weightlifters-need-help-to-compete-on-guam/article_e2b465ac-b37b-11ee-916f-6b14c24d28d2.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-15, updated: 2024-01-15, from: Marianas Variety
(NMC) — Radio station KZMI 103.9 recently donated $10,000 worth of radio advertisements to the Northern Marianas College Foundation to help with its marketing efforts for their upcoming Golf Open in March 2024.
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date: 2024-01-15, updated: 2024-01-15, from: Marianas Variety
Gov. Arnold I. Palacios and Commonwealth Ports Authority Chair Jose Ayuyu met last week with retired Rear Admiral Ann C. Phillips, the administrator of the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration, Deputy Administrator Tamekia Flack, Executive Director Jack Kammerer and other senior leaders of MARAD to discuss the port infrastructure needs on Saipan, Rota and Tinian. MARAD supports the technical aspects of maritime transportation infrastructure, including ships and shipping, port and vessel operations, national security, environment, and safety. The governor’s travel to the nation’s capital, which included meetings with officials of different federal agencies and military branches, was funded through a federally sourced grant.
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date: 2024-01-15, updated: 2024-01-15, from: Marianas Variety
(AP) — Winter storms and cinema closures in North America didn’t dampen the opening weekend for “Mean Girls.” The Paramount release, adapted from the Broadway musical and the 2004 Tina Fey movie, earned $28 million in its first three days in theaters according to studio estimates Sunday. Not accounting for inflation, that’s more than the $24.4 million the first movie made in its opening weekend.
https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/mean-girls-takes-1st-place-at-the-box-office-so-fetch/article_6f188710-b3a1-11ee-80aa-aba10f3ac72f.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-15, updated: 2024-01-15, from: Marianas Variety
NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir that Lisa Marie Presley had been working on at the time of her death will be published this fall. The book, currently untitled, was completed with the help of actor Riley Keough, the eldest of Presley’s four children.
https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/lisa-marie-presley-s-posthumous-memoir-will-be-published-in-october/article_3a1bbbc6-b3a2-11ee-ba07-1b1aae9b1e28.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-15, updated: 2024-01-15, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Damian Lillard capped a frantic finish with a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds remaining in overtime as the Milwaukee Bucks found a way to outlast the visiting Sacramento Kings 143-142 on Sunday night.
https://www.mvariety.com/sports/nationalsports/bucks-knock-off-kings-in-ot-thriller/article_a9f3691c-b3a2-11ee-aeb8-73712fbd2a4c.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-15, updated: 2024-01-15, from: Marianas Variety
(Reuters) — Devin Booker recorded 34 points and seven assists to help the Phoenix Suns notch a 127-116 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.
https://www.mvariety.com/sports/nationalsports/suns-have-little-trouble-with-short-handed-blazers/article_fb22e1dc-b3a2-11ee-866b-bb5ed44c9d3b.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-15, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staff While maintaining its one-China policy, the United States sought to solicit international support for…
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date: 2024-01-15, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Nauru on Monday severed ties with Taiwan in favor of China in what Taipei denoted as a diplomatic blackmail…
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date: 2024-01-15, from: Pacific Island Times
By Pacific Island Times News Staf David A. Alcorn was named 2023 Guam Business Magazine Executive of the Year at the annual Guam Business…
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date: 2024-01-15, from: Pacific Island Times
By James Batley It’s been a busy 12 months for security negotiators in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Office of the…
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date: 2024-01-15, from: Pacific Island Times
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan Renewing its bid to extend the nation’s sovereign rights to the high-sea areas that are rich in seabed resources,…
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date: 2024-01-14, updated: 2024-01-14, from: Marianas Variety
THE TRUTH is Dr. King was REAL and what he did was historical as he not only changed America but he even changed most of the world and today is “a day on, not a day off” to promote his dream of “racial equality for all people of color.” The reality is the CNMI would look & be very different had it not been for Dr. King — for TRUE, believe it or not! The Civil Rights Movement was not just about Blacks but about ALL the People of color, which included the local population of Chamorros & Carolinians who would have gone to Black schools with me back-in-the-day and called the “N-word” just like I was called. MLK Day is not just for Black folks and it is my sincere hopes and prayers that ONE Day that THIS-DAY will truly be celebrated island-wide on the beaches or wherever people can gather in celebration because the Civil Rights Movement was for all people of color, especially the local people who benefited from the end-results of the movement which was the 1964, Civil Rights Act.
https://www.mvariety.com/views/columnists/opinion-truth-3-a-mlk-day-reality-check-special-a-day-on-not-a-day/article_658298f6-b295-11ee-9ed2-2b22197090f6.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-14, updated: 2024-01-14, from: Marianas Variety
THE following story comes courtesy of Father Eric Forbes’s blogsite, “paleric.” His often insightful and never boring blogs can be found at https://paleric.blogspot.com/. He is from Guam and often writes about Marianas history.
https://www.mvariety.com/views/columnists/bcs-tales-of-the-pacific-saipan-carolinians-in-china/article_c1ac689a-b296-11ee-9826-172e05d1de0a.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-14, updated: 2024-01-14, from: Marianas Variety
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The White House) — President Joe Biden issued the following statement on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024:
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date: 2024-01-14, updated: 2024-01-14, from: Marianas Variety
AS we come together to honor the memory of Peter Sgro, a beloved father and friend, esteemed attorney, and visionary leader, we reflect on the profound impact he had on our community and the lives of countless individuals.
https://www.mvariety.com/views/letters_to_editor/celebrating-the-life-and-legacy-of-peter-sgro-a-visionary-leader-advocate-and-family-man/article_a393bc6c-b293-11ee-bd57-ffe7332e4fe7.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-14, updated: 2024-01-14, from: Marianas Variety
(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its upcoming Annual Business Person of the Year Gala, slated to take place on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at the Kensington Hall, Kensington Hotel Saipan with the theme “Hafa Adai yan Tirow.” This gala is not only a celebration of business excellence in the CNMI but also a momentous occasion for the induction of the SCC’s newly elected and returning board of directors.
https://www.mvariety.com/business/business_news/register-today-for-saipan-chamber-of-commerce-annual-business-person-of-the-year-gala/article_561ef324-b299-11ee-8b93-ef691ccc1c2e.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-14, updated: 2024-01-14, from: Marianas Variety
GRACE Christian Academy successfully defended their title for the third consecutive year by beating Mount Carmel School, 21-16, 21-12, in the girls middle school division championship of the NMIVA-PSS Interscholastic Volleyball League SY23-24 at the Marianas High School gym.
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date: 2024-01-14, updated: 2024-01-14, from: Marianas Variety
MARTIN Hess and Addalee Taflinger finished first in the 10K distance race of their respective divisions on day 1 of the 2nd Annual Run Saipan Trinity event at the Beach Road pathway on Saturday morning.
https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/hess-taflinger-top-1st-day-of-2nd-annual-run-saipan-trinity/article_900395e8-b2c8-11ee-b7df-ff1003c1fa9e.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-14, updated: 2024-01-14, from: Marianas Variety
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 262 yards and a touchdown, had his helmet shattered when he took a hit in the second half, and proceeded to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a 26-7 rout of the Miami Dolphins in the fourth-coldest game in NFL history Saturday night.
https://www.mvariety.com/sports/nationalsports/mahomes-leads-chiefs-past-dolphins-26-7-in-frigid-conditions-texans-rout-browns/article_57402192-b2d5-11ee-9290-a3b85f35526f.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-14, updated: 2024-01-14, from: Marianas Variety
SAIPAN’S own sport copyrighted as Rocball and trademarked as Roccball began its fifth decade of annual games at Marianas High Scholl on Jan 5, 2024.
https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/rocball-league-begins-anew/article_5b32fd18-b2c8-11ee-b691-67742cf0da9c.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-14, updated: 2024-01-14, from: Marianas Variety
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — The unusual relationship of a married couple in historical drama “Killers of the Flower Moon” could have been left as just a small part of the Martin Scorsese movie about a dark time in American history.
https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/how-dicaprio-shaped-twisted-love-story-in-killers-of-the-flower-moon/article_8190f736-b2d6-11ee-9eac-374980a88044.html Save to Pocket
date: 2024-01-14, from: Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi (UH Manoa student newspaper)
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