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Athletics beat Mariners, bag first win in T-Ball
Marianas Variety
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The Athletics’ Lyle Deleon Guerrero winds up for a throw to first base for a pickoff during a game in the Northern Mariana Islands Softball Association’s 2nd Annual Summer T-Ball League at the Miguel "Tan Ge" Pangelinan Ball Field. Photo by James...
Mapped: Global Income Level Classification, by Country
Visual Capitalist
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July 28, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Mapped: High, Middle, and Low Income Countries in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
With 400 aircraft across 3,000 miles, Air Force puts agile combat strategy to the test
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing trains during the Resolute Force Pacific exercise near Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, July 17, 2025. (Tala Hunt/U.S. Air Force) The Air Force is testing a key warfighting concept this...
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[Q&A] What’s the big deal if the US reduces troop numbers in Korea?
Hankyoreh
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August 1, 2025
An RC-12X Guardrail surveillance plane lands at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on March 9, 2025, during the regular Freedom Shield springtime joint exercises between the US and South Korean forces. (Yonhap) A situational overview...
CNMI's delegate seeks clarification from US Treasury on use of federal tax revenues
RNZ
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July 21, 2025
According to Section 703(b) of the CNMI's Covenant with the US, federal income taxes and other federal revenues derived from sources in the CNMI needs to be returned to the local government. Photo: Supplied The delegate for the Commonwealth of the...
August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in four days
The Gazette - Colorado
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August Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will go out to recipients Friday. SSI payments are typically distributed at the start of every month to beneficiaries with limited income who are either blind, 65 and older, or have a...
LETTER: 80 years ago today, August 1, 1945
Pacific Daily News
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After the successful Trinity Test on July 16, 1945, President Harry Truman knew he would have to use the new atomic weapons to end the war before a costly invasion of Japan became necessary. However, he wanted to give the Japanese an opportunity...
Gerald (Jerry) Leonard Bronder: ‘He encouraged his students with love, dedication and, naturally, lots of humor and wit’
Redheaded Blackbelt - California
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July 31, 2025
This section includes announcements of important events in our lives–births, graduations, engagements, marriages, and deaths. If you want to share an event with your community, please send a photo and a written piece to [email protected]. Gerald...
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...
80 years ago today, Aug. 1, 1945
Marianas Variety
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AFTER the successful Trinity Test on July 16, 1945, President Truman knew he would have to use the new atomic weapons to end the war before a costly invasion of Japan became necessary. However, he wanted to give the Japanese an opportunity to...
US territories position for digital currency opportunities under federal stablecoin law
The Guam Daily Post
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President Trump's signing of the GENIUS Act last week is creating new possibilities and challenges for U.S. territories looking to build digital asset industries within Guam, Puerto Rico and other territories uniquely positioned to attract major...
NWS dispels myth: Marianas Trench doesn't make Guam tsunami-proof
Pacific Daily News
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Despite what many on the island believe, the Marianas Trench doesn’t make Guam tsunami-proof, National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist Landon Aydlett said. Guam has just been lucky that it hasn’t been hit with large tsunami...
Olympians, European top players to compete in NMI
Marianas Variety
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THE Northern Marianas Badminton Association will welcome elite badminton athletes as it hosts the Crowne Plaza Northern Marianas Open 2025 and the Century Insurance Saipan International 2025 at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium next month. Expected to...
MVA seeks public’s help in statue theft, visitor safety
Marianas Variety
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THE Marianas Visitors Authority is seeking the public’s assistance in the recovery of a memorial statue stolen from historic Suicide Cliff in Saipan. The theft of the copper deity statue — part of a World War II peace memorial in the historic...
Adam Silverman: LACMA’s Seeds and Weeds are Ceramic Art
Forbes
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LACMA Seeds and Weeds, Installation view, Los Angeles, 2025, Photo: Evan Walsh Courtesy of the artist and BLUM Gallery Ceramics has long oscillated between the functional and the artistic. California has a long tradition of makers who span the...
August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in five days
Washington Examiner
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July 27, 2025
August Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will go out to recipients in five days. SSI payments are typically distributed at the start of every month to beneficiaries with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 and...
Marshall Islands launches Green Growth initiative with UOG support
The Guam Daily Post
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands has launched its Green Growth initiative with support from the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant, marking the third successful expansion of the sustainability program across...
Attorney General Sunday joins bipartisan coalition supporting federal cannabis banking reform
WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania
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July 26, 2025
Attorney General Sunday joins bipartisan coalition supporting federal cannabis banking reform Congress to pass SAFER Banking Act to improve public safety Updated: 8:07 AM EDT Jul 26, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ Attorney General Dave Sunday joined a...
PHOTOS: From F-22s to CV-22s, the Aircraft of REFORPAC
Air & Space Forces Magazine
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July 25, 2025
Thousands of Airmen have poured into the Indo-Pacific region over the past few weeks for Resolute Force Pacific 2025, the Air Force’s largest-ever contingency-response exercise in the region. running July 10-Aug. 8. REFORPAC, as the service calls...
Trump’s H‑1B Fix Could Be Improved: Here’s What The U.S. Really Needs
Forbes
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There is discussion about cancelling the H1-B visa program or repairing it. President Trump has ... More proposed new changes.getty The U.S. H-1B visa program, once a gold standard for attracting global talent, is now under severe strain. But...