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McDonald's sponsors Team Marianas' lunch in Guam
Saipan Tribune
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Team Marianas brought home several medals in the 2024 Micronesian Games held at Marshall Islands from June 15 to 24, 2024. In a gesture of support and community engagement, McDonald’s welcomed members of Team Marianas to enjoy a complimentary meal...
California and National Drought Summary for January 7, 2025, 10 Day Weather Outlook, and California Drought Statistics: 60% Abnormally Dry
Sierra Sun Times
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Summary January 9, 2025 - On January 4 and 5, a low pressure system developed across the Central Great Plains and then tracked eastward to the Mid-Atlantic. Along its track, widespread precipitation (1 to 2 inches, liquid equivalent) was observed...
Pandanus featured in food show
Marshall Islands Journal
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October 24, 2024
HILARY HOSIA The opening of the World Food Day celebrations in Majuro kicked off at Delap Park last Friday with local-style entertainment and competitions. A parade of pandanus-themed floats prepared by several high schools kicked off the event,...
‘I Talk of Dreams’
Marshall Islands Journal
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September 26, 2024
GIFF JOHNSON Four Marshallese young people are featured in a new book published last month. I Talk of Dreams is the latest book of Dartmouth Professor Emeritus Andrew Garrod, who after 20 years of directing theater productions in Majuro needs...
Health Care Experiences of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Adults
KFF
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December 3, 2024
Introduction There are about 1.5 million people in the U.S. who identify as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI) alone or in combination with another race or ethnicity, but their experiences are often missing from analyses or conflated with...
Opinion: How the U.S. could in fact make Canada an American territory
Burnaby Now
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January 11, 2025
How precisely Donald Trump could make good on his threat to annex Canada can be found in the U.S. Constitution. There is both potential and precedent in American history. “We take nothing by conquest…Thank God,” wrote the National Intelligencer...
VIRTUAL REALITY STATISTICS 2024: MARKET SIZE & INDUSTRY GROWTH
Hollywood Gazette
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September 30, 2024
“`html VIRTUAL REALITY STATISTICS 2024: MARKET SIZE & INDUSTRY GROWTH Last Updated: September 24, 2024 The technology of virtual reality (VR) has gained immense popularity recently, with various applications that span entertainment, education, and...
John A. Fitzgerald
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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John (Jack) Andrew Fitzgerald, 99, died of COVID December 28, 2024. He leaves behind a legacy as long as his colorful life. Born in Menomonie, Michigan February 2, 1925, he grew up in Allouez, WI with his four siblings. Jack was impacted and...
How Trump could in fact make Canada a US territory
Asia Times
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January 10, 2025
“We take nothing by conquest…Thank God,” wrote the National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser, an influential Washington newspaper, in February 1847. The United States had just purchased 55% of Mexico for US$15 million as part of the Treaty...
David Foster Net Worth (Money & Salary)
Hollywood Gazette
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September 18, 2024
David Foster Net Worth (Money & Salary) Last Updated: September 12, 2024 What is David Foster’s net worth? David Foster is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger who has a net worth of $150 million. Over...
How the U.S. could in fact make Canada an American territory
The Conversation
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January 9, 2025
“We take nothing by conquest…Thank God,” wrote the National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser, an influential Washington newspaper, in February 1847. The United States had just purchased 55 per cent of Mexico for US$15 million as part of the...
A Trump Formula for Greenland: Control Without Ownership?
The New York Sun
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January 9, 2025
Greenland’s future could be the kind of Compact of Free Association that America has with three Pacific Island states, Trump aides are telling reporters. Under these Compacts, the island nations get sovereignty, development assistance, and the...
FEATURE ǀ PIALA and the rich and diverse cultural heritage of the Pacific Islands
Marianas Variety
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Erlinda C. Naputi Message from the PIALA President/PIALA Conference Chair Erlinda C. Naputi delivered during the Opening Ceremony of the 33rd Annual Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums Annual Conference held at the Guam...
Multipool Secures Strategic Investment from Industry Giant Kronos Research
The Fintech Mag
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July 23, 2024
Majuro, Marshall Islands, July 23rd, 2024, Chainwire Multipool, a leading innovator in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, today announces a strategic investment from Kronos Research. This investment solidifies Kronos’s stance of on-chain...
A roaring legacy: Wknd pokes at Godzilla, in his 70th year
Hindustan Times
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December 13, 2024
In the US, White Christmas (a feel-good film set in an inn, starring Bing Crosby) ruled the box office. There was a remake of A Star Is Born, with Judy Garland and James Mason. And Alfred Hitchcock’s thrilling Rear Window, starring James Stewart...
Joe Manganiello Net Worth (Money & Salary)
Hollywood Gazette
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September 13, 2024
Joe Manganiello Net Worth (Money & Salary) Last Updated: September 7, 2024 What Is Joe Manganiello’s Net Worth and Salary? Joe Manganiello is an American actor, fitness author, director, and producer who has a net worth of $40 million. Joe...
Micro Cup happening this weekend
Marianas Variety
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The Micronesia Cup is a regional va’a outrigger race held alternately in Guam, Palau and Saipan. File photo THE Northern Marianas National Paddle Sports Federation is inviting the public to the 24th Micronesia Cup, which will take place from Oct....
The world’s first Tahajjud of 2025: A familiar feeling of home in a corner of the world
Al Hakam
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January 6, 2025
Waqas Khurshid, Missionary, Kiribati Flag of Kiribati A few months ago, I received word that my posting as a missionary had changed from the United States of America to the country of Kiribati (read: Ki-ri-bas). I had heard of it before due to a...
EUROPE/ROMANIA - Romania: Cultural Invasion, Vast Military Expenses, Democracy Cancelled
Fides
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January 14, 2025
by Victor Gaetan* “The innocent pay for war, the innocent…Let us think about this reality and say to each other: war is madness. And those who profit from war and the arms trade are thugs who kill humanity.” Pope Francis, 2022 “Every gun is made,...
Amid recruitment crisis nationwide, Guam remains a recruiter’s paradise
The Pacific Island Times
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January 7, 2025
Thanks to a community with a high propensity to serve in the U.S. military, the Guam Army National Guard is “doing pretty well” in recruiting new soldiers, according to its commander, Lt. Col. John A. Guerrero. This contrasts with the larger U.S....