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Farmers supplying the School Lunch Program must schedule inspections with DOA
Samoa News
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July 28, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Agriculture (ASDOA) is reminding all farmers participating in the American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) School Lunch Program (SLP) to schedule farm compliance inspections with...
Following Senate approval of Parks & Rec nomination, House rejects it
Samoa News
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July 28, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After declining his initial nomination during the first Fono session, senators reversed their decision last Wednesday following an apology from Tapusalaia Maneafaiga, who was reappointed by the governor to head the...
Land dispute leads to arrest of 68-year-old woman
Samoa News
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July 28, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 11, 2025, a woman called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that her 68-year-old neighbor allegedly assaulted her nephew and another male who were cleaning her road. Luisa Ah Young was arrested and...
"DEBT, DISCIPLINE, AND THE DUTY TO PROTECT OUR FUND"
Samoa News
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July 28, 2025
Dear Fellow Citizens, Lawmakers, and Guardians of the Public Trust, The recent House hearing, as reported by Talanei News, on the American Samoa Government’s $13.9 million debt to the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF)...
Record-setting earthquake off Russia sends tsunami waves toward US states
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 30, 2025
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Tsunami waves have hit nations across the Pacific after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday local time, with millions of people urged to evacuate to higher ground. The waves...
Record-setting earthquake sends tsunami waves toward several US states
Local 3 News - Tennessee
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(CNN) — Tsunami waves have hit nations across the Pacific after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday local time, with millions of people urged to evacuate to higher ground. The waves hit Russia and...
Pacific news in brief for 28 July
RNZ
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July 27, 2025
Test for leptospirosis in laboratory, conceptual image. Photo: DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRA/FCA/Science Photo Libraray via AFP American Samoa - health American Samoa's Department of Health is warning about the risk of leptospirosis after...
Nessel goes to bat for Michigan dispensaries stuck in the cash-only era
The Gander - Michigan
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July 28, 2025
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is calling on Congress to pass long-sought legislation that would let cannabis businesses access traditional banking services. LANSING—Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is once again stepping up to support...
OPINION : Help ease the suffering first
Newsline Samoa
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July 27, 2025
Voluntary Liquidation – Sierra Invetment LtdJuly 23, 2025SIERRA INVESTMENT LIMITED Notice is given that the above company incorporated under the Samoa International Companies Act 1988 is in voluntary liquidation. Any creditor claims against this...
A record-setting earthquake is sending tsunami waves toward several US states. Here’s what we know
KEYT - California
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July 30, 2025
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast, triggering tsunami waves in Japan, Russia and US shores, with 5-foot (1.5-meter) waves hitting Hawaii. Tsunami alerts were also in place in...
Why is S.L.C.’s $4.4 m complex still vacant?
Samoa Observer
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Why is it that it seems our government is always reveling in the task of embarking on projects, that cost scores of millions of dollars in public funds, and yet along the way those projects are invariably deemed bankrupt, so that soon they are...
Tsunami Warning LIVE: California, San Francisco hit; Hawaii under advisory
Mint
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July 30, 2025
Tsunami Warning LIVE: Tsunami waves start hitting Hawaii, California, Guam, Washington, San Francisco in US, after a massive earthquake registering 8.8 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Russia early on Wednesday. Tsunami that has...
A New Era for the Stablecoin Industry: The GENIUS Act
JD Supra - California
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July 28, 2025
Key Takeaways The U.S. House of Representatives passed the GENIUS Act on July 17, clearing it to be signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on July 18. The GENIUS Act is historic legislation that will shape the stablecoin industry’s growth in...
This candidate could finally be the one to take down the billionaires
Raw Story
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July 28, 2025
I have no doubt that Zohran Mamdani, upset winner over the heavily favored former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, would have greatly preferred that his much better financed opponent would graciously...
A huge earthquake sent tsunami waves hurtling across the Pacific – but little damage was reported. Here’s what we know
CBS 58 - Wisconsin
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July 30, 2025
By Lex Harvey (CNN) — One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves hurtling across the Pacific Ocean and putting nations from Japan to the United States to Chile on high...
First budget of Pula and Pulu Administration totals $815.3 million
Talanei
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July 28, 2025
The proposed budget for ASG for FY2026 totals $815,392,069, an increase of 11% compared to the FY2025 budget of $733,683,167. This is according to an executive summary of the proposed budget that has been submitted by the administration to the...
Samoa govt closes all schools in effort to curb dengue outbreak
Samoa News
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July 25, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa’s acting caretaker Prime Minister, Tuala Tevaga Ponifasio, has issued a special press statement as the dengue fever outbreak in Samoa continues to escalate. According to the statement, all schools have been...
Of The Big 3 Convenience Stores In El Paso, Who Has The Most?
102.5 Kiss FM - Texas
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July 29, 2025
When it comes to the big 3, national convenience stores in El Paso, if you guessed either #1 or #2, then you're kinda correct. They're almost tied and #3 is way behind. There are s lot of "Mom 'n Pop" convenience stores around El Paso and a few...
Charted: Average Income by Global Region, Over 200 Years
Visual Capitalist
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July 29, 2025
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 data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways There are...
A thought: Revisiting proposed Constitutional amendments
The Voice - Illinois
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July 29, 2025
Musings: •The Sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter nine). He has: Reduced the funding of all indigenous colleges and universities; Ended the Transportation Security Administration’s “Quiet Skies” programs which monitored passengers in airports and on...