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House rejects Senate version of $1M public land income bill

Local News

THE House of Representatives on Monday unanimously rejected the Senate version of House Bill 24-74, which would appropriate $1 million in public land income to the Public School System and the mayor’s offices of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.
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Judge disqualifies Naraja, entire Superior Court from gasoline price-fixing case

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SUPERIOR Court Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio has disqualified Presiding Judge Roberto C. Naraja — and the entire CNMI Superior Court bench — from hearing the long-running class-action lawsuit accusing Mobil Oil Mariana Islands, Inc. and Shell Marianas of gasoline price-fixing.
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Two police officers placed on leave after alleged assault in Marpi

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TWO police officers are under investigation and have been placed on administrative leave for allegedly assaulting a man with a mental disability or autism in Marpi on Dec. 19, according to the Department of Public Safety.
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Corrections chief defends Medical Unit restructuring, urges legislative approval

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FOLLOWING a press conference on Friday, Department of Corrections Commissioner Anthony Torres issued a formal statement on Saturday defending the agency’s restructuring of its Medical Unit and urging lawmakers to approve pending salary authorization needed to complete the transition.
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Legalized fantasies

Editorials

IN his revised budget transmittal letter, the governor reminded lawmakers that they still had to approve additional funding for PSS and MVA.
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The economy, what else?

Editorials

SINCE its establishment in January 1979, the CNMI government has always sought “new investments,” including those involving agriculture and fisheries. Tourism, however, has remained the Commonwealth’s economic mainstay simply because these are tropical islands — they are tourist attractions already…
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American Samoa Said “No.” The CNMI Must Decide What Future We Are Willingto Accept.

Editorials

When American Samoa overwhelmingly rejected deep-sea mining earlier this year, many believed their position would be decisive. But despite...
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Laws can’t change the math

Editorials

Until a new major industry comes in, settles down, and thrives, tourism will remain the islands’ “bread and butter” — even as others chase economic ponies and rainbows.
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Letters

Why some support deep-sea mining in the Marianas

Letters to the Editor

SUPPORTERS of deep-sea mining in the Northern Mariana Islands believe it could help the United States become more secure, energy-efficient, and technologically advanced.
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Last love letter to Grandma and Grandpa

Letters to the Editor

IMAGINE yourself as a tiny baby boy coming into this world with severe complications from a premature birth, where survival is uncertain and death is a real possibility.
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ Human nature 2

Columnists

SOMETIMES good leadership makes all the difference. A good leader can give a group purpose and direction, he can organize efforts to accomplish tasks. He can save lives. A bad leader does not offer direction, inspire trust, and give hope. Because of a lack of good leadership people can die.
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Truth 157: The CNMI’s Trump & the Same-O Trick or Treat!

Columnists

THE Truth is, Ralph seems to think he is “Trump” as it is clear to me, Ralph is following the “Trump-Playbook.” Ralph literally RAN-to-Washington for a photo op with Trump that was really much more than a picture, as WE can now see that Ralph is trying to be just like Trump with his quest to be Gov…
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Business

Asian stocks rise, precious metals hit records on Fed rate cut bets

Business News

SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Asian stocks were at six-week highs on Monday, while the dollar hovered near its lowest in almost three months on expectations of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates next year, which have also sparked a fierce rally in precious metals.
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A critical layer of protection from climate change

Regional, World

(Pacific GIS and Remote Sensing Council) — Beneath the Pacific Ocean, gardens of seagrass play a critical role in trapping and storing carbon at rates of up to 35 times greater than that of tropical rainforests, a frontline protector from climate change.
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US and Ukraine ‘a lot closer’ on peace deal, Trump says after meeting with Zelenskiy

National

PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy were “getting a lot closer, maybe very close” to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, while acknowledging that the fate of the disputed Donbas region remains a key u…
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