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Fanihi count measures recovery across Marianas

Local News

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — More than a century of habitat loss, poaching and the wrath of typhoons have taken a toll on the fanihi, the Mariana fruit bat. But a growing army of volunteers, scientists and military partners is pushing back, one careful count at a time.
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Sinlaku recovery update as of June 12

Local News

The Joint Information Center releases recovery updates  every Tuesday and Friday to keep our community informed on response and recovery...
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FEMA, SBA disaster aid deadline 10 days away

Local News

CNMI residents: There are only 10 days left to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance and SBA Disaster Loans. If you were affected by the...
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King-Hinds joins President Trump at Oval Office signing of Pacific commercial fishing proclamation

Local News

King-Hinds said her office will remain engaged with the White House, federal agencies, local leaders, fishermen, scientists, and environmental organizations as the proclamation moves toward implementation.
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Editorials

Déjà vu at CUC

Editorials

We are good at identifying glaring problems and coming up with sensible solutions. But the follow-through leaves much to be desired.
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Zero

Editorials

Everyone on Capital Hill is “for education.” Yet they passed a budget that forced PSS to reduce the number of its school days. Elected officials are also “for public health,” but they have consistently underfunded the medical referral program.
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FAC fury and political amnesia

Editorials

A curious thing to hear: an elected official condemning CUC’s management while praising its rank and file for their “good work.” Who does he think oversees them and sets the direction needed to ensure efficient operations?
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What must be done

Editorials

“From 2002 through 2022, the CNMI’s real GDP (adjusted for inflation) contracted by $644 million (44 percent)….
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Letters

Our retirees deserve better

Letters to the Editor

THE recent announcement that 25% benefit payments to CNMI retirees will cease after July 31, 2026 is very troubling and should alarm all of us.
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Why the ocean is more than just water — deep sea mining stories matter

Letters to the Editor

FOR Pacific Islanders, the ocean is not merely a resource to be managed; it is central to their identity, culture, and survival. The ocean is viewed as kin, an ancestor, and the very source of life. Deep-sea mining poses a direct threat to traditional fishing and food security.
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Opinions

Politics and the persistence of waste

Columnists

Politics, at its worst, merely magnifies human failings. Humanity is deeply flawed, and through politics we choose which of our fellow flawed humans will govern the rest of us — then expect things to improve.
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Our retirees deserve certainty, respect, and a government that keeps its promise

Columnists

If the funding is there, why are retirees being told their payments may stop? Why is fear being placed on their backs? Why are the administration and current legislative leadership not being clear with the people?
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Business

Oil slides on Gulf peace hopes, all eyes on SpaceX debut

Business News

LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) — Global stocks gained and ​oil tumbled on Friday as fresh hopes of a peace deal between Iran and the U.S. fanned a ‌rally, while investors awaited the hotly anticipated market debut of Elon Musk’s SpaceX once Wall Street opens.
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Regional/World

Philippine defense chief vows to press on against China’s ‘wickedness’ after sanctions

Regional, World

MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippine defense chief will continue to do his duty ​in the face of China’s “wickedness,” he said on Friday, a day after Beijing sanctioned him for what it called repeated “erroneous remarks.”
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National

US-Iran peace memorandum could be signed on Sunday in Geneva, source says

National

DUBAI/WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) — A memorandum between the United States and Iran to halt the war in ​the Gulf could be signed as soon as Sunday, a Western source told Reuters on Friday, with Geneva emerging as the likeliest venue.
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