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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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CNMI HSEM identifies breaking sky object over Saipan as space debris

Local News

The CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office advises the public that the unidentified object seen breaking apart in the sky...
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‘We didn’t give up’: SSHS graduates celebrate achievement

Local News

By Emmanuel T. [email protected] News Staff 126 Saipan Southern High School seniors celebrated graduation on June 5,...
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FBI: Woman in viral video not missing Saipan girl

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THE Federal Bureau of Investigation has formally dismissed claims made in a viral YouTube video in which a woman claims to be Faloma Luhk, one of two sisters who disappeared from Saipan in 2011.
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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

Once an Arab oil embargo victim, US becomes world’s top oil exporter

Business News

HOUSTON (Reuters) — The United States has become the world’s largest oil exporter, upending a decades-old order long dominated by Saudi Arabia and Russia, a shift that tightens American companies’ grip on energy markets as Washington’s war with Iran reshapes ​global energy trade.
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Regional/World

Marshall Islands declares emergency on Ebeye

Regional, World

MAJURO — Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine on Tuesday this week signed an executive order declaring a “state of emergency for Ebeye,” enabling a fast track government response to last Saturday’s devastating fire on Ebeye Island, home to about 8,000 people next to the U.S. Army’s missile testin…
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National

US and Iran exchange fire for a second day, undermining shaky ceasefire

National

DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States and Iran traded air attacks for a second straight day on Thursday, with President Donald Trump vowing further strikes if ​Tehran does not immediately agree to a peace deal.
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