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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose to a two-month high last week, a reminder that the labor market was far from being out of the woods as the nation confronts a resurgence in new Covid-19 infections. Still, the weekly jobless claims report fro…

(Special Advertising Feature) — Kensington Hotel Saipan is resuming everyday operation starting Friday, July 23, 2021. After more than a year of special operation, Kensington is ready to welcome and accommodate local guests on a daily basis with fascinating amenities and WOW service. These include …

LONDON (Reuters) —  A drubbing in world equity markets and a huge flight to safety into U.S. Treasuries this week suggests investors now doubt that a much-anticipated return to post-Covid normality is feasible any time soon. Data from the United States and China, which account for more than half of…

TARAWA, Kirbati (TAK) — The Tourism Authority of Kiribati has launched the online toolkit for the Kiribati Tourism & Hospitality Protocols for the New Normal, the country’s Covid-19 safety protocols for tourism and hospitality operators.  Since the development of the Kiribati Tourism & Hosp…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Congress will learn on Wednesday when the federal government will likely run out of money to pay its bills, setting the stage for the latest in a long series of fights over what is known as the debt ceiling. A failure by Democrats and Republicans to work out differen…

(NMC) — Pokiyaki is the latest company to sign on as a Northern Marianas College ProaPerks Partner, joining many other businesses and organizations. All card-carrying members of the NMC ProaPerks program can now receive a 10% off on any food and/or drink purchase. The NMC ProaPerks program provides…

LONDON (Reuters) — Global shares staunched a sell-off on Tuesday, but U.S. Treasury and German bond yields slipped to fresh five-month lows as a reminder that investors remained worried the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant could derail the economic recovery. After their worst sell-off this y…

VAN HORN, Texas (Reuters) — Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, and three crewmates soared high above the Texas desert aboard his space venture Blue Origin’s New Shepard launch vehicle on Tuesday and returned to Earth, a historic suborbital flight that helps to inaugurate a new era of …

(Society for Human Resource Management) —  The SHRM CNMI chapter will host a general membership meeting in the Regency Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Saipan on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, starting at 8:30 a.m. Doors open at 8 a.m. The presenter is Marcia K. Schultz, attorney and member of Marianas Leg…

SAIPAN Select, which offers high-grade cannabis for recreational use, opened its doors in Tanapag last week. It held a “soft opening” on July 14 and a grand opening on July 16. The CNMI’s first cannabis retail store, Saipan Select is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. It produces a variety of c…