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Dept. of Health posts dengue fever travel alert
Samoa News
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July 7, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Health has issued a travel health alert on social media after confirmation of three imported cases of dengue fever. The department said the disease was found in travelers who had...
American Samoa confirms three cases of imported dengue fever
1News
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Health authorities in American Samoa have confirmed three cases of dengue fever, imported from outside the territory. In an advisory posted on social media, the department said the disease was detected in three travellers who had arrived in the US...
American Samoa on alert after imported dengue fever cases confirmed
RNZ
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July 3, 2025
Photo: 123RF The American Samoa Department of Health has issued a travel health alert after confirmation of three imported cases of dengue fever. The department said the disease was found in travelers who had recently returned from Samoa. In its...
Town Hall raises the importance of public engagement with seabed issue
Samoa News
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July 7, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — About one hundred people attended the Town Hall meeting on deep sea mining held Wednesday evening at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium. The majority of speakers voiced strong opposition to any exploration or extraction...
Team American Samoa departs for Pacific Mini Games
Talanei
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June 24, 2025
Half of the 59-member team that is representing American Samoa at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau departed the territory Monday night. The rest of the group leave Tuesday night. The mens and womens beach volleyball teams are already in Hawaii. On...
American Samoa sends 59-member team to Pacific Mini Games
Talanei
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June 18, 2025
American Samoa is sending a 59-member contingent to the Pacific Mini Games in Palau which begins June 29 and will last for two weeks. Secretary General of the American Samoa National Olympic Committee, Vaiala Ethan Lake, says the group comprises...
Four countries Americans can fly to without needing a passport – and popular vacation choice where no visa is needed
The U.S. Sun
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June 30, 2025
FORGET waiting around for your passport to arrive, you can still travel off the mainland US without one. Several destinations welcome US citizens with just a government-issued photo ID and a certified birth certificate. 4 American Samoa allows...
ASVB back at the premier U.S. travel trade show — IPW 2025
Samoa News
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June 23, 2025
After a long hiatus since COVID, American Samoa Visitors Bureau is proud to be back at the premier U.S. travel trade show — IPW 2025 in Chicago, Illinois— connecting with global tourism professionals. “Our team had a productive day of meetings,...
Trump’s Attack On Long-Standing Principle Of Birthright Citizenship Stands, As Supreme Court Sidesteps Constitutional Issue − For Now
Omaha Daily Record - Nebraska
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July 7, 2025
One of President Donald Trump’s first executive orders relating to immigration and immigrants is a direct attack on the long-standing constitutional principle of birthright citizenship. That’s the declaration in the 14th Amendment to the...
Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
Manchester Evening News
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June 18, 2025
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...
The Pacific isn’t remote—it’s simply ignored
The Pacific Island Times
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July 6, 2025
Inside the Reef By Joyce McClure Not for the first time, I was asked this past week where I lived before moving back to the mainland nearly two years ago. “Guam,” I replied. “And before that, Yap.” The common response is a blank stare, followed...
Foreign Office warns UK tourists in USA to 'stay away' in new alert
Birmingham Live
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June 12, 2025
UK tourists in the United States have been issued a new safety warning by the Foreign Office. The official body has issued guidance over responding to protests across the US, as well as in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto...
Three-star Dallas-area offensive tackle Khalil Sanogo commits to Arizona Wildcats
The Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona's 2026 recruiting class Nathan Allen Position: Offensive line Height, weight: 6-5, 275 pounds Hometown (school): Carlsbad, California (Carlsbad High School) Manoah Faupusa Position: Defensive tackle Height, weight: 6-2, 360 pounds Hometown...
Wrestlers win two more gold medals in Palau
Talanei
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July 2, 2025
American Samoa’s national anthem was played twice on the 3rd day of competition after our wrestlers won two more gold medals at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Latana Sopa clinched gold in the Beach Wresting 90 kg and Amo Loe also captured gold...
Young people learning from tradition at Samoan Arts Summer Program
Samoa News
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July 3, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 2025 Children’s Samoan Arts Summer Program, created to immerse students in the vibrant cultural heritage of Samoan arts and traditions, concludes after four enriching weeks. Throughout the program, students had fun...
Passenger removed from HAL Thursday flight speaks out
Samoa News
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July 3, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the two passengers who were removed from a Hawaiian Airlines flight last Thursday due to a bomb threat has threatened to file a lawsuit against several parties, including the Department of Public Safety. Makerita...
Arizona bolsters 2026 D-Line with Manoah Faupusa, Keytrin Harris and Prince Williams
The Arizona Daily Star
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Arizona's 2026 recruiting class Nathan Allen Position: Offensive line Height, weight: 6-5, 275 pounds Hometown (school): Carlsbad, California (Carlsbad High School) Manoah Faupusa Position: Defensive tackle Height, weight: 6-2, 360 pounds Hometown...
People vs CCP: Suidani and Talifilu fight the good fight
Sunday Guardian Live
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July 5, 2025
Fight for their families, faith, freedom—the things that make us human, and that build community. Beijing is terrified more people will understand that. WASHINGTON: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) wants you to think this story is about them and...
Nu’uuli stages dramatic comeback in shield match in a day of exciting Rugby Union action
Samoa News
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July 2, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Spectators at the American Samoa Rugby Union (ASRU) shield match on Saturday were treated to a thrilling showdown as underdogs Nu'uuli staged a dramatic comeback to defeat shield holders Leone Whites, 17–14. The...
Playwright revisits Margaret Mead's ‘Coming of Age’ backlash
Samoa Observer
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Almost a century after American anthropologist Margaret Mead published her controversial book Coming of Age in Samoa, a playwright has revisited the backlash that she faced after publishing her study. In a stage adaptation titled ‘Exposing...