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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...
“This is a case I know…I will win in court”
Talanei
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July 1, 2025
One of the two passengers who were taken off last Thursday’s Hawaiian Airlines flight upon arrival at Pago Pago International Airport and questioned by authorities regarding an alleged bomb threat has shared her ordeal in a FaceBook post. Makerita...
OP-ED: Encore — Proof of Decay at ASGERF
Samoa News
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July 2, 2025
For far too long, the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund (ASGERF) has operated without meaningful transparency or accountability. This op-ed presents my final public statement as a trustee, documenting not only institutional decay...
Three confirmed dengue fever cases
Talanei
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July 2, 2025
The Department of Health reports that there have been three laboratory confirmed cases of dengue fever in the territory. The confirmed cases are travelers who recently returned from Samoa where there has been an outbreak of dengue fever. All...
RIP: Shelley Arrowsmith, 1951–2025
Sonoma Valley Sun - California
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July 5, 2025
Shelley Arrowsmith, longtime Sonoma resident and community activist, passed away at home on her farm in Sonoma on April 20 after a two-year battle with cancer. She left quietly, but her absence is already loud in the lives she touched. Many who...
Samoa citizen arrives home safely from Israel amid unrest in Middle East
Samoa News
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June 30, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ms. Polino Falevaai from The Scientific Research Organization Of Samoa (SROS) who was attending a 10-month training on agricultural research and innovations in Israel has returned home safely on Saturday 28 June, after...
Indiana Dunes National Park Ninth Most ‘Photogenic’ In Study
Ink Free News - Indiana
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July 4, 2025
InkFreeNews.com Posted Jul 04, 2025 Updated: Jul 3, 2025 @ 3:38 PM In a study of the most Instagram-tagged national parks in America, Indiana Dunes National Park has emerged ninth. News Release PORTER — In a study of the most tagged national parks...
Local artisans gather for “Crafting Success” workshop in Tafuna
Samoa News
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June 27, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Hosted by the American Samoa Visitors Bureau in partnership with the Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA), the “Crafting Success” workshop was held on June 25th at the TAOA Fale Samoa in Tafuna. The half-day...
Swimmer Amaya Bollinger wins silver in 200M butterfly
The Guam Daily Post
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Guam earned its first swimming medal at the 12th Pacific Mini Games on Thursday in Koror, Palau. Amaya Bollinger delivered a standout performance in the 200-meter butterfly, capturing silver - on her 17th birthday - in 2 minutes 24.77 seconds....
A glimpse into the 2025 Pacific Mini Games - voices of athletes in Palau
RNZ
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July 3, 2025
2025 Palau Mini Games enters its fifth day of competition on Friday. Photo: Facebook / Palau 2025 Pacific Mini Games The 2025 Pacific Mini Games has been a colourful affair so far, bringing together 23 Pacific nations to compete in a variety of...
Tahiti's golden run continues at Palau Mini Games
RNZ
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July 2, 2025
PNG’s weightlifting queen, Dika Toua, has claimed 2 Gold and 1 Silver in the Women’s 53kg category on 2 July. Photo: Team PNG Facebook The Tahitians have opened a wider gap between themselves and the rest of the pack on the medal table at the...
Samoa journalist surrenders passport after defamation charges lodged
Samoa News
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June 25, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Samoa Observer is reporting that the president of the Journalist Association of Samoa, appeared in the Samoa District Court Tuesday morning (Samoa time) to answer to defamation charges. Lagi Keresoma, also known as...
Day 4 at Pacific Mini Games: No new medals but Guam sees some wins
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s baseball and softball teams both won games at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau on the fourth day of the competition on Thursday, though no new medal was added to the three they got on Day 3 from weightlifter Chloe Santos. Santos got one gold...
Catholic Church ordains new deacons
Talanei
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June 27, 2025
The Catholic Church in American Samoa celebrated the ordination of 12 permanent deacons and one transitional deacon on Friday, June 27. The deacons have successfully completed four years of study and pastoral work to be ordained. Both the deacons...
NZ may help Pacific Islanders in the Middle East 'where feasible'
Samoa News
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June 24, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A spokesperson for New Zealand's minister of foreign affairs says where feasible, they may assist Pacific Islanders in the Middle East. The Defense Force is sending a plane to the Middle East to assist any New...
Janet Louise Dutton, 90
Titusville News-Journal - Pennsylvania
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Janet Louise Dutton, 90 A beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away in Safety Harbor, Florida on October 18, 2024. Born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, Janet Louise Wallace moved to Titusville, PA as a young child, where she was raised by...
International Bulldogs: Softball trio joins national teams for summer tournaments
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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June 27, 2025
Three Bulldogs are set to travel for international softball competitions this summer, with incoming pitcher Peja Goold representing Colombia at the Pan American Championships, MSU graduate Chloe Malau’ulu representing American Samoa at the Pacific...
Local 59-member delegation for XII Pacific Mini Games in Palau begin departing tonight
Samoa News
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June 23, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Following determined, last-minute efforts by American Samoa's national women’s softball and volleyball teams to raise the remaining funds for their airfares, a 59-member delegation is set to begin departing tonight to...