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GBA, Okkodo: Mobile hitting cage beefs up baseball training
Pacific Daily News
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A state-of-the-art folding hitting cage has arrived, a significant addition to baseball training, the Guam Baseball Softball Academy and Okkodo High School said in a release. “This cage is called a folding hitting cage. We are very fortunate to...
Navy Medicine Industrial Hygiene Course Builds Global Readiness and Force Health Protection Capabilities
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 6, 2025
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES 08.06.2025 Courtesy Story SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 29, 2025) – Thirteen students from Navy Medicine commands across the Pacific attended the Industrial Hygiene Techniques/Exposure Monitor Course (EMC), hosted by...
Died suddenly: Governor of Saipan, a U.S. territory near Guam, who fought Chinese penetration
World Tribune
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July 25, 2025
by WorldTribune Staff, July 25, 2025 Real World News Arnold I. Palacios, governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a U.S. territory near Guam, died suddenly late Wednesday night after reports that a “medical incident”...
Governor: EVS-TAP restoration signals hope for tourism and economic revival
Marianas Variety
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Arnold I. Palacios (Office of the Governor) — Gov. Arnold Palacios has reaffirmed his administration's full support for the Economic Vitality & Security Travel Authorization Program and emphasized its significance in the Commonwealth's tourism...
International tech conference inspires robotics club students
The Guam Daily Post
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Four Saint Anthony Catholic School students returned from the International Society for Technology in Education, or ISTE, conference inspired and motivated to share their knowledge and apply it within their school and the greater community. Middle...
South Korean military plane apparently entered Japan ADIZ without notice
Japan Times
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July 26, 2025
Seoul – The South Korean Air Force said Friday that a transport aircraft bound for Guam urgently landed at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture on July 13 as it ran out of fuel. The South Korean military transport aircraft is...
Engaged Buddhism: Soka Gakkai President Issues Peace Statement to Mark 80 Years Since World War II
Buddhistdoor Global
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The president of the socially engaged Japanese Nichiren Buddhist organization the Soka Gakkai, Minoru Harada, issued a statement on 1 August, commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II. Titled “Creating a Wave of Change Toward a Century...
Urgent project: Guam missile defense system will take a decade to complete
The Pacific Island Times
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July 25, 2025
While the proposed Guam missile defense system is considered an urgent project in response to the “rapidly evolving threats” in the region, it will take 10 years to complete its construction and deployment, according to the Department of Defense....
Guam’s political and economic affairs, in context
Pasquines
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July 7, 2025
The current political climate in Guam is ever-changing and unique in its structure. The island first became a United States territory in 1898. At this time, it was placed under the authority of the US Navy. In 1950, the Guam Organic Act granted...
Northern Marianas Governor invites public to pay tribute to Arnold Palacios
RNZ
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July 25, 2025
The flag of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Photo: 123rf The body of the former Northern Marianas Governor Arnold Palacios will arrive in the Commonwealth today from Guam. Mr Palacios was medivacced to Guam after collapsing in his office...
South Korean man faces deportation after pleading guilty to harboring illegal alien since 2022
Pacific Daily News
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A South Korean man is now facing deportation or removal after pleading guilty on Tuesday to harboring an illegal alien, a woman who has overstayed since 2022, based on documents filed in the District Court of Guam. The man, Dae Sub Chang, 41,...
Japan expresses regret over South Korean military plane entering its defence zone
The Hans India
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July 25, 2025
Tokyo [Japan]: Japan's top government spokesperson on Friday termed it "regrettable" that fighter jets were scrambled after a South Korean military aircraft entered the Japanese air defence identification zone without any notice earlier this...
Following the USDA’s food and farm funding: Here’s what’s been canceled and frozen, and resources for those affected
Grist Magazine
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August 6, 2025
In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food. Thousands of government staffers were...
Defense in attempted murder case starts calling witnesses
Pacific Daily News
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As the trial of Jathan John Pangelinan Tedtaotao in an attempted murder case continued Tuesday, defense attorney Joseph Razzano began presenting their case and started calling witnesses. Three key law enforcement witnesses testified that the...
South Korean military plane entering defence zone ‘regrettable’: Japan
The Straits Times
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July 25, 2025
TOKYO - Japan’s top government spokesman said on July 25 that it is “regrettable” that the Self-Defence Forces (SDF) were forced to scramble fighter jets after a South Korean military airplane entered the Japanese air defence identification zone...
'Alarming' US Military Vulnerability Was Exposed During the Israel-Iran War: 'We Can't Afford to Do It Again'
The Western Journal
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July 25, 2025
Israel’s war with Iran in June revealed just how thinly stretched the United States’ missile defense systems are globally. America currently has seven Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems — known as THAAD — and two of those were reportedly...
US-Allied Military Planes Involved in Airspace Scare
Newsweek
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July 25, 2025
South Korea's military has launched an investigation after one of its transport planes entered Japan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) without prior notice, leading Japan to scramble fighters to carry out an interception. Newsweek has...
Election Commission faces $100K FY26 budget cut ahead of gubernatorial election
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Election Commission has been asked to slash it's fiscal year 2026 budget by $100,000 according to GEC Executive Director Maria Pangelinan at a board meeting Thursday. "I got a call from the office of Finance and Budget just today ... the...
At oversight hearing, officials tell senators that airport is owed $9M in fuel tax arrears
Pacific Daily News
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Guam International Airport Authority officials on Thursday told senators that the airport is owed $9.254 million in fuel tax arrears that, if collected, would be used for the airport’s debt services. Senators held a four-hour oversight hearing on...
DPHSS: Inafa’maolek Food Donation Act supports efforts to update Guam Food Code
The Guam Daily Post
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A new law that encourages the donation of “safe, wholesome food to those in need,” is not only welcomed by the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) but also supports the agency’s initiatives to update the Guam Food Code. The...