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CHCC launches inaugural population health summit
Marianas Variety
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THE Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. on Monday launched the inaugural 2025 Pacific Population Health Summit at the Crowne Plaza’s Hibiscus and Azucena halls, with healthcare leaders and practitioners from across the Pacific sharing knowledge and...
Purdue Pharma reaches $7.4 billion settlement over opioid crisis
Buckeye Reporter - Ohio
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June 16, 2025
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. | https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/About-AG/Dave-YostOhio Attorney General Dave Yost. | https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/About-AG/Dave-Yost Attorney General Dave Yost has announced that 49 states, the...
55 attorneys general sign on to $7.4B Purdue Pharma, Sackler family settlement
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Attorneys general across the country are uniting in a historic opioid settlement. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all states and U.S....
Head Start may be the unkindest cut of all
Lake County Record Bee - California
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June 24, 2025
A little-hyped effort to gut and likely shut down Project Head Start composes one of the oddest and perhaps cruelest spending cuts mandated by President Trump and his unofficial – but very active – Department of Government Efficiency. This is a...
Ala Mai: Rise Up American Samoa Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Samoa News
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June 6, 2025
Talofa lava! We are honored to introduce the very first edition of Ala Mai — the official bi-monthly column of the American Samoa Alliance Against Domestic & Sexual Violence. This column is part of our continued mission to uplift, educate, and...
DMWR probes cause for recent fish kill in Pago Harbor marina
Samoa News
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June 23, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources (DMWR) is currently conducting an in-depth investigation into a concerning incident involving the discovery of approximately 300 dead fish floating in the waters adjacent...
Man allegedly attacks boy walking to and from Western Union
Samoa News
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June 23, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 25, 2025, a concerned father contacted the Leone Police Substation (LPS) in regards to his son who was allegedly assaulted. The defendant was later apprehended and charged with: Count 1: Public Peace...
Eight contestants in 2025 Miss American Samoa Pageant
Talanei
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June 2, 2025
Eight young women are vying to be the next Miss American Samoa, the first time in many years that the pageant has attracted this many contestants. Some of the contestants are from off island but have roots in American Samoa. The winner will be...
Training a community to combat coral disease
Talanei
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June 4, 2025
While the coral reefs surrounding American Samoa remain relatively healthy, resource managers are preparing for the possibility of future outbreaks—especially as coral diseases have devastated reefs elsewhere, such as those in the Western...
Lt. Governor, Pulumataala Ae Ae Jr. releases statement from Queens Hospital
Samoa News
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June 3, 2025
Honolulu - HAWAII Lt. Governor, Pulumataala Ae Ae Jr is currently in Queens Hospital, in Hawai’i, recovering from what he says may have been overexertion on his part, as he travelled across “various time zones, high elevations, and changing...
The 2025 Healthcare Workforce Management Report
Home Care
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What it means to be Samoa’s first female Olympic Sailor by Vaimo’oi’a Ripley
Samoa Global News
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June 22, 2025
“WHAT IT MEANS TO BE SAMOA’S FIRST FEMALE OLYMPIC SAILOR” By Vaimo’oi’a Ripley. 23 June 2025 – Every year on Olympic Day, we celebrate more than just athletes. We honour the courage it takes to chase a dream, the people who make that dream...
Commitment to Transparency: Statement on Manu’a Leadership
Samoa News
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June 20, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 18, 2025, “the Office of the Governor issued this statement to provide clarity and reaffirm its commitment to transparent governance regarding Mr. Enele Lefano’s role as Director of the ASG Manu‘a Office,”...
Swanson to focus on strategic plan, improving GDOE facilities
The Guam Daily Post
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The Guam Department of Education is in its third year of implementing the state strategic plan, a “benchmark year” for the department to reevaluate whether it is meeting the goals and objectives that the plan established for public school...
Expanding palliative care services photo & caption
Samoa News
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June 16, 2025
American Samoa Dept. of Health hosted a collaborative training with Kōkua Mau (Hawai‘i) to support LBJ and DOH physicians and nurses in expanding palliative care services. This important step helps bring compassionate, patient-centered care to...
Shipyard employees and CEO call for continued tax exemption for the struggling semi-autonomous agency
Samoa News
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June 18, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Shipyard Authority employees and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Carlos Sanchez, peacefully protested outside the A.P. Lutali Executive Office Building in Utulei yesterday morning. ASSA is a...
Man sentenced for 2020 assault that killed 61-year-old
Federal Way Mirror - Washington State
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June 21, 2025
A man who beat a 61-year-old Federal Way resident in 2020, causing his death, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Francis Kamu Mackenzie, 33, was sentenced June 13 to 204 months in prison for second-degree murder stemming from a Feb. 3,...
Man who asked her to ‘stop talking’ charged with assault
Samoa News
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June 17, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 24, 2025, a woman walked into the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) claiming that she was assaulted by her husband, allegedly in the presence of their young children. The defendant was apprehended and later charged...
Here is the list of states that will NOT receive summer food stamps in 2025
MARCA
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June 21, 2025
Actualizado 21/06/2025 - 09:48 CDT Summer has arrived and with it the Summer EBT program, also called SUN Bucks, a special program that provides $120 in food benefits to eligible children during this season in most states in the United States....
Samoan fashion designer killed during “No Kings” protest
Samoa News
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June 16, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A renowned Samoan fashion designer has been confirmed dead after he was shot at the "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City on Saturday night. The 39-year-old, Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, a Utah resident, was shot at the...