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How Android earthquake alerts work (and how to enable them)
ZDNet
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June 20, 2025
bymuratdeniz/Getty ImagesThe next time you get an alert on your Android phone, it might just be life-saving information. Google expanded its earthquake alert system last fall; this week, Samsung introduced its own version that might be even...
New report alleges Impossible Metals’ claims are scientifically baseless
Samoa News
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June 12, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA [Monday, 9 June 2025, 8:23 pm] — A new report launched today reveals that the deep sea mining plans of California-based company Impossible Metals pose serious environmental risks, despite the company’s claims of...
DOI Opens Comment Period on Deep-Sea Mineral Mining
Talanei
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June 13, 2025
The Interior Department has taken the first formal step toward mineral leasing in federal waters near American Samoa. KHJ News Washington DC correspondent Matt Kaye reports… Interior has announced a Request for Information to consider possible...
Census: Guam farms grow by 319, sales value up by 60% in 5 years
Pacific Daily News
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Guam saw its number of farms grow from 264 in 2018 to 583 in 2023, while the sales value went up by 60% or from $3.842 million to $6.162 million in five years, based on the newly released Census of Agriculture. In five years, the island saw 319...
Leone High School 2025 Commencement graduates 113
Samoa News
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June 11, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The pride of Leone High School roared once more as 113 graduates took center stage in a spectacular graduation ceremony held this morning at the school's gymnasium — the beloved Home of the Lions. The LHS Class of...
Sexually transmitted infections in local women on the rise
Samoa News
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June 11, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa’s 2025 Women/Maternal Health Annual Report outlines several concerns regarding the rise of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the territory. The undated report released by the US Department of Health and...
Ocean is not a resource to exploit…it’s part of our identity as Samoans
Talanei
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June 11, 2025
At the meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council in Honolulu on Monday, a statement opposing deepsea mining in American Samoan waters was presented by Utumapu Dr. Andrew Pati Ah Young. Utumapu has a PhD in Biological...
'Act responsibly for humankind' — Palau president on deep sea mining
Samoa News
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June 10, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Palau's president says the US to fast-track deep sea mining is not a good idea. Deep sea mining frontrunner The Metals Company (TMC) has since confirmed it will not apply for a mining license through the International...
Charles “Mick” McCuddin (1934 – 2025)
Samoa News
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June 9, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Mick McCuddin, 91, passed away on May 28, 2025, in Sacramento, CA where he had been receiving treatment for cancer at the Sacramento VA Medical Center since 2024. Mick served the American Samoa Government for more than...
Concerns raised regarding deep-seabed mining in Am Samoa waters
Samoa News
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June 9, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Opposition from members of the public has continued to pour in regarding deep-seabed mining on or around American Samoa’s offshore waters since the Department of the Interior moved to consider issuing or selling a...
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...
Concern in Samoa about deep sea mining around Am Samoa
Talanei
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June 9, 2025
Samoa Conservation Society President James Atherton has called for great care after the United States government announced plans to consider a lease for deep sea mining off shore of American Samoa. Samoa Observer newspaper reports Atherton said...
Amata holds roundtable meeting with leaders of S.O.F.I.A.S
Talanei
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June 9, 2025
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata held a roundtable meeting with leaders of the Society of Fa’afafine in American Samoa (S.O.F.I.A.S.) to answer questions and discuss a variety of issues that were raised. The most discussed issues were the status of...
Valin to Distribute Parker Aerospace Solutions in the South Pacific
Industrial Distribution - Wisconsin
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May 30, 2025
Valin Corp. announced Thursday that it has been named the authorized distributor of Parker Hannifin's Velcon brand of filtration solutions in Hawaii and elsewhere in the South Pacific. Valin's new South Pacific territory also includes Guam,...
Arkansas AG urges Meta to safeguard Facebook users from fraudulent stock ads
KFSM - Arkansas
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Arkansas Attorney General urged Meta to review ad policies to protect Facebook users from investment fraud. ARKANSAS, USA — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and 41 other attorneys general sent a letter on June 5 through the National...
ASBF delivers great boxing at the “Rise Up Boxing Competition”
Samoa News
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June 4, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — What was billed as a youth boxing tournament meant to promote fair competition and development ended in controversy, as the American Samoa Boxing Federation (ASBF) raised serious concerns over mismatches, questionable...
Kilauea fountaining draws locals and visitors like moths to a flame
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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June 17, 2025
HAWAI‘I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK >> It was all but silent on a recent morning at Uekahuna, the newly restored viewing area overlooking the summit of Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii island. A few visitors trickled onto the lookout, sitting on benches and...
Amata holds issues roundtable meeting with S.O.F.I.A.S. leadership
Samoa News
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June 9, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata held a roundtable meeting June 07, with leadership members of the Society of Fa’afafine in American Samoa (S.O.F.I.A.S.) to answer questions and discuss the issues that were brought up. The meeting...
Former Gov. Lolo asks Amata to lead charge against deep-sea mining
Samoa News
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June 4, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Former Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has appealed to Congresswoman Uifa’atali Aumua Amata to consider the negative impact of deep-sea mining near the waters of American Samoa, and “lead our charge to ward off...
Better communication key to improving HCAHPS scores
mHealthIntelligence
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Healthcare organizations working to improve their HCAHPS scores should focus on better communication about medications and hospital discharge information, concluded a new study in PLOS One. The report, which looked at HCAHPS scores for 3,288...