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Run Saipan’s 4th Annual Half Marathon set for Saturday
Marianas Variety
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RUN Saipan’s 4th Annual Half Marathon 2025 will kick off this Saturday, Aug. 30. This year, in addition to the 50 slots available for the half marathon distance, Run Saipan has upgraded its 5K fun run to a 10K fun run, offering 80 slots for that...
Saipan Humane Society expands veterinary services across NMI
Marianas Variety
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SAIPAN Humane Society recently completed a highly successful veterinary clinic in partnership with the MARS Ambassador Program, providing care to 374 pets over eight days. The clinic included a special outreach event at Atkins Kroll, where free...
Department of Health Services says 40 states to remove "gender ideology" from curriculum, including OK
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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The U.S. Department of Health Services, through the Administration for Children and Families, announced 46 states and territories will need to "remove all references to gender ideology" from any federally-funded Personal Responsibility Education...
Health Department threatens to pull states' sex ed funding for including 'gender ideology' in programs
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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August 26, 2025
The Trump administration has escalated its efforts to ban sex ed programs from teaching youth about being transgender, threatening to pull a total of more than $81 million in funding from 40 states and six territories unless they remove “all...
Red flags at 2 Tinian sites; green flag on Managaha
Marianas Variety
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THE Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Tinian's recreational beaches and storm drainages this week. Samples collected from the following locations contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator...
Feds order Michigan sex ed program to cut transgender references or risk losing funding
WZZM 13 - Michigan
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August 29, 2025
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services said that if Michigan does not remove language from sex ed curriculum, the state could lose out on nearly $3.4 million. LANSING, Mich. — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced...
Michigan must remove gender ideology from health program’s sex ed material, feds say
MLive - Michigan
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August 27, 2025
Michigan is among the 46 U.S. states and territories facing demands from the Trump administration to remove mentions of gender ideology from sexual education material used in a federally financed health program — or risk losing the funding...
Kentucky among states ordered to strip gender ideology from sex education materials
West Kentucky Star
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By Mark Maynard - Kentucky Today Aug. 29, 2025 | 11:09 AM | FRANKFORT Kentucky is one of 46 states and territories ordered to remove all references to gender ideology from federally funded sex education programs within the next 60 days or risk...
The Northern Mariana Islands after the death of Governor Arnold Palacios
Pasquines
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August 22, 2025
After a medical incident and following medical evacuation to the Guam Regional Medical Center, Governor Arnold Palacios of the Northern Mariana Islands passed away in the late night of July 23. “We are shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden...
Chewing betel nut has deep Pacific roots, but health officials warn of cancer risk
Hawaii Public Radio
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August 25, 2025
At a small farmers market in downtown Hilo, several tables display rows of betel nut that hang from a line, attached to their original branches, or contained in sealed plastic bags. On Hawaiʻi Island, there is no shortage of buyers for the...
Climate change, pollution, and lack of funding grows environmental risks in Northern Mariana Islands
Pasquines
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August 19, 2025
On August 14, 2025, the final protocols by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regarding 18 marine habitats in the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote Islands will take effect. The...
Saipan Renal Care recertified by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Marianas Variety
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(SRC) — Saipan Renal Care proudly announces its successful recertification by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or CMS, affirming full compliance with federal standards for quality dialysis care. The CMS recertification review,...
Community Events: Pet wellness fair on Saipan; Farmers' health screening; Food safety month
The Pacific Island Times
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August 15, 2025
AK, Saipan and Saipan Humane Society host Pet Wellness Fair on Aug. 16 Saipan— Atkins Kroll Saipan is partnering with the Saipan Humane Society to host a Pet Wellness Fair on Aug. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. t the Atkins Kroll Showroom in Puerto...
NMC-CREES adapts national nutrition curriculum for Marianas and Pacific
Marianas Variety
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(NMC) — Northern Marianas College-Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services-Nutrition & Health is working to make proven federal nutrition education resources more relevant for families in the CNMI and the U.S.-affiliated Pacific....
Mental health help — Weston County will benefit from grant
News Letter Journal - Wyoming
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A newly announced $2.4 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust will bring virtual crisis care to Wyoming, and both the Weston County Sheriff’s Office and Newcastle Police Department are actively trying to join the program. The trust,...
Red flags at 2 Rota, 3 Saipan sites
Marianas Variety
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THE Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzed water samples collected from Rota’s recreational beaches and storm drainages this week. Samples collected from the following locations contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator...
Red flags at 13 Saipan sites
Marianas Variety
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THE Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s west coast recreational beaches and storm drainages every week. Samples collected from the following locations contained excessive concentrations of...
Unexploded WWII ordnance unearthed at American Memorial Park in Saipan
RNZ
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August 19, 2025
Decades-old explosive remnants of war - mortar rounds, artillery shells, grenades - removed following following severe coastal erosion caused by Tropical Storm Krosa. Photo: Supplied A cache of unexploded ordnance buried in the sands of American...
Kentucky among states ordered to strip gender ideology from sex ed materials
Murray Ledger & Times - Kentucky
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FRANKFORT – (KT) Kentucky is one of 46 states and territories ordered to remove all references to gender ideology from federally funded sex education programs within the next 60 days or risk losing millions in federal dollars. The directive comes...
Beach erosion reveals large cache of UXO at Saipan's memorial park
The Pacific Island Times
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August 17, 2025
DFEMS, working with the U.S. Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment Marianas, the Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service, led a four-day operation that successfully cleared the UXO from the vicinity. Photo courtesy of...