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DoH awarded $275,025 for scientific health research
Talanei
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June 30, 2025
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a grant notice of $275,025 for the American Samoa Department of Health from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This...
The Urgency is Artificial. My comment on the proposed permitting of deep-sea mining leases off American Samoa
Southern Fried Science
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July 1, 2025
Last month, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, who oversees seabed mineral mining within US water received an application from Impossible Metals to lease an area offshore of American Samoa for deep-sea mining trials. Unlike The Metals...
‘Immediate harm’: Education Department withholds $6.2B from schools
K-12 Dive
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July 1, 2025
School districts will be forced to cancel after-school programming, services for English learners and professional development as a result of $6.2 billion in federal K-12 grant money that the U.S. Department of Education is withholding from states...
NOAA budget mirrors Trump plan, reduces spending and staff
USA Today - Virginia
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A new budget document from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spells out in detail what many scientists and researchers both in and out of the federal government have feared since a White House budget proposal in the spring. If...
McDonald’s American Samoa awards $104,000 in scholarships
Talanei
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June 19, 2025
McDonald’s American Samoa Wednesday presented scholarships totaling $104,000 to four graduates of the American Samoa Community College and three high school graduates to pursue higher education. The scholarships were presented at a luncheon that...
US takes first step for potential mineral lease sale near American Samoa
KFGO - North Dakota
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June 12, 2025
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Interior Department said on Thursday it was publishing a request for information and interest to explore the potential for seabed mineral leasing offshore American Samoa. The step will launch a...
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...
“CONTROVERSIAL SHIFT ON DEEP-SEA MINING BY THE U.S.”
Samoa News
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June 30, 2025
Talofa! The following is a summary of my thoughts given the wonderful news of the American Samoa Governor and Lt Governor taking a unified stand with legislative leaders expressing opposition to the proposed commercial leasing of American Samoa's...
Amata welcomes ARPA Funds Extension from U.S. Department of Education
Samoa News
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June 30, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the decision by Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to extend American Samoa’s time limit for their use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) education funds. Congresswoman Uifa’atali...
AG Ford backs bill targeting youth substance abuse
Silver State Times - Nevada
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June 30, 2025
Attorney General Aaron D. Ford | Nevada Attorney General OfficeAttorney General Aaron D. Ford | Nevada Attorney General Office Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford, alongside 38 other attorneys general, has endorsed the bipartisan Youth Substance...
How Testing Protects Us All
Saporta Report
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June 30, 2025
For much of history, physicians made disease diagnoses by simply using their senses. What does the skin look like? How do the lungs sound? Do any bodily fluids have a particular smell? As we have learned more about the nature of diseases and...
Canadian technology could be used to mine the deep seas, but there's growing alarm over the risks
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 6, 2025
In dark waters near Collingwood, Ont., a giant yellow machine with metallic claws precisely snatches tiny rock balls from the lakebed, kicking up sediment with each grab. While it looks like a claw game at an arcade, for Impossible Metals, it's a...
15 receive AEPDA certificates from ASCC Automotive Technology Division
Samoa News
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June 3, 2025
Pago Pago - AMERICAN SAMOA A total of 15 community members proudly graduated from the Automotive Engine Performance & Drive Ability course offered by the Automotive Technology Division at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC). The 10-week...
Guam: Forever a Colony?
The Guam Daily Post
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What’s taking so long? It’s been close to 500 years that Guam has been flying a foreign flag, and still there’s been no serious effort to shake loose and walk its own path. Decolonization peaked years ago - soon after World War II when long-time...
Second Annual Drone Camp kicks off
Talanei
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June 25, 2025
The 2nd Annual Summer Drone Camp to promote Steam Education,(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math), and build local skills in the use of drones opened Tuesday. It’s organized by Oceania CDN in partnership with the American Samoa...
2nd Annual Summer Drone Camp kicks off
Samoa News
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June 25, 2025
Pago Pago, American Samoa — The skies will soon be buzzing with excitement as the 2nd Annual Summer Drone Camp officially takes off. Organized by OceaniaCDN (OCDN) in partnership with the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) and...
Amata welcomes passage of bill to reauthorize volcano warning system
Talanei
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June 27, 2025
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes passage by the Natural Resources Committee of H.R. 3176, which will reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (NVEWS) through fiscal year 2030. This system aims to monitor the most...
From Samoa to Normandy – The Story of a Fallen Hero
Talamua
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June 26, 2025
By John Dekhane/ The story of Samoan soldier, Private Henry William Saaga, has never been highlighted in any publication before, making this an opportunity to finally bring his sacrifice to light. John Dekhane is a writer/researcher based in...
THS Major Galoia named U.S. Army JROTC Instructor of the Year
Samoa News
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June 23, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) announced earlier this month that Major Siimoa Malaefono Galoia of Tafuna High School has been awarded the United States Army Cadet Command (USACC) JROTC Instructor of...
The Fine Print, June 2025 - Operation and Structure of the GENIUS Act of 2025 on Payment Stablecoins
JD Supra - California
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June 28, 2025
The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act” and the “Act”)1 establishes a regulatory infrastructure for defining, managing, custodying and issuing a specific kind of cryptocurrency – “payment...