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Health care slashed even for immigrants with legal status under massive Senate bill
The Columbian - Washington State
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Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits from immigrants with legal status. The House version of the massive tax and spending...
UN report highlights scars of U.S nuclear testing in Marshall Islands
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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September 26, 2024
The United States must consider a formal apology and full reparation to Marshall Islands citizens whose human rights have been violated by the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific, UN rights experts said in a new report. Between 1946-58, the...
UN report highlights scars of US nuclear testing in Marshall Islands
The Pacific Island Times
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September 26, 2024
Photo courtesy of US Navy (Benar News) -- The United States must consider a formal apology and full reparation to Marshall Islands citizens whose human rights have been violated by the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific, U.N. rights experts...
New World Bank US$30 million project will expand internet access for Marshall Islands
Pacific News Service
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The World Bank’s Board of executive directors has approved a US$30 million project in Marshall Islands, where access to high-speed internet remains extremely limited and costly, that will secure faster, more reliable, and more affordable internet...
New expedition will seek to locate Amelia Earhart's lost plane
CBS News
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An expedition to a remote and tiny island this fall will attempt to locate Amelia Earhart's plane in the Pacific Ocean. The effort, announced Wednesday by the Purdue Research Foundation and Archaeological Legacy Institute, will focus on a "visual...
UAMS, AR Children’s brace for Trump administration cuts to medical research funding
Little Rock Public Radio - Arkansas
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February 11, 2025
From the Arkansas Times: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s are preparing for the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Institutes of Health, a policy change that would upend grant-funded research at...
Commentary: Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers Strategic Opportunity in the Pacific
The Ohio Star
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July 5, 2025
by Wyatt J. Greco In an April 2025 executive order, President Trump affirmed that offshore critical minerals are key to creating supply chains that do not depend on adversaries like the People’s Republic of China. While US leadership on deep-sea...
UPDATE: UAMS, AR Children’s brace for Trump administration cuts to medical research funding
Arkansas Times
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February 10, 2025
This story has been updated to include additional information from Arkansas Children’s President Marcy Doderer The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s are preparing for the Trump administration’s cuts to the...
Griffith experts guide Marshall Islands towards a new Monetary Authority
Griffith University News
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September 4, 2024
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a step closer to establishing a new banking regulatory system with Griffith University academics playing a key part in the move towards a Monetary Authority for the North Pacific Island nation. In...
Search for Amelia Earhart's lost plane begins on 88th anniversary of disappearance
KSAS - Kansas
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On the 88th anniversary of her disappearance, there's a new effort to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane. The Kansas aviator who was trying to become the first female pilot to fly around the world, disappeared over the Pacific. The Purdue...
Arkansas WIC participation far below national average; advocates push for increased enrollment
Arkansas Times
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July 8, 2025
Just over a third of eligible Arkansans participate in federal nutrition assistance aimed at low-income women and children, the second-lowest participation rate in the nation, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....
Arkansas Advocate: State WIC participation far below national average; advocates push for increased enrollment
Arkadelphian - Arkansas
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July 8, 2025
By TESS VRBIN | Arkansas Advocate Just over a third of eligible Arkansans participate in federal nutrition assistance aimed at low-income women and children, the second-lowest participation rate in the nation, according to the U.S. Centers for...
Lawmakers spearhead effort to formally apologise for U.S nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands
Pacific News Service
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U.S Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA), along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Ed Markey (D-MA), Wednesday introduced a resolution recognising the legacy of U.S nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. The resolution reaffirms the...
UAMS's diabetes education program shows promising results among Marshallese communities
KFSM - Arkansas
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UAMS introduced a family-centered Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support program, designed to align with the Marshallese community’s cultural values. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Medical experts are tackling a health crisis in the Marshallese...
Big Tech Stands to Profit From a US Takeover of Greenland
Jacobin
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President Donald Trump started his second term with his sights set on Greenland. When Trump first proposed buying the arctic nation during his first administration, it was treated like a joke. But in a phone call last week with Denmark’s prime...
Trump’s Tech Donors Have Big Plans For Greenland
The Lever
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January 29, 2025
President Donald Trump started his second term with his sights set on Greenland. When Trump first proposed buying the Arctic nation during his first administration, it was treated like a joke. But in a phone call last week with Denmark’s prime...
Innovative Low-Carbon Sailing Cargo Ship Arrives in the Marshall Islands
Offshore Source - Florida
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Korean Register (KR) is proud to announce the successful delivery of the groundbreaking low-carbon sailing cargo ship SV Juren Ae (IMO no. 1021245) to the Marshall Islands Shipping Corporation (MISC) on July 31. Built under KR class in South...
Dark finance: How Iran defies sanctions
CTech
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June 23, 2025
Since the United States withdrew from the nuclear agreement in 2018, Iran has developed extensive and sophisticated international networks of financial intermediaries - including shell companies, banks, and exchange offices - that have enabled it...
KR: Low-carbon sailing ship ready to serve Marshall Islands
Offshore Energy
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August 14, 2024
Low-carbon sailing ship SV Juren Ae, built under Korean Register (KR) class at Asia Shipbuilding in Geoje, South Korea, has been delivered to Marshall Islands Shipping Corporation (MISC). SV Juren Ae. Image credit: GIZ LCST The delivery of this...
Inside the “shadow fleet” that financed Iranian terror cells worldwide
CTech
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June 22, 2025
The war with Iran raises concerns that the Revolutionary Guards may attempt to activate the global Islamic terror cells they established and funded through the Quds Force. These groups, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and others in Syria, have...