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UOG professor highlights Guam's traditional fishing in international rabbitfish study
The Guam Daily Post
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A new scientific book co-edited by a University of Guam professor is putting the island's centuries-old mañahåk fishing traditions on the international academic stage, showcasing how Guam's cultural knowledge contributes to global marine science....
Following the USDA’s food and farm funding: Here’s what’s been canceled and frozen, and resources for those affected
Grist Magazine
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August 6, 2025
In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food. Thousands of government staffers were...
Mission Lifesaver: Expeditionary Medicine Redefining Battlefield Care
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 6, 2025
FORT RUCKER, Ala. – The beat of helicopter rotors pulses overhead as medical teams climb aboard, loaded with critical patients and focused minds. Dust kicks up on a sun-scorched flight line as service members rehearse what few in the civilian...
Pacific leaders group applauds ICJ climate change ruling, criticizes Australia ruling
The Guam Daily Post
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The Pacific Elders' Voice, or PEV, an independent group made up of Pacific Island leaders, has issued a statement applauding the recent advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice, or ICJ, at the United Nations. "The...
Guam isn't tsunami-proof. 'We have just been very lucky,' meteorologist says
The Pacific Island Times
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July 30, 2025
Tumon Bay/Photo by Mar-Vic Cagurangan/Pacific Island Times By Jayvee Vallejera and Mar-Vic Cagurangan The magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Russia’s Far East early Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings across a broad section of the Pacific, including...
Guam, Pacific nations respond to tsunami threat
Marianas Business Journal
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An 8.8 magnitude earthquake off of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on June 30 triggered tsunami advisories, watches and warnings in Guam and across the Pacific. Graphic of tsunami amplitude. Courtesy Pacific Tsunami Warning Center In Japan, waves of...
New missile defense radar lands in Guam to be put to the test
Defense News
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August 1, 2025
The U.S. Army’s new missile defense radar has landed in Guam and is preparing to be put to the test. The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, or LTAMDS, arrived in Guam earlier this month with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll visiting Task Force...
Weather Service Assures North Dakotans There Is ‘No Threat’ of Tsunami in Landlocked State
Mediaite - New York
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July 30, 2025
The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images The National Weather Service in Grand Forks, North Dakota assured North Dakotans there was “no threat” of a tsunami in the landlocked state on Tuesday. After a social media user asked, “where is the tsunami...
Guam EV dealers shift shipping strategies as demand grows despite Matson ban
The Guam Daily Post
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FlowEV's charging network has experienced unprecedented growth, with usage now “well into the triple digits of registered users actively using the network,” according to James Rosenberg II, general manager of Triple J Technologies and FlowEV. “We...
Call for Guam, CNMI artists to take part in Ta Nå’i Ånimu II exhibit
Pacific Daily News
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Hita Litekyan and Micronesia Climate Change Alliance are inviting artists based on Guam, Saipan, Tinian and Rota to submit proposals for Ta Nå’i Ånimu II: Sacred Waters, a continuation of the art exhibition series centering Indigenous creativity,...
Army to bolster Guam defenses with new Patriot unit, part of 360-degree missile shield
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Members of the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade perform reload operations on a Patriot system in an unidentified location during Keen Sword drills on Oct. 28, 2024. (Connor Davis/U.S. Army) The Army is sending an improved Patriot battalion to...
A climate science network may lose its Pacific hub. Here's what that means for local researchers
Hawaii Public Radio
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July 31, 2025
The Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center is one of nine regional hubs in a climate research network funded by the federal government. It's led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, and the...
Changing Guam’s future, requires changing professional politicians for citizens legislators
The Guam Daily Post
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Over the past 17 years, I’ve watched Guam’s Legislature pass hundreds of bills. But I can’t name one that brought real, lasting improvement to the people on our island. That’s not to say nothing has changed. Some bills certainly made a difference...
NWS dispels myth: Marianas Trench doesn't make Guam tsunami-proof
Pacific Daily News
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Despite what many on the island believe, the Marianas Trench doesn’t make Guam tsunami-proof, National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist Landon Aydlett said. Guam has just been lucky that it hasn’t been hit with large tsunami...
Weather Never Stops for Air Force Squadron
MilitarySpot - Alabama
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July 28, 2025
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Clark, 36th Operations Support Squadron weather apprentice and forecaster, observes cloud patterns using a Mark IV-B weather system to determine if a storm is forming during exercise Resolute Force Pacific...
Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey
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August 6, 2025
Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript August 5, 2025 Leidos Holdings, Inc. misses on earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $ EPS, expectations were $2.63. Operator: Greetings. Welcome to Leidos’ Second Quarter 2025...
Following the USDA’s food and farm funding: Here’s what’s been canceled and frozen, and resources for those affected
Grist Magazine
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August 6, 2025
In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food. Thousands of government staffers were...
Guam EPA may need local funding by 2027 as federal support dwindles
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Environmental Protection Agency will get enough money to keep the lights on through next fiscal year but will eventually need funding from the government of Guam to offset cuts to its average annual $3.5 million federal grant money, GEPA...
Update 2: U.S. Coast Guard reopens ports of Guam and Rota, continuing assessments in Saipan and Tinian
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 30, 2025
SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port set Guam and the Rota ports back to Heavy Weather Condition Whiskey, effective 7:30 p.m. on July 30, reopening the ports to normal operations as the tsunami advisory ended. Further...
Why the Almanac of American Politics remains an essential read amid today’s fractured political climate
Poynter
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July 30, 2025
On Sept. 2, a rarity will arrive in bookstores: a volume that manages to bridge the divides of today’s highly polarized politics. That book is the Almanac of American Politics. An updated version of the Almanac has been published every two years...