Category: Headlines
Thirteen years providing the missing context of islands
In most buildings, the elevator skips the 13th floor. The number is omitted, passed over quietly,...
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NOAA advances seabed mapping near American Samoa
On January 22, 2026, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it would survey...
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Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
By Raquel Rutledge. This story was originally published by ProPublica. To the narcotics agents...
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Super Typhoon Sinlaku batters Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
Super Typhoon Sinlaku struck Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands on April 14, 2026, bringing...
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Guam’s political status under scrutiny amid deep-sea mining push
The possibility of a deep-sea mining operation in Guam has continuously caused concern amongst the...
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BAILE INoLVIDABLE: A dance of resilience and resistance
Editor’s note: Bad Bunny is not just a global music star; he is a cultural and political...
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NUEVAYol: A celebration of diaspora experience and nationhood
Editor’s note: Bad Bunny is not just a global music star; he is a cultural and political...
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How American Samoa’s citizenship status became a criminal question in Alaska
American Samoa is the only United States territory whose residents Congress has not recognized as...
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La MuDanZa: The song that feels like Puerto Rico living inside you
Editor’s note: Bad Bunny is not just a global music star; he is a cultural and political...
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A government can choose to investigate the killing of a protester − or choose to blame the victim and pin it all on ‘domestic terrorism’
By Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University The question the First Amendment keeps...
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12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year
By Spencer Overton, George Washington University One year after Donald Trump’s second...
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More than 60,000 oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
Civil society organizations from Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, alongside national...
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