A 10-year-old New York boy named Carter who beat cancer got to meet another cancer survivor named Carter, former President Jimmy Carter. The meeting between Carter Beckhard-Suozzi of Glen Cove, New York, and the nation’s 39th president opened with a giant hug Monday at The Carter Center in Atlanta. The Remarkable Cancer Treatment That Helped […]
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Australian prime minister under pressure to revise agenda
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister came under pressure from his own lawmakers on Thursday to revise his economic agenda after his weakened coalition scraped through one of the nation’s closest ever elections. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s center-right Liberal Party lost at least 14 lawmakers, including some of Turnbull’s key moderate supporters, in knife-edge […]
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Ex-admiral: US should defend reef off Philippines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States should be willing to use military force to oppose Chinese aggression at a disputed reef off the coast of the Philippines, a former commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific told a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Dennis Blair made the recommendation to a Senate panel, a day after an […]
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Aligano Maisui returns home after FESTPAC
Sailed through typhoon winds on the back home July 11, 2016 (Koror) Aligano Maisui and its crew returned safely home to a welcoming crowd of family, friends and national leadership after an eventful sailing voyage across half of Micronesia to attend the 2016 Festival of Pacific Arts in Guam. Sailing for over 3 months across […]
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$4.6 m supplemental budget becomes law
By: L.N. Reklai July 11, 2016 (Koror) President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr. signed into law supplemental budget bill authorizing and appropriating additional $4,622,500.00 million dollars to supplement the FY 2016 Unified Budget. “As with any appropriations bill, this piece of legislation is needed for the continued well functioning of the government,” addressed President Remengesau to […]
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Family fishing trip turns tragic, 4 lives lost
By: L.N. Reklai July 10, 2016 (Ngaraard-Palau) A family fishing expedition turned terribly tragic when a boat carrying family of 4 overturned on the evening of July 9th, 2016 and all 4 family members died. Jesse Edesomel of Ngkeklau hamlet, his wife Felisa Betty Ngirdengoll and their two young daughters, Dirratrei age 12 and Tracy […]