WASHINGTON –U.S. President Donald J. Trump today proposed $619 million for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget for the benefit of fellow Americans in the U.S. territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The proposal […]
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Trade in Asia-Pacific declines for the first time since 2009, highlights UN regional arm Region expected to bounce back in 2020 with positive trade growth
Bangkok (ESCAP news) – Asia-Pacific economies may see positive trade growth in 2020 but are still facing downside risks from the adverse impacts of the United States – China trade tensions, two new trade briefs by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) released today have revealed. Trade in […]
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U.S federal court ruling gives American Samoans citizenship
UTAH, 13 DECEMBER 2019 – A U.S federal judge has ordered the government to grant birth right citizenship to individuals born in America Samoa. Although American Samoa is a U.S territory, American Samoans have to date been deemed non-citizen nationals. The ruling was handed down in a district court in Utah, where a group of […]
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White House says it won’t participate in impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House declared Sunday it would not participate in the first impeachment hearings before the House Judiciary Committee as Democrats prepared to approve their report Tuesday making the case for President Donald Trump’s removal from office. The Democratic majority on the House Intelligence Committee says its report will speak for itself […]
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US, S Korea postpone joint exercise criticized by N Korea
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an “act of goodwill” toward North Korea. The move comes even as Japan’s defense minister, whose country feels threatened by repeated North Korean missile launches, told Esper “no one could be […]
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Judge fines Trump $2 million for misusing charity foundation
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities as a fine for misusing his own charitable foundation to further his political and business interests. New York state Judge Saliann Scarpulla imposed the penalty after the president admitted to a series of abuses outlined […]