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Packaged seafood conspiracy update: Is StarKist able to pay $100M fine? 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1251
Oprah Winfrey donates $2 million to Puerto Rico arts and recovery groups 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1203
LDS church announces eight new temples including the first one in American Samoa 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1122
Major amendments coming to Admin bill before Senate votes to increase retirement fund contributions 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1026
CNMI wildland fires flare up 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1018
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 864
WAPA: St. Thomas and St. John Experience 'Major' Power Outage This Morning After Generators 'Trip' 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1127
Conflict Of Interest Scandal Ensnares Puerto Rican Governor, His Brother 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1299
Author agrees to share SEC Puerto Rico whistleblower settlement with all contributors to his Go Fund 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 964
Puerto Rico to host 2020 World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 915
Tim Duncan Sends Six 40-Foot Trailers Filled With Cleaning And Hygiene Products To Territory For 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 14 1532
D.O.E. Continues to Lose Teachers as Eeducators Balk at G.E.R.S. Deductions, USVI Cost of Living 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1010
VI to Start Spending $1B Approved Disaster Funding This Month, Housing Finance Authority Says 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1036
Three Agree to Provide Information to Feds in Campbell Development Identity Theft & Wire Fraud Case 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1090
NPS Gives $10 Million Grant to Virgin Islands for Historic Resources Damaged by 2017 Hurricanes 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 989
6 Virgin Island Senators Head to Seatrade, a Costly, Taxpayer-Funded Trip to Miami 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1172
Hunger and an 'Abandoned' Hospital: Puerto Rico Waits as Washington Bickers 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1086
Vatican removes Guam archbishop after conviction of sexual abuse 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1156
Massive disaster relief bill at risk of stalling as Trump, Democrats fight over help for Puerto Rico 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1148
Guam included in Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expansion bill 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1158
Guam whistleblower: $13M tobacco tax unpaid 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1305
Groups lobby Guam governor to either sign or veto recreational marijuana bill 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 975
Employers hope to recruit more Samoans 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1271
CNMI: Ex-Dynasty workers ask court to issue $4.2M in default judgment 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1155
Puerto Rico Governor Signs Executive Order Banning Gay Conversion Therapy for Minors 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1204
Unpaid workers and complaints of shoddy construction plague hurricane recovery on U.S. Virgin Island 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1261
Puerto Rico's Economic Freedom 'Somewhat' Limited 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1198
Senator Gittens: Transfer Day is Important for All U.S. Virgin Islanders 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1158
WaPo Editorial Board: The Trump administration has turned bigotry into policy in Puerto Rico 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1386
Trump adversary Carmen Yulin Cruz to run for Puerto Rico governor in 2020 4 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 10 1774

U.S. Territories Continued...

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Aurea Vazquez Rijos: Beauty queen jailed for husband's murder 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1571
Puerto Rico debt adjustment plan not 'realistic' in April: official 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1151
Puerto Rico oversight board to appeal appointments ruling 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1330
StarKist looks to Samoa for 200 workers -- local recruitment lags 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1362
GovGuam health insurance bill is heard on session floor 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1112
Audit: Guam Memorial Hospital not doing enough to collect delinquent hospital bills 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1319
What is governor's plan to fix GovGuam? 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 802
Wutip spares the Marianas 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1172
Puerto Rico quietly abandons plan to move thousands of prisoners to Arizona 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1566
Puerto Rico Gov: Trump refuses meeting over hurricane relief 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1217
Hurricanes create natural climate change labs in Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1258
EU blacklists American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, USVI and other countries 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1569
Judge's ruling pushes Puerto Rico to pursue SSI benefits 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 4 1498
Coast Guard Intercepts 200 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $3 Million Off Puerto Rico 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 4 1320
USVI Is 'Distressed,' Bryan Says During His First State Of The Territory Address 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1253
American Samoan Prime Minister slams lengthy funeral and church services 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1585
Governor approves pay cuts for CNMI lawmakers 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1265
Philippines removal from H-2B visa surprises CNMI 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1329
Guam Archbishop Byrnes calls for patience as archdiocese undergoes bankruptcy process 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1115
Trump Administration: Puerto Rico Has Enough Funding, Doesn't Need More Aid 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1201
Unsecured Creditors Objects Annulment Of $6B Of Puerto Rico's Debt 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1432
Vialet Calls On Bryan To Declare State Of Emergency In Light Of Surging Gun Violence In USVI 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1202
If No Action Is Taken On Medicinal Marijuana Bill Today, It Becomes Law In U.S. Virgin Islands 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1012
CARPHA: Warns Of 'Severe' Outbreak of Dengue Virus In Caribbean This Year 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1289
In first 2020 campaign trip, Julian Castro says Trump "failed" Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1119
Judge hears major Puerto Rico debt restructuring case 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 927
A Wave of Violent Daytime Killings Has Puerto Rico on Edge 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1412
Guam Bond ratings downgraded 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1229
Families face separation as US ends Obama-era immigration programs in CNMI 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1095
Guam baby boy is the first U.S. Citizen born in 2019 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1250

U.S. Territories Continued...

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Puerto Rico Lost Nearly 130,000 Residents after Hurricane Maria 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 8 1887
Free College Tuition in USVI Closer to Reality Following Bill's Passage in Senate 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1522
PROMESA Board Wants Food Stamp Work Requirement for Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1382
Medicinal Marijuana Bill Passes Legislature, Is Now One Signature Away From Being Legal in USVI 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1310
Samoan man who had sex with a 13-yr-old sentenced -- girl claims it's love 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1537
Gov. Calvo proposes spaceport on Guam 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1172
CUC eyes restoration of 24-hour water on Saipan 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1021
Puerto Ricans Feel Federal Government Ambushed Them With Cockfighting Ban 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1272
Gittens Says 'Dictatorship' Behavior Led to Disharmony Between St. Croix Democrats 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1292
Dover doctor: Medical missions help bring normalcy to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1043
CLTC: Justice Dept. has no right to sue GovGuam 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1254
CNMI Gov. Torres reassures that recovery is moving swiftly 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1026
How Does a Territory Become a State? 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1034
Letter from House Leaders to DOJ Calls for Puerto Rico Statehood Vote 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1040
Former Puerto Rico financial advisor pleads guilty to bank fraud 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1025
Puerto Rico Approves Laws For Insurance Policy Holders Post-Hurricane Maria 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 3 1098
$3,700 Generators and $666 Sinks: FEMA Contractors Charged Steep Markups on Puerto Rico Repairs 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1340
Labor unions file pension lawsuit against Puerto Rico 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1046
Guam Catholic church to file bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits 0 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1056
Experts warn Puerto Rico at risk amid lack of disaster plan 1 Eugene Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1201
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