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Saipan has been a commonwealth of the U.S. for decades - CBS News 0 TexasTowelie May 20 May 20 8 525
This happened in a U.S. state's national wildlife preserve. 0 3Hotdogs Mar 2025 Mar 2025 11 969
Congresswoman Checks U.S. Over Its Territories 'Problem' In House Floor Plea 1 Emile Jan 2025 Jan 2025 9 1019
Harris Wins Guam Territorial Vote 3 modrepub Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 1407
Puerto Rico's G.O.P. Chairman Demands Apology From Trump for Comic's Remarks 26 RandySF Oct 2024 Oct 2024 36 3212
More than half of Puerto Rico is without power after Hurricane Ernesto - ABC News 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 870
Puerto Rico cancels classes, activates National Guard as Tropical Storm Ernesto nears 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 849
Puerto Rico finalizes details of upcoming referendum on political status amid criticism over cost 1 Eugene Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 9627
Puerto Rico power company suspends $65M worth of maintenance projects, sparking outcry amid outages 2 Eugene Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 947
Widespread outage hits Puerto Rico as customers demand ouster of private electric company 0 Eugene Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 983
The Fall of Wake Island, and Donald Trump's toothbrush.... 0 DemocraticPatriot Mar 2024 Mar 2024 0 33567
Former Puerto Rico mayor caught on film in bribery case faces 5 years in prison 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1875
Bidens to spend New Year's in St. Croix - ABC News 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2023 Dec 2023 9 2944
We Went To Puerto Rico: The Most Unequal Place in America - More Perfect Union 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 3961
Trump declared that 'Guam isn't America' when warned that the US territory could be vulnerable NK 3 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 4818
Transgender Woman Wins $125,000 After Settling Discrimination Suit with American Samoa 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 4 2088
Jeffrey Epstein paid college tuition for the kids of former Virgin Islands first lady, and she asked 1 Eugene Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 7268
Hertz apologizes after refusing rental car to Puerto Rican customer 4 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 1 3564
US Virgin Islands authorizes recreational use of marijuana 0 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 2294
USVI Suing JPMorgan Chase, Accusing Bank of Facilitating Jeffery Epstein's Sex Trafficking Crimes 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 105712
House passes bill allowing Puerto Rico to vote on statehood, independence 5 sl8 Dec 2022 Dec 2022 13 6009
More than 100 migrants stranded near Puerto Rico await help 0 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 2280
US waives Jones Act to boost diesel supply for Puerto Rico 1 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 8245
Talks to restructure Puerto Rico power company debt fail 0 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 2364
Coastal erosion in Puerto Rico - CNN reports (4 min video) 0 progree Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 3698
VI Dept. of Health Encourages Masking as Covid-19 Cases Surge to 962 Following Carnival; Bryan Seeks 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 1 6494
The Future of the Child Tax Credit in Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 1 2131
Genomic sequencing confirms presence of BA.2 variant on American Samoa 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 3 6253
Rescinded Covid Mandate Revives Guam's Nightlife 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 1 2290
IPI told to 'throw in the towel' on Saipan 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 0 5653

U.S. Territories Continued...

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Puerto Rico launches hearings on bill to restrict abortions 1 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 5541
Unsecured Openings Led to the Flooding and Sinking of Tugboat -NTSB 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 5133
Unions slam Puerto Rico government, developers over imported labor for reconstruction projects 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 5798
Bipartisan bill filed in Congress to hasten Puerto Rico fiscal board's dissolution 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 4854
White House Event on Puerto Rico Child Tax Credit to be Held on Monday 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 5014
Major outage forces Puerto Rico to shutter schools, offices 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2946
Puerto Rico scraps debt restructuring deal for power company 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 3353
Amendments for Samoan lands and voting on Constitutional Review Committee agenda 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 5791
USVI to refinance bonds to save public pension system 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 4880
Puerto Rico governor to offer teachers a pension plan similar to that of police 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 5589
US Compacts of Free Association: What Next? 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2168
Reports: Citing 'serious cash flow problem,' AES demands government bailout from Puerto Rico 6 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 5509
Plaskett Calls For Ferry Service Between St. Croix and St. Thomas Funded Through $220M Allocation 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 5236
Virgin Islands WAPA owes GERS millions, no payment plan implemented 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2281
Puerto Rico comptroller's report highlights backlog of unresolved cases before medical board 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 4752
Salary increase proposed for central government employees in Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2143
Puerto Rico teachers call pay hike authorized by fiscal board 'a crumb' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2693
Approved fiscal plan says Puerto Rico won't face budget deficits until 2048 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 4654
Guam sends medical supplies to help Palau battle 1st COVID-19 surge 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 4696
San Nicolas: Guam constitution a possibility 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2751
CNMI Democrats kick off campaign 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2396
Hofschneider refers impeachment resolution on CNMI Gov. Torres jointly to 2 committees 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 4686
2 South Korean airlines to resume Saipan route next week 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 4310
With CNMI now nearing 99% vaxxed, what's next? 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2386
American Samoa EPA calls on feds to include the territory in future enforcement actions 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 4695
Governor sets minimum for Tonga relief donations from American Samoa government employees 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2801
Statue toppled in Puerto Rico before Spanish king's visit 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2469
High cost of living, pension system driving staff shortages at Virgin Islands' hospitals 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 4484
V.I. Gov't Files Objection to Transfer of Refinery Operating Agreement to West Indies Petroleum 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 4814
Puerto Rico teachers organization ramps up demand on salaries 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2342

U.S. Territories Continued...

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Puerto Rico governor maintains restrictions in new pandemic EO 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 4754
Feds: GovGuam violated rights of Guard members 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2631
Northern Marianas Islands governor's legal counsel responds to JGO chair's statement 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 4725
USDA amends temporary permits for tuna canners 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2502
Disney cruise ship docked on St. Thomas turned away due to active COVID cases 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 5871
Puerto Rico Governor: There's no pleasing everyone with pandemic response 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2720
U.S. Virgin Islands Travelers Now Face Mandatory Quarantine In Illinois 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2378
USS Carl Vinson back on Guam; some 5,000 sailors to go on liberty 7 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 5101
Northern Marianas Islands governor is not resigning, looks forward to a fair Senate trial 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 4836
Amata urges Biden admin to 'Buy American' tuna for school lunches 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2746
Fiscal board sues Puerto Rico government over pension laws 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 4459
Limetree Bay refinery rained oil on thousands of St. Croix homes. Now it could reopen. 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 5052
The End of Puerto Rico as a Tax Haven? 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 2401
FEMA Approves Massive Replacement Project of St. Croix's Entire Waste Water System With a Projected 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 5057
Senators Call For Activation of Civil Rights Commission in USVI to Address Discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 4279
Ex-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Mayor O'Neill pleads guilty in plea deal 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 2352
LUMA workers: We will build a better energy future for Puerto Rico 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 2951
Guam Governor signs order extending public health emergency and declaring day after Thanksgiving a 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 5185
98 new Covid-19 cases identified in Northern Marianas Islands; largest single day total 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 2489
Three day vax shut-down cancelled in American Samoa--a new plan is in the works 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 4903
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