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Trump is trying to exclude immigrants from many federally funded programs. Here’s what it means for Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Watch
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August 7, 2025
Reading Time: 9 minutes Are you getting our free newsletters? Click here to read highlights from the story Responding to an order from President Donald Trump, several federal agencies are seeking to block undocumented immigrants and some...
Commentary | Notes from a Vermont Activist by Nancy Braus: Stop and reflect on the real cost of war
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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August 7, 2025
In a historical moment when Donald Trump, his truly hateful inner circle, and the well funded right wing propaganda machine are trying to convince the American public that up is down and war is peace, this is a moment to stop and reflect on the...
After federal guidelines shift, JCCC restricts access to English classes for some immigrants
The Beacon - Missouri
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August 7, 2025
There are a lot of reasons Yenifer is working on learning English. There are the big ones, like communicating with a brother-in-law who doesn’t speak Spanish, improving her career prospects or one day helping her community with interpretation....
USS Cincinnati Conducts a Port Visit to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 24, 2025
MAJURO, Republic of the Marshall Islands – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) conducted a port visit for an Independence Day celebration in Majuro, July 9-13. After celebrating the 249th birthday of the United...
Rethinking Solomon Islands security
Pacific News Service
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By Dr Transform Aqorau It has been an interesting couple of weeks for Solomon Islands, with stories of policing, weapons, replica weapons and a security agreement with China dominating the local and regional media. Let’s start with the issue of...
Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep sea mining grows
Pacific Media Network
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Cook Islands confronts critical questions on identity as debate on deep sea mining grows As the Cook Islands approaches the end of its five-year seabed minerals exploration phase and the latest partnership with the superpowers United States and...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Washington
NCW Life Channel - Washington
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Washington Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Oregon
NCW Life Channel - Washington
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Oregon Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Mississippi
Laurel Leader-Call - Mississippi
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Mississippi And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration....
Biggest sources of immigrants to Iowa
The Albia Newspapers - Iowa
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Iowa Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Oklahoma
103.3 The Eagle - Oklahoma
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July 29, 2025
Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Arkansas
Ashley News Observer - Arkansas
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Arkansas And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration....
Friends to all: What a friend wants, what a Pacific island country needs
The Strategist
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August 18, 2025
Patrol boats, infrastructure, training and other security supports given to Pacific island countries aren’t entirely gifts. The givers are hoping for something in return, even if they don’t say so. Many partners seek to provide support and...
ICE deportations land Marshallese, Micronesians in Guantanamo
Marianas Variety
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The first-ever U.S. military flight carrying 18 Marshall Islanders deported from the United States by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrived in Majuro on June 10 this year. Marshall Islands Office of National Security photo via Giff...
New Policy Bars Many Lawfully Present and Undocumented Immigrants from a Broad Range of Federal Health and Social Supports
KFF
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July 21, 2025
On July 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of a policy change to update the definition of “federal public benefits” as outlined in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of...
'Leading nation into first ever match is surreal'
BBC
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Ethan GudgeBBC News, Oxford ShareSave Lloyd Owers from Banbury is technical director of the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation "It's definitely surreal that we've got to this point - I don't think even we thought it would happen." Three years ago,...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – August 8 – August 14, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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August 15, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Showcasing the ‘Hidden Treasures of the South Pacific’ to Australian travel trade
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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August 14, 2025
PTI Australia is supporting some of the Pacific’s most remote nations to strengthen their presence within the Australian travel trade through participation in the 2025 Treasures of the South Pacific (ToSP) Roadshow. By equipping travel agents with...
How to leave a sinking nation: Tuvalu’s dreams of dry land
The Guardian
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August 14, 2025
In November 2022, Simon Kofe, then foreign minister of the island nation of Tuvalu, announced a sensational plan for his country’s survival. Climate breakdown poses an existential threat to small island-nations in the Pacific, but Tuvalu’s...
Leadville resident selected for ocean exploration internship aboard E/V Nautilus
Herald Democrat - Colorado
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Ella Magrum-Stanley, a Leadville resident and a recent graduate from Bangor University, has been selected as a 2025 video systems engineering intern in the Science and Engineering Internship Program and will sail aboard Ocean Exploration Trust’s...