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Biggest sources of immigrants to Kansas
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Kansas 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. Each...
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....
Biggest sources of immigrants to Kentucky
Grayson County News - Kentucky
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Kentucky 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...
Gov. Palacios: the CNMI’s last best hope?
The Pacific Island Times
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July 28, 2025
The author, Col. Grant Newsham, right, with CNMI Gov. Arnold Palacios I was in awe of Arnold Palacios, who passed away on July 23. Having spent a good part of my career dealing with public and private corruption, I never once saw a top official...
Geopolitical tensions challenge Pacific regionalism
Pacific News Service
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By Niuone Eliuta The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), a vital platform for regional cooperation, has long been a space where Pacific nations address shared challenges like climate change, economic development and cultural preservation. However, recent...
Why Ignoring Procurement Costs More Than You Think
CFO Dive
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Why The Pakistani Passport Remains One Of The Weakest In The World
Friday Times
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July 29, 2025
The Henley Passport Index released its 2025 global passport report almost a week ago, where Asian nations outpaced the rest of the world. However, the Pakistani passport maintained its legacy of standing as the fourth worst, with a 96th rank,...
Marshall Islands launches Green Growth initiative with UOG support
The Guam Daily Post
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands has launched its Green Growth initiative with support from the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant, marking the third successful expansion of the sustainability program across...
University of Glasgow invites applications for 2025 MBA scholarship
The Economic Times
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July 29, 2025
The University of Glasgow is inviting applications for its MBA Scholarship for the September 2025 intake. Aimed at supporting high-achieving and self-funded candidates from around the world, the scholarship package includes both full and partial...
'We’re building': Former agricultural site now formally rezoned for Mangilao hospital use
Pacific Daily News
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Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero on Tuesday signed the rezoning documents for Lot 5280-3 in Mangilao, formalizing its designation from agricultural to public facility use, for a new public hospital. “With the rezoning of Lot 5280-3 officially signed, we’re...
Lawmakers call on Whipps to prevent Palauans from being sent to Guantanamo
Marianas Variety
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Palau's Capitol in Ngerulmud. File photo KOROR (Island Times/Pacnews) — Palau’s national legislature has called on President Surangel Whipps Jr. to take urgent action to ensure Palauan citizens deported from the United States are returned directly...
UHC drives progress across all of the SDGs
UHC2030
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July 28, 2025
At the 2025 HLPF, world leaders and stakeholders came together to review progress on the 2030 Agenda and confront the intersecting crises of our time: poverty, inequality, climate emergencies, global instability and underfunded essential services....
A Terrorist Tidal Wave of Dirty Tricks Struck Oceania 40 Years Ago
CovertAction Magazine
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July 25, 2025
Four decades ago, in the middle of political turmoil fanned by the U.S., Palau President Haruo Remeliik (far right), leader of the world’s first nuclear-free nation, was assassinated. [Source: earthisland.org] From Tahiti to New Zealand to New...
If it’s safe, dump it in Tokyo. We in the Pacific don’t want Japan’s nuclear wastewater
Pacific News Service
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By Joey Tau and Talei Luscia Mangioni Earlier this month, the Japanese government announced plans to discharge 1m tonnes of radioactive wastewater accruing since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011 into the Pacific Ocean. To Pacific...
Failed Palau Media deal reveals inner workings of China’s Pacific influence effort
Pacific News Service
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By Bernadette Carreon, Aubrey Belford, and Martin Young A Palauan newspaper publisher entered into a media deal with a company that turned out to have connections to Chinese security services. The deal fell through, but it highlights China’s...
Australia opens second Pacific Engagement Visa ballot, adds Samoa and Kiribati
Pacific News Service
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From Monday, Pacific island and Timor-Leste nationals will be able to register for Australia’s second annual Pacific Engagement Visa stream (PEV) ballot. The PEV provides opportunities for up to 3,000 Pacific island and Timorese nationals to live,...
US military chaplaincy marks 250 years of providing spiritual support to service members
Religion News Service
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July 28, 2025
(RNS) — In 1775, a year before there was a United States and six weeks after the Continental Army was formed, George Washington made a declaration that has shaped the military ever since. “We need chaplains,” he reportedly remarked, prompting...
UOG professor turns island's plastic waste into construction lumber
The Guam Daily Post
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A University of Guam engineering professor is turning the island’s plastic waste problem into a potential construction solution, creating lumber from recycled materials that preliminary tests show is “four times stronger than concrete.” Ernesto...