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Several environmental groups plan to sue the Navy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They want to stop the ongoing construction of a machine gun range and the relocation of 5,000 Marines to Guam. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
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Without Roe, Guam could revert to an abortion ban dating to 1990. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the law unconstitutional in 1992, but it has never been repealed.
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Hawaiʻi is getting in gear for FESTPAC 2024. The Conversation dropped in on a new photography exhibit at the East-West Center showcasing South Pacific arts and culture.
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Face masks to protect against COVID-19 are no longer required in Guam. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero says wearing masks indoors is optional in the U.S. territory,
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Masks are no longer required outdoors in Guam. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero says that starting Tuesday, the outdoor mask mandate is lifted for the U.S. territory. She also says there are no longer any size limits on social gatherings and requirements for social distancing.
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Authorities say a couple trafficked a 15-year-old girl and her mother from Guam to Hawaiʻi, where they took away their passports, forced them to work and beat them. Kevin and Pomerrine Robert are charged with felony labor trafficking.
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One group is working with members of Congress to ensure Guam residents receive fair compensation if they were unknowingly exposed to radiation from nuclear tests, and developed serious health effects. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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A state Senator details plans to eradicate a coqui frog colony in Waimanalo; the Pacific Association for Radiation Survivors' mission for Guam residents to be fairly compensated for exposure to nuclear testing; and 'Ai Pono Foundation talks about the rise in eating disorders during the pandemic and shares how treatment is evolving
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A Guam community group is challenging the U.S. Air Force’s plans to blow up bombs and other waste munitions at a base on the U.S. territory. The group devoted to protecting Guam’s natural and cultural resources has filed a lawsuit federal court.
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A U.S. appeals court has affirmed a ban against cockfighting in U.S. territories. The ruling Wednesday rejects a Guam businessman's 2019 lawsuit arguing the ban is unconstitutional. Sedfrey Linsangan argued in his lawsuit cockfighting is part of his culture.