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Lawyers oppose OAG’s proposed subpoena rule

November 5, 2025• Local News

The CNMI Office of the Attorney General is proposing regulations to grant itself authority to issue investigative subpoenas, sparking concerns over potential overreach and threats to personal liberties.
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Cyclist fatally hit by vehicle in Puerto Rico

November 5, 2025• Local News

A 49-year-old bicyclist died after being hit by an SUV on Chalan Pale Arnold, Puerto Rico, Tuesday evening. The Department of Public Safety is investigating the tragic incident that occurred near Tropical Laundry.
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Used motor oil found dumped in trash bin — again

November 5, 2025• Local News

Community volunteers discovered used motor oil improperly discarded in a trash bin near a Puerto Rico beach, raising environmental concerns and highlighting the need for proper disposal practices in the CNMI.
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MPLT loan may bridge gap for NAP, says governor

November 4, 2025• Local News

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang said on Monday that he and the House leadership are looking into the pending $29 million loan from the Marianas Public Land Trust to fund the $3.9 million Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for at least the month of November while the federal government remains shut dow…
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November 5, 2025• Local Sports

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November 5, 2025• Local Sports

China swimming group to ‘Swim in The Marianas’ this December

November 5, 2025• National Sports

Bulls take lone lead on Nikola Vucevic’s late trey, stun 76ers

November 5, 2025• National Sports

Late surge vs. Hornets gives Pelicans first win of season

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Frankly speaking

October 30, 2025• Editorials

DPS says it is “on alert for the social consequences of disrupted livelihoods, particularly in households already struggling to meet basic needs.” Fair enough. But we hope DPS will also remind the public that, say, the suspension of food stamps is not an excuse to commit crimes — and that those who…
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When the light at the end of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train

October 23, 2025• Editorials

IN its third year in office, the administration has released a single audit report on the federal funds spent by the CNMI government from FYs 2020 to 2022. Considering that some of the previous administration’s key finance and budget officials are still in charge of finance and budget matters, we s…
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Realistically speaking

October 16, 2025• Editorials

IT is good news that taxes collected from the construction industry will provide additional revenue to the CNMI government — an “early Christmas,” indeed, to paraphrase the governor. But this welcome increase in tax collections is not enough, and construction activity cannot go on forever.
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Challenging times

October 9, 2025• Editorials

THERE are at least three cost-cutting measures that lawmakers can act on with dispatch. The first is the unpaid holidays for government employees. If, as argued by the Senate counsel, a gubernatorial directive does not suffice, then the Legislature should introduce and pass an enabling law.
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Letters

Truth 149: I Told You So – it’s the Same-O AGAIN!

November 3, 2025• Letters to the Editor

OPINION ǀ BY AMBROSE M. BENNETT – Activist THE Truth is Ambrodamus has been yelling & warning about “life & times in the...
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Swampy slumpy Trumpy agenda

November 2, 2025• Letters to the Editor

FOR those die-hard Republicans and Democrats who were fooled by Trump’s second administration into wasting their vote on the best con man in American history, you can still make your voice heard in the next election and help change course.
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Opinions

Refining Trump’s Higher-Education Reform

November 3, 2025• Columnists

The Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” has ignited debate, with critics accusing it of authoritarian overreach while supporters argue it aims to reform American universities’ approach to free speech and merit-based admissions.
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Truth 149: I Told You So – it’s the Same-O AGAIN!

November 2, 2025• Columnists

THE Truth is Ambrodamus has been yelling & warning about “life & times in the CNMI being the SAME-O” and yet there is nothing NEW coming from any of our leaders. The fact that the Governor has already implemented Austerity with an announcement of MORE-To-Come is PROOF that WE the People of …
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Business

Wall Street girds for life under Mamdani, worries about New York City’s competitiveness

November 5, 2025• Business News

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Wall Street braced for change with the election of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City on Tuesday, an outcome set to reverberate in the heart of global capitalism as financiers worry about the city’s competitiveness and business appeal.
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Regional/World

Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians

November 2, 2025• World

WASHINGTON/ABUJA (Reuters) — President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible “fast” military action in Nigeria if the West African nation fails to crack down on the killing of Christians.
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National

For first time in long US government shutdown, hints of progress toward reopening

November 4, 2025• National

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The first glimmers toward ending a near-record long federal government shutdown were seen in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, as leading Senate Republicans and Democrats talked of a possible “off-ramp” to the disruption.
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