American Samoa's government said a proposed expansion of a marine life sanctuary would 'cripple' its tuna-centric economy.

But advocates say that it’s a necessary move that will ensure Pacific fish — and fishermen — will thrive for generations

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The largest ever ballistic missile attack against U.S. forces happened under Trump youtube.com/watch?v=lGP7hZ…

Jordan's air defence ready to intercept and shoot down any Iranian drones or aircraft that violate its airspace, two regional security sources say - Reuters

New Al-Monitor: Pentagon shifts forces to MidEast ahead of Iran’s expected attack on Israel

Israel’s Apr. 1 airstrike in Damascus has thrust the US into a precarious balancing act, as Biden vows to defend Israel while seeking to avert conflict with Iran

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South Koreans just rebuked the president handing the opposition party a majority in part thanks to the rise of climate voters

Turns out climate policy is now a winning issue in Asian politics 👀

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Well.

That would not be good.

I've covered 3 unrelated military daycare stories and each time, learning about the oversight that never seems to be there, come away thinking what the hell is going on here?

The team at Mil.com found out what the hell is going on here, amazing reporting.

Gene Hackman is a legend and RETIRED. There is absolutely no reason to do this.

Tez Steinberg is rowing solo across the Pacific, from Hawaii to Australia. As a former rower, I can tell you: this is insane. He's almost there and is raising money to remove plastic from the oceans. Read more about Tez's story and donate here, if you can: unitedworldchallenge.givingcircles.io/?r=social-a

Samoa signed an agreement last week that would allow personnel w/ USCG Hawaii Pacific to board vessels in Samoan waters suspected of illegal fishing without a local 'ship rider' present.
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Community worries about state’s possible acquisition of ‘Bethel Block’ staradvertiser.com/2024/04/08/haw…

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The title 'NATO content creator' is so deeply weird.

SDF spox claims Turkey planning an operation in the area between Tal Abyad and Jarabulus, in order to get closer to Kobani.

Nearly 85 percent of guns found at crime scenes in Haiti and submitted to the U.S. ATF in 2021, the most recent year for which data was available, were traced to the United States. In the Bahamas in 2022, that figure was 98 percent. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

Acting Taliban Minister of Communications and Technology Najibullah Haqqani says the Islamic Emirate is trying to limit or close Facebook in Afghanistan.

At the change of command for the Pacific Fleet and the announcer acknowledged the presence of Taiwan Navy chief Adm. Tang Hua at the ceremony

Media reports had suggested he would be here in Hawai’i to meet senior officials

Jacob Flickinger, the US-Canadian citizen killed by the IDF while delivering food aid in Gaza, was a retired master corporal who served 11 years in the Canadian Army including a tour in Afghanistan.
He was dad and sole provider to a one-year-old baby boy.

First, WCK and several of its members have been involved in multiple disaster and warzones, including Ukraine. Second, they have been delivering food in a place where aid is not being let through. Third: They also communicated their route and made other deliveries you ghoul