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Attorney General announces every state joined $7.4B settlement with Purdue Pharma
NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family,...

Ohio joins Purdue Pharma settlement with all but 1 state, D.C., 5 territories
ExploreOhio Bureau of Workers’ Comp. drops Oxycontin, cites safer alternativeYost said that the attorneys general of every state but Oklahoma, along with the District of Columbia and American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern...

Palau ramps Up Health Services for 2025 Pacific Mini Games
By: L.N. Reklai Koror, Palau — As more than 2,000 athletes, officials and spectators prepare to arrive in Palau for the 2025 Pacific Mini Games, the Ministry of Health and Human Services (MHHS) is mobilizing internal and external resources to...

Attorneys general reach $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid crisis
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that all 55 attorneys general from eligible states and U.S. territories have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The agreement aims to...

State to receive up to $105.6 million from settlement with Purdue Pharma
SEATTLE 6/16/2025 – Attorney General Nick Brown today announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler...

South Dakota to receive $10.1 million as part of $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma
PIERRE — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Monday that South Dakota is expected to receive an estimated $10.1 million as its share of a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The...

Alabama joins $7.4 billion opioid settlement with major pharmaceutical company
Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday announced Alabama is part of a nationwide $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has informed 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible...

AG Marshall announces $7.4 billion national opioid crisis settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sackler family
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday announced a nationwide $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family has informed the 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and...

Purdue Pharma reaches $7.4 billion settlement over opioid crisis
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. | https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/About-AG/Dave-YostOhio Attorney General Dave Yost. | https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/About-AG/Dave-Yost Attorney General Dave Yost has announced that 49 states, the...

55 attorneys general sign on to $7.4B Purdue Pharma, Sackler family settlement
Attorneys general across the country are uniting in a historic opioid settlement. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that all 55 attorneys general, representing all states and U.S....

CNMI Innovation Incubator receives 46 applications from aspiring startup owners
Interested applicants of the CNMI Innovation Incubator program speak with program manager Cherese Palacios, left. NMC photo (NMC) — The CNMI Innovation Incubator Program, an initiative of Northern Marianas College, is proud to announce that it has...

Wise Owl Animal Hospital celebrates a milestone 20 Years in Guam
Two decades of caring, healing and building a healthier pet community. Whether your pet needs emergency care, a routine check-up, dental work or surgical services, Wise Owl Animal Hospital is here. They are the first and only American Animal...

USDOE cuts PSS grant by 24%
Jacqueline Che THE U.S. Department of Education has reduced federal grant funding to the CNMI Public School System by $4.5 million, or 24%, for school year 2025-2026. The funding cut is part of more than $6 billion withheld nationwide after many...

Miller-Meeks leads hearing on bills enhancing veteran healthcare access
Mike Bost U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 12th district | Official U.S. House HeadshotMike Bost U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 12th district | Official U.S. House Headshot Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Chairwoman of...

Santos, Ackerman rule inaugural Roll Out 5K
IN celebration of National Transit Month, the Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority, in cooperation with Run Saipan, hosted its inaugural Roll Out 5K community run on Wednesday afternoon at Garapan Fishing Base. Victor Nash Santos and Tammy...

Pacific Islands focus: deep sea mining, reproductive injustice and a new breast screen campaign
Introduction by Croakey: World leaders are calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining to prevent devastating and irreversible environmental harm. This week, governments are meeting in Jamaica at the 30th Session of the International Seabed...

Mayor Camacho congratulates CNMI athletes
RB Camacho SAIPAN Mayor RB Camacho wishes to convey his heartfelt congratulations to the local athletes who represented the CNMI at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. The mayor expressed his pride in all the athletes who have trained and worked...
Guam and CNMI among Pacific islands eyeing blue carbon solutions to…
Facing long-term climate threats like rising seas and coastal erosion, communities in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are looking to their coastlines for solutions. Not with concrete walls, but with mangrove roots and seagrass beds. A recent...

Irish Examiner view: Doctor warns of the human cost of the 'postcode lottery' of cancer care
Analysis carried out by the Irish Cancer Society has shown that delays in cancer care — specifically for breast, lung, and prostate cancer patients — are causing deaths which are avoidable. The data analysed comes from the national cancer control...

Blind visionaries
Live From Saipan By Zaldy Dandan Saipan — My favorite definition of democracy comes from Walter Russell Mead, who taught U.S. foreign policy at Yale University and is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal. Democracy, he said, “is about...