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American Samoa, which had previously recorded zero COVID-19 cases throughout the entire pandemic, has recorded its first case

The case detected on the island was a fully vaccinated traveler who flew into the US territory from…

Cheryl Teh   


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Samoa is in the midst of a constitutional crisis after its first female leader was locked out by Parliament

Outside Parliament, Mata'afa remained defiant, saying, "There will be a time when we will meet agai…

Azmi Haroun   


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Democrats clearly made a mistake by having US soldiers in a convention video. But there's a compelling reason behind it.

"We have to use our bodies to get off the island, but that's the reality of life," a former US Army…

David Choi   


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A New Airline Is Charging Passengers Based On Their Weight

The airline is competing in an industry with thin profit margins, where rising fuel costs make weig…

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LIVE UPDATES: See the full results of today's American Samoa Democratic caucus

According to FiveThirtyEight's election forecast, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former VP Joe Biden are p…

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2 soldiers appeared in a DNC speech in their combat uniforms, and the US Army says they may have broken rules about partisanship

The Department of Defense said it's investigating the presence of troops in a roll call clip by the…

Oma Seddiq   


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Biden lost the American Samoa caucuses to Jason Palmer, a largely unknown businessman

The island territory showed once again that it was OK bucking the rest of the party, though this ti…

Brent D. Griffiths   


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$63 million Royal New Zealand Navy ship capsizes and sinks off Samoa

The HMNZS Manawanui ran aground on Saturday night before capsizing on Sunday morning. All 75 people…

Mikhaila Friel   


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Why Charging Fat Passengers More Is Totally Defensible

Wharton marketing professor John Zhang, acknowledging that he is not a lawyer, suggests that chargi…

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AEW world champion MJF's homage to 'Steiner Math' was his own idea, says owner Tony Khan

MJF's hat-tip to one of the most memorable wrestling promos of all time was an idea he came up with…

Jason Guerrasio   


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How Long Until All Airlines Charge More For Fat People?

Weight is a sensitive issue, and airlines could be accused of punishing customers for their obesity…

Alex Davies   


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I got paid to test 'Survivor' challenges. It's like competing, but you stay in resorts instead of the wild.

On Survivor's "Dream Team," Heimata Hall tested gameplay like a contestant. He also got front-row s…

Kaila Yu   


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The Beijing Olympics opening ceremony featured a new, shirtless, oily flag bearer from American Samoa

Nathan Crumpton filled a role previously held by Tonga's Pita Taufatofua since the Rio Olympics in …

Scott Davis   


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The US seized a North Korean ship and moved it thousands of miles to check whether it's being used to violate sanctions

The Deparment of Justice accused North Korea of "concealing the origin of their ship" and accused K…

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Long shot Democratic challenger for president credits AI with helping him block a Biden sweep in the primaries

Jason Palmer, a Democratic challenger for president, has adopted AI in his campaign, and he says it…

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert   


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An airline is banning larger people from business class - but it's not the first to classify passengers based on weight

Thai Airways is not the first airline to classify passengers according to size or weight. In Novemb…

Mark Matousek   


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Tesla is powering an entire island with solar energy

Originally, Ta'u depended on diesel generators for electricity. On average, these consumed more tha…

Erin Brodwin   


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North Korea accuses US of 'unlawful brutal robbery' after it commandeered a cargo ship and sailed it to American Samoa

Demers warned on Thursday that it will move to make sure North Korea complies with the sanctions: "…

Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…   


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An NFL Player Says He Met Manti Te'o's Girlfriend, And She's Real

"This was before her and Manti. I don't think Manti was even in the picture, but she and I became g…

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RANKED: The Most Popular Girl Scout Cookies

For those keeping track, the remaining 23% of sales were made up collectively by all the other vari…

Megan Willett