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  Australia claims Oceania Cup title as records fall in Nuku‘alofa
The 2025 Oceania Cup came to a close at Teufaiva Stadium with Team Australia crowned champions, finishing ahead of Team Melanesia and Team Polynesia after three days of strong performances across track and field. The final day produced several...
    
  Tania Tan smashes CNMI records at Oceania Cup in Tonga
By James Sablan james@mvariety.com Variety News Staff Team Micronesia's Tania Tan in action during the 2025 Oceania Cup in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. Photos by Casey Sims/Oceania Athletics Team Micronesia members pose for a photo during the 2025 Oceania...
    
  Thousands of Chamorro artifacts, including latte stones, returning to their homes
After more than a century, cultural artifacts from Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are being returned to their home islands. A ceremony was held in Guam this past week to mark the event, and two months ago, HPR was there...
    
  Jonny’s Bar/EST Rental: Gold Sponsor
The Japanese Society of the Northern Mariana Islands proudly recognizes Jonny’s Bar/EST Rental as a Gold Sponsor of the 2025 JSNMI Friendship Golf Tournament that will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8. Their generous contribution will support JSNMI’s...
    
  What time does the time change? Do the clocks go back tonight?
The end of daylight saving time fall brings you an extra hour of sleep this weekend and longer nights heading into winter. Here's when and what time to set the clocks back for the 2025 time change in the USA. Many countries around the world and...
    
  Fall back this weekend: What to know
(Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Reminder: It’s almost time to change your clocks once again as daylight saving time ends this weekend. Across much of the U.S., the clocks change twice each year. In spring, they move...
    
  MINA marks 20 years without awards amid challenges, opposes construction trash import plan
BY MARK RABAGO Saipan Correspondent GARAPAN, Saipan — The Mariana Islands Nature Alliance in the Northern Mariana Islands celebrated its 20th anniversary on Oct. 17 without its traditional environmental awards, citing economic challenges and a...
    
  Which states will no longer apply daylight saving time in the United States in 2025?
Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends in the United States on November 2, 2025, when clocks are set back one hour, returning to standard time until March 2026. This practice began to be applied during the 20th century and its main objective is to take...
SNAP runs out of money Saturday. States now must figure out how to feed millions of people
Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. Updated Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. The federal...
    
  The eternal cycle of ‘we care’ and empty coffers
Live from Saipan By Zaldy Dandan Saipan — One of the most popular campaign slogans used by candidates for elective offices here in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is, “We deliver.” As if they’re Domino’s or Uber Eats. To be sure,...
    
  Don’t forget to turn your clocks back. Daylight saving time officially ends early Sunday.
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 2. That’s when we “fall back” by moving our clocks back one hour. It’s a good idea to just shift manual clocks before you go to bed on Saturday night, so you don’t forget. Your...
    
  Poems by Joey Connolly: Sonnets in Search of Common Sense – a Trilogy from 2019
S.ympathy A.ltruism D.etermination SOUP All major religions preach love and forgiveness All philosophers try to help us reach understanding Positivity and negativity are part of our daily aliveness Progress through life’s ups and downs is...
Ancient latte stone repatriated to Northern Marianas after 75 years
Weighing more than 10,000 pounds, it was recently shipped from Hawai'i to Saipan and is now housed at the Northern Marianas Museum of History and Culture. Photo: Supplied / Mark Rabago A massive latte stone from Rota has finally returned to the...
Google Trends in the US territories: September 2025
This is our monthly series examining the top Google Trends in Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Trends data is an unbiased sample of Google search data. It’s anonymized (no one...
    
  JKPL hosts first-ever ‘Sensory Book-a-Treat @ My Library’
(JKPL) — Joeten-Kiyu Public Library proudly hosted the CNMI’s first-ever “Sensory Book-a-Treat @ My Library” event on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., welcoming 107 registered participants for family-friendly Halloween fun. Designed...
    
  When Does Daylight Saving Time End In 2025? Find Out When To Set Clocks Back
As winter approaches, Americans only have a few more weeks before adjusting their clocks for the second time this year. According to USA Today, daylight saving time, which is “a period of the year between spring and fall when clocks in most parts...
    
  4-H Marianas announces Youth Island Council members for Academic Year 2025-2026
1) Members of the Saipan Council are Ellie Cho, president; Jeongbin “Celine” Park, vice president; Peige Tomokane, vice president; Frances Hernandez, secretary; Jesse Lin, treasurer; Mary “Audrey” Bansil, public relations officer; and Jheams...
    
  Scholars examine military buildup across US territories
Researchers from three U.S. territories gathered online Wednesday to discuss how rapid military expansion is transforming their islands, raising questions about who controls decisions affecting their lands, waters and futures. The virtual panel...
    
  Why Daylight Saving Time is the bane of parents' existence
When you don't have children, lounging in bed for that extra hour when we "fall back" as a result of daylight saving time feels glorious. When you are the parent of a young child, however, adding that hour can mean a week or more of meltdowns,...
    
  What is it like to raise kids without daylight saving time? ‘Honestly so great’
When you don't have children, lounging in bed for that extra hour when we "fall back" as a result of daylight saving time feels glorious. When you are the parent of a young child, however, adding that hour can mean a week or more of meltdowns,...