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  1. No reports of damage after Tonga quakeRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | The New Zealand Herald

    ... ander Chris Kelley said. On September 29, a tsunami spawned by a magnitude-8.3 earthquake killed 34 people in American Samoa, 183 in Samoa and nine in Tonga. -AP

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Tonga, Earthquake, Natural Disasters

  2. CNMI gets $1.9 million compact grantRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Guam Pacific Daily News

    ... to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Compact-impact funds help Hawaii, Guam, the CNMI and American Samoa cope with the costs associated with hosting migrants from Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands ...

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  3. Fanene making most of chanceRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Dispatch.com

    CINCINNATI -- On the edge of the mayhem, but also deeply entrenched in the middle of it, stands the Bengals' Jonathan Fanene, the indomitable defensive end from American Samoa.

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  4. 6.8-Magnitude Quake Rattles TongaRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | KOLO

    ... commander Chris Kelley said. On Sept. 29, a tsunami spawned by a magnitude-8.3 earthquake killed 34 people in American Samoa, 183 in Samoa and nine in Tonga.

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  5. Community BriefsRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Samoa News

    The American Samoa government has come up with local matching funds so that local residents employed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the disaster recovery finally get paid.

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    Related Topix: Samoa, Oceania, World News, FEMA, US News, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving

  6. Common cause president calls on ASDHS to install alert systemRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Samoa News

    Common Cause American Samoa wants the local Department of Homeland Security to give the people of American Samoa an early Christmas gift by installing an alert system by the middle of next month.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Management, FEMA, US News

  7. Miss American Samoa doing well at Miss South Pacific PageantRead the original story w/Photo

    10 hrs ago | Samoa News

    Miss American Samoa and several contestants of the Miss South Pacific pageant, during activities held during the official opening of the pageant, last Saturday, Nov.

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  8. Gov concerned families take the FEMA cash, not the new homeRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Samoa News

    ... that the houses being planned by FEMA are similar to those designed and built by the Development Bank of American Samoa and the houses allow families to make extensions to the structure. As for the FEMA's new durable tents, the Governor said ...

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  9. Monday Nov 23Read the original story

    Monday | Samoa News

    The U.S. government has granted American Samoa's request to allow "permanent residents" living and working legally in the territory to qualify for benefits under the Disaster Unemployment Assistance program, due to the aftermath of the Sept.

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  10. An hour more sleep _ must be standard time againRead the original story

    Friday Oct 30 | Newsday.com

    ... ve to worry about changing their clocks back. Those are Arizona , Hawaii , Puerto Rico , the Virgin Islands , American Samoa , Guam and the Northern Marianas. Daylight saving time returns next March 13.

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  11. 6.8-magnitude underwater quake off TongaRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun Gainesville, FL

    ... of 38 miles (62 kilometers). On Sept. 29, a tsunami spawned by a magnitude-8.3 earthquake killed 34 people in American Samoa, 183 in Samoa and nine in Tonga.

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    Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Tonga, Technical Services, Geology, Science, Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Tsunami

  12. Less Than One Week Left To Register For FEMA Assistance And Apply For ...Read the original story

    14 hrs ago | Federal Emergency Management Agency

    ... Recovery Center (DRC) and registration help line will be CLOSED on Thanksgiving Day. The deadline for American Samoa residents to apply for disaster assistance and return a completed SBA disaster loan application for damages or losses caused by the ...

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  13. Swine flu vaccine arrives in American Samoa

    19 hrs ago | KPUA-AM Hilo

    a ' Two thousand doses of swine flu vaccine have arrived in American Samoa. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shipped the doses to the island, which is a territory of the United States. American Samoa Health Department Director Dr. ...

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  14. Quake strikes near TongaRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | Newstalk ZB

    ... It came after an earthquake measuring eight on the Richter scale. In Samoa, 143 people were killed and 34 in American Samoa. Share this Article: View All NZ Latest Gold and silver stolen from rural property Unique gold and silver items stolen from a ...

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  15. November 24, 2009 - Troopers Watching For Drunk Drivers This Holiday WeekendRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | State of Michigan

    ... itiatives. Today, it includes state and highway patrol agencies from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Quebec Police Force and the Virgin Islands.

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    Related Topix: Thanksgiving, Life, Holidays

  16. Large quake rattles TongaRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Manawatu Evening Standard

    ... ander Chris Kelley said. On September 29, a tsunami spawned by a magnitude-8.3 earthquake killed 34 people in American Samoa, 183 in Samoa and nine in Tonga.

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  17. The WilliesTV Lacks the Human TouchRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | American Reporter

    ... 9 A.M. the next morning). Now let's go to CNN. Let's pick the story on yesterday's huge 8.0 earthquake in American Samoa. In very light blue type so faded and so small I can't read it, there is brief note at the end of the CNN-originated story that ...

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  18. Magnitude 6.8 quake recorded near TongaRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Reuters

    ... by four tsunamis generated by 8.0 magnitude quake in late September. Almost 200 people were killed in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, the majority in Samoa. Volcanic arcs and oceanic trenches partly encircling the Pacific Basin form the so-called ...

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  19. Underwater quake strikes off TongaRead the original story

    Yesterday | AZCentral.com

    ... of 38 miles in the ocean. On Sept. 29, a tsunami spawned by a magnitude-8.3 earthquake killed 34 people in American Samoa, 183 in Samoa and nine in Tonga. Paradise Valley - $1,999,000 MLS 4214266 5 bed / 5 bath 5,001+ / 1993 Christopher Karas, ...

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  20. Australian tsunami victims miss out on aidRead the original story w/Photo

    23 hrs ago | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    ... sq km Language: Samoan, English History: became independent from NZ in 1963 Formerly known as Western Samoa American Samoa Population: 65,000 Area: 199 sq km Language: English, Samoan History: Territory of the United States Tonga Population: 104,000 ...

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