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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has invited state departments of agriculture in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to submit applications for grant funds under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program-Farm Bill.

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Applicants sought for $55M grant funds (Saipan Tribune)

According to a CDC report, 3.7 percent of people across the United States, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands tested positive for the seasonal flu. Last year, 11.5 percent of people tested positive during the second week of 2009.

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Seasonal flu rates called ‘minimal’ by CDC (Valley News Dispatch)

No U.S. states were reporting widespread A/H1N1 flu activity during the first week of 2010, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday. “No states reported widespread influenza activity, nine states reported regional influenza activity, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 15 states reported local influenza activity, Guam and 24 states reported sporadic …

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No U.S. states report widespread A/H1N1 flu last week (People’s Daily)

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2009 – Year in Review (Pacific Daily News)

Legislatures in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico met in 2009, leading to the enactment of 40,697 laws, many of which take effect January 1.

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Laws covering texting, tanning beds, trans fat take effect in 2010 (CNN)

The global pandemic called the H1N1 influenza virus had been going full blast in other countries for several months now, with near daily reports of increasing death tolls and more nations being added to the list of those with active infections.

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Swine flu outbreak reaches NMI (Saipan Tribune)

Eleven less U.S. States reported widespread A/H1N1 flu activity in the week ending Nov. 21, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday. “Thirty-two states reported geographically widespread influenza activity, Puerto Rico and 17 states reported regional influenza activity, the District of Columbia and one state reported local influenza activity, and Guam and the U.S …

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Flu infection shows continuous decrease in U.S. (People’s Daily)

A few weeks ago, I began collecting new quarters; the ones that feature every state, the District of Columbia, American Samoa and Guam on the “tails’’ side. (See George Washington on the front).

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OWEN CANFIELD: Sports are a part of the nation’s currency (The Register Citizen)

Pacific Daily News Toll booth proposal shelved: Guthertz plans to build on attention ‘creative’ bill received Sen. Judith Guthertz yesterday placed her toll booth bill on hold, but said she plans to build on the attention it’s received. Cancer clinic to close: Doctor going off island to oversee patient’s procedure The only option for chemotherapy on island — the Cancer Center of Guam — will have to close for an undetermined period, said oncologist Dr. Sam Friedman yesterday.

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Local News :: Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged “rapid” rescue and relief for central Vietnam after Typhoon Ketsana left at least 34 people dead and 10 missing yesterday.

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Vietnam Premier Urges Rescue, Aid as Typhoon Death Toll Rises (Bloomberg)