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  • High court denies motion against delegate

    The Supreme Court denied a motion for a temporary restraining order against Sonsorol State Del. Celestine Tatuwo Yangilmau.  The motion for TRO followed a complaint from one Edwin Mario for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief versus the P...
  • Bussanich cautious but optimistic about Compact review

    With the installment of the eighth constitutional government now complete, local leaders are now poised to begin talks with the United States on the relationship between the two political and economical partners....
  • New program designed to keep kids of streets

    It was like Christmas all over again for Seeds of Promise. The non-profit organization took center stage at last week’s Rotary Club meeting at the Penthouse Hotel. Seeds of Promise President Lorraine Rivera and Vice-President Veronica Fox received b...
  • US pop star Perry mistakenly given French award

    US pop star Kate Perry, seen here in 2008, was given the international song of the year award for "I … CANNES, France (AFP) – US pop star Kate Perry was given the international song of the year award for "I Kissed a Girl" at a French music award, ...
  • Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009

     Most fitness advice is aimed at a general audience. But if you're an older adult, the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) has some tips for seniors to get started and keep them at the top of their game:Get a checkup. Talk with your doc...
  • Thai PM holds talks on migrant abuse allegations

    BANGKOK (AFP) – Thai premier Abhisit Vejjajiva met human rights officials Monday to discuss allegations that the Thai navy set hundreds of migrants adrift at sea, as his deputy expressed disbelief at the reports.   Photos, survivor accounts...
  • HOROSCOPE for January 20, 2009

    Aries (March 21-April 19): The impulse to gather loved ones and celebrate into the night is an old one. However, warm memories of such a night are not guaranteed. For you, tonight is guaranteed to gleam in retrospect.   Taurus (April 20-May 20)...
  • Wade burns bright to help Heat silence Thunder

    NEW YORK – Dwyane Wade scored 32 points to help the Miami Heat ease to a 104-94 triumph over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, the victory bringing a quick end to a two-game winning streak for the NBA's worst team. Wade, the league's leading sco...
  • No Arms and No Legs

    There's a man in a wheelchair with no arms and no legs sitting by a lake. Several beautiful women are running laps around it and the man decides to use his disability to get affection from one of them. The next time one runs by him, the man calls to h...
  • President Gerald Ford Pardoned Iva Toguri D'Aquino in 197.

    During WWII, Allied forces in the South Pacific dubbed a group of English-speaking female radio broadcasters airing Japanese propaganda "Tokyo Rose." After the war, Japanese-American radio host Iva Toguri D'Aquino was identified by the press as ...
  • Thoughts From Women About Being A Woman

    The hardest years in life are those between ten and 70. I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrow. Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse. A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never...
  • Stubborn Faith of Three Friends

    "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.  If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want y...
  • The dawn of a new era

    On inauguration day last Thursday, the citizens of this country may have been witness to the dawn of a new era: we have a president who may have ample legislative experience but is not considered a career politician, and a completely new look OEK with...
  • Unknown suspect hit man in back of head

    A man suffered several injuries after he was attacked along Lebuu Street in Dngeronger, according to Patrol Division chief Ismael Aguon.   Aguon said that on January 17 at around 2:16 a.m. a male caller reported that someone was injured and pol...
  • PNOC, Samsung Oceania talent identification program ongoing

    In the bid to find new local talents, the Palau National Olympic Committee (PNOC) together with Samsung, Oceania Foundation and experts from Monash University started with its talent identification program Monday at the Palau National gym. Accordin...