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US warship captain seeks crew isolation as virus spreads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members on shore, which would take the warship out of duty in an effort to save lives. In a memo to Navy leaders, the captain of...
'Choppy waters' await Navy as virus strikes aircraft carrier
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy, the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus, scrambled to contain its first at-sea outbreak, with at least two dozen infected aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, one of 11 active aircraft carriers whose mission is central to the Pentagon's strategy for deterring war with...
The Latest: Singapore penalizing social distancing violators
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — U.S. leads the world in confirmed coronavirus cases...
Guam governor suspends public meeting rights due to virus
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — The governor of Guam temporarily suspended some parts of the Open Government Law in response to the coronavirus outbreak, including the public’s right to attend government meetings. Democratic Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero signed the executive order Tuesday to suspend open meeting...
Judge bars US prosecutor from entering Guam court over virus
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — A federal judge issued a ruling prohibiting a U.S. prosecutor from entering a district courthouse in Guam because of concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. Federal Public Defender John Gorman requested that U.S. Attorney Shawn Anderson be barred from entering the court in...
Guam reports 1st death related to COVID-19 outbreak
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Health officials in Guam reported the U.S. territory's first death related to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. A 68-year-old woman died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Guam Memorial Hospital in Tamuning, The Pacific Daily News reports. The woman, whose identity was not released, arrived at...
Bill to remove hunting permit need for feral pigs in Guam
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — License requirements and fees to hunt feral pigs in Guam are expected to be removed under a bill that would reclassify the animals as an unprotected species. The bill was introduced Friday by Sen. Clynt Ridgell who said removing restrictions would allow the community to develop...
US says Chinese ship fired laser at American aircraft
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chinese Navy ship fired a laser at a U.S. surveillance aircraft flying over the Philippine Sea west of Guam, the Navy said Thursday, acknowledging the incident more than a week after it happened. The Navy said the People's Republic of China naval destroyer lased the American P-8A...
Guam residents compensated for war atrocities decades later
HAGATÑA, Guam (AP) — For Antonina Palomo Cross, Japan's occupation of Guam started with terror at church. The then-7-year-old was attending Catholic services with her family when the 1941 invasion began, setting off bomb blasts, sirens and screams. It ended with her family surrendering their home and...
Cruise stranded by virus fears ends with roses in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — After being stranded at sea for two weeks because five ports refused to allow their cruise ship to dock, the passengers of the MS Westerdam were anything but sure their ordeal was finally over. Then the authoritarian leader of Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen, agreed to let...
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