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Advocates had hoped the case would be a chance for the court to overturn racist case law that affects residents of all U.S. territories.

The growing threats from climate change and geopolitical tensions with China are underscoring EWC’s role in strengthening U.S.-Pacific relationships.

Remarks by the foreign minister represented the first time Solomon Islands has publicly acknowledged it had initial concerns about the agreement and expressed why it had a change of heart.

President Joe Biden says the vast and diverse region will be a “critical voice” in global relations. But major policy disagreements persist.

The island nations are seeking help with climate change and other woes that are threatening their very existence.

Representatives from 15 countries and territories convened in Honolulu for the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders.

The move comes amid allegations that heavy-handed actions by China are aimed at increasing its control over the region.

One in five Indigenous Chamorros in the Northern Mariana Islands has diabetes, and the demand for dialysis is growing. But the only dialysis centers are on the capital island of Saipan.

The announcement comes days after the Solomon Islands asked countries to not send naval vessels to the South Pacific nation until approval processes are overhauled.

Patients who hadn’t sought health care in years flocked to clinics when a temporary pandemic program expanded Medicaid access to the commonwealth’s guest worker population.