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House passes on 2nd reading bill establishing archipelagic sea lanes

POW stories show sacrifice: South Hadley families share tales of valor, hardship as Legion honors WWII veterans

Fatal attraction?

IS this a case of fatal attraction? Has the ancient beauty of hawksbill turtle tortoiseshell landed it in a population crisis and may prove its undoing? Population sizes of hawksbills have “sharply declined” due to many human factors but the  most profound is the harvest of its carapace scutes (bony scales) known as tortoiseshell or bekko, fuelled by the intensive shell trade on the tortoiseshell which is a luxury item used to make elegant combs and brushes, jewelry boxes and ornaments, well into the 20th century.

Philippine Defense Officials Tour New EDCA Sites

Philippine defense officials visited Palawan last week to inspect new sites that will host U.S. forces as part of the defense pact between the two countries. The Philippine delegation, led by Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Andres Centino, visited the province’s Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites, which are designated Philippine military bases, […]