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The Mariana fruit bat and the Bridled white eye bird of Guam were among 21 species removed from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction, according to an Oct. 17 press release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

U. S. Social Security Administration Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as a cost-of-living adjustment, the U.S. SSA announced Oct. 12, adding about $50 monthly to the average retirement benefit from January. 

Capt. Nicholas Simmons, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam (CGFM/SG), led a delegation to the Marshall Islands on Sept. 18. The visit underscores Coast Guard Sector Guam’s strengthened role as the primary facilitator of the cooperative relationship between the U.S. Coast Guard and the RMI, reinforcing longstanding ties.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific has increased the value of a worldwide contract for work on U.S. bases, according to an Oct. 11 release from the U.S. Department of Defense.

On Oct. 10, Gov. Arnold I Palacios, Franklin Babauta, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Special Assistant, and Betty Terlaje, acting director of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp., met virtually with news media at a Utility Preparedness briefing.