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Starlink is now available in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

TOKYO, Japan — The Japanese government has taken over decision-making linked to the development of the U.S. Marine Corps base at Henoko, in north-east Okinawa, after the prefectural governor defied a series of court orders to approve new construction work at the site. The decision is the first time the Japanese government has applied an execution by proxy legal mechanism.

MAJURO, Marshall Islands — The continuing dire power situation in Majuro prompted incoming President Hilda C. Heine — elected for a second term Jan. 2 after a four-year hiatus — to make power one of the top priorities on her new government’s agenda.