Bit.ly also offers users an alternative called j.mp, the domain of the Northern Mariana Islands, which come under American law.

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On April 17th, the Northern Mariana Islands public employee retirement system became the first U.S. public pension fund to seek bankruptcy protection.

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In addition to Anguilla, nearly 100 communities have taken the necessary steps to become TsunamiReady in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

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The first public pension plan, the Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund, Saipan, filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012 and will fail in 2014, according to court documents.

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An analysis from 12 monitors nationwide found "slightly higher" levels of radioactive isotopes in Alaska, Alabama, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Saipan, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington state over the past week, the agency said.

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