Meta Youth-Safety Settlement: Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and impose sweeping new limits on Facebook and Instagram for teens, including a default two-hour daily cap, nighttime blocks (midnight–6 a.m.), reduced school-hour notifications, prompts to take breaks during continuous use, stronger age checks, and tighter controls on harmful content and certain filters; the deal resolves claims brought by 47 states plus D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. CNMI Sports Spotlight: A CNMI former MMA fighter says combat sports are opening more pathways for young people than in the past, after his knockout win in California. USACE Leadership Change: Brig. Gen. Joseph “Clete” Goetz II relinquished command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division, overseeing major work across Alaska, the Far East, Honolulu and Japan. Navy Commendation for CNMI: Northern Marianas College communications manager Miguel Dandan received a U.S. Navy Flag Letter of Commendation for disaster communications leadership during back-to-back super typhoons. Local Youth Opportunity: The NMI Pickleball Team is set to depart for the Pickleball World Cup 2026 in Da Nang, Vietnam, with a 43-member delegation. Weather Watch: Two tropical systems east of the Marianas are interacting in a Fujiwhara pattern, while Guam and the Marianas are not currently in the direct threat area. Mail Rules Push: CNMI Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds urged USPS to pause new duty-collection procedures for mail from the territories until legal and administrative concerns are addressed. Typhoon Season Update (Guam): Forecasters say the Marianas are entering peak season with rising odds of a cyclone forming closer to home. Career Pathways for CNMI Youth: A local focus story argues CNMI students should consider hands-on technical trades alongside college as AI reshapes work.