Governor Arnold Palacios of the Northern Mariana Islands died on July 23 at age 69, after suffering from an enigmatic “medical incident.”

Palacios suddenly “collapsed” and died within months of announcing his intention to pivot from China to the United States.

According to members of his government, Palacios suddenly collapsed in his office on the island of Saipan on Wednesday afternoon. He was in stable condition, conscious and in “good spirits” when he was airlifted to the Guam Regional Medical City, but died at 10:37 p.m. that night.

Lt. Gov. David Apatang said he was tending to his duties around lunchtime on Wednesday when he heard a…

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