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Terry Tang named executive editor of Los Angeles Times

Since being tapped for the interim role, Tang moved to reorganize the newsroom, form her own leadership team and place a heavier emphasis on traditional news reporting. Read more

COURTESY FOODLAND SUPER MARKET LTD.
                                Foodland Farms Lahaina will reopen Wednesday after closing in the aftermath of the Aug. 8 wildfire.

Foodland Farms Lahaina to reopen Wednesday

The 14,000-square-foot store and Foodland Lahaina — its larger sister market located off Front Street — shut down on the day of the Aug. 8 wildfire. Read more

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                                UConn guard Tristen Newton (2) celebrates after scoring Purdue during the second half of the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game Monday in Glendale, Ariz.

UConn wins 2nd straight NCAA title, beating Purdue 75-60

Tristen Newton scored 20 points for the Huskies, who won their 12th straight March Madness game — not a single one of them decided by fewer than 13 points. Read more

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KEY BRIDGE RESPONSE 2024 UNIFIED COMMAND VIA AP / APRIL 7
                                In this photo provided by the Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command, response crews begin removing shipping containers from the deck of the cargo ship Dali using a floating crane barge at the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Salvage crews remove containers from collapsed Baltimore bridge

The removal of the containers from the deck of the Dali would continue this week as weather permits, according to a statement from the Key Bridge Response Unified Command. Crews were progressing toward removing sections of the bridge that lie across the ship’s bow to eventually allow it to move, the statement said. Read more

COURTESY HONOLULU EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Man, 54, pronounced dead at Mokuleia Beach Park

ASSOCIATED PRESS
                                President Joe Biden delivers remarks on student loan debt at Madison College, today, in Madison, Wis. Biden said today that more than 30 million borrowers would see “life-changing” relief from his new plan to ease their student loan debt burdens, a fresh attempt by the Democratic president to follow through on a campaign pledge that could buoy his standing with younger voters.

Biden promotes ‘life-changing’ student loan relief in Wisconsin

Biden said he wanted to “give everybody a fair shot” and the “freedom to chase their dreams” as he lamented the rising cost of higher education. Read more

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
                                A female Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen in the process of acquiring a blood meal from her human host at the Centers for Disease Control. A third confirmed case of travel-related dengue has been reported in Hawaii this year, according to the state Health Department.

Health department reports travel-related dengue case on Oahu

Symptoms of dengue include the sudden onset of fever, nausea, vomiting, rash and body aches, which typically last two to seven days. Read more

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Maui police ID Lahaina pedestrian who died

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                                Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks, April 2, at a rally in Green Bay, Wis. A New York appeals court judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he fights to move the case out of Manhattan.

Trump denied delay in hush money trial

The decision came today, a week before jury selection was set to start. Read more

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                                Lawyers and court workers leave the Supreme Court during a recess for the trial of the “Panama Papers” money laundering case in Panama City, today.

27 defendants on trial in ‘Panama Papers’ money laundering case

Those on trial include the owners of the Mossack-Fonseca law firm that was at the heart of the 2016 massive document leak. Read more

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                                Former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he arrives for a GOP fundraiser, Saturday, in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump said today he believes abortion limits should be left to the states, outlining his position in a video in which he declined to endorse a national ban after months of mixed messages and speculation.

Trump declines to endorse national abortion ban

Trump, in the video, did not say when in pregnancy he believes abortion should be banned. Read more

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                                The prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, presents the declaration ‘Dignitas Infinita’ (Infinite Dignity) during a press conference at the Vatican, today.

Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy, gender theory

The Vatican’s doctrine office issued “Infinite Dignity,” a 20-page declaration that has been in the works for five years. Read more

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                                Freed-Hardeman guard Quan Lax wears the championship banner after the NAIA men’s national championship college basketball game against Langston, March 26, in Kansas City, Mo. Freed-Hardeman won 71-67.

NAIA all but bans transgender athletes from women’s sports

The NAIA, which oversees some 83,000 athletes competing in more than 25 sports, is believed to be the first college sports organization to take such a step. Read more

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                                Elon Musk appears at an event in London, in November 2023. A crusading Brazilian Supreme Court justice included Musk as a target in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation, late Sunday, into the executive for alleged obstruction.

Brazil Supreme Court justice orders investigation of Elon Musk

Justice Alexandre de Moraes noted that Musk on Saturday began waging a public “disinformation campaign” regarding the top court’s actions. Read more

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                                Judge Juan M. Merchan poses in his chambers in New York, on March 14. Former President Donald Trump, a week away from standing trial in Manhattan on criminal charges that he falsified records to cover up a sex scandal, has indicated he plans to file a lawsuit against the judge overseeing the case.

Trump to sue judge in last-ditch attempt to avert Manhattan trial

An online court docket where Trump is filing the action showed that the related paperwork was sealed. Read more

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                                People walk past the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, in New York. U.S. stocks are drifting in relatively quiet trading today after a roller-coaster end to last week left them a bit shy of their records.

Wall Street holds steadier after last week’s sharp swerves

Much of the focus has been on interest rates and when the Federal Reserve will lower them to ease pressure on the economy and financial system. Read more

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                                Actor Jonathan Majors leaves criminal court with his girlfriend Megan Good after his sentencing in Manhattan, today.

Actor Jonathan Majors avoids jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend

The 34-year-old star of “Creed III” and other films had faced up to a year behind bars after he was convicted of misdemeanor assault by a Manhattan jury in December. Read more

METRO NASHVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
                                Country music artist Morgan Wallen. Wallen has been arrested after police say he threw a chair off the rooftop of a newly opened six-story bar in downtown Nashville, Tenn., early today.

Morgan Wallen arrested after he allegedly throws chair off roof of bar

Wallen, 30, was booked into jail early today on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct, Metro Nashville Police tweeted. Read more

ASSOCIATED PRESS
                                The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, today.

Total solar eclipse races across North America

Eclipse mania gripped all of Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, as the moon swept in front of the sun, blotting out daylight. Read more

RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
                                Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, walks from the plane upon his arrival in Beijing, China, in a photo released on Monday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting Beijing to display the strength of ties with close diplomatic ally China amid Moscow’s grinding war against Ukraine.

Sergey Lavrov visits Beijing to highlight ties

The two continent-sized authoritarian states, increasingly in dispute with democracies and NATO, seek to gain influence in Africa, the Middle East and South America. Read more

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                                U.S. Maj. Gen. Marcus Evans, Commanding General of the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press on Feb. 8, in Manila. The U.S. Army is introducing a new joint battlefield training in the Philippines aimed at boosting combat readiness and efficiency, including the adequate provision of ammunition and other supplies in difficult tropical jungle and archipelagic conditions, Evans said Sunday.

U.S. Army to hold combat training in Philippines as maritime tensions rise

The Biden administration has been strengthening an arc of military alliances in the Indo-Pacific to better counter China, including in any future confrontation over Taiwan. Read more


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