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Video shows raid on ship near Strait of Hormuz
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Hawaii clinches No. 3 seed in Big West tournament with win over UC San Diego
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Man who killed 6-year-old in freeway shooting gets 40 years to life
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House passes 2-year warrantless surveillance law extension
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Big second inning propels UCSB to win over visiting Rainbows
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Ohtani’s ex-interpreter ordered to get gambling addiction treatment
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Judge rejects defense efforts to dismiss Hunter Biden’s gun case
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Judge declines to delay Trump’s hush money trial
It’s the latest in a string of delay denials that Trump has gotten from various courts this week as he fights to stave off the trial’s start Monday with jury selection. Read more
1 dead, 11 hurt after shuttle bus crashes at Honolulu Harbor
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USC remains silent on O.J. Simpson’s death
The silence — atypical for the Trojans, who have lauded their passing football greats with flowery public statements — is an obvious statement in itself. Read more
Health officials say it’s safe to surf and swim off Lahaina
The Health Department’s announcement didn’t address the safety of eating fish and other marine species. Read more
Kona airport reopens, but will close overnight for runway repair
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Robert MacNeil, earnest news anchor for PBS, dies at 93
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The men were fishing when they hit a coral reef, putting a hole in the boat’s bottom and causing it to take on water, Lt. Keith Arnold said in a Coast Guard video. Read more
Travel warnings issued as Israel prepares for possible Iranian strike
Iran has repeatedly vowed to strike back at Israel over the bombing of an Iranian Embassy complex in Damascus, Syria, this month that killed three generals and four other military officers. Read more
NPR in turmoil after it is accused of liberal bias
Uri Berliner, a senior business editor who has worked at NPR for 25 years, wrote that “people at every level of NPR have comfortably coalesced around the progressive worldview.” Read more
China sanctions U.S. defense firms over Taiwan arms sales
The announcement freezes the assets of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems held within China. Read more
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