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Recall issued for Diamond Shruumz products
The state Health Department is alerting Hawaii residents of a recall for Diamond Shruumz brand products sold online or at local smoke and vape shops due to reported illnesses. Read more
Maui police ask for help locating relatives of unclaimed bodies
The deceased include individuals whose dates of death range from November 2023 to June 2024, MPD said. Read more
DLNR puts hotels, vendors on notice over Waikiki beach use
The DLNR said continued violations will result in enforcement actions, including but not limited to the imposition of fines, revocation of commercial use permits and the inability to obtain future commercial use permits. Read more
Maui victims reach $4B global settlement after wildfires
The settlement resolves roughly 450 lawsuits filed by individuals, businesses, and insurance companies in state and federal courts for fires in Lahaina and Upcountry Maui. Read more
Defense secretary revokes plea deal for accused Sept. 11 plotters
Because of the stakes involved, the “responsibility for such a decision should rest with me,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an order released today night by the Pentagon. Read more
BWS says customers can end water conservation
BWS had asked customers from the leeward Coast up to Mililani and Kahala to do so Thursday even after Hawaiian Electric said it had averted rolling outages the previous night and did not anticipate any. Read more
U.S. sues TikTok over ‘massive-scale’ child privacy violations
The government said TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires services aimed at children to obtain parental consent to collect personal information from users under age 13. Read more
U.S. to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East
The U.S. is bracing for Iran to make good on its vow to respond to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh two days ago in Tehran — one in a series of killings of senior figures in the Palestinian militant group as the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza rages. Read more
No tsunami threat to Hawaii after 6.8-magnitude quake strikes off Philippines
The preliminary magnitude 6.8 temblor struck 12.3 miles east of Barcelona, Caraga, Philippines, at 6:23 a.m. (12:23 p.m. Hawaii time) at a depth of 10.7 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Read more
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Simone Biles dings Trump with ‘I love my Black job’ tweet
Taking a victory lap after her winning performance at the Paris Games, Biles trolled Trump for his controversial claims that undocumented immigrants are taking so-called “Black jobs” from Americans. Read more
Coastal flooding expected statewide during high tides
The flooding is likely to occur during peak afternoon high tides, particularly along shorelines and low-lying coastal areas of all isles. Read more
Averill helps lead USA men’s volleyball into Olympics quarterfinals
Kamehameha alum Micah Christenson finished with 28 assists and six digs and Punahou alum Erik Shoji added five digs. Read more
Harris secures $310M in July as donors respond to shakeup
The July figure — more than double the $138.7 million raised by Republican rival Donald Trump in the same month — brings the total money raised by Harris and Biden before her to more than $1 billion, the fastest a presidential campaign has crossed that threshold in history, the campaign said. Read more
Kremlin: Children of freed sleeper agents just learned they are Russians
“Before that, they didn’t know that they were Russian and that they had anything to do with our country,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Read more
Judge suspends Justin Timberlake’s license, warns attorney
The 43-year-old Grammy winner, who is in Europe for his Forget Tomorrow World Tour, appeared virtually in the Long Island courtroom, where Sag Harbor Justice Carl Irace slammed Timberlake’s attorney. Read more
China’s media, netizens back Pan Zhanle after 100m swim claims
Pan smashed his own 100-meter freestyle world record, shaving 0.40 seconds off the previous mark he set at the World Championships in Doha in February, to humble rivals including Australia’s Kyle Chalmers and Romania’s David Popovici. Read more
Dow closes down over 600 points as recession fears mount
The selloff pushed the Nasdaq Composite down more than 10% from its July closing high to confirm the index is in a correction as concerns grow about expensive valuations in a weakening economy. Read more
Harris garners needed delegate votes to become Democratic nominee
Vice President Harris became the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination after President Joe Biden bowed to pressure from within the party and dropped out of the race last month. Read more
Carlotta becomes hurricane in Eastern Pacific
Forecasters expect Carlotta to strengthen over the next day or so. Read more
U.S. unemployment rate hits 4.3% as job growth slows
The increase in the unemployment rate from 4.1% in June marked the fourth straight monthly increase, the U.S. Labor Department reported today. It has risen from a five-decade low of 3.4% in April 2023. Read more
More evidence links ultraprocessed foods to dementia
The study tracked more than 130,000 adults in the United States for up to 43 years. Read more
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