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Pukalani fire 100% contained, evacuation order lifted
The Maui Emergency Management Agency has lifted the evacuation order for residents off Akalani Loop and Kalialani Circle. Read more
Flags ordered at half-staff to honor 102 lives lost in Lahaina
Gov. Josh Green has ordered that the U.S. and Hawaii state flags be flown at half-staff from sunrise on Thursday to sunset on Monday in honor of the 102 lives lost. Read more
Egypt asks its airlines to avoid Iran air space for 3 hours Thursday
“All Egyptian carriers shall avoid overflying Tehran (Flight Information Region) FIR. No flight plan will be accepted overflying such territory,” the notice said, referring to the three-hour period provided. Read more
China beats U.S. to win 1st gold in artistic swimming
Russia, long the dominant force in artistic swimming, has been excluded from the Games and in their absence China pulled through to win gold, with the U.S. taking silver and Spain claiming the bronze medal. Read more
Biden ‘not confident’ of peaceful power transition if Trump loses
“If Trump loses, I’m not confident at all,” Biden said in an interview with CBS News when asked whether he thought there would be a peaceful transfer of power after the vote. Read more
5 ways Hawaii is trying to prevent the next deadly fire
Some of the more important steps that might help get ready for — or prevent — the next catastrophe have not happened, in part because there are lingering questions about how to pay for them. Read more
Kristen Faulkner makes U.S. history with 2nd gold in track cycling
In the National Velodrome on Wednesday she was a key cog in the team that beat New Zealand around the boards to win the United States’ first Olympic gold in women’s team pursuit. Read more
U.K., Egypt issue alerts for Iran, Lebanon airspace
Britain’s advisory to its airlines to avoid the Lebanese airspace came hours after Egypt instructed all of its airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours in the early morning on Thursday. Read more
Fast-finishing Quincy Hall grinds out 400m gold for U.S.
Hall, who took bronze behind Jamaica’s Antonio Watson and Hudson-Smith at last year’s world championship, looked out of contention coming into the final straight, a distant fourth as Hudson-Smith seemed on course for a first global gold of an injury-plagued career. Read more
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Damien School: Taking ex-president’s allegations seriously
It is not immediately known if the school has launched internal investigations or referred any of Laanui’s allegations to law enforcement. Read more
30-year mortgage rate drops on jobs data, Fed rate-cut signals
It’s the lowest rate since May 2023 and the sharpest drop in two years. Read more
Taylor Swift Vienna concerts canceled due to planned attack
Austrian police today detained two people suspected of plotting attacks on concerts, Franz Ruf, director general for public security, said at a news conference this evening. Read more
6 injured after crash on H-1 freeway in Aiea
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene at about 5:30 a.m. and treated six patients for various injuries. Read more
Arizona grand jury wanted to indict Trump in fake electors case
Prosecutors, the papers said, recommended that Trump should not be charged, citing a Justice Department policy that discourages bringing state and federal cases against the same defendant that are largely based on similar facts. Read more
Delta passengers sue airline for refusing refunds after outage
The proposed class action was made public today in Atlanta federal court, after the July 19 outage disrupted airlines, banks, hospitals and emergency lines. Read more
Trump criticizes Harris and Walz, hints debate will happen
“I don’t know how she debates. I heard she’s sort of a nasty person,” he said, repeating an insult that he has used against several women, including Hillary Clinton, former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott. Read more
Ukraine pierces Russian border, triggering fierce clashes
Russia has advanced this year after the failure of Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive to achieve any major gains, and has taken 420 sq km (162 sq miles) of territory from Ukrainian forces since June 14, Russian officials say. Read more
Report: Consumer watchdog probes major banks over Zelle scam
The probe focuses on JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wells Fargo among other large banks, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Read more
Walt Disney warns theme park revenue to fall, profit slips
Disney’s experiences segment which includes parks and consumer products — and makes up just over half of profit — recorded an operating income drop of 3%. Read more
Yen dives as BOJ plays down chance of hikes, soothing markets
The yen fell about 2.5% to a session low of 147.94 per dollar following the comments from BOJ Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida. The dollar was last up 1.79% at 146.940 yen. Read more
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake rattles Southern California
The epicenter was in sparsely populated farmland, about 14 miles northwest of the unincorporated community of Grapevine in Kern County, and about 88 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Read more
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