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Kapi‘olani Medical Center nurses vote to go on strike again
The union is required to give Hawaii Pacific Health 10-days notice before it begins to another strike. Read more
Wahine rally to beat San Diego in four sets
Hawaii started slowly but picked up more than enough steam in its 11-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-20 victory Sunday over San Diego in the final match of the season-opening Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic. Read more
2 hikers rescued separately at Koko Head Crater, Diamond Head trails
The Honolulu Fire Department today separately rescued an injured hiker at Koko Head Crater Trail and another one at the Diamond Head Crater Trail. Read more
Protests grip Israel after 6 hostages killed in Gaza
Crowds estimated by Israeli media to number up to 500,000 strong demonstrated in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other cities, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do more to bring home the remaining 101 hostages. Read more
Shanshan, downgraded from typhoon, leaves 7 dead, damage in Japan
The Japan Meteorological Agency continued to warn of landslides, floods and rising water levels in rivers in western and eastern Japan, citing increased risks due to ground loosening from record-breaking rainfall since the storm hit the southern coast on Thursday. Read more
Kremlin spokesman says Harris is more predictable than Trump
In an interview with Pavel Zarubin, a TV reporter with favored access to the Kremlin, Peskov also appeared dismissive of Trump’s boast that he could end the Ukraine war within 24 hours if U.S. voters returned him to the White House. Read more
U.N. begins polio vaccination in Gaza as fighting rages
The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed last month that a baby was partially paralyzed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years. Read more
HPD: 4 fatally shot, 2 injured in ‘dispute’ between Waianae neighbors
Honolulu Police Chief Arthur “Joe” Logan called the latest incident a “neighbor-on-neighbor dispute” that was unrelated to any of the other recent shootings on Oahu west side. Read more
Local 5 union workers at 8 Hawaii hotels go on 3-day strike
This is the union’s largest strike since 1990 when workers from 11 hotels went on a 22-day strike. Read more
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Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages, including American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin
The bodies of Carmel Gat, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Ori Danino had been found underground in the city of Rafah and returned to Israel, officials said. Read more
Honolulu lifeguards rescue 3 men off Kailua
Lifeguards used a watercraft to reach the men and bring them to shore safely. Read more
Fatman Scoop, a DJ and rapper, dies onstage at age 56
Fatman Scoop was formerly a DJ on Hot 97, an FM radio station in New York, which described him in an online tribute as a “legendary hype man and radio personality.” Read more
UCLA defeats Hawaii, 16-13, with last-minute field goal
A sell-out crowd of 13,470 — the highest attended single-game sporting event ever held on the UH-Manoa campus — watched the Rainbow Warriors (1-1) race out to a 10-0 halftime lead. Read more
Hawaii health officials report hepatitis A infection in Kakaako food worker
The state Health Department says the likelihood patrons will become infected is low. Read more
GAME DAY BLOG: Hawaii football hosts UCLA
Hawaii football returns to network television for the first time in more than a decade when it hosts UCLA today at Ching Complex. Read more
Police seek suspect in attempted kidnapping of boy in Ewa
The suspect is described as in his 30s, with a medium build, brown hair, wearing a white short-sleeved T-shirt and black sweatshorts. Read more
Honolulu police arrest suspect after woman, 36, stabbed in Ewa
Police said the suspect was identified by a witness and officers arrested him at 12:11 a.m. Saturday on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder. Read more
Russia’s youngest conscripts unexpectedly see combat against Ukraine
Moscow’s decision to thrust young, untrained soldiers onto the battlefields of Afghanistan and Chechnya helped to cement domestic opposition that compelled the Kremlin to end those conflicts. Read more
Goldman to lay off hundreds in annual talent review
The investment bank reinstated performance-related job cuts in 2022 after halting it for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Pro-Palestinian groups plan to protest Harris campaign stops
Harris has made it clear she will not consider cutting arms sales to Israel, one of the main asks of pro-Palestinian groups. Read more
After nearly 11 months of war, Gaza faces new threat: Polio
Under international pressure to prevent an outbreak of the crippling disease, Israel, which has rebuffed much of the criticism of its handling of the war, is moving with relative haste. Read more
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