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Hawaii women’s volleyball team defeats Oregon State in Outrigger Invitational
The Hawaii women’s volleyball team pulled out its biggest comeback yet of the young season, falling behind two sets to none before rallying for a 20-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-10 reverse sweep of Oregon State tonight in the Outrigger Invitational. Read more
Meeting with Biden, British leader hints at Ukraine weapon decision soon
Putin responded to reports that America and its allies were considering such a move by declaring that it would “mean that NATO countries — the United States and European countries — are at war with Russia.” Read more
Tiger Woods undergoes surgery on his back
Woods, 48, has not played competitive golf since missing the cut at the Open Championship in July. Read more
4 Alaska Airlines employees sickened on flight from Lihue
EMS treated four flight attendants, ages 28, 31, 53 and 59, at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu and took them in stable condition to a hospital. Read more
JD Vance lays out plan to end Ukraine war similar to Putin’s
Vance’s critics immediately said he had described a Russian victory, while his supporters said he had offered the only realistic path to peace. Read more
Hawaii Attorney General releases second phase of Maui fire probe
The 518-page Lahaina Fire Incident Analysis Report makes 84 unique findings and 140 recommendations for improving preparation, vegetation management, communications, collaboration between stakeholders. Read more
Tua Tagovailoa’s future uncertain after concussion in Dolphins loss
At the time McDaniel held a web conference with reporters this morning, the coach reported Tagovailoa was still sleeping at home and was checking into team facilities later in the day for follow-up testing. Read more
Walgreens paying $106.8M over prescription billing fraud
The Justice Department said Walgreens violated the federal False Claims Act between 2009 and 2020 by submitting payment claims to Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs for prescriptions it processed but which were never picked up. Read more
Trump vows mass deportations of Haitian immigrants in Ohio
While Trump, 78, continued his attacks on immigrants, he did not revisit false and derogatory remarks he made during his debate on Tuesday night with his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. Read more
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Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to lesser charge in DUI case
Timberlake, 43, agreed to plead guilty to driving while ability impaired, a lesser traffic violation than driving while impaired, multiple media reports say. Read more
Pope urges Catholics to choose ‘lesser evil’ between Harris, Trump
Asked about the U.S. presidential election on his flight back to Rome from Singapore, the pope said not welcoming migrants is a “grave” sin, and likened having an abortion to an “assassination.” Read more
U.S. locks in steep China tariff hikes, many to start Sept. 27
The U.S. Trade Representative said that many of the tariffs, including a 100% duty on Chinese EVs, 50% on solar cells and 25% on steel, aluminum, EV batteries and key minerals, would go into effect on Sept. 27. Read more
Kapi’olani nurses stage one-day strike as hospital vows lockout
It is the second strike this year by the nurses, who have been working without a contract since December. Read more
Dollar hits 8-1/2-month low vs yen
Analysts said reports by the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times late on Thursday saying a 50-bp rate reduction is still an option, and comments from a former Fed official arguing for an outsized cut, caused a shift in market expectations. Read more
Boeing eager to return to union talks as strike shuts factories
Both the company and the union indicated they were willing to resume negotiations soon. Read more
Charter adds streaming service at no extra charge
Max and Discovery+ will be added to Spectrum’s bundle, which already includes streaming platforms such as Disney+, ESPN+ and Paramount+. Read more
OpenAI launches new series of AI models with ‘reasoning’ abilities
The models, first reported by Reuters, are capable of reasoning through complex tasks and can solve more challenging problems than previous models in science, coding and math, the AI firm said in a blog post. Read more
Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa suffers concussion in game with Bills
Tagovailoa collided with Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin, and his head made contact with Hamlin’s arm. Read more
Kapi‘olani nurses strike is on after contract talks fail
Hospital management has said that they will lockout any nurses who go on strike Friday. Read more
Police arrest girl, 12, for online school threat in Mililani
According to a police bulletin, the girl was identified and arrested on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening. The complainant was a 41-year-old woman. Read more
Hawaii AG supports warning label for social media
Although various states have already taken action to hold platforms accountable, the attorneys general say federal action is necessary because “social media platforms have demonstrated an unwillingness to fix the problem on their own.” Read more
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