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UC Irvine rallies over Hawaii in Big West women’s volleyball
On the verge of its first sweep, the Hawaii women’s volleyball team instead dropped it’s opening Big West Conference match of the season with its star player on the sideline at the end. Read more
Hawaiian Humane Society seeing uptick in dog, cat viruses
The Hawaiian Humane Society is asking the community to help by taking the following steps, among others: Read more
Woman confesses to operating brothel ring for U.S. elites
Han Lee appeared in Boston federal court to plead guilty to charges that she conspired to persuade, induce and entice primarily Asian women to travel to Massachusetts and Virginia to engage in prostitution and commit money laundering. Read more
Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, target Hezbollah command
The order to evacuate, made by Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee via X, told residents to get at least 550 yards away from three specific buildings in the area. Read more
Maggie Smith, grand dame of stage and screen, dies at 89
Smith was the breakout star of “Downton Abbey,” playing Lord Grantham’s elderly and still stubbornly Victorian widowed mother, Violet Crawley, the dowager countess. Read more
Man, 42, allegedly drove car into 2 people in Kalihi
Police said the incident happened at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Read more
Body found in Wailuku River in Hilo identified as Florida man
South Hilo patrol officers responded to Boiling Pots for a call of a swimmer in distress in the afternoon of Sept. 17. Read more
Dow closes at record high on tame inflation report
The technology-heavy Nasdaq slipped and the S&P 500 edged slightly lower but both indexes stayed close to recent record highs. All three Wall Street indexes logged their third consecutive week of gains. Read more
Dollar weakens after inflation data, yen surges on Ishiba win
The U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.1% in August, matching expectations of economists polled by Reuters, after an unrevised 0.2% gain in July. Read more
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Consumer spending resilient; inflation continues to abate
Strong growth expectations this quarter were underscored by other data from the Commerce Department today showing the goods trade deficit narrowed by the most in nearly two years last month. Read more
Trump says he will seek Google’s prosecution if he wins election
Trump, in his post on Truth Social, gave no evidence for his assertion about Google. Read more
Tyler Huntley could emerge as starter in Dolphins QB carousel
Skylar Thompson is dealing with a rib injury that McDaniel said is “pretty painful,” leaving Tyler Huntley and Tim Boyle as the leading candidates to be Miami’s QB1 this week. Read more
New York Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to corruption charges
Adams, 64, entered the plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Katharine Parker at his first appearance in the case in Manhattan federal court. Read more
Mazda recalls over 77,000 vehicles in U.S.
The recall involves some MX-5 Miata vehicles from model years 2016-2023. Read more
Helene kills over 40 as it wreaks havoc across Southeast
Helene hit Florida’s Big Bend region as a powerful Category 4 hurricane Thursday night, packing 140 mph winds. Read more
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers top Padres, seal NL West title
Will Smith had a game-tying two-run homer and Mookie Betts added a two-run single in the seventh for the Dodgers (95-64), who also clinched a bye in the wild-card round. Ohtani went 3-for-5. Read more
Some of RFK Jr’s loyal fans are embracing Trump
In a race that is expected to be won by narrow margins in battleground states like Pennsylvania and Michigan, Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris are fighting over a thin slice of undecided voters. Read more
Shigeru Ishiba to be Japan’s leader, winning on 5th attempt
The 67-year-old former defense minister narrowly prevailed over hard-line nationalist Sanae Takaichi in an unpredictable race with a record nine candidates to lead the Liberal Democratic Party. Read more
Pedestrian, moped rider seriously injured in Iwilei collision
The incident occurred about 7:20 p.m. at 500 N. Nimitz Highway. Read more
Woman, 22, in serious condition after losing control of motorcycle
The woman was administered advanced life support by Honolulu Emergency Medical Services and then transported to an emergency room in serious condition. Read more
Hawaii, 6 other schools commit to Mountain West
UH also did not receive any relief on the travel subsidies it pays visiting league opponents. UH pays $150,000 to Mountain West teams from the Pacific time zone, $175,000 to schools traveling from the Mountain time zone. Read more
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Helene kills over 40 as it wreaks havoc across Southeast
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Woman confesses to operating brothel ring for U.S. elites
Dollar weakens after inflation data, yen surges on Ishiba win
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