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Territorial Savings board says no to revised acquisition offer
Territorial’s board announced toay that the Thursday bid from Blue Hill Advisors LLC to pay $12.50 per share of Territorial stock, up from an earlier $12-per-share offer, remained inferior in part due to a lack of information about the investors and their ability to complete a purchase. Read more
Motorcyclist dead after Hilo collision Sunday night
Police said this was Hawaii County’s 23rd traffic fatality this year compared to 14 at the same time last year. Read more
Man, 64, seriously injured after collision on stand-up scooter
EMS responded to the scene at South King Street and Elsie Lane at about 11:45 a.m. today. Read more
Woman, 46, in serious condition after crashing car into wall
A 46-year-old woman was taken to the hospital in serious condition after a solo car crash overnight into a wall in Wailupe, according to first responders. Read more
Baseball legend Pete Rose dies at 83
No one has surpassed Rose’s totals of 4,256 hits, 3,562 games or 14,053 at-bats. Read more
Biden will visit storm-ravaged North Carolina on Wednesday
Western North Carolina residents faced a “post-apocalyptic” landscape on Monday in the wake of Helene, with hundreds of people still missing and residents struggling amid flooded roads and a lack of basic services. Read more
Kalalau Trail to fully reopen after norovirus outbreak
During the closure, DOH said state crews also airlifted barrels of effluent from the Hanakapiai, Hanakoa and Kalalau composting comfort stations for treatment and disposal. Read more
Possible safety risks for 40 foreign operators using Boeing 737s
The NTSB on Thursday issued urgent safety recommendations about the potential for a jammed rudder control system on some 737 airplanes after a February incident involving a United Airlines flight. Read more
California sues Catholic hospital for denying emergency abortion
Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta accused Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka of discriminating against pregnant patients and violating the state’s law requiring hospitals to provide necessary emergency care. Read more
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Judge blocks Georgia law banning abortion after six weeks
The order from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney allows abortions to resume for now, though the state can appeal to have the law reinstated. Read more
Dolphins QB Tyler Huntley to start today vs Titans
Huntley will make his Dolphins debut and veteran Tim Boyle will serve as his backup with Tua Tagovailoa still in the concussion protocol and Skylar Thompson dealing with a rib injury, coach Mike McDaniel confirmed Saturday. Read more
FAA grounds SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket after malfunction
After SpaceX on Saturday launched two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, the rocket body that had boosted the crew further into space failed to properly re-light its engine for its “deorbit burn,” a routine procedure that discards the booster into the ocean after completing its flight. Read more
U.S. military slams ‘unsafe’ Russia fighter jet maneuver near Alaska
The United States regularly carries out aerial intercepts of Russian aircraft in international airspace near Alaska, and usually says they are carried out in a safe and professional manner. But this time was different, officials say. Read more
Lebanese troops retreat as Israeli ground invasion nears
A U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity told Reuters the positioning of Israeli troops suggested a ground incursion could be imminent. Read more
Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo dies of brain cancer
Known for both his shot-blocking and finger-wagging in addition to a pronounced gravelly voice, Mutombo provided a dominating presence at Georgetown before playing for six NBA teams. Read more
U.S. reaches $31.5M settlement with T-Mobile over data breaches
T-Mobile will pay a $15.75 million civil penalty and has agreed to spend another $15.75 million over two years to strengthen its cybersecurity program. Read more
Hundreds still missing after Hurricane Helene
As many as 600 people remain missing, U.S. Homeland Security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall said at the White House, though she noted that the numbers could vary as responders reach more locations. Read more
FCC probing Verizon network outage for thousands of users
According to tracking website Downdetector.com, the outage began at around 9:30 a.m. ET (3:30 a.m. Hawaii time) and there were 28,842 reports as of 5:02 p.m. ET, with regions including Minneapolis, Phoenix, Omaha and Denver among the most reported areas being affected. Read more
Suspected Trump gunman pleads not guilty
Ryan Routh, 58, entered the plea to charges that include attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate during a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart. Read more
Dockworkers go out on strike from East to Gulf coasts
The strike blocks everything from food to automobile shipments across dozens of ports from Maine to Texas, in a disruption that analysts warn will cost the economy billions of dollars a day. Read more
Medicare: Part D, Advantage premiums will fall in 2025
Private health insurers had argued cutting their rates would limit what benefits they offer, but the government’s projections on Friday showed they remain stable. Read more
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