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Injury concerns mount for Hawaii women’s basketball in easy win
Brooklyn Rewers scored a season-high 13 points off the bench and the Hawaii women’s basketball team didn’t need much offense in a 56-15 thumping of Arkansas-Pine Bluff tonight at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Read more
Lahaina debris disposal site, landfill expansion gets approval
Maui County said last month it had reached conditional agreements with a subsidiary of Nan Inc. to purchase approximately 49 acres of previously quarried land and 30 acres of land currently being quarried adjacent to the Central Maui Landfill. Read more
3 children injured in 3-car collision
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services treated two females, ages 13 and 14, and a male, 13, and transported them to an emergency room. Read more
Bicyclist suffers extensive injuries after struck by vehicle
The man, estimated to be in his 50s or 60s, received advanced life support from Emergency Medical Services and was transported to an emergency room. Read more
Alexander leaving Hawaii for SEC school
Outside hitter Caylen Alexander, who entered the transfer portal last week after completing her third season at Hawaii, announced on her Instagram page today she is transferring to Missouri. Read more
Report: Hannah Kobayashi returns to U.S. from Mexico
Kobayashi, 30, crossed back into California from Mexico and met an attorney at the border, TMZ reported. Federal officials questioned her upon reentry and then let her go, according to the outlet. Read more
Canada’s finance minister resigns after clash with Trudeau
In a stinging resignation letter, Freeland dismissed Trudeau’s push for increased spending as a political gimmick that could hurt Ottawa’s ability to deal with the 25% import tariffs President-elect Donald Trump says he will impose. Read more
Trump links vaccines to autism, vows border wall and tax cuts
The news conference was in many ways a return to the past, when Trump relished seizing the world’s attention with long Q&A sessions that rambled from topic to topic. Read more
TikTok turns to Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to avert ban
TikTok and ByteDance filed an emergency request to the justices for an injunction to halt the looming ban on the social media app used by about 170 million Americans while they appeal a lower court’s ruling that upheld the law. Read more
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Luigi Mangione’s defense to hinge on mindset, emotion, evidence
Police claim that they have accumulated overwhelming evidence that Luigi Mangione fatally shot UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson, on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk in an early morning killing that reverberated across the U.S. Read more
Police: Teenage shooter kills student, teacher at Wisconsin school
At least six other people were wounded, according to police. Two students had life-threatening injuries; four other people had non-life-threatening injuries. Read more
Bitcoin rallies past $107,000, hopes grow for strategic reserve
Investor sentiment also got a lift from the inclusion of MicroStrategy into the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index, which will likely lead to more inflows for the software firm turned bitcoin buyer. Read more
Trump, SoftBank CEO announce $100 billion U.S. investment
Trump said in his joint appearance with Son that the investment would create 100,000 jobs focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and related infrastructure, with the money to be deployed before the end of Trump’s term. Read more
Texans capitalize on Tagovailoa’s turnovers to clinch division title
Tua Tagovailoa completed 29 of 40 passes for 196 yards and one touchdown for Miami, but he lost a fumble and also matched his career worst of three interceptions. Tagovailoa had thrown just one pick over his last seven games. Read more
Trump team eyes reversal of Biden EV, emissions policies
The recommendations, which have not been previously reported, come as the U.S. electric-vehicle transition stalls and China’s heavily subsidized EV industry continues to surge, in part because of its superior battery supply chain. Read more
Lamborghini delays first EV launch to 2029 as market not ready
Italian rival Ferrari will launch its first EV model in the first quarter of next year. Read more
Murder suspect found fit to stand trial
Jarvis Boots is facing 18 criminal charges, including second-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder and numerous other charges. Read more
Man arrested for allegedly running over girlfriend’s hand with car
Police reported that the man was taken into custody pending investigation around 8:57 p.m. Friday. Read more
Rhode Island hit by data breach as hackers demand ransom
In what Rhode Island officials described as extortion, the hackers threatened to release the stolen information unless they were paid an undisclosed amount of money. Read more
Syrian Christians attend services, schools reopen a week after Assad’s overthrow
As the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept to power last week, it sought to reassure Syria’s minority groups that their way of life would not be at risk. Read more
Trump and Netanyahu discuss Gaza hostages and Syria
Netanyahu said he spoke with Trump on Saturday night about the issue, which will loom large as one of the main foreign challenges facing Trump when he takes office if it is not resolved before he is sworn in on Jan. 20. Read more
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