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No. 3 Hawaii takes down Lindenwood in 4 sets
Opposite Kristian Titriyski put down a match-high 19 kills with a team-high eight digs and the third-ranked Hawaii men’s volleyball team was tested before putting away Lindenwood 25-16, 23-25, 27-25, 25-23 tonight. Read more
Hawaii baseball routs UC Riverside to open Big West series
The Hawaii baseball team broke out new black caps and then broke away to a 17-5 rout of UC Riverside today at the Riverside Sports Complex on the UCR campus. Read more
Mother charged in ‘torture’ death of adopted daughter, 11, in Laie
Sina Pili was indicted by an Oahu grand jury today and charged with manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a minor, and persistent non-support, according to state court documents. Read more
Flashing beacon installed at busy Kalihi crosswalk
Officials said this pilot project – considered a “quick-build” — will help Kalihi residents safely cross the street, plus help the city to install, operate and maintain more of these flashing beacon crosswalks. Read more
HPD arrests girl, 17, in connection with H-2 shooting
“Due to the suspect’s age, no further information will be released,” HPD said. Read more
State had ‘unconfirmed’ reports of child abuse in Sarai Perez-Rivera’s home
Perez-Rivera’s mother and her mother’s girlfriend were indicted this week on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the girl’s starvation death, along with other charges. Read more
Ukraine’s troops in Kursk nearly surrounded, maps show
The precarious situation for Ukraine comes after Washington suspended its intelligence sharing with Kyiv and raises the possibility that its forces may be forced into a politically awkward and psychologically difficult retreat back into Ukraine, or risk being captured or killed. Read more
New Mexico reports measles surge as Texas outbreak grows
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has faced criticism for his handling of the worsening outbreak. Read more
Gene Hackman, wife died of natural causes a week apart, autopsies show
Hackman and Betsy Arakawa, a classical pianist who was born and raised in Hawaii, called Santa Fe home since the 1980s and were active in the city’s art community and culinary scene. Read more
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Trump officials clash with Musk in heated White House meeting
Rubio had been privately furious with Musk for weeks, ever since his team effectively shuttered an entire agency that was supposedly under Rubio’s control: the U.S. Agency for International Development. Read more
‘Hamilton’ cancels run at Kennedy Center after Trump takeover
In February, weeks after taking office, Trump fired the center’s president, replaced the board of trustees and named himself chairman of the organization. Read more
HPD investigating alleged kidnapping in Chinatown
Police said in a bulletin that at about 9:50 a.m. Thursday, officers responded to a call for a victim who said he was forced into the suspect’s vehicle, then driven to an unknown area and assaulted. Read more
Trump administration cuts $400M in Columbia University funding
The announcement escalated the administration’s targeting of Columbia, where protests last year over the war in the Gaza Strip set off a nationwide debate over free speech, campus policing and antisemitism, and led to similar demonstrations at schools nationwide. Read more
Moped rider seriously injured in Moiliili crash
EMS said the collision, involving a moped and a car, happened around 5:50 p.m. near 2205 Fern St. Read more
Wall Street ends higher after Fed comments, but notches weekly loss
The benchmark S&P 500 finished with its biggest weekly loss since September. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq also registered their third straight week of declines, the longest losing streak since mid-July and early August last year. Read more
Musk falsely claims Starlink blocked in South Africa over race
In his latest rebuke of the country where he was born and went to school, Musk wrote on X, which he also owns: “Starlink is not allowed to operate in South Africa, because I’m not black.” Read more
Trump: Canada, Mexico tariffs may rise after short reprieve
There are multiple other Trump tariff actions in play. Read more
U.S. ends collective bargaining for 50,000 TSA officers
Sen. Brian Schatz said the move “will mean fewer officers, longer airport screening lines, and a greater threat to public safety and national security.” Read more
Dollar falters after data shows slowing labor market
Overall, it has been a volatile week for the currency market, driven mainly by U.S. trade and economic growth uncertainties and a pivotal development in Europe as its largest economy abandoned its fiscal constraints to boost spending and revive growth. Read more
U.S. labor market stable in February, outlook cloudy
The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report today, the first under President Donald Trump’s watch, also showed unemployment rising to 4.1% last month and an increase in the ranks of part-time workers. Read more
Federal workers fight Trump’s mass firings with legal challenges
Lawyers at two firms said on Thursday that they had filed six appeals with the federal Merit Systems Protection Board since last week and, along with other law firms, plan to bring about 15 more on an agency-by-agency basis on behalf of large groups of workers who were fired in recent weeks. Read more
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