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No. 3 Hawaii sweeps No. 12 Ball State with big third-set rally
All three starting pin hitters recorded double figures in kills for the third-ranked Hawaii men’s volleyball team, which opened the 29th Outrigger Invitational in impressive fashion with a 25-19, 25-13, 29-27 sweep of No. 12 Ball State tonight. Read more
Putin says U.S. ceasefire plan for Ukraine needs major revisions
Putin’s heavily qualified support for the U.S. ceasefire proposal looked designed to signal goodwill to Washington and open the door to further talks with President Donald Trump. Read more
No injuries reported after American Airlines plane fire in Denver
There was an aircraft fire “to an American Airlines plane” that was sitting at gate C38 on Thursday evening, producing “visible smoke,” the airport was quoted as saying in the media report. Read more
Newsmax paid $40M in defamation case over election fraud claims
The companies settled privately last year, but the amount was disclosed in a Newsmax investor document dated March 7. Read more
Schumer signals Democrats will support spending bill to avert shutdown
Schumer said, “In effect, a shutdown gives Trump and his minions the keys to the city and the country and I thought that had to be avoided.” Read more
DOGE makes its latest errors harder to find
Noah Bookbinder, president of the left-leaning watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said the removed information appeared to be a reaction to reports about DOGE’s errors. Read more
Trump threatens 200% tariffs on European wine, spirits
Stocks fell on the news, as investors worried that Trump would enact stiffer trade barriers around the world’s largest consumer market. Read more
Review: Facebook insider’s exposé alleges bad behavior at top
For seven years, beginning in 2011, the book’s author, Sarah Wynn-Williams, worked at Facebook (now called Meta), eventually as a director of global public policy. Read more
White House withdraws vaccine critic Weldon for CDC director
Weldon, a physician who has criticized vaccines, said in a four-page statement he sent to Reuters that he had been informed 12 hours before the hearing by the White House that there were not enough votes for confirmation. Read more
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Wall Street slides on trade war fears; S&P 500 confirms correction
A broad selloff sent all three major U.S. stock indexes tumbling, with losses in tech and tech-related megacap shares dragging the Nasdaq nearly 2%. Read more
Hawaii-based telescope aids in discovery of four exoplanets
The researchers used data from the Hawaii island-based Gemini Telescope and Chile-based Very Large Telescope to confirm the presence of the four planets around Barnard’s star. Read more
Kahuku woman pleads not guilty in death of 11-year-old girl
The 39-year-old Kahuku woman was arrested, charged and indicted on March 7 for allegedly torturing and neglecting the child, Azaeliyah Pili-Ah You, who died on Dec. 22, 2023. Read more
Two men charged for pulling guns in Aiea fight
Their bail is set at $15,000 each. Read more
Tesla warns it could face retaliatory tariffs
The Tesla comments reflect those of many U.S. businesses concerned by Trump’s tariffs, but is notable because it is from Tesla. Read more
Protesters occupy Trump Tower over Columbia student’s arrest
Trump Tower, located on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, is home to the Trump Organization and where President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump own a penthouse apartment. Read more
Naoya Inoue to defend super bantamweight title in Las Vegas
Inoue, who has a 29-0 record with 26 knockouts, last fought in the U.S. in 2021 and will headline the card at the T-Mobile Arena. Cardenas, 29, will be challenging for his first world title. Read more
Hawaii joins Democratic AGs in lawsuit over Education Department mass firings
The group, led by New York’s Letitia James, sued the administration in a Massachusetts federal court, saying the dismissals were “illegal and unconstitutional.” Read more
Farmers sue Trump over frozen Inflation Reduction Act funds
The USDA has frozen a broad swath of grants as it conducts an agency-wide spending review, including money for conservation and other farm programs funded by the IRA. Read more
Judge orders Trump to reinstate thousands of fired workers
The ruling made by U.S. District Judge William Alsup during a hearing in San Francisco applies to the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Department of Interior and the Treasury Department. Read more
Donatella Versace steps down as design chief as Prada circles
Donatella, who was the chief creative officer at Versace, has been its driving force since her brother Gianni, the company founder, was gunned down in Miami in 1997. Read more
Musk’s layoffs slow Trump’s energy agenda, delaying permits
The cuts since mid-February have hit employees at agencies that play a crucial role in the process needed to issue permits for new federal and tribal energy production, including the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Read more
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