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Report: Google lays off hundreds of workers in Android, Pixel teams
The cuts in the division, which houses the Android platform, Pixel phones and the Chrome browser among other applications, follow Google’s January buyout offers to employees in the unit Read more
No. 1 Long Beach tops No. 4 Hawaii at sold-out Stan Sheriff
A sold-out SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center crowd of 9,962 watched UH avoid a sweep in the third set and take a 20-18 lead in the fourth set before LBSU scored seven of the final eight points. Read more
Hawaii baseball rallies for road win over Big West leaders
By winning the opener of the three-game road series, the Rainbow Warriors improved to 24-8 overall and 10-6 in the Big West. Read more
Hawaii sees another dengue case, bringing total to 6 this year
The latest case comes just one day after the fifth case of dengue was reported on Oahu. Read more
Hawaii officials to hold gun buyback event at Aloha Stadium
No ammunition will be accepted at the event this Saturday. Read more
Toddler, 1, dies after being hit by car in Maui driveway
Police said that, at about 9:42 p.m. Thursday, a 2016 Nissan Altima was pulling into a driveway on Poheoheo Street in Kahului when it struck a 1-year-old toddler from Makawao who was on a sidewalk in front of a home. Read more
Search called off after Wahiawa attempted kidnapping ruled false
“We appreciate the public’s assistance and will be closing this investigation,” police said. Read more
3 killed in fiery plane crash in Boca Raton, Florida
The three people who died were all on board the Cessna plane when it crashed just after 10 a.m., said Michael LaSalle, an assistant chief and public information officer with the Boca Raton Fire Rescue. Read more
USCG searches for overdue boat, fisherman off Hawaii island
USCG officials reported that Earl Hind, 42, of Kailua-Kona is missing after he failed to return as scheduled from a fishing trip Wednesday morning. Read more
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Wall Street ends whipsaw week higher after Fed comments
All three major U.S. indexes ended the session sharply higher after assurances from Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins that the Fed is prepared to keep financial markets functioning should the need arise. Read more
Kahului man, 43, dies after crash on Maui highway
The man, who was driving a 1988 Toyota pickup truck, failed to observe the stopped Ford. He attempted to stop, but was unable to and collided with the Ford’s rear. Read more
Pentagon ends $5.1B in contracts with Deloitte, Booz Allen
The contracts “represent non-essential spending on third party consultants” for services Pentagon employees can perform, Hegseth said in the memo released late on Thursday. Read more
Hawaii joins states suing Trump over COVID school funds
The previously awarded funding is currently being used by schools for after-school and summer learning programs, student mental health services, new classroom technology and other infrastructure needs. Read more
Trump seeks to revoke immigrants’ Social Security numbers
Social Security numbers function as tax identification numbers in the U.S. and are required to receive government benefits. They are also used for many private financial operations such as opening a bank account or obtaining a credit card. Read more
Senate confirms Trump pick Caine as top military officer
He won strong support from both Trump’s fellow Republicans as well as Democrats, although the vote took place early in the morning after Democrats refused to agree to a quicker confirmation. Read more
China hikes U.S. tariffs to 125%, calls Trump strategy a ‘joke’
Investors had been waiting to see how Beijing would respond to Trump’s move on Wednesday to effectively raise tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% while announcing a 90-day pause on duties on dozens of other countries’ goods. Read more
Top Democrat says new Gabbard task force is ‘witch hunt’
Senator Mark Warner of Virginia said in an interview with Reuters that Gabbard’s office did not brief him on the Director’s Initiative Group as her predecessors would have done. Read more
China’s Anker starts raising prices on Amazon
Some 127 Anker products have seen an average increase of 18% since Thursday last week, with the majority of those occurring after Monday, April 7, when President Donald Trump added an extra 50% import duty on Chinese goods, according to data from e-commerce services provider SmartScout. Read more
Hawaii reports a 5th case of travel-related dengue this year
Teams were deployed to conduct inspections and implement mosquito control measures in the affected area on Oahu, which DOH did not disclose. Read more
Supreme Court sides with wrongly deported migrant
In an unsigned order, the court stopped short of ordering the return of the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, indicating that courts may not have the power to require the executive branch to do so. Read more
Rep. Ed Case backs GOP-led bill requiring citizenship proof to vote
The measure passed, 220-208, with Republicans in favor joined by four Democrats: Reps. Ed Case of Hawaii, Jared Golden of Maine, Henry Cuellar of Texas, and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington. Read more
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