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Record beef prices raise Memorial Day cookout costs
Higher prices hit consumers who are increasingly nervous about the economic impact of President Donald Trump’s trade policy and after Washington halted cattle imports from Mexico over a pest called New World screwworm, which could hike up beef prices further by tightening the cattle supply. Read more
Russia launches largest air attack on Ukraine, kills at least 12 people
The dead included three children in the northern region of Zhytomyr, local officials there said. Read more
As Trumps monetize presidency, profits outstrip protests
The Trumps are hardly the first presidential family to profit from their time in power, but they have done more to monetize the presidency than anyone who has ever occupied the White House. Read more
Trump says he is not happy with Putin for bombing Ukraine
“I don’t know what’s wrong with him. What the hell happened to him? Right? He’s killing a lot of people. I’m not happy about that,” Trump told reporters at the airport in Morristown, New Jersey, as he prepared to return to Washington. Read more
Father in ICU after 9 kids killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
Abdul Aziz Al-Farra, a thoracic surgeon, said Najjar had undergone two operations to stop bleeding in his abdomen and chest and that he sustained other wounds including to his head. Read more
‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Mission: Impossible’ sell nearly $500M in tickets
“Lilo & Stitch’ set a domestic box office record for the first three days of the Memorial Day weekend, besting 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” according to Comscore. That helped propel ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada to a record $262 million, Comscore reported. Read more
HFD extricates 2 from solo vehicle crash in Kunia
HFD responded with four units to the single vehicle accident early Sunday morning. Read more
23 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
The latest deaths in the Israeli campaign resulted from separate Israeli strikes in Khan Younis in the south, Jabalia in the north and Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, medics said. Read more
Moped rider, 53, in critical condition after hit-and-run in Kalihi
According to police, the hit-and-run collision involving a vehicle and a moped occurred at about 8:10 p.m. at the intersection of North King and Kohou streets. Read more
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Work furlough inmate missing from Oahu Community Correctional Center
Oahu Community Correctional Center reported today that work furlough inmate Issac Pascua failed to return from a work furlough Friday and is now facing a second-degree escape charge. Read more
Visitor, 38, revived after rescue in high surf at Sandy Beach
Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguards resuscitated a 38-year-old visitor who was rescued from the ocean at Sandy Beach in East Oahu Saturday afternoon. Read more
Honolulu police seeking suspect in attempted murder case
The public is advised to call 911 or notify CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300 or submit anonymous tips online to www.honolulucrimestoppers.org or via the P3 Tips app. Read more
South Africa town leader ‘sad’ about Trump’s misuse of white crosses video
Trump showed an aerial shot of a procession of cars moving along a road lined with white crosses during his meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday. Read more
Hawaii’s baseball season likely over after loss to Cal Poly in BWC tourney
The ’Bows are scheduled to remain in Orange County until Monday’s NCAA selection show, although it appears their season has ended. Read more
Diary of a Gazan family’s descent toward starvation
A mother of nine children recounts a terrible week. Read more
How the mischievous blue alien Stitch became one of Disney’s most popular properties
Breea Milburn has been a Stitch fan since the beginning. Read more
Universities see Trump’s Harvard move as threat to them, too
More than 5,000 miles away, Wendy Hensel, president of the University of Hawaii, said that it was “reverberating across higher education.” Read more
U.S. invites Asian officials to Alaska, eyes $44 billion LNG project
The U.S. has invited officials from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to Alaska to discuss projects including a vast gas pipeline, two people familiar with the planning said, as Asian governments consider U.S. investments in the hopes of relief from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Read more
Volvo Cars CEO says its customers must pay for rising tariffs
Volvo Cars CEO Hakan Samuelsson said on Friday that its customers would have to pay a large part of tariff-related cost increases, and that it could become impossible to import one of its most affordable cars to the United States if levies increase. Read more
Hawaii’s offensive surge knocks out Fullerton from Big West tourney
In a knock-out game, the Hawaii baseball team KO’d Cal State Fullerton with today’s 16-4 victory over Cal State Fullerton at Goodwin Field on the CSUF campus. Read more
Firefighters rescue man trapped in car after Mililani crash
Firefighters used the “jaws of life” to extricate the man, and transferred him to the care of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services at 5:21 a.m. Read more
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