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U.S. Northeast faces record high temperatures
Temperatures in Washington and Boston are expected to soar to 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius), beating previous records by as much as 6 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Read more
Man, 37, critically injured after being shot by Honolulu police in Makaha
HPD said officers feared for their life when they discharged their firearms. Read more
HPD selects 2 deputy chiefs
Two deputy cheifs start their new roles Aug. 1. Read more
Trump pushes Congress to pass his ‘big beautiful bill’
Republican leaders are pushing to get what Trump calls his One Big Beautiful Bill Act through Congress and to his desk before the July 4 Independence Day holiday. The bill would add trillions to the $36.2 trillion national debt. Read more
Judge blocks feds from withholding EV charger funds
U.S. District Judge Tana Lin’s ruling will take effect in seven days, which will give the Trump administration time to file an appeal and ask an appellate court to block her ruling from taking effect. Read more
CDC vaccine presentation cites nonexistent study, author says
The report, called “Thimerosal as a Vaccine Preservative” published on the CDC website on Tuesday, is to be presented by Lyn Redwood, a former leader of the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense. Read more
NTSB criticizes Boeing and FAA over Alaska door blowout
The board harshly criticized Boeing’s safety culture and its failure to install four key bolts in a new Alaska Airlines MAX 9 during production, as well as ineffective oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration. Read more
Fed Chair Jerome Powell repeats rate cuts can wait
Powell said he would not open the door to a rate cut at the Fed’s July meeting, as two of his colleagues recently suggested. Read more
Israeli airlines boost flights to return stranded passengers
After nearly two weeks of fighting, the operation coincides with the end of stay-at-home orders, lifting of flight restrictions and the re-opening of the country’s main airport near Tel Aviv and another in the northern city of Haifa. A ceasefire began to take hold on Tuesday. Read more
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U.S. tests long-range radar to detect possible missile threats
The Long Range Discrimination Radar successfully acquired, tracked, and reported missile target data, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Read more
Black box of crashed Air India jet still in India, ANI reports
“Black box of the crashed AI 171 flight is still in India and it is being examined by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB),” Naidu said, according to an ANI post on social media platform X. Read more
Trump signals shift in policy, allows China to buy Iranian oil
“China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the U.S., also,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, just days after he ordered U.S. bombings of three Iranian nuclear sites. Read more
Trump’s consumer protection cuts have cost Americans $18B, groups say
Since Trump took control of the CFPB in February, administration officials have sought to reduce the workforce by about 90% and sharply curtail its industry oversight. Read more
U.S. strikes failed to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites, sources say
The White House said the assessment, which was produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency, was “flat out wrong.” Read more
California woman dies after possible drowning in Na’alehu
She had been swimming 40 yards from the shore of Whittingon Beach Park at the time of the incident. Read more
With Broadway tunes, Democrats protest Trump’s takeover of Kennedy Center
The 90-minute concert was called “Love Is Love,” a slogan used by the gay rights movement and quoted by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda when his show won at the Tony Awards in 2016. Read more
Heat triggers health warnings across the East, Midwest
The National Weather Service warned that nighttime temperatures may not offer much respite from the “oppressive heat,” with nighttime forecasts of temperatures in the 70s and possibly even the 80s for East Coast cities. Read more
HPD declines to identify man shot by officer near Sand Island
The barricade situation on a boat near Sand Island ended when the man pointed a shotgun at officers and was shot in the cheek, Chief Logan said. Read more
Amazon to invest $54B in Britain over next three years
Amazon said on Tuesday its expansion in Britain, its third biggest market after the United States and Germany, would create thousands of jobs. It currently employs 75,000 in the UK, making it a top ten private sector employer. Read more
Woman, 5 children, injured in single-vehicle crash on Kauai
First responders found the driver — a 29-year-old woman from Kekaha — unconscious, along with five children who also sustained injuries. Read more
Coastal flooding possible during high tides this week
The “coastal flood statement” remains in effect from today through Thursday afternoon. Read more
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