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Hollywood, Silicon Valley meet in Venice for over-the-top wedding
A day after Sánchez took to Instagram on Friday night to introduce herself to the world as Lauren Sánchez-Bezos, wearing a lacy white mermaid dress, Venice braced for protesters who threatened to descend again on the city to voice their anger over the wedding — and armed conflicts around the world. Read more
Elon Musk slams Trump’s domestic policy bill
Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, had been relatively quiet since his blowup with the president this month, but as the Senate convened to discuss the package this afternoon, he reentered the debate, calling the bill “utterly insane and destructive” in a post on his social platform X. Read more
Kauai police seek suspect in jewelry store burglary
The incident occurred in the early morning hours Monday at Ayatar Boutique. Read more
Critical hurricane monitoring data is going offline
The satellites are old, dating to the early 2000s, but they have reliably helped improve hurricane forecasting for decades. The data will be halted by Monday, the agency said, without giving further explanation. Read more
Harvard unveils plan to aid international students blocked by Trump
Borrowing from lessons learned during the COVID pandemic, both the Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Business School have said that some of their international students will be able to take advantage of online and remote learning options to finish their Harvard degrees, should they be barred from entering the country. Read more
Shohei Ohtani throws fastest pitch of his MLB career
Ohtani is slowly ramping up his pitching workload as he returns to the mound from a second major elbow ligament reconstruction in September 2023 and labrum surgery on his left (non-throwing) shoulder in November following the Dodgers’ World Series win. Read more
‘Scattered Spider’ hackers targeting airlines, tech firms warn
Neither executive identified which specific companies had been targeted, but Alaska Air Group-owned Hawaiian Airlines and Canada’s WestJet have both recently reported being struck by unspecified cyber incidents. Read more
Gabbard’s role diminished as Trump seeks to slash intelligence staff
Trump and members of his Cabinet also appear to be pushing Gabbard to the sidelines to work with CIA Director John Ratcliffe on intelligence matters instead, other people familiar with the matter said. Read more
E-bicyclist, 64, seriously injured in collision in Pearl City
Paramedics responded to the scene near the intersection of Kaahumanu Street and Komo Mai Drive around 7 a.m. Read more
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Half of Tuvalu applies for Australia’s new climate visa
The visa lottery opened last week, and already nearly half of Tuvalu’s population has applied. Read more
EU’s Pacific alliance would not replace WTO, officials say
The European Union’s plan to cooperate with Pacific Rim countries would aim to overcome some of the difficulties of the World Trade Organization, but would not seek to replace it, EU officials said on Friday. Read more
Trump’s sweeping tax-cut, spending bill clears first Senate hurdle
The measure, Trump’s top legislative goal, passed its first procedural hurdle in a 51 to 49 vote, with two Republican senators voting against it. Read more
Senate blocks effort to limit Trump’s Iran war powers
The 53-47 vote against bringing up the resolution, mostly along party lines, came nearly a week after the president unilaterally ordered strikes against three Iranian nuclear facilities without consulting the House and Senate. Read more
‘Lilo & Stitch’ live-action sequel is on the way from Disney
Get ready, a live-action “Lilo & Stitch 2” is a go at Disney. Read more
As Mamdani rises, anti-Muslim attacks roll in from the right
Even before Zohran Mamdani claimed victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, he had become a target of racist attacks from the far right. Read more
Firefighters extinguish Aiea apartment fire
According to the Honolulu Fire Department, a 911 call came in at 10:13 p.m. for a building fire at 98-142 Lipoa Place, the address for a three-story complex called White Pearl Apartments. Nine units with 34 personnel responded. Read more
Teen arrested with gun at Waianae High School, police say
A pistol with a partially defaced serial number was recovered. Read more
Man on e-scooter critically injured in Kihei car crash
Police said at about 7:47 p.m., a 51-year-old man on a Bird e-scooter collided head-on with a silver Toyota Corolla on Keonekai Road near Liloa Hema Drive. Read more
Trump says U.S. ending trade talks with Canada
In ceasing talks, Trump once again upended the increasingly fraught relationship between the United States and Canada, which has traditionally been one of America’s closest allies and largest trading partners. Read more
S&P 500 surges past pre-tariff levels despite trade turmoil
It is a remarkable turnaround for a stock market that just a few months ago was being battered by investors’ fears that President Donald Trump’s tariff proposals would bring chaos to global trade. Read more
Asian American groups urge solidarity with Latinos over ICE raids
Organizers say many Asian immigrants have already been affected by the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants working in the country without documentation. Read more
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