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Hawaii man guilty of attempted Trump assassination in Florida
A jury found that Ryan Routh, 59, intended to kill Trump, then a former U.S. president and Republican presidential candidate, when he pointed a rifle through a fence while Trump was golfing in West Palm Beach. Read more
Nexstar, Sinclair will not resume airing ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
Nexstar Media and Sinclair Broadcasting said they will not resume airing the show on their 70 owned and partner ABC stations, which is more than 25% of the roughly 250 ABC affiliates nationwide. Read more
Woman, 58, killed in Kalihi hit-and-run; driver sought
Police said the crash occurred about 7 p.m. when a 58-year-old woman was crossing North School Street in a marked crosswalk at Kokea Street. Read more
Trump’s new visa fees spur offshoring talks, hiring turmoil
President Donald Trump on Friday announced the change to the visa program that has long been a recruitment pathway for tech firms and encouraged international students to pursue postgraduate courses in the U.S. Read more
Moderna: Next-gen COVID shot prompts strong immune response
Preliminary data from an ongoing post-marketing study indicated that the vaccine, mNEXSPIKE, on average, showed greater than a 16-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies against the LP.8.1 variant — currently one of the Sars-CoV-2 variants under monitoring with increasing prevalence globally. Read more
Trump pick to probe foes alarms ex-prosecutors
The president tapped Lindsey Halligan, who has spent much of her 11-year legal career on local insurance cases in Florida state court, to lead the U.S. Attorney’s office in eastern Virginia after pushing out Erik Siebert on Friday. Read more
Amazon trial begins on FTC claims it duped Prime subscribers
The civil case against the online retail giant and three of its executives is a key test of the FTC’s tough-on-tech stance and could force Amazon to pay damages worth hundreds of millions of dollars, plus fines of up to $53,000 per violation. Read more
Oahu man convicted for 2020 killing of his mother, dog
The extended sentencing portion of the trial is set for Thursday. Read more
Solo crash on Kauai Sunday night critically injures 2
At this time, police said speed appears to be a contributing factor in the crash. Toxicology results are pending. Read more
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Mexico says screwworm case near U.S. border contained
The country’s agriculture ministry said there was no risk of adult screwworm fly emergence due to the early detection of the infected bovine, which was confirmed on Sunday. Read more
U.S.-run TikTok to license algorithm, White House says
A copy of the algorithm, the recommendation engine that powers the app’s addictive feed of short videos, will be licensed from China to an American investor group that will oversee the app in the United States, the official said. Read more
Motorcyclist hospitalized after crash in Kaaawa on Sunday
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene on Kamehameha Highway near Crouching Lion Inn at about 3:25 p.m. and found the man with a serious leg and foot injury. Read more
House fire in Kuliouou displaces household of 4
The 911 call to the Honolulu Fire Department came in at 3:33 p.m. Sunday for a fire at 403 Kuliouou Road. Read more
Trump links autism with Tylenol, backs folic acid as treatment
Trump also suggested leucovorin, a form of folic acid, as a treatment for autism symptoms during a White House event. Read more
Kaiser Hawaii workers vote to authorize strike
Kaiser officials say that since May, the company has been negotiating in good faith with the Alliance of Health Care unions, which includes Local 5, HNHP and UNAC, on a new national agreement. Read more
Jimmy Kimmel’s show to return to ABC on Tuesday night
It is unclear whether Nexstar and Sinclair — two major TV operators that own many ABC affiliates and have vowed to preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” because of his comments — will air future episodes of the show. Read more
France recognizes Palestinian state, joins Western allies
“We must do everything within our power to preserve the very possibility of a two-state solution, Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security,” the summit host, French President Emmanuel Macron, said at the beginning of a planned three-hour session at the United Nations. Read more
Super Typhoon Ragasa hits the Philippines, headed for Hong Kong
Ragasa briefly reached sustained wind speeds of 165 mph, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii, making it the most powerful storm in the world so far this year, stronger than Hurricane Erin in the Atlantic, which reached 160 mph. Read more
More Senate Republicans criticize FCC pressure on Disney, ABC
Television network ABC, which is owned by Disney, suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show after Carr threatened investigations and regulatory action against licensed broadcasters who aired Kimmel. Read more
Pearl City H-1 crash injures 4, 2 critically
The crash happened around 10:41 p.m. near the Waimano exit on the H-1 westbound, according to the Honolulu Police Department’s Traffic Division, Vehicular Homicide Section. Read more
Dollar slips against euro, franc as traders await Fed speeches
The dollar hovered near levels seen before last week’s decision by the Fed to begin cutting interest rates. Read more
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