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Flavell helps Rainbow Wahine avoid upset in OT
Bailey Flavell’s layup off a scramble for an offensive rebound in overtime ended a scoreless drought of more than 10 minutes for the Hawaii women’s basketball team, which avoided a major upset against Division II St. Martin’s, 46-41, tonight at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Read more
Molokai firefighters kept busy with 2 separate blazes
Maui County firefighters responded to two separate blazes on Molokai Wednesday that destroyed three structures. Read more
Police arrest suspect, 21, in gunfire incident downtown
The Honolulu Police Department arrested a 21-year-old man early this morning in connection with an incident Saturday in which a gun was fired toward a crowd at the Chinese Cultural Plaza. Read more
Surfing-Olympic gold medallist Moore to rejoin world tour in 2026
Olympic gold medallist Carissa Moore will rejoin surfing’s world tour in 2026 after giving birth to a baby girl earlier this year, the World Surf League said on Thursday. Read more
Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge make history with dual back-to-back MVPs
The 31-year-old Japan native received all 30 first-place votes for the National League MVP. Read more
Coast Guard monitors Russian spy ship off Hawaii’s coast
The Russian Federation Navy Auxiliary General Intelligence vessel Kareliya, a Vishnya-class ship, was first detected Oct. 29 by the Coast Guard about 15 nautical miles off Oahu’s southern coast. Read more
U.S. military explores building base for 10,000 people ‘near Gaza’
The Navy is seeking a cost estimate for “a temporary, self-sustaining military base of operations capable of supporting 10,000 personnel and providing 10,000 square feet of office space for a period of 12 months,” according to a Request for Information. Read more
Power back on after PSPS shutoff in South Kohala
Weather conditions were ripe for a wildfire, which prompted Hawaiian Electric to put its Public Safety Power Shutoff program into action beginning at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday. Read more
What reopening means for workers, services and the public
Furloughed federal employees will have to come back to work, including those responsible for processing payments to programs that are dependent on government dollars. Read more
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Netflix tries bringing family game night to your TV
Netflix has unveiled a handful of popular games you already know how to play and can play with family — Pictionary, Boggle, Tetris and others — that represent its strategy going forward. Read more
Wall Street tumbles as Nvidia sinks, Dow drops nearly 800 points
Shares fell for some of the U.S. stock market’s strongest performers in recent years, as investors fretted about high valuations fueled by optimism about artificial intelligence. Read more
Trump administration sues California over new redistricting maps
The measure could give the Democratic-led state five more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and was intended as a counterweight to Republican efforts to give their party more congressional seats in Texas and elsewhere amid a push by Trump. Read more
Rubio dismisses criticism of U.S. Caribbean strikes at G7 meeting
Rubio attended a Group of Seven foreign ministers meeting in Canada’s Niagara region, where talks focused on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, but some countries present have raised concerns over U.S. strikes against boats that the Trump administration says are carrying drugs. Read more
4 injured, 3 seriously, in Ala Moana Boulevard two-car crash
Paramedics responded to the T-bone crash shortly before 6:45 p.m. and treated multiple victims at the scene.Four injured in Ala Moana Boulevard two-car crash Read more
USDA targeted ‘diversity,’ ‘climate’ grants for cancellation under Trump
The USDA has terminated about 600 grants totaling more than $3 billion, according to information published on the Department of Government Efficiency website. Read more
After Trump split, Epstein said he could ‘take him down’
In more than 20,000 pages of Epstein’s typo-strewn emails and other messages released by a congressional committee on Wednesday, Epstein insulted Trump and hinted that he had damaging information on him. Read more
Verizon to cut about 15,000 jobs as it restructures, source says
The layoffs, the largest ever for the wireless carrier and affecting about 15% of its workforce, are set to take place in the next week, the person said. Read more
U.S. government opens back up but deep political divisions remain
Neither party appears to have emerged as a clear winner. A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday found that 50% of Americans blamed Republicans for the shutdown, while 47% blamed Democrats. Read more
Vigilante lawyers expose rising tide of AI slop in court filings
Robert Freund is part of a growing network of lawyers who track down AI abuses committed by their peers, collecting the most egregious examples and posting them online. Read more
China warns Japan to retract ‘egregious’ Taiwan remarks
In Beijing, foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a press conference that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks represented a “crude interference” in China’s internal affairs and dealt a “heavy blow” to bilateral relations. Read more
Airbnb turns to Spain’s villages as cities tighten rules
Cities such as Barcelona plan to ban all short-term rentals by 2028, while destinations including the Balearic Islands and Madrid have demanded platforms cut listings under new regulations. Read more
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