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Waikiki Elementary School closed due to water issues
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Rainbow Wahine break 5-game skid by holding off Hilo
Jovi Lefotu finished with eight points and four rebounds in her first start of the season for the Hawaii women’s basketball team, which held off Hawaii Hilo 61-47 tonight. Read more
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The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a news release that preliminary testing by the State Laboratory showed the duck was infected with an influenza A virus. Read more
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Tyler Robinson, the accused killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, made his first in-person court appearance on Thursday as a judge heard arguments on what level of media access should be allowed in the high-profile criminal case. Read more
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Mark Malek, CIO at Siebert Financial, said that continued digestion of the Fed meeting and Powell’s commentary brought a tailwind today. Read more
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Bus-utility pole collision leads to highway contraflow at Turtle Bay
Police said there were no passengers on the bus when the collision occurred. Read more
Senate deadlocks on health care, leaving subsidies to expire
Neither proposal could muster the 60 votes necessary to overcome a filibuster and move ahead. Read more
Heavy rains unleash major flooding, evacuations in Pacific Northwest
The Weather Service said the storm had dumped 5 to 10 inches of rain over wide swaths of the Pacific Northwest, with 72-hour totals reaching more than a foot as of today along the western flanks of the Cascades. Read more
U.S. prepares to seize more tankers off Venezuela, sources say
The actions come as the U.S. executes a large-scale military buildup in the southern Caribbean and as President Donald Trump campaigns for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s ouster. Read more
Pedestrian, 58, seriously injured in Mililani collision
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services said the collision occurred about 6:45 a.m. near the intersection of Meheula Parkway and Makaikai Street. Read more
Climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific
Over one-third of Tuvalu’s 11,000 population applied for a climate visa to migrate to Australia, under a deal struck between the two countries. The intake is capped at 280 visas annually to prevent a brain drain on the small island nation. Read more
U.S., Japan stage show of force after China-Russia bomber flights
The flight of two U.S. B-52 strategic bombers with three Japanese F-35 stealth fighters and three F-15 air-superiority jets was the first time the U.S. had asserted its military presence since China began military exercises in the region last week. Read more
Michigan football coach detained after being fired
Sherrone Moore was fired Wednesday after a university investigation found credible evidence that he had conducted an inappropriate relationship with a staff member in violation of university policy Read more
Dollar sinks after Fed signals softer outlook; Swiss franc jumps
The Swiss franc drew support from the Swiss National Bank’s decision to hold interest rates steady. The dollar fell 0.7% versus the franc to 0.7946, after earlier touching its lowest since mid-November. Read more
Moped rider, 22, dies after Kalihi crash
Honolulu police said the crash happened about 7:12 p.m. on Houghtailing Street. Read more
Democrats capitalize after Trump dismisses affordability issue
“Our prices are coming down tremendously,” Trump said, even though government data shows that inflation in September was close to 3%, about the same as it was at the end of the Biden administration. Read more
WHO reaffirms no link between vaccines and autism
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