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Kauai duck confirmed dead from bird flu in Hanalei
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources was awaiting results from the National Veterinary Services Laboratories and can now confirm it carried the deadly H5N1 subtype of influenza A. Read more
Trump tells Iran protesters ‘take over your institutions’ as death toll rises
Invoking a new “MIGA” slogan, President Donald Trump called on Iranian “patriots” today to seize control of their government institutions, promising that U.S. help is on its way as the death toll from a brutal nationwide crackdown reportedly surpassed 2,000. Read more
FDA asks drugmakers to remove suicide warnings from weight-loss drugs
A Reuters review of the agency’s adverse-event database in 2023 had found that it received 265 reports of suicidal thoughts or behavior in patients taking these or similar medicines since 2010. Read more
Mike Tomlin steps down as Steelers head coach after 19 seasons
Tomlin was hired by the Steelers when he was 34 and became the youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl. He leaves the Steelers tied with Chuck Noll for most regular-season victories in franchise history with 193. Read more
Man, 75, dies after being struck in Kalihi crosswalk
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office informed police of the death on Monday, three days after the collision. Read more
Wall Street falls as banks drop on credit card rate cap plan
Helping to limit the day’s decline, a report early in the day showed that a reading on U.S. inflation for December came in as expected, leaving intact market expectations for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year. Read more
Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ comic strip creator and Trump fan, dead at 68
Shelly Miles announced Adams’ passing in an online livestream in which she read a final message from the artist, whose strip lampooned life in the cubicle farms of corporate America, framed around its titular character, an engineer known for his glasses and perennially bent tie. Read more
6 prosecutors resign over DOJ push in Minnesota ICE shooting probe
Today’s resignations followed tumultuous days at the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota as prosecutors struggled to manage the outrage over Good’s killing, which set off angry protests in Minnesota and across the nation. Read more
Gold and silver hit record highs on Fed rate cut expectations
Spot gold steadied at $4,591.49 per ounce as of 01:31 p.m. ET (8:31 a.m. Hawaii time), following a record high of $4,634.33 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures for February settled 0.3% lower at $4,599.10. Read more
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Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein inquiry
House Oversight Chair James Comer said he will move next week to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress after the former president skipped a scheduled deposition today, an escalation that could lead to a criminal referral to the Justice Department. Read more
‘Shoot to kill’: Accounts of brutal crackdown emerge from Iran
Eyewitnesses say government forces have begun opening fire, apparently with automatic weapons and at times seemingly indiscriminately, on unarmed protesters. Read more
High surf warning remains in effect as new storm approaches islands
The massive northwest swell that arrived Monday continues to hammer the state, keeping a high surf warning in place through 6 p.m. today. Read more
U.S. consumer prices rise in December as food, rent costs jump
U.S. consumer prices climbed 0.3% in December as the cost of food surged at its fastest pace in over three years, reinforcing the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady at its meeting later this month. Read more
DOJ charges man shot by Border Patrol in Portland
In court filings, prosecutors said Nino-Moncada tried to ram Border Patrol vehicles and officers with his red Toyota Tacoma after they stopped him near a Portland hospital on Thursday afternoon. Read more
Experts: U.S. boat strike using ‘civilian’ plane may be war crime
The laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called “perfidy.” Read more
Yen tumbles on election bets, dollar still under pressure
For currency traders, the question is whether and when Japanese authorities might intervene directly in markets to stem the yen’s slide. Read more
Banks: Trump’s 10% rate cap will hurt consumers and credit access
The Electronic Payments Coalition said that nearly every credit card account associated with a credit score below 740 — 82% to 88% of open credit card accounts — would be closed or severely restricted under a 10% cap. Read more
Trump says nations doing business with Iran face 25% tariff
“This Order is final and conclusive,” Trump said without providing any further detail. Top export destinations for Iranian goods include China, the United Arab Emirates and India. Read more
Attorney Daisy Hartsfield to fill Waipahu House seat
Daisy Hartsfield will be sworn in on the opening day of the legislative session, which begins on Jan. 21. Read more
Minnesota sues Trump administration to block immigration agent surge
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the suit. Read more
Apple, Google strike AI deal for revamped Siri in big win for Alphabet
Alphabet has been jostling with OpenAI for the Apple deal. Read more
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