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Xi warns Trump on Taiwan at Beijing summit
The summit, the first U.S. presidential visit to China in nearly a decade, could determine whether a detente between the two countries will continue — and what concessions, if any, either side is willing to make. Read more
Cisco to cut about 4,000 jobs in AI-focused restructuring
The company said it was making strategic investments in silicon, optics, security and employees’ use of AI across the company, as it reduces roles in some areas. Read more
Magdaleno masterful in pitching UH to victory and into BWC tourney
Isaiah Magdaleno pitched a one-hit, 14-strikeout shutout as the Rainbow Warriors defeated Cal State Northridge 4-0 and clinched a berth in next week’s five-team Big West Tournament in Irvine, Calif. Read more
Feds charge Washington man for throwing large rock at monk seal on Maui
If convicted, Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk faces up to a year in prison for each charge, a fine of up to $50,000 under the Endangered Species Act and a fine of up to $20,000 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Read more
Why U.S. test scores are in a ‘generation-long decline’
Almost everywhere in America, students are performing worse than their peers were 10 years ago, according to new, district-level test score data released today by the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford University. Read more
Waianae house fire displaces four
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Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense plan could cost $1.2T
To protect the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii would require four separate layers of defensive assets, the analysis said, including several thousand satellites as well as a half-dozen radar and missile sites to engage intercontinental ballistic missiles and 35 new regional sites to defend against hypersonic missiles and cruise missiles. Read more
S&P 500, Nasdaq boosted by chips to record closing highs
Six of the Magnificent Seven group of AI-related megacaps gained between 1.4% and 3.9%. Read more
U.S. producer prices surprise with largest increase in 4 years
The stronger-than-expected rise in the Producer Price Index reported by the Labor Department today presented President Donald Trump with a political headache at home as he arrived in Beijing for meetings with China’s leader. Read more
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U.S. freezes new Medicare provider enrollments for home care, hospice
The moratorium will temporarily bar new providers in those categories from signing up for reimbursement from Medicare. Read more
Warsh wins Senate approval as inflation intensifies
The vote was 54-45 in the most-partisan-ever U.S. Senate confirmation of a Fed chair. A single Democrat, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, voted with the Republican majority. Read more
Honolulu police arrest man, 44, after teen stabbed in Kalihi
A Honolulu EMS spokesperson said an emergency medical technician was in stable condition after an alleged assault by teen stabbing victim. Read more
Hawaii’s Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele reaffirms commitment to Cal
“I think it’s just, it’s the fans, the people we have in the building,” Sagapolutele said, explaining his decision not to transfer. ”It’s Berkeley in general. I mean, this place just always felt like God was calling me here.” Read more
Iran war looms over Trump’s China visit, shifts alliances
Trump is expected to ask for China’s help to resolve the costly and unpopular conflict, which he launched in late February, but analysts say he is unlikely to get the support he wants. Read more
Murdaugh murder conviction overturned by South Carolina’s top court
In a unanimous opinion, the state Supreme Court said that “shocking jury interference” by a court clerk who oversaw jurors during the 2023 trial meant that Murdaugh’s convictions must be overturned. Read more
Patel denies drinking, lying in heated Senate hearing
“You are a disgrace, Mr. Director,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., declared toward the end of the hearing. Read more
Philippine senator outruns agents in ICC arrest drama
He dashed up flights of stairs and through doors, stumbling at one point. A couple of minutes later, he was in the safety of the Senate chamber, where the would-be arresting officers had no authority. Read more
Jury acquits 62-year-old man in fatal Chinatown shooting
The state had DNA evidence on a spent cartridge casing and video of Samuel Carter that placed him at or near the scene, but it was apparently not enough for the jury. Read more
Hawaii island police investigating death of Florida snorkeler
At about 11:47 a.m. on Saturday, Kona patrol officers were dispatched to the Honaunau Boat Ramp in response to a report of a swimmer in distress. Read more
Dutch hospital quarantines staff after hantavirus protocol breach
The head of the U.N. agency said more cases could come because of the long incubation period, but that this was not a pandemic, and was nothing like COVID-19. Read more
Coast Guard suspends search for missing snorkeler off Maui
The search was suspended at 6 p.m. Monday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, after crews searched 1,275 square miles for over 77 combined hours for John Weems, 75, of North Carolina. Read more
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