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Daily Advisory 3/30/18

11:00 AM, All About Leadership with Ray Tsuchiyama, in an episode called ​Innovation in Math Teaching – Teaching Higher Mathematics to Young People with guest Amirhossein Amiraslani. View playlist for earlier shows. 12:00 PM, Where The Drone Leads with Ted Ralston, in an episode called Training is the Bridge to the Future – Training Public Safety in […]

Celebrating Women In Agriculture for Women’s History Month (Hawaii Food And Farmer Series)

Quality, Patience & Fortitude in Farming. This week on Hawaii Food and Farmers Series, Priscilla Carbajal, from Vida Farms joins Pomai Weigart in the studio to talk about Quality, Patience & Fortitude in Farming. The host for this episode was Pomai Weigart. The guest for this episode was Priscilla Carbajal. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]

Innovation in Math Teaching (All About Leadership)

Teaching Higher Mathematics to Young People. Dr. ​​Amirhossein Amiraslani ​, a mathematics professor at UH Maui College, has developed innovative programs in the teaching of mathematics with profound implications for Hawaii, and globally. He has used cultural references (like Celestial Navigation) in teaching on Maui, as well as “real-world” problem solving, using higher mathematics at […]

Tech Jobs in Hawaii (Community Matters)

Employment Opportunities in Hawaii’s Tech Industry. In this episode of Community Matters, Sandra Ohara from Adecco joins Jay Fidell in the studio to discuss employment opportunities in the Tech Industry. The host for this episode was Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode was Sandra Ohara. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]

Today’s Headlines

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Gag Order Hearing Is Heated as Judge Considers Citing Trump for Contempt

Justice Juan M. Merchan, overseeing Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial, warned the former president’s lawyer that he was losing credibility. [...]

National Enquirer’s Help for Trump Broke Norms Even in the Tabloid World

The tabloid’s parent company was fined for breaking federal election laws after spending money to buy and bury stories that could have harmed Donald J. Trump’s campaign. [...]

Trump Flips Script in Election Case to Justify Immunity Defense

The former president’s claim ahead of a pivotal Supreme Court hearing that he was protecting the election system rather than subverting it is part of a pattern of shaping his [...]

FTC Bans Worker Noncompete Clauses

The rule would prohibit companies from limiting their employees’ ability to work for rivals, a change that could increase competition and boost wages. [...]

Columbia University Protests: Inside a Week of Unrest on Campus

In a Washington war room, Columbia’s president, Nemat Shafik, decided to call police officers to arrest protesting students. The backlash now threatens her leadership. [...]

Sunak vows to hit 2.5% defence spend target by 2030

The PM says an extra £75bn over six years will put the UK's defence industry on a "war footing". [...]

BBC sees people struggling on migrant boat before five died

The BBC’s Andrew Harding witnessed a vessel leave the French coast in which five people later died. [...]

Husband of ex-Post Office boss advised on IT 'bug'

A decision to use "less emotive" words for problems with Horizon is called "Orwellian", inquiry hears. [...]

Camilla, William and Kate receive royal honours

The King awards historic honours to senior royals, in a year that has seen pressures of ill health. [...]

Petrol prices on UK forecourts hit 150p a litre

Rising oil prices have lifted the cost of filling up but it may prove short-term, claim experts. [...]

Students at several US universities have staged large protests in response to Israel's military operations in Gaza. Student arrests have sparked outrage, but demonstrators have also been accused of antisemitism. [...]

An Israeli army battalion, Netzah Yehuda, may, among other things, be excluded from receiving US financial support. The US has never imposed sanctions on the Israeli army before. [...]

Spain and France will share information from their separate investigations into the use of Pegasus software to spy on their politicians, including Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and President Emmanuel Macron. [...]

It is the latest tragedy on a route that has become popular among thousands of migrants trying to reach Gulf countries from the Horn of Africa. [...]

Six suspected spies have been arrested in quick succession. Security services see links to the war against Ukraine, economic interests and a war on democracy. [...]

Report on UNRWA concludes Israel has not provided evidence of employees' militancy

An independent review commissioned by the United Nations did not have a mandate to investigate Israel's other claim that a dozen UNRWA employees took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led [...]

Justice Department pays $138 million over FBI failures in Larry Nassar case

The DOJ settlement goes to 139 victims of Larry Nassar, the disgraced team doctor of USA Gymnastics who sexually assaulted elite and Olympic gymnasts, after the FBI failed to promptly [...]

Pro-Palestinian encampments and protests spread on college campuses across the U.S.

After dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at Columbia, Yale and NYU, students at colleges from Massachusetts to Minnesota to California are erecting encampments in solidarity. [...]

What's at stake as the Supreme Court hears Idaho case about abortion in emergencies

The Supreme Court will consider the question: Should doctors treating pregnancy complications follow state or federal law if the laws conflict? Here's how the case could affect women and doctors. [...]

Gaza solidarity protests sweep U.S. colleges; SCOTUS tackles Starbucks union case

Tensions are high as campus protests over the war in Gaza stretch across the U.S. The Supreme Court will hear a case about pro-union Starbucks employees. [...]

Transcript: 118th Congress: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) [...]

New reports claim that hundreds of bodies have been recovered from a site in Khan Younis. The IDF denies creating graves at the Nasser medical complex. [...]

Range Resources: Q1 Earnings Snapshot [...]

A unique book club at one of the nation’s largest jails brings together college students and inmates [...]

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