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Pedaling Congestion Solutions – Better Bikeways with HBL

Daniel Alexander, Advocacy, Planning, and Communication Director for the Hawaii Bicycling League, joins Tim Apicella to discuss the importance bicycling can have in Hawaii as a partial solution to our traffic problems. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through […]

Coffee (Counter)Culture Communications

Informed citizen and coffee shop guest Jay Fidell and coffee shop designer Martin Despang discuss the increased societal importance and relevance of well-gestalt public places of communication in a capitalized commercialized Honolulu. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through […]

Hawaii Progressives in the Trump Administration – Representative Chris Lee

Representative Chris Lee visits Talk Story with John Waihee to discuss the future of progressive politics in Hawaii under a Trump administration. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for great content […]

Viva Miss Hawaii USA

Congratulations to our new Miss Hawaii USA titleholder, Julie Kuo, who won the title in a beautiful ceremony held last November 6 at the Convention Center. Julie Kuo and Nicole Patterson visit Viva Hawaii to chat with Maria, along with Nicole Patterson the assistant director of the organization of Miss Hawaii USA. ThinkTech Hawaii streams […]

Launching Next Generation Careers to Space

Amber Imai-Hong, Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory Avionics Engineer at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, shares the Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory’s satellite program, LEONIDAS rockets motors and COSMOS operation software. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. […]

Becoming a Lawyer in China

Mingyuan “Michelle” Chen is a lawyer from China working in Honolulu for 3 months. She is a senior partner at the Suzhou office of Jiangsu He & Partners, the largest law firm in Suzhou. She specializes in construction law and currently runs the daily administrative services of the office and is in charge of supervising […]

Today’s Headlines

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- Farnaz Fassihi
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports

Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown. [...]

- Emma Bubola
Who is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?

Mr. Raisi has been seen as a possible successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, the highest political and religious position in the Islamic republic. [...]

- Danny Hakim, Ken Bensinger and Eileen Sullivan
‘We’ll See You at Your House’: How Fear and Menace Are Transforming Politics

Public officials from Congress to City Hall are now regularly subjected to threats of violence. It’s changing how they do their jobs. [...]

- Chelsia Rose Marcius and Jay Root
Critics Fault ‘Aggressive’ N.Y.P.D. Response to Pro-Palestinian Rally

Officers were filmed punching three demonstrators at the protest in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The police said protesters were blocking the streets. [...]

Rescue teams search for Iran's president after helicopter crash

A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi made a "hard landing" in adverse weather, state media says. [...]

Inquiry's report into biggest-ever NHS disaster due

More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the infected blood scandal. [...]

Mum still feels guilt for son's infected blood death

Martin White died at the age of 33 after being given blood products contaminated with HIV. [...]

Water investors have withdrawn billions, says research

A report suggests shareholders have taken billons but failed to invest as water bills look set to rise. [...]

Why Wikileaks' Julian Assange faces US extradition demand

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange hopes to launch a new appeal. [...]

Tehran's Cabinet has met for an emergency meeting following the helicopter accident involving President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian. But who is Raisi? [...]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's term as president officially ends on May 20, and a scheduled election in March was postponed due to the ongoing war. Legal experts explain why he can remain [...]

Speaking with graduating students, US President Joe Biden said he supports their "peaceful nonviolent protest" over the ongoing "humanitarian crisis in Gaza." [...]

Climate change is likely fueling a surge in extreme weather events across the planet. It could be a troubling sign of things to come. [...]

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in an "accident" in the north of the country. Rescue teams scrambled but did not immediately find the aircraft, amid [...]

- The Associated Press
U.S. troops and equipment will leave Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon says

Niger's decision to kick out American forces dealt a blow to U.S. military operations in the Sahel. U.S. troops and some gear already have begun leaving the country. [...]

- John Helton
Sean Combs apologizes for 'my actions in that video' that appeared to show an assault

Without addressing his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who is seen in the video being kicked and dragged in 2016, the hip-hop mogul says, "I was disgusted then when I did it. [...]

- Scott Neuman
At age 90, America's first Black astronaut candidate has finally made it to space

Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was passed over to become an astronaut in the 1960s, described his flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard as "life changing." [...]

- Stephen Fowler
At Morehouse, Biden says dissent should be heard because democracy is 'still the way'

Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden's Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance - and future of - democracy. [...]

- Brian Mann
In Knesset speech, GOP's Elise Stefanik calls for unrestricted U.S. war aid to Israel

Stefanik spoke before a caucus of Israel's parliament focused on antisemitism on college campuses around the world. She called for Hamas to be wiped "off the face of the earth." [...]

- Stephen Hawkins | AP

Kevin Pillar got a milestone hit that provided a victory for the Los Angeles Angels while his parents were there to watch [...]

- Brian Mahoney | AP

Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points and the Indiana Pacers rode one of the most sensational first halves in Game 7 history to a 130-109 victory over the New York Knicks [...]

- Jenna Fryer | AP

Scott McLaughlin in the famed “Yellow Submarine” entry led a Team Penske sweep of the front row of Indianapolis 500 qualifying with a new track record Sunday around Indianapolis Motor [...]

- Claire Healy

Vincent Gray had long wanted to pursue doctoral studies. Now, George Washington University is awarding him an honorary doctorate in public service. [...]

- Susannah George, Maham Javaid, Kim Bellware, Praveena Somasundaram, Kyle Melnick

President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling back to Iran from Azerbaijan. Rescuers were struggling to reach the area due to foggy conditions and mountainous terrain. [...]

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