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Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation and Honolulu Pride 2019 (Out and About)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Celebrate the Rainbow. Learn about Hawaii’s LGBTQ+ Community Foundation, Pride Month and its signature Pride Parade & Festival and related events all month. What is Pride and why does it exist? Is it still important and relevant in 2019? What resources exist for the LGBTQ+ community and […]

Traditional and Modern Hula Performer, Coordinator and Model (Konnichiwa Hawaii)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com This show will be broadcast in Japanese. Discussion with a multi-talented performer with Kumu Hula title who demonstrates traditional hula, operates Hula school in Hawaii as CEO& president, coordinates hula related events, and being a model. The host for this episode is Yukari Kunisue, PhD. The guest […]

Condo Homeowner Insurance 101 (Condo Insider)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com What to know when buying Condo Insurance. A discussion of the various aspects to consider when purchasing Condo Homeowners Insurance as it pertains to 2nd home, investment purposes, live in. Coverages differences to consider to maximize protection.The host for this episode is Cheryl Franklin. The guests for […]

International Market Place with Breana Grosz (Business in Hawaii)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Bringing kamaʻāina back into Waikiki with International Market Place. Breana’s goals as general manager for International Market Place. What’s new at International Market Place. How International Market Place attracts residents and visitors. Holiday happenings. The host for this episode is Byron Riddle. The guest for this episode […]

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (The Cyber Underground)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com On The Cyber Underground. It’s that time of year again, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCAM). Guest from the (ISC)2 Hawaii Chapter and Young AFCEA Hawaii talk about NCAM as well as local cyber security education programs their organizations support; CyberGenerations (cyber safety workshops for our kupuna), Cyber […]

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Suddenly, Chinese Spies Seem to Be Popping Up All Over Europe

A flurry of arrests this week reflect the continent’s newly toughened response to Beijing’s espionage activities and political meddling. [...]

After video surfaced on social media, the student, Khymani James, said on Friday that his comments were wrong. [...]

Columbia’s University Senate Calls for an Investigation Into the Administration

The senators voted for a resolution that accused the administration of breaching the due-process rights of students and professors. [...]

Barnard Ends Suspensions for Most Student Protesters Who Were Arrested

The students had been among more than 100 who were suspended for participating in an encampment at Columbia University. [...]

Protests Threaten College Graduations, Denying Seniors Second Chance at Normalcy

After Covid ruined high school graduation for the class of 2020, the response to campus protests might upend their college commencements. [...]

Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine

The $6bn package includes air defence munitions but not the missile systems Ukraine says it badly needs. [...]

At last some cautious optimism after the royal gloom

Buckingham Palace has broken the long silence over the King's health with some positive messages. [...]

BBC returns to beach where five migrants died - and many more will attempt crossing

Andrew Harding saw migrants board an overcrowded boat in Wimereux, northern France, on Tuesday. [...]

British man injured in Tobago shark attack

The 64-year-old was 10 metres off the shore when he was attacked by a bull shark, a local official says. [...]

'I had no idea my son's body was buried in the garden'

Yvonne Valentine sat having a Christmas drink with her son's partner, unaware she had killed him. [...]

Germany is welcoming an increasing number of foreign doctors, which the country needs. But how rewarding is it for doctors to work in the German health care system, and what [...]

Amid tensions and accusations of a constitutional coup, Togo heads to the polls next week. The African nation stands at a crossroads of democracy and dissent. [...]

Last year, a pilot program was launched in a Canadian province allowing adults to carry up to 2.5 grams of hard drugs for personal use. Soaring drug use in public [...]

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been detected in 38 herds of cows across nine states. Despite one Texas farm worker being infected the risk to humans remains low, according to [...]

Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is looking back on a democratic but deeply divided society. Political divisions have fueled a growing disappointment with Nelson Mandela's liberation [...]

UAW strike at Daimler Truck averted at 11th hour

More than 7,000 Daimler Truck workers, most of them in North Carolina, had threatened to go on strike. The UAW says the workers will get raises of at least 25% [...]

Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs

Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been [...]

Biden administration abandons plan to ban menthol cigarettes, citing 'feedback'

An anti-smoking advocate says the decision to leave menthol cigarettes on the market "prioritizes politics over lives, especially Black lives." [...]

In Columbia University's protests of 1968 and 2024, what's similar — and different

There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart. [...]

Climate activist who defaced Edgar Degas sculpture exhibit sentenced

A federal judge sentenced Joanna Smith to 60 days in prison for smearing paint on the case surrounding Edgar Degas' Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen at the National Gallery of Art. [...]

Tornadoes tore through Lincoln and Elkhorn in Nebraska on Friday before heading into Iowa. Severe weather is expected to continue through the weekend. [...]

Anthony Edwards scored 36 points, Rudy Gobert added 19 points and 14 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a hot-shooting third quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 126-109 on Friday [...]

The people were shot late Friday night at the entrance to the Decades nightclub in the Dupont Circle area, according to police and a patron. [...]

Three-time PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele shot an 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the LIV Tour’s Adelaide tournament at The Grange Golf Club [...]

Winnipeg defenseman Brenden Dillon quickly made his way down the tunnel with his hand bleeding after a fight at the end of the game Friday night [...]

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