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Colleen Hanabusa Campaigns for Honolulu Mayor (The State of the State of Hawaii)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Making the Case to be Mayor. This interview with a Mayoral candidate, a former Congresswoman, will explore her experience and skill to lead the City & County as Mayor. How competently will she tackle out of control problems of rail and […]

Studying the economic impacts of the coronavirus (Corona Watch)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com We should try to get a handle on what’s coming. Economist Ken Schoolland will discuss economic impacts and prospects of the coronavirus locally and globally. Are last week’s UHERO report and comments correct or helpful. Will it be worse than they […]

James Dannenberg’s Remarkable Letter to Chief Justice John Roberts (Life in the Law)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Dannenberg, a retired Hawaii judge, resigned from the bar of the United States Supreme Court. Attorneys Jay Fidell and Chuck Crumpton will discuss the remarkable letter that retired Hawaii judge James Dannenberg recently sent to Chief Justice John Roberts resigning from […]

Lim Dynasty’s Robbie Lim (Beyond the Lines)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Beyond State Championships. We talk with Robbie about his experiences as a player and team captain of my Punahou boys varsity tennis team, winning two state singles tennis championships, and being featured with unforgettable stories in both of my books. The […]

How Your Money Is Taxed with Former NFL Player Jed Collins (The Prince of Investment)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Different Ways Your Income Is Taxed. Host Prince Dykes and Guest Jed Collins answer answer the question, ‘How is my money taxed?’ The host for this episode is Prince Dykes. The guest for this episode is Jedidiah Collins. ThinkTech Hawaii streams […]

How virtual escape rooms are changing the escape room game (Business In Hawaii)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com A Perspective from one of Chambers Escape Game’s leaders. VR in escape rooms, the use of technology in general to enhance immersiveness and user experience (Chambers Escape Games have a live-action escape room that features very high tech puzzles and special […]

SCR204 Mandatory Education of Condo Board Members (Condo Insider)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Time to Hold Board Members Accountable for their Bad Conduct. Why is the Legislature considering mandatory education of Board members; the Senate Resolution calls for a task force with the state agency that regulates condos and various stake holders, e.g., CAI, […]

The continual saga unfolding around the world about the Coronavirus (Global Connections)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Many places taking more drastic measures. Carlos Juarez will continue the discussion about how coronavirus is unfolding around the world, in the Americas, in Europe and in Asia, and the drastic measures being taken to deal with it by the various […]

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- Roger Cohen and Chris Buckley
China’s Xi Visits Europe, Seeking Strategic Opportunity

The Chinese leader has carefully chosen three countries — France, Serbia and Hungary — that to varying degrees embrace Beijing’s push for a new global order. [...]

- Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu

The global price of gold has reached its highest levels as Chinese investors and consumers, wary of real estate and stocks, buy the metal at a record pace. [...]

- Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Jonathan Wolfe
Police Clear a Pro-Palestinian Encampment at USC for a Second Time

The university has been in turmoil following the decision not to allow its valedictorian, who is Muslim, to speak at graduation. [...]

- Yan Zhuang
Police Arrest Dozens in Protest at Art Institute of Chicago

The Chicago police said that 68 people had been arrested and charged with trespassing. [...]

Sunak needs to own Tory defeats and change course, says Braverman

Tories lost nearly 500 councillors, 10 councils and the West Midlands mayoralty in the elections. [...]

Crossing shut after Hamas fires rockets, Israel says

Israeli media say 10 people were injured as Hamas fired rockets at the Kerem Shalom crossing. [...]

Al Jazeera to be shut down in Israel

Israel accuses Al Jazeera of bias, but the Qatar-based network says Israel wants "to cover up its crimes". [...]

Lord of the Rings and Titanic actor Bernard Hill dies aged 79

Bernard Hill enjoyed a career spanning decades in film and television. [...]

From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted

Kivimaki rose through teen cyber gangs to become a Most Wanted criminal responsible for one of the most shocking hacks in history. [...]

Internationally mediated talks on establishing a cease-fire in Gaza have resumed in Egypt. Meanwhile, Al Jazeera has gone off air in Israel after Netanyahu's government ordered the network to close. [...]

Eight candidates are running to take over the presidency, with the frontrunner only recently given the legal go-ahead. [...]

The Qatari TV network is no longer available in Israel after the Cabinet voted to suspend it. Israel has had a tense relationship with the broadcaster, accusing it of bias [...]

A global trend of increasing antisemitism has skyrocketed since Hamas' deadly October 7 attack, a new report has said. The Tel Aviv University report says many Jews across the world [...]

Speaking with DW, Ukrainian civilians share their experiences of fleeing Russian-occupied territories via the only open border crossing between the two countries. [...]

- Michele Kelemen
Netanyahu's government has voted to shut down the Al Jazeera office in Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera. [...]

- Chloe Veltman
The original 'Harry Potter' book cover art is expected to break records at auction

Sotheby's June 26 auction of Thomas Taylor's watercolor illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is estimated to sell for $400,000-$600,000. [...]

- The Associated Press
Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls God an "ally" against Russia in Orthodox Easter message

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Ukrainians in an Easter address to be united in prayer and called God an "ally" in the war with Russia. [...]

- The Associated Press
Bodies found in Mexico likely those of missing American and two Australians

Three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California state are likely to be those of two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping [...]

- Geoff Brumfiel
When rockets fall, some Israeli citizens have nowhere to hide

While most buildings in Israel are required to have bomb shelters, a zoning catch-22 has left Bedouin villagers unprotected. [...]

- Jeanne Whalen

Schools continue to grapple with balancing students’ free speech rights and maintaining an amicable atmosphere ahead of graduation ceremonies. [...]

- Hank Stuever

Paul Reubens, who died Sunday, rose to fame with Pee-wee Herman, a delightfully deranged twist on Peter Pan, presaging our obsession with nostalgia and childhood fun. [...]

- Herb Scribner, Will Sommer

"Sound of Freedom," a low-budget film about child sex trafficking, almost topped the box office. But its star Jim Caviezel has linked it to the QAnon movement. [...]

- Sonia Rao, Emily Yahr

'The Banshees of Inisherin' and Germany’s 'All Quiet on the Western Front' closely followed. [...]

- Matthew Cappucci

The zone from Oklahoma to southern Nebraska is particularly at risk. [...]

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