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The Hawaii Supreme Court Doesn’t Buy Bruen (Community Matters)

Credit Goes to the Hawaii Supreme Court. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Erin Davis and Shira Feldman. Our panel discusses Hawaii v. Christopher Wilson, the recent landmark unanimous decision of the Hawaii Supreme Court effectively rejecting the Supreme Court’s rulings on guns. A brand-new right for guns was created […]

Travel as a Learning Experience (It’s Time for Responsible Change)

Highlights of Learning from Travel. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Jeff Portnoy and David Louie. Exceptional places, people and cultures to travel to, visit and learn from, and the differences it can make in our understanding, choices and lives. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nwd_k1ZzTRKT9Ewmfw-_FS Please […]

EIA Energy Outlook 2023 (Perspectives on Energy)

Where we Are Now and will be by 2050. The host for this show is Guillermo Sabatier. The US Energy Information Administration recently issue the Annual Energy Outlook for 2023 along with projections into 2050. Though it shows where we are now and where we are trending, it still illustrates a rather overly optimistic view […]

What will it Take to Reverse Things in Ukraine (Keeping the World Company)

How Long Can this War of Attrition Last. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Jean Rosenfeld and Manfred Henningsen. Our panel helps us understand recent changes in Ukrainian military leadership and in the resistance Putin is getting in Russia, the resolve of Western Europe and the destructive […]

Amended Return Equals Guilty Plea (Talking Tax)

Tax Auditors Know this. The hosts for this show are Mark Coleman and Tom Yamachika. We have been hearing through the grapevine that a number of examiners and auditors at the Department of Taxation have been using a ʻplease amend your returnʻ tactic. It’s by no means a new strategy, but for those who haven’t […]

Aloha Harvest (Connecting Hawaii Business)

Rescuing Food to Nourish Communities. The host for this show is Kathleen Lee. The guest is Brandon Tomita. Aloha Harvest is the largest food rescue and redistribution organization in Hawaiʻi, getting quality excess food into stomachs instead of landfills. The nonprofit plays a critical role alongside food banks and food pantries in the fight against […]

Hawaii Bill Introduced to Disqualify Trump (American Issues Take One)

Trump Would Not be on the Ballot Here. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are John Waihe’e and Karl Rhoads. Our panel, including former governor John Waihee and Senator Karl Rhoads (a Democrat representing Honolulu who frequently criticizes Trump and Republicans over the Jan. 6 riot) who introduced […]

How Concerned Should we be About Hezbollah (Global Connections)

How Long will Hezbollah Constrain its Attacks. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar, geopolitical strategist, helps us understand the war on Israel’s border with Lebanon. Hezbollah attacks Israel from that border and sends rockets and missiles into Israel on a regular basis. What is the […]

Aging Along Agility Gardening Indoors (Humane Architecture)

Let’s Go Mr. Lowe and Co. The host for this show is Martin Despang. The guests are Richard Lowe and Bundit Kanisthakhon. Richard Lowe known from previous human[e] architecture shows–‘Future Thoughts on Planning, from Aloha Tower to Waikiki’, ‘Ward Wonder World’, ‘Repurposing Praying into Replenishing Places’–and his friend Bundit Kanisthakhon (according to Timoth Schuler’s Flux […]

ʻLʻ Invention: Leadership Transformed (Inventing our Future)

Learning How to Lead. The hosts for this show are Brittany Zimmerman and Richard Ha. Richard Ha and Brittany Zimmerman discuss newly developed curriculum for learning how to lead. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6ll5xVW5h8r54-0sj3TNbVL Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com. ThinkTech Hawaii […]

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- Vivian Yee, Ronen Bergman and Raja Abdulrahim
Israel and Egypt Spar, Squeezing Gaza Aid Routes

With no resumption of deliveries in sight, officials fear the territory’s threadbare humanitarian relief effort could collapse altogether. [...]

- Michael Crowley
U.S. Criticizes Israel Over Conduct in Gaza

In a report, the State Department avoids sweeping conclusions but raises the prospect that Israel may have violated humanitarian laws. [...]

- Erica L. Green
U.S. Defends U.N. Voting ‘No’ on Palestinian Membership

The United States among a handful of holdouts on the vote, which was widely seen as a rebuke of the Americans and Israel. [...]

- Gaya Gupta
What We Know About Where Aid Can Enter Gaza

A look at the humanitarian assistance getting into the Gaza Strip by land, air and sea. [...]

- Jesse McKinley and Jonah E. Bromwich
Judge Merchan Cracks Down on Michael Cohen’s Taunting of Trump in Hush-Money Case

Ahead of Michael D. Cohen’s testimony Monday, the judge told prosecutors to keep him quiet about Donald J. Trump’s criminal case. [...]

US says Israel may have breached international law using American weapons

Report says it is "reasonable to assess" there have been breaches in Gaza, but admits it does not have "complete information". [...]

Northern Lights in dazzling display across the UK

A solar storm of this scale can cause disruptions to infrastructure such as the power grid. [...]

Watch: Time-lapse video captures Northern Lights over Nottingham

Time-lapse video shows swirls of green, pink and scarlet moving across and lighting up the night sky. [...]

Eurovision final: Seven things to look out for

A look at some of the most eye-catching performers, ahead of the grand final on Saturday night. [...]

'I feel embarrassed to be addicted': Why young people still take up smoking

Hundreds of young people in the UK take their first puff each day. Is that why a ban is planned? [...]

A powerful solar storm has been producing colorful light shows at unusual latitudes. The geomagnetic tempest could also interfere with power and communications. [...]

Several homes and properties in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province have been destroyed in flash floods with at least 50 people killed. The death toll is expected to rise. [...]

The White House has said that Israel may have violated international humanitarian law with US weapons in Gaza. Meanwhile, South Africa has asked the World Court for more measures against [...]

Board members overturned a 2020 decision to rid the schools of their racially charged names. Shenandoah County now becomes the first district in the nation to revert to naming schools [...]

President Nyusi said that the military was embroiled in a fight against insurgents in the northern town of Macomia. The town is in a gas-rich province where Islamic State-linked militants [...]

- Asma Khalid
Biden will keep Trump's China tariffs, and add new ones on electric vehicles

The Biden administration is finally wrapping up its review of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. It will keep those tariffs, and add more on things like electric vehicles. [...]

Critics hated 'The Phantom Menace.' It might be time to reconsider

When Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace hit screens across the country in 1999, Return of the Jedi felt like ancient history to Star Wars fans. But after 16 [...]

- Chris Arnold
Zombie 2nd mortgages are coming back to life

Karen MacDonough of Quincy, Mass., was enjoying her tea one morning in the dining room when she sees something odd outside of her window: A group of people gathering on [...]

- Tovia Smith
From pandemic to protests, the Class of 2024 has been through a lot

Pomp and circumstance again fall victim to circumstance for some students in the graduating class of 2024, as protests over the war in Gaza threaten to disrupt commencement ceremonies. [...]

- Anthony Kuhn
Election in Indonesia Presents a Challenge for the U.S.

Prabowo Subianto will become the president of Indonesia in the Fall. Critics worry that the former general under a previous authoritarian government will roll back democracy. That presents a challenge [...]

- Tim Booth | AP

Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and had a career-high five RBIs to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Friday night [...]

- Kasha Patel

An extreme geomagnetic storm hit Earth for the first time in over 20 years, causing stunning aurora displays across northern Europe and very low latitudes in the U.S. [...]

- Associated Press

Late 3 gives Pacers 111-106 victory over Knicks [...]

- Washington Post staff

Channels and times for today’s games. [...]

- Steve Megargee | AP

Robert Gasser allowed just two hits over six shutout innings in his major league debut and the Milwaukee Brewers trounced St. Louis 11-2 to hand the Cardinals their sixth consecutive [...]

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