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Review of the Oliver Stone Movie Platoon (Movies We Can Learn From)

What Can it Tell us About Atrocities in Vietnam. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Shackley Raffetto and Michael Lilly. Our panel discusses the Oliver Stone movie Platoon, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon and Forest Whitaker, and its depiction of the American soldiers who […]

Status of the Election Campaigns – all Three (American Issues Take One)

The Three Candidates Seek Voters. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guest is Cynthia Lee Sinclair. There are three candidates seeking voters well in advance of the November election. President Biden, Trump, and Robert Kennedy Jr. now show double digits in the polls. The panel looks at the strengths […]

Groundbakers (Healthy Planet)

Changing our Food System. The host for this show is Grace Chen O’Neil. The guests are Mackenzie Feldman and Kathy Feldman. Kathy and Mackenzie Feldman (a mother and daughter team) are passionate about changing our food system. In 2016, Kathy and Mackenzie set out on a road trip to visit 10 organic farms in Cuba […]

Understanding Iran’s Obsession with Israel

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Growth and Development with Inspire Collective (Hola y Aloha)

Discover our Vision and Mission. The host for this show is Barbara Salazar De Lucca. The guest is Emari Hunn. We are discussing the various events held by Inspire Collective and their contribution to the community. 2nd annual Job and business development fair and how job seekers and young adults can upgrade their careers. The […]

Arch Dash to the Rescue for Benchmarking (Condo Insider)

Benchmarking Hero: Arch Dash. The host for this show is Raelene Tenno. The guest is Ina Kovacheva. Benchmarking has already past it’s 1st reporting period and many buildings have still not completed the required Benchmarking reporting to the City and County of Honolulu. To the Rescue is Arch Dash’s Ina Kovacheva and their unique reporting […]

Hawaii’s Political Parties: A Failed Reform

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Reviewing ‘Civil War’ A Deep Dive into Alex Garland’s Epic

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Hokkaido: A Seafood Paradise

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The 100th Infantry Battalion Nisei Warriors of WWII

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- Peter Baker
As Gaza Talks Falter, Negotiators Look for a Deal or a Scapegoat

President Biden’s decision to withhold offensive weapons if Israel attacks Rafah has scrambled cease-fire talks. But much of the various sides’ recriminations may be to gain advantage — or shift [...]

- Adam Rasgon, Julian E. Barnes and Michael Levenson
Breach Grows Between Biden and Israel’s Leaders Over Rafah Invasion

Defiant Israelis have vowed to do “whatever is necessary” in the Gaza Strip despite the American president’s threat to withhold weapons. [...]

- Livia Albeck-Ripka
Hillary Clinton Accuses Protesters of Ignorance of Mideast History

In an interview on the MSNBC show “Morning Joe,” on Thursday, Ms. Clinton criticized student protesters, saying many were ignorant of the history of the Middle East, the United States [...]

- Elizabeth A. Harris
Colson Whitehead Cancels His Commencement Speech at UMass Amherst

The author said he made the decision after the university called the police to remove peaceful protesters from their encampments. [...]

- Jonah E. Bromwich, Ben Protess and Maggie Haberman
Stormy Daniels Parries Trump Lawyer’s Attacks in Hush-Money Trial Testimony

In a second day of cross-examination, Ms. Daniels resisted the implication she had tried to shake down Donald J. Trump by selling her story of a sexual liaison. [...]

Netanyahu defiant after US threat to stop weapons

Israeli leader says his country will "stand alone" and "fight with fingernails" if shipments are halted. [...]

Where Stormy Daniels' testimony leaves the Trump trial

Experts say the star witness's answers were sometimes useful - and other times completely irrelevant. [...]

Victims infected with Hep C after blood screening began

Lawyers tell the BBC people infected after September 1991 should be allowed to claim compensation. [...]

Starmer to pledge anti-terror powers to tackle small boats

The Labour leader will pledge to divert £75m from the Rwanda scheme to border security if he wins power. [...]

Israel heads to Eurovision final, despite protests

Twenty-year-old singer Eden Golan makes the final, despite being booed during dress rehearsals. [...]

Adult film star Stormy Daniels denied using a sexual encounter with former US President Donald Trump to make money as she wrapped up testimony in his hush money trial. [...]

He was a partner of the law firm Mossack Fonseca, at one time the world's fourth-largest provider of offshore financial services. The firm closed due to "irreparable damage" in the [...]

According to police estimates, over 10,000 people turned up to protest Israel's inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Malmo, Sweden. Israeli contestant Eden Golan made the final with [...]

His father ruled Chad for a generation and now Mahamat Deby Itno has consolidated the family dynasty with victory in the presidential election. [...]

The event, which happens every quarter century, will attract over 30 million pilgrims. But the Italian capital's infrastructure is in a sad state, leading many to ask if it can [...]

- Glen Weldon
Eurovision 2024: Here are the songs with the best shot at glory

Another year, another glitter-filled spectacle known as the Eurovision Song Contest. The Grand Final airs Saturday at 3:00 p.m. ET on Peacock in the United States. [...]

- Joanna Kakissis
A Foiled Assassination Plot in Ukraine; Russia Marks World War II Victory

Ukraine uncovers what they say was a sophisticated network of spies working with Russia to kill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials. And in Russia, during a celebration marking [...]

- Emma Bowman
Luis Rubiales faces sexual assault trial for unsolicited kiss at World Cup

The case against the ex-Spanish soccer federation head who kissed player Jenni Hermoso without consent is going to trial, a judge ruled. Three others will be tried for allegedly pressuring [...]

- Jeongyoon Han
Barron Trump will serve as a Florida delegate at the GOP convention

Barron Trump, who turned 18 in March, has largely been kept out of the spotlight — until now. His name appears on a list of delegates for Florida at the [...]

- Gabrielle Emanuel
RFK Jr. is not alone. More than a billion people have parasitic worms

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about a time when, as he put it, "A worm ... got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then [...]

- Associated Press

Cavaliers blow out Celtics 118-94, tie series at 1 game apiece [...]

- Joe Reedy | AP

Dairon Blanco had three hits, including a two-run homer in the third, Michael Wacha picked up his first win in over a month and the Kansas City Royals rolled to [...]

- Cliff Brunt | AP

Luka Doncic had 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-110 to even their Western Conference semifinals series at one win [...]

- Edith M. Lederer | AP

The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would grant Palestine new “rights and privileges” and call on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its [...]

- Adam Beam | AP

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is preparing to update his budget proposal [...]

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