It’s So Good Not to be at War (Trump Week)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Iran: It’s Not Over Yet. The Trump Week team looks into the latest actions of the President specifically regarding relations with Iran and how close we may have been to yet another war in the Middle East. The hosts for this episode are Jay Fidell, Cynthia Sinclair […]

Trump Unravels in Europe (Trump Week)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com WHat was he doing back home?. The Trump Week team dissect the President’s actions in Europe and look ahead to the next election. The hosts for this episode are Jay Fidell, Cynthia Sinclair and Tim Apicella. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to […]

Stuck in the Middle (Trump Week)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Don’t know which way to go. Trump Week hosts discuss the possibility of impeachment and the response from Democrats and Republicans. Also for discussion: Trump’s foreign policy failures, with tariffs imposed on Mexico and China’s threat on natural resources. The Hosts for this episode are Jay Fidell, […]

Hissy Fit of POTUS (Trump Week)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Threats to stop all legislation if investigations do not stop. Tim Apicella and Cynthia Sinclair discuss a variety of hot topics this week- Trump walks away from infrastructure talks, Democrats increase impeachment discussions, Trump continues to block subpoenas, 2020 election protection bill does not see light of […]

Real Constitutional Crisis (Trump Week)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com On Trump Week. Tim Apicella and Cynthia Sinclair discuss a serious intersection between Trump’s orders for Don Mcgahn, William Barr, not to comply with legally issued subpoenas from Congress. Further, Trump seeks to block all efforts to obtain his IRS tax returns. Suboena for Donald Trump Jr […]

Government Shutdown (Trump Week)

Hardships for All. Tim Apicella and Cynthia Lee Sinclair discuss the damaging effects the government shutdown is having on federal employees, business that depend on those employees, federal agency services, and the ever widening cracks of loyalty for President Trump which are starting to appear in Congress. Discussion will also include the recent subpoena of […]

Government Shutdown Hardships for All (Trump Week)

Government Shutdown Hardships for All. Tim Apicella and Cynthia Lee Sinclair discuss the damaging effects the government shutdown is having on federal employees, business that depend on those employees, federal agency services, and the ever widening cracks of loyalty for President Trump which are starting to appear in Congress. Discussion will also include the recent […]

Troubling Times For Trump (Trump Week)

Let’s see what President Trump has done in the past week as the democrats move in. A new diversified congress means many things for President Trump. There are more women and minorities in both houses than ever before. Watch what happens now. The host for this episode is Tim Apicella. The guest for this episode […]

A Week of Too Much News (Trump Week)

People must be getting tired of this. Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella examine the events of this Trump Week, including the resignation of General Mattis, the funding for the Wall and the Shutdown, the withdrawal of troops from Syria and Afghanistan, the Trump Foundation Closure, passage of the Crime Bill, Revelations on Russian interference on […]

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- Jim Tankersley
Biden’s China Tariffs Are the End of an Era for Cheap Chinese Goods

The president’s move to protect strategic manufacturing sectors from low-cost competition aims to increase jobs, but consumers might not like the costs. [...]

- Bernhard Warner, Michael J. de la Merced and Sarah Kessler
How Companies Dodge Tariffs

Protectionist trade policies are popular on both the left and right. But some economists say they’re likely to backfire. [...]

- Maya King and Katie Glueck
In His Beloved Philadelphia, Biden Faces Wariness From Black Voters

Even in the president’s favorite political stomping ground, his standing has slipped with Democrats who will be vital to a repeat victory, interviews with nearly two dozen Black voters showed. [...]

- Rick Rojas and Maya King
Biden Flipped Georgia in 2020. This Year Could Be Different.

His narrow win there in 2020 was seen as a sign of Georgia’s emergence as a battleground state. But in 2024, President Biden faces a changed landscape there. [...]

- Roger Cohen
A Would-be Assassin Stirs Europe’s Violent Ghosts

Political violence and polarization stalk Europe today, with ominous echoes of the past. [...]

Russia could increase Ukraine attacks, says Zelensky

Moscow continues to make military gains in the Kharkiv region as Ukraine struggles with resources. [...]

Boil water notice mostly lifted in Devon

South West Water says about 2,500 homes will have to keep boiling water due to a parasite. [...]

Attacked Navalny ally will 'never give up' fight

Leonid Volkov says his fight against Vladimir Putin will never end. [...]

Unpaid carers being forced to repay £250m to DWP

One claimant unknowingly overpaid Carer's Allowance said the debts she incurred have brought 'considerable financial strain'. [...]

Thunderstorm weather warning issued by Met Office

Forecasters have warned some areas could see up to 50mm (2in) of rain and flooding on Saturday. [...]

Cologne needed a minor miracle to survive going into the last game of the season, with no guarantee that a win would be enough to save them. Instead, they collapsed [...]

President Salome Zourabichvili had earlier told DW that she would reject the contentious legislation as a "symbol." The veto, however, can be overridden by another vote in parliament. [...]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged federal "solidarity" after the western state of Saarland was hit by flash flooding and landslides. He toured some of the affected areas with the [...]

Germany's Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank had been expected to provide guarantees for the construction of a gas-processing plant that was to be operated by Gazprom. [...]

Premier Robert Fico is in a stable but serious condition after a shooting attack, Slovakia's health minister says. The suspected shooter is reported by media to be a 71-year-old former [...]

- John Helton
Boeing's troubled Starliner spacecraft launch is delayed again

A helium leak pushed back a planned launch to May 25. Boeing's program that would shuttle astronauts to and from the International Space Station has been plagued with problems. [...]

- Ron Elving
Pete McCloskey's life reminds us how politics long in the past live on in the present

McCloskey's story has both deep roots and burgeoning relevance. He died this month at 96 and had long been out of the limelight, but the issues he had been willing [...]

- The Associated Press
Dabney Coleman, who starred in '9 to 5' and 'Tootsie', dies at 92

Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in "9 to 5" and the nasty TV director in "Tootsie," has died. [...]

- Sarah Donaldson
Ohio reviewing race-based scholarships after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

Higher education officials in Ohio are reviewing race-based scholarships after last year's Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action. [...]

- Michael Scaturro
Other countries have better sunscreens. Here's why we can't get them in the U.S.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. and we need all the protection we can get. So why is it so hard to get newer, more effective [...]

- Victoria Bisset

Canadian police used DNA testing to link Gary Allen Srery, who died in 2011, to the killing of two girls and two women in the 1970s. They say there may [...]

- Siobhán O'Grady, David Stern, Isabelle Khurshudyan

Andriy Yermak, a former lawyer and film producer who runs Volodymyr Zelensky’s wartime presidential office, is arguably the most powerful chief of staff in Ukraine’s history. [...]

- Justine McDaniel

Parents had no idea their children were being given the sleep aid at a home day care in New Hampshire, police said. [...]

- Justine McDaniel

Parents had no idea their children were being given the sleep aid at a home day care in New Hampshire, police said. [...]

- CiarÁn Fahey | AP

League champion Bayer Leverkusen has become the first team to complete a Bundesliga season unbeaten [...]

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