Home Tag "COVID-19"

Coronavirus: What’s Happening and Where Are We Going (Talk Story with John Waihee)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Talking story with Governor David Ige on the most important story of our time. Former Governor John Waihee will discuss current developments on the Coronavirus with Governor David Ige, including current cases and fatalities, and recent changes in the lock down […]

A High School Senior’s Experience with COVID-19 (Educating Ourselves In These Difficult Times)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Graduating in the Midst of a Pandemic. We discuss the challenges facing the high school class of 2020 in the wake of the pandemic. We will explore how high school social events, extracurricular activities, classroom experience, thesis, graduation, and college plans […]

Potential Covid-19 Test Delivers Results in 10 Minutes (ThinkTech Tech Talks)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Brett Etchebarne Lab discovery at Michigan State University. Dr. Brett Etchebarne, a researcher at the Etchebarne Lab at MSU, will tell us about his new Covid-19 test and the mechanisms by which is provides results in less than 10 minutes, and […]

Trump Gets Attorney General Barr to Drop Charges Against Flynn (Trump Week)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Trump’s Friends Get Special Treatment and Avoid Justice. Never before has the Deptartmen of Justice prosecuted a case, obtain two guilty pleas, then drop the case. That is exactly what occured in the case against former national security advisor Michael Flynn. […]

When will we see the Second Wave and how bad will it be (Coronaville, What’s Next?)

ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Are we prepared for it? ThinkTech Chief Scientist Mike Deweert will help us understand the risks and management options for deaing with the reopening, the likelihood of a Second Wave, when it will happen, and what it will look like. The […]

Are Mayoral Campaigns Tackling the Covid-19 Aftermath? (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 Covid-19 Impact on Governing Honolulu City and County. Dr. Milner will review Mayoral candidates’ plans for governing under the Covid-19 crisis of the state and nation. His views on what executive powers candidates promise to use to manage the municipal issues […]

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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. [...]

- Eric Lipton
New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit

Citing rapid advances by China and Russia, the United States is building an extensive capacity to fight battles in space. [...]

- Jill Cowan
U.C.L.A. Faculty Votes Against Rebuking University’s Chancellor

The votes came weeks after students at a pro-Palestinian encampment were attacked for hours by a large group of counterprotesters without police intervention. [...]

- Jacey Fortin
U.C. Santa Cruz Workers to Strike Over Protest Crackdowns

The union representing academic workers in the University of California system said other campuses might strike, too, if officials failed to address their complaints over the handling of pro-Palestinian protests. [...]

- Julie Bosman and Monica Davey
Protesters at University of Chicago Take Over Institute of Politics Building

They confronted the institute’s director, the former senator Heidi Heitkamp. At the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrators also tried to occupy a building. [...]

Israel's army says three hostages' bodies recovered

The three had been killed in Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October and their bodies taken to Gaza. [...]

More Northern Lights soon as Sun storms strengthen

Another spectacular light show could come within two weeks as Sun storms reach 11-year high. [...]

CCTV appears to show Diddy beating girlfriend in hotel

The clip seems to show an attack described in Casandra Ventura's lawsuit against the rapper last year. [...]

What makes Billie Eilish's records 'eco-friendly'?

The singer promised Hit Me Hard And Soft would be her most environmentally conscious album yet. [...]

Regiment cleared 40 years after Falklands ship bombing

Declassified documents clear army regiment after bombing of the Sir Galahad in the Falklands War. [...]

The attack on foreign nationals took place in Bamyan province of Afghanistan. Some foreigners visit the site with the remnants of massive Buddhist statues mostly destroyed by the Taliban in [...]

The US State Department warned Americans living overseas there was an increased potential for "foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events" during Pride month in June. [...]

Workers at two Mercedes-Benz plants in the US state of Alabama voted against joining the United Auto Workers. [...]

A man convicted of trying to kidnap then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband late in 2022 has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Paul Pelosi was [...]

Much of the German state of Saarland is struggling with flash flooding caused by heavy rains. So far, no one has been injured. [...]

- The Associated Press
Argentine president Javier Milei begins unusual visit to Spain, snubbing officials

Before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid, Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing "poverty and death" to Spain. [...]

- James Hider
Israel recovers the bodies of 3 hostages

The three were identified as Shani Louk, Amit Buskila and Yitzhak Gelernter. Israel's military said they had been killed by Hamas militants when they attacked a music festival on Oct. [...]

- Charles Maynes
Putin and Xi further their embrace to defy U.S.-led pressure

President Xi Jinping of China and Russia's Vladimir Putin doubled down on their alliance against the West this week during the Kremlin leader's visit to Beijing. [...]

- Meg Anderson
Youth detention facilities face increased scrutiny amid a wave of abuse lawsuits

A new lawsuit alleges widespread sexual abuse of juveniles took place over decades at Illinois youth detention facilities. Similar lawsuits have been filed this year in other states. [...]

- John Bartlett
Saving a Language in Chile

Ckunsa, an indigenous language in Chile, was declared dead 70 years ago. But groups in northern Chile are successfully reviving the language and teaching it to a new generation. [...]

- Joe Harris | AP

Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn hit two-run homers, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston 10-6 to drop the Red Sox below [...]

- Michael Marot | AP

Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and Myles Turner added 17 points to help the Indiana Pacers turned the tables on New York with a 116-103 victory to even the Eastern [...]

- Cheyanne Mumphrey and Kimberlee Kruesi | AP

The 1954 Brown v [...]

- David A. Lieb | AP

States have for decades been using foster children’s federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services [...]

- Tom Withers | AP

Some losses are tougher than others and the Minnesota Twins were feeling the sting of a particularly rough one [...]

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