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Immigration and DACA program (Hispanic Hawaii)

How immigration and DACA program affect thousands of students and families. Immigration Lawyer Clare Hanusz joins Richard Concepcion on this weeks episode of Hispanic Hawaii. This week Richard and Clare discuss Immigration law, DACA program and the political debate about the future of both programs. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am […]

Pacific Biodiesel

Bob King, of Pacific Biodiesel Technologies, appears on Hawaii, State of Clean Energy with Veronica Rocha, Sharon Moriwaki, and Jay Fidell to share updates on Pacific Biodiesel and locally produced renewable energy in Hawaii. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier […]

North to Alaska

David Case has over 35 years experience as an attorney representing Alaska Native interests. David represented Alaska Native village corporations, tribes, and rural municipalities from Ketchikan in Southeast Alaska to Kotzebue in the Northwest Arctic, and Anaktuvuk Pass on the North Slope to the Aleutian Islands. He has written law review, cited scholarly articles and […]

Hawaiis Medical Cannabis Industry

There are more than 14,142 Medical-Marijuana patients in Hawaii. Since 2000, patients in Hawaii with certain medical conditions could legally grow and possess small amounts of marijuana, but there are no dispensaries where one can buy it. What has happened to the investors who spent thousands of dollars to build Medical Cannabis Labs only to […]

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- Jack Healy and Elizabeth Dias
Arizona Lawmakers Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban, Creating Rift on the Right

Two Republican state senators broke with their party to ensure final passage of the repeal. Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, is expected to sign it on Thursday. [...]

- Jess Bidgood
How Six-Week Abortion Bans Went From Fringe to Reality

Even opponents of abortion saw such curbs as too controversial just over a decade ago. Times have changed. [...]

- Anna Betts
Arizona’s 1864 Abortion Ban: What We Know

Lawmakers voted to repeal an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions. Here’s what to know about the fight over the law. [...]

- Nicholas Nehamas
Kamala Harris Looks to Make Trump the Face of Florida’s Abortion Ban

The vice president sought to tie former President Donald J. Trump to the state’s six-week abortion ban, which took effect on Wednesday. [...]

- Corina Knoll, Jonathan Wolfe and Emily Baumgaertner
UCLA Cancels Classes After Violent Clashes Between Protesters and Police

The school was ill prepared when protesters blocked students from accessing parts of campus and counterprotesters violently attacked the pro-Palestinian encampment. [...]

Israel accused of possible war crime over killing of West Bank boy

UN expert says death of 8-year-old appears to violate law after reviewing evidence gathered by BBC. [...]

Man charged with murder after boy, 14, dies in sword attack

Schoolboy Daniel Anjorin died from his injuries following the attack in Hainault on Tuesday morning. [...]

Co-op Live chaos continues as Olivia Rodrigo gigs cancelled

The star is "bummed" to be the latest act to fall foul of problems at Manchester's troubled new arena. [...]

John Swinney to announce first minister bid

The MSP is expected to announce his decision at a press conference in Edinburgh on Thursday morning. [...]

Local polls to open in England and Wales

Voters are to cast their ballots for local councillors, mayors and police and crime commissioners. [...]

Search efforts are underway despite bad weather a day after a section of a highway collapsed in China's Guangdong province. [...]

Pro-China career diplomat Jeremiah Manele has been chosen as the new prime minister of the Solomon Islands. [...]

Russian missiles have struck the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa for the third time this week, injuring around a dozen people. DW has more. [...]

The UK's senior civil servants union has mounted a legal appeal against the government's controversial Rwanda deportation legislation. Meanwhile, 66 migrants were rescued while trying to cross the English Channel. [...]

Legislators have been scrambling to repeal the law, which predates Arizona's statehood, since a 2022 Supreme Court ruling paved the way for its return. The vote was 16-14 and the [...]

- Selena Simmons-Duffin
The CDC says maternal mortality rates in the U.S. got better, after a pandemic spike

The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]

- Sarah McCammon
As abortion looks like a key issue in 2024, voters more divided by party than ever

In a new report, Democrats are increasingly motivated by the issue of abortion - and increasingly supportive, as are independent voters. Republicans views have mostly remained the same. [...]

- Stephen Fowler
Away from his New York trial, Donald Trump's campaign rallies are business as usual

In Wisconsin and Michigan, Donald Trump largely avoided the hush money trial that has mostly sidelined his campaign efforts as he tried to woo voters with a familiar speech in [...]

- Allison Aubrey
Hormones for menopause are safe, study finds. Here's what changed

Women under 60 can benefit from hormone therapy to treat hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. That's according to a new study, and is a departure from what women [...]

For weeks students have protested the war in Gaza — now things are escalating

From New York — to Illinois — to Los Angeles — encampments in support of Palestinians dot campuses across the country.And over the last couple of days the tension has [...]

- Niha Masih, Andrew Jeong

More universities across the country called in police to clear pro-Palestinian protesters demanding divestment from Israel, leading to arrests and confrontations. [...]

- Danielle Paquette, Hannah Natanson, Joanna Slater, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux
- Associated Press

Leon Draisaitl scored twice, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in Game 5 to win their first-round NHL playoff series [...]

- David Klepper and Krutika Pathi | AP

Misinformation about India’s election is surging online as the world’s most populous country votes [...]

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