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Akina and Roth Talk Rail (Hawaii Together)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Hawaii Together. The Honolulu Rail Project has been heralded as a boondoggle by national media such as the Wall Street Journal. Locally, it has divided the community between pro-rail and an anti-rail factions. Randy Roth discusses key issues in the real controversy and gets his insights from […]

Cruz Foam (Likable Science)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com A Solution to Plastic Pollution. What is cruz foam? What are its advantages relative to polystyrene or polyurethane structural foams? How did the idea for Cruz Foam arise? What were the main challenged in developing the product? Where/how did you get the raw material? What it Chitlin? […]

Connecting Japan and Hawaii across the Pacific with 30 Years’ Legal Services (Law Across the Sea)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Legal Services connecting Japan and Hawaii. Ms. Christine Kubota is a practicing attorney in Hawaii with over 30 years of experience and expertise serving Japanese speaking clients in Hawaii and from Japan. To address the needs of her Japanese clients, her practice includes business/real property transaction, disputes […]

Big Island Energy (Stan The Energy Man)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Residents from the Big Island have been focused on clean and sustainable energy for decades.. We’ll be talking to Richard about some Big Island energy history, including hydro-electric power and geothermal, we’ll discuss why Hydrogen will play a central role in Big Island energy storage and what […]

Welcome to the National Immigration Law Center (Community Matters)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com A Leading Voice on Immigration. Jay Fidell welcomes Marielena Hincapie, the executive director for the National Immigration Law Center to discuss immigration – what’s happened and what needs to be done. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Marielena Hincapie. […]

Exploring the Many Sides of Chris Walker (The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection)

Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com The Hawaii Smooth Jazz Connection. Gwen Harris is joined by Chris Walker The host for this episode is Gwen Harris. The guest for this episode is Chris Walker. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then […]

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- Jodi Kantor

An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case. [...]

- Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman
Michael Cohen and Todd Blanche Match Wits in Trump Hush-Money Trial

Michael D. Cohen tried to parry attacks on his honesty as Todd Blanche, Donald J. Trump’s lawyer, tried to destroy his credibility with jurors. [...]

- Kate Christobek and Jesse McKinley
Trump Trial Day 18 Takeaways: Michael Cohen Faces Grueling Cross-Examination

After a grueling day of cross-examination for Michael D. Cohen, the judge told lawyers to be ready to make closing arguments by Tuesday. [...]

- Annie Karni
Matt Gaetz and Other Republicans Flock to Trump’s Trial

On Thursday, an entourage of about 20 accompanied the former president to court. Among them were many lawmakers. [...]

- William K. Rashbaum and Patrick McGeehan
Trump’s Trial Menu: What’s for Lunch?

Over the course of the last several weeks, Donald J. Trump and his legal team have lunched on fast food, sandwiches and pizzas. [...]

Trump lawyer accuses Cohen of lying in hush-money trial

Tensions boil over on a heated day in court, as the ex-president’s lawyer assails the prosecution's star witness. [...]

Is the move to electric cars running out of power?

There has been an unexpected slowdown in sales of electric cars. Could this be more than a blip? [...]

Late education plans mean kids miss out on support in England

Thousands of children miss out as some councils in England fail to meet deadlines, the BBC finds. [...]

Chris Mason: What the razzmatazz and promises tell you about Labour

Sir Keir Starmer has carefully crafted an image similar to previous Labour leader Sir Tony Blair. [...]

Modi’s India: A decade of popularity and polarisation

Indian PM Narendra Modi is eyeing a historic third term after a decade in power. [...]

Publicly listed Reddit is looking to diversify its revenue beyond advertising. Earlier this year, the social network also struck a deal allowing Google's parent company to use its data to [...]

Ukraine said their units have managed to stop Russian forces in Kharkiv, but Moscow said they would continue to advance. Kim Jong Un's sister said North Korea has not provided [...]

New research predicts a rise in life expectancy worldwide over the next three decades, particularly in Africa. Meanwhile, obesity and other factors are also set to play a larger role [...]

A major state-supported environmental group won a suit against the German government, which will have to improve its climate protection plan after the court found it insufficient to achieve the [...]

The Egyptian government is considering withdrawing its ambassador from Israel and joining South Africa's genocide case in the International Court of Justice. But analysts doubt the Egypt-Israel peace treaty is [...]

- The Associated Press
Arrests at the U.S. border fall in April, bucking usual spring increase

U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico, including in yards where migrants are known to board freight trains. [...]

- Kirk Siegler
Biden ending new leases in America's top coal region

Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region. [...]

- Rafael Nam
The Dow Jones hits 40,000 for the first time. What to know about this major milestone

Stock markets received a boost from new data showing inflation is easing. Lower inflation has raised hopes about the U.S. economy — but there are still a lot of unknowns. [...]

- Jonathan Franklin
1,500 college applicants thought they were accepted. They soon learned it was an error

Georgia State University says the students were not sent an official acceptance letter but "communication" from a department welcoming those who intend to major in a specific academic area. [...]

- Rob Schmitz
How Does Israel's Military Investigate Itself?

While Israel's government has strongly rejected the idea that the International Criminal Court could prosecute Israeli's accused of war crimes in Gaza, many in Israel say the military doesn't do [...]

- Associated Press

FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 25 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because [...]

- Associated Press

Rays reliever Jason Adam was forced out of Thursday night’s game at Fenway Park in the ninth inning when pitching coach Kyle Snyder headed to the mound with Tampa Bay [...]

- Huizhong Wu and Emily Wang Fujiyama | AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin is focusing on trade and cultural exchanges on his state visit to China that started with bonhomie in Beijing and a summit with China’s leader Xi [...]

- Hillel Italie | AP

PEN America gathered Thursday night for its annual gala, a high-profile event raised even higher because some wondered if it would be held at all [...]

- Dave Campbell | AP

Anthony Edwards scored 27 points to pull the Minnesota Timberwolves out of their mid-series slump and deliver a flawless 115-70 victory over the Denver Nuggets to force a Game 7 [...]

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