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Our Broken Criminal Justice System (It’s Time for Responsible Change)

Whom Does it Work for and Against. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are David Larson, Sandra Simms and Tim Apicella. Defects, deficiencies, injustices and abuses in and of our criminal justice system, and needed possible reforms. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nwd_k1ZzTRKT9Ewmfw-_FS Please visit our ThinkTech website […]

Guns, Violence, Lies & Democracy (The Rule of Law in the new Abnormal)

Threats to & Hopes for Democracy. The host for this episode is Chuck Crumpton. The guests for this episode are Vernellia Randall, Benjamin Davis, James Alfini and Jelani Jefferson-Exum. Violence, guns, lies, racism and other threats to democracy. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Hawaii time most weekdays, […]

Disparate Treatment, Disparate Impact (The Rule of Law in the new Abnormal)

Pervasive Inequality in Our Systems. The host for this episode is Chuck Crumpton. The guests for this episode are Benjamin Davis, Jeffrey Portnoy, Vernellia Randall and Jelani Jefferson-Exum. Disparate treatment of & impacts on marginalized people and groups in societal sectors. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Hawaii […]

Injustice, the Elections & Responsible Change II (It’s Time For Responsible Change)

Injustice barriers to free elections and recovery. The host for this episode is Chuck Crumpton. The guests for this episode are Sandra Simms and William A. Harrison, Esq. Discussion of systemic racial/ethnic/social injustices posing obstacles to free elections and recovery. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Hawaii time […]

Injustice, the Elections & Responsible Change (It’s Time For Responsible Change)

Injustice barriers to free elections and recovery. The host for this episode is Chuck Crumpton. The guests for this episode are Sandra Simms, William A. Harrison, Esq. and RaeDeen Keahiolalo, PhD. Discussion of systemic racial/ethnic/social injustices posing obstacles to free elections and recovery. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 […]

Racial/Ethnic Inequality & Time for Responsible Change in Hawai’i (It’s Time For Responsible Change)

Systemic racial/ethnic injustice and reform in our society. The host for this episode is Chuck Crumpton. The guests for this episode are Sandra Simms, William A. Harrison, Esq. and RaeDeen Keahiolalo, PhD. Discussion of systemic racial/ethnic inequalities in our society, and innovative ideas and models for reform and responsible change. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]

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- Anton Troianovski and Ivan Nechepurenko

Multiple law-enforcement officers and a priest in the region of Dagestan were killed in what appeared to be coordinated attacks, local officials said. [...]

- Emad Mekay and Vivian Nereim
Pilgrim Deaths in Mecca Put Spotlight on Underworld Hajj Industry

More than 1,300 people died, and a Saudi official said most of them were not registered for the pilgrimage. That left them with little protection from the heat. [...]

- Erin Nolan and Mark Bonamo
As Heat Wave Bakes New Jersey, Residents Asked to Reduce Water Use

The heat was especially oppressive in urban areas of New Jersey, a state that climate experts say is warming at a faster rate than others in the Northeast. [...]

- Lisa Lerer, Shane Goldmacher, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman
For Biden and Trump, a Debate Rematch With Even Greater Risks and Rewards

The matchup on Thursday will be the earliest presidential debate in American history, and any potential missteps could linger for weeks or months. [...]

- Alexander Nazaryan
How to Make 3,000-Year-Old Beer

An amateur brewer in Utah gathered rare figs and a strain of yeast from 850 B.C. to make a sour, fruity concoction inspired by ancient Egyptian recipes. [...]

World first epilepsy device fitted in UK boy's skull

Oran, who is 13, was sometimes having hundreds of seizures a day due to his severe epilepsy. [...]

Deadly attacks on synagogue and churches in Russia's Dagestan

Unidentified gunmen in the southern Russian republic kill 15 police officers and at least six gunmen die in clashes. [...]

Hungary's Varga stable after going off on stretcher

Hungary striker Barnabas Varga is stable in hospital after being carried off on a stretcher following a mid-air collision in their Euro 2024 match against Scotland. [...]

Are renters a new electoral coalition?

Margaret Thatcher had Essex Man and New Labour boasted Mondeo Man. Now it's the turn of Renter Ruth. [...]

More people investigated over election bet claims

The regulator is looking at other people with links to the Conservative Party, Chris Mason writes. [...]

In last month's elections, Mickoski's VMRO-DPMNE nationalist party won 43% of the vote, but fell three seats short of a governing majority. [...]

Israel's prime minister says the war will still go on, with some forces possibly moving from Gaza toward the north as the conflict escalates with Lebanon-based Hezbollah. [...]

Hungarian striker Barnabas Varga left the field on a stretcher after a violent collision with Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn during their Euro group match in Stuttgart. [...]

Assailants targeted Orthodox churches and a synagogue in the Muslim-majority republic of Dagestan, in southern Russia, killing at least 15 policemen and an Orthodox priest. [...]

Germany might not have beaten Switzerland, but Niclas Füllkrug's last-minute equalizer secured Julian Nagelsmann's side top spot in the group and instantly became a moment of tournament folklore. [...]

- The Associated Press
More than 15 policemen, several civilians killed by gunmen in Russia's Dagestan region

Gunmen opened fire on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police post in two cities, according to the authorities. [...]

- Anupama Chandrasekaran
Deadly methanol-laced bootleg liquor kills dozens in South India

At least 56 people died after consuming methanol-laced liquor produced in the Kallakurichi district. Several regions in India have seen mass casualties due to consumption of tainted alcohol. [...]

Biden's executive actions on immigration send mixed signals

In early June, President Joe Biden severely restricted asylum requests from migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization. Two weeks later, the President struck a more welcoming tone, [...]

- Jasmine Garsd
Biden's executive actions on immigration reflect recent shifts in politics

President Biden’s latest executive actions on immigration seek to secure the southern border and help some immigrant families already here. These shifts in policy reflect recent shifts in politics. [...]

- Gus Contreras
Hurricanes are intensifying more quickly. Is it time to change how we categorize them?

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with reporter Alana Casanova-Burgess about her reporting on efforts to possibly change how we categorize hurricanes as they become more powerful. [...]

- Eddie Pells | AP

Noah Lyles locked down the first major step in his quest for an Olympic sprint double Sunday, coming from behind to win the 100 meters at U.S. track trials in [...]

- Lisa Mascaro | AP

An outside group is quietly investigating scores of federal employees suspected of being hostile to the conservative policies promised by Republican Donald Trump [...]

- Steve Peoples | AP

Thursday’s clash between Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump may be the most consequential presidential debate in decades [...]

- Eric Tucker and Adriana Gomez Licon | AP

The federal judge presiding over the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump is hearing arguments on whether to bar the former president from public comments that prosecutors say could endanger [...]

- Jacob Bogage

The national debt is set to reach historic levels within years, but experts say neither President Biden nor Donald Trump have plans that would stabilize the U.S. financial future. [...]

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