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Critical Thinking for Critical Choices (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Hard Choices and Challenged Values. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis, Jeff Portnoy, David Larson and Tina Patterson. Challenging, critical choices facing us, competing interests and values, and the role and value of critical thinking and action. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit […]

We Are One (It’s Time for Responsible Change)

A Call to Action for 2024. The host for this show is Rebekah Ratliff. The guests are David Larson, Louise Ing and Chuck Crumpton. Issues and actions needed for 2024 for unity and solidarity to protect our crucial rights, interests and institutions. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nwd_k1ZzTRKT9Ewmfw-_FS Please visit our ThinkTech […]

Houston, we Have WTH is Going on (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Tailspin or Liftoff, Who’s at the Wheel Now. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guest is Jeff Portnoy. Leadership conflict and chaos, impact on the rest of us, the widening gap of disconnect and inequality, and other trends. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech website […]

What’s Ahead for 2024 (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Good Tidings or Not for 2024. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Vernellia Randall and David Larson. What may be ahead for our society, our leadership, our people and our environment for 2024. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and […]

Reading the Tea Leaves-the 2023 Elections (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

What the 2023 Elections Mean. The hosts for this show are Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Vicky Cayetano, Tim Apicella and Benjamin Davis. Exploring possible interpretations and consequences of the 2023 election. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at […]

What’s Missing and Needed in Leadership (It’s Time for Responsible Change)

A Message and Strategy for the People. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are David Larson and Sandra Simms. The issues, controversies, messages and strategies for the people that are most needed and missing for the choices in 2024. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nwd_k1ZzTRKT9Ewmfw-_FS Please visit our […]

Diversity, Inclusion and Healing Divisions (It’s Time for Responsible Change)

Role and Value of Diversity and Inclusion. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are David Larson and Rebekah Ratliff. Issues and values of polarization and conflicts over diversity, inclusion and equity, especially for those most historically excluded, dishonored and underserved. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nwd_k1ZzTRKT9Ewmfw-_FS Please visit […]

Rights and Privileges in Conflict (It’s Time for Responsible Change)

Stakes in Legislative and Judicial Battles. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis, David Larson and Tina Patterson. Current controversial issues, questions and conflicts between important rights and privileges in State and Federal legislative and judicial forums. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nwd_k1ZzTRKT9Ewmfw-_FS Please visit our […]

2023 Choices and 2024 Directions (It’s Time for Responsible Change)

2023 Conflicts and 2024 Elections. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis and Tim Apicella. Debt ceiling, budget, educational censhorship, reproductive rights, immigration, environment, governance issues, conflicts and what they may tell us going forward. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nwd_k1ZzTRKT9Ewmfw-_FS Please visit our ThinkTech website […]

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- Peter Baker
Inside the White House Scramble to Broker a Deal in Gaza

The flurry of actions underscores how fluid the situation in the region is as President Biden and his team try to ultimately end the war that has devastated Gaza. [...]

- Vivek Shankar, Liam Stack, Adam Rasgon and Michael Levenson
Israel Orders Partial Evacuation of Rafah, Fueling Fears of New Offensive

Hamas says it has agreed to a cease-fire plan that Israel said did not meet its demands, the latest in a long series of negotiating stumbles. [...]

- Peter Baker
Hamas’s Offer to Hand Over 33 Hostages Includes Some Who Are Dead

It was not clear whether Hamas revealed in the cease-fire negotiations with Israel how many of the 33 who would be freed in the first phase of the proposed deal [...]

- Eric Nagourney and Aaron Boxerman
Timeline of Recent Twists and Turns in Gaza Cease-fire Talks

Hopes for an agreement to halt the fighting and free hostages have risen and fallen repeatedly in recent days. [...]

- Yan Zhuang
Protesters Occupy Building at Rhode Island School of Design

The takeover escalated protests that began outside the building last week. It’s one of the few schools where students have occupied a building. [...]

Israel criticises Gaza truce terms but talks go on

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says the deal Hamas accepted does not meet the country's key demands. [...]

Bowen: Tough choices for Netanyahu after Hamas upends expectations

Israel's working assumption was that Hamas would not accept a ceasefire proposal that the Americans called "exceptionally generous" [...]

UK armed forces' personal data accessed in hack

The details of serving Army, RAF and Navy personnel are involved, the BBC understands. [...]

17 of the most eye-catching looks from the Met Gala

Lea Michelle, Zendaya and Gigi Hadid are among the stars walking the red carpet in New York. [...]

Mushroom lunch cook pleads not guilty to murder

Three people died after they were allegedly served poisonous mushrooms in regional Australia in 2023. [...]

The Australian PM said a Chinese fighter jet deployed flares in the pathway of an Australian naval helicopter while on a routine flight in the Yellow Sea. [...]

The planemaker informed the aviation safety regulator last month that required tests were not performed. The FAA said it is "investigating whether Boeing employees may have falsified records." [...]

The Starliner spaceship's first crewed launch has been called off due to a technical issue. The spaceship had been poised to take astronauts to the International Space Station. [...]

As the US academic year winds down, student protests are heating up. The tense exchanges over Israel-Gaza policy and police crackdowns have had consequences beyond the university campus. [...]

Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Europe for the first time in five years. On Monday, he discussed Russia, Ukraine and European-Chinese trade with French President Emmanuel Macron. [...]

The history of 'outside agitators' — from Gaza protests to Martin Luther King Jr.

The term "outside agitator" has staying power.It's been used against protestors throughout history, from the Civil Rights Movement, to the anti-Vietnam War protests and now during the pro-Palestinian demonstrations on [...]

- Scott Horsley
The clock is ticking to fix Social Security as retirees face automatic cut in 9 years

Social Security's finances have improved slightly in the last year. But the popular retirement program still faces big challenges including the threat of automatic benefit cuts in less than a [...]

- Anastasia Tsioulcas
2024 Met Gala Red Carpet: Looks we love

Monday is the Met Gala, known as fashion's grandest event, where celebrities from various realms come together at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate fashion and each other. [...]

- Deena Prichep
Transgender bathroom bills are back, gaining traction after past boycotts

Blowback from companies and institutions was fierce after North Carolina passed transgender bathroom restrictions. But states haven't felt as much heat after several bills easily passed. [...]

- Russell Lewis
FAA is investigating Boeing for apparent missed inspections on 787 Dreamliner

The FAA says Boeing informed the agency in April that required inspections to confirm that the wings were properly bonded to the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets were [...]

- Jovana Gec and Dusan Stojanovic | AP

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to European ally Serbia on Tuesday falls on a symbolic date: the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese Embassy during NATO’s air war [...]

- Eric He | AP

Corey Seager hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied past the Oakland Athletics 4-2 [...]

- Jay Cohen | AP

When Justin Steele got hurt on opening day, the big question for the Chicago Cubs centered on the state of their rotation without their ace left-hander [...]

- Andrew Dalton | AP

Stuntwoman Jeannie Epper has died at age 83 [...]

- Jason Samenow, Matthew Cappucci, Ian Livingston, Dan Stillman

The zone from southern Oklahoma to southern Kansas is under a rare Level 5 out of 5 threat of violent, tornado-producing thunderstorms. [...]

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