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Law & Politics (Law Across The Sea)

Views of the Past, Present, and Future. Peter is a Hawaii attorney who has been in the public spot light for most of his professional career. Peter has served as Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu and Mayor of the Honolulu. Peter is presently in private law practice. While a Prosecuting Attorney, Peter personally prosecuted high profile […]

Jill Tokuda, Why is She the Best Choice for Lt. Governor (Making Leadership Work)

Jill Tokuda’s vision of effective leadership. Sen. Jill Tokuda, Senate Dist.4, is running for Lt. Governor in the 2018 race. How does she distinguish herself from the other candidates. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check […]

The Sociopolitical Sides of Drones

Join us On Where The Drone Leads as Dr Mike Brown of Capella University checks back into our lineup. We’ll get Mike’s take on the sociopolitical side of drones, as public agencies, public service departments, educators, and legislatures grapple with the multiple influences and interests generated by drones. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet […]

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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. [...]

- Bernhard Warner, Michael J. de la Merced and Sarah Kessler
How Companies Dodge Tariffs

Protectionist trade policies are popular on both the left and right. But some economists say they’re likely to backfire. [...]

- Maya King and Katie Glueck
In His Beloved Philadelphia, Biden Faces Wariness From Black Voters

Even in the president’s favorite political stomping ground, his standing has slipped with Democrats who will be vital to a repeat victory, interviews with nearly two dozen Black voters showed. [...]

- Rick Rojas and Maya King
Biden Flipped Georgia in 2020. This Year Could Be Different.

His narrow win there in 2020 was seen as a sign of Georgia’s emergence as a battleground state. But in 2024, President Biden faces a changed landscape there. [...]

- Roger Cohen
A Would-be Assassin Stirs Europe’s Violent Ghosts

Political violence and polarization stalk Europe today, with ominous echoes of the past. [...]

Russia could increase Ukraine attacks, says Zelensky

Moscow continues to make military gains in the Kharkiv region as Ukraine struggles with resources. [...]

Boil water notice mostly lifted in Devon

South West Water says about 2,500 homes will have to keep boiling water due to a parasite. [...]

Attacked Navalny ally will 'never give up' fight

Leonid Volkov says his fight against Vladimir Putin will never end. [...]

Unpaid carers being forced to repay £250m to DWP

One claimant unknowingly overpaid Carer's Allowance said the debts she incurred have brought 'considerable financial strain'. [...]

Thunderstorm weather warning issued by Met Office

Forecasters have warned some areas could see up to 50mm (2in) of rain and flooding on Saturday. [...]

Cologne needed a minor miracle to survive going into the last game of the season, with no guarantee that a win would be enough to save them. Instead, they collapsed [...]

President Salome Zourabichvili had earlier told DW that she would reject the contentious legislation as a "symbol." The veto, however, can be overridden by another vote in parliament. [...]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged federal "solidarity" after the western state of Saarland was hit by flash flooding and landslides. He toured some of the affected areas with the [...]

Germany's Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank had been expected to provide guarantees for the construction of a gas-processing plant that was to be operated by Gazprom. [...]

Premier Robert Fico is in a stable but serious condition after a shooting attack, Slovakia's health minister says. The suspected shooter is reported by media to be a 71-year-old former [...]

- John Helton
Boeing's troubled Starliner spacecraft launch is delayed again

A helium leak pushed back a planned launch to May 25. Boeing's program that would shuttle astronauts to and from the International Space Station has been plagued with problems. [...]

- Ron Elving
Pete McCloskey's life reminds us how politics long in the past live on in the present

McCloskey's story has both deep roots and burgeoning relevance. He died this month at 96 and had long been out of the limelight, but the issues he had been willing [...]

- The Associated Press
Dabney Coleman, who starred in '9 to 5' and 'Tootsie', dies at 92

Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in "9 to 5" and the nasty TV director in "Tootsie," has died. [...]

- Sarah Donaldson
Ohio reviewing race-based scholarships after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

Higher education officials in Ohio are reviewing race-based scholarships after last year's Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action. [...]

- Michael Scaturro
Other countries have better sunscreens. Here's why we can't get them in the U.S.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. and we need all the protection we can get. So why is it so hard to get newer, more effective [...]

- Victoria Bisset

Canadian police used DNA testing to link Gary Allen Srery, who died in 2011, to the killing of two girls and two women in the 1970s. They say there may [...]

- Siobhán O'Grady, David Stern, Isabelle Khurshudyan

Andriy Yermak, a former lawyer and film producer who runs Volodymyr Zelensky’s wartime presidential office, is arguably the most powerful chief of staff in Ukraine’s history. [...]

- Justine McDaniel

Parents had no idea their children were being given the sleep aid at a home day care in New Hampshire, police said. [...]

- Justine McDaniel

Parents had no idea their children were being given the sleep aid at a home day care in New Hampshire, police said. [...]

- CiarÁn Fahey | AP

League champion Bayer Leverkusen has become the first team to complete a Bundesliga season unbeaten [...]

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