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Buzzing About the Sweet Life of Beekeeping – Beelieve Hawaii

Beelieve Hawaii is an educational organization specializing in the protection of honeybees, other threatened pollinators, and their habitats. About 30% of foods require cross pollination that can only be performed by bees. Why have we been trained to fear the creatures that are an essential part of our food system? We hear about the variety […]

Mahi`ai Matchup: Connecting Farmers with Land – Kalani Fronda, Dana Shapiro and Jasmine Slovak

Dana Shapiro, is the Manager of Mala Kalu`ulu Cooperative, a Big Island based coop whose members grow ulu. Kalani Fronda is the Senior Land Assets Manager in the Community Engagement and Resources Group for Kamehameha Schools. In 2015, the Mla Kalu’ulu Co-op was a winner of the Mahi`ai Matchup – an agricultural business plan contest […]

Policy to Support Hawaii’s Agriculture Industry

Keli’i Akina and Joe Kent from the Grassroot Institute discuss their vision on the policy issues we need to address to create a productive environment for agriculture in Hawaii. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us […]

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- Aaron Boxerman
After Biden’s Push for Truce, Netanyahu Calls Israel’s War Plans Unchanged

The timing of the remarks seemed to rebuff the president’s hopes for a speedy end to the war. But some analysts said the prime minister was aiming at domestic supporters, [...]

- Jesus Jiménez and Aaron Boxerman
What We Know About Israel’s Cease-Fire Proposal Backed By Biden

President Biden outlined a road map put forward by Israel that would begin with an immediate, temporary cease-fire and work toward a permanent end to the war and the reconstruction [...]

- Reid J. Epstein and Nicholas Nehamas
Democrats Push Biden to Make Trump’s Felonies a Top 2024 Issue

Interviews with dozens of Democrats reveal a party hungry to tell voters that Donald Trump’s conviction makes him unfit for office, and hopeful that President Biden will lead the way. [...]

- A.O. Scott
Why Trump’s Speech After His Guilty Verdict Was All Business, No Politics

In his post-verdict remarks, the former president sounded more like an aggrieved New York businessman than the political martyr his supporters believe him to be. [...]

- Elizabeth Dias and Richard Fausset
How Trump’s Most Loyal Supporters Are Responding to the Verdict

Many saw in the jury’s finding a rejection of themselves, of their values and even of democracy itself. [...]

Tories unveil GPs plan as Labour makes migration pledge

Laura Kuenssberg will be joined by Health Secretary Victoria Atkins and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper on Sunday. [...]

Prince William's role is changing - what does he really want to do with it?

The Prince of Wales is sharing the burden with his father more than ever. What does he want to achieve? [...]

Police arrest 53 around Champions League final

More than 2,000 police officers were on duty for the Champions League final and earlier protests. [...]

Israeli ministers threaten to quit over ceasefire plan

Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir say they are opposed to striking any deal before Hamas is destroyed. [...]

Parents' marriage made Rebel Wilson 'avoid relationships'

The Australian actor speaks about her career, childhood and recent book with Desert Island Discs. [...]

North Korea began sending hundreds of trash and excrement-filled balloons earlier this week. Pyongyang called these "gifts of sincerity." Seoul has decried the move as "low-class," warning of strong countermeasures. [...]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged defense officials at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum to attend a peace summit in Switzerland. DW has the latest. [...]

Trains between Munich and Stuttgart were canceled again on Sunday, as residents and authorities battled heavy rain. Two wagons of an intercity express train derailed in Baden Württemberg due to [...]

The lunar mission was launched last month to collect samples from the far side of the moon, the first attempt of its kind. [...]

Toni Kroos won a sixth Champions League trophy in the last game of his club career. For his fellow German, Marco Reus, it was another night as second best. [...]

- Juliana Kim
Ticketmaster hack may affect more than 500 million customers

A group of hackers claimed this week to have stolen 1.3 terabytes of Ticketmaster user data, including names, addresses and credit card information. [...]

- Caitlin Tan
Display of a captured wolf in a Wyoming bar brings outrage

All of Wyoming is facing criticism after a man there displayed a wolf he captured in a bar. [...]

- Emmanuel Akinwotu
In a historic election, South Africa's ANC loses majority for the first time

In South Africa, a seismic moment comes as the ruling African National Congress party loses its absolute majority for the first time. [...]

- Scott Horsley
Discounting is back in fashion, as Americans get tired of paying more

Consumer spending rose only slightly in April, as shoppers pushed back against rising prices. [...]

- Jan Johnson
A trailblazing feminist says Mexico’s ‘triumph’ of a first female president is no surprise

What does the prospect of Mexico's first woman president and feminism in the country mean for Elena Poniatowska? [...]

- Dan Merica | AP

As campaigns nationwide experimented with artificial intelligence earlier this year, the Democratic National Committee approached their committees with a request: Sign onto guidelines to use the technology in a “responsible” [...]

- Jon Gambrell | AP

Iran’s hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a possible candidate for the June 28 presidential election, seeking to regain the country’s top political position after a helicopter crash [...]

- Associated Press

California firefighters aided by aircraft are battling a wind-driven wildfire burning near the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory [...]

- Kim Tong-Hyung | AP

South Korea’s military says North Korea launched more trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea, following a similar campaign earlier in the week as it continues to retaliate against activists flying anti-North [...]

- Martin Weil, Clarence Williams

A Maryland state parole-and-probation officer was found dead Friday in Chevy Chase, and authorities charged a sex offender he had been sent to check on. [...]

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