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Supreme Court Responsibilities (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

SCOTUS Decisions and Consequences. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis, Louise Ing and Vernellia Randall. Supreme Court Rulings and Direction – Duties, Responsibilities and Consequences. 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 […]

Election Integrity and the Jan 6 Hearings (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

The Insurrection Hearings and Elections. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guest is Benjamin Davis. Issues, evidence and concerns for election integrity from the January 6 insurrection hearings. 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 https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com. […]

Jan 6 Insurrection Hearings (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Issues and Perspectives to Consider. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis, Vernellia Randall and Doug Chin. Issues, perspectives, and importance of the insurrection hearings for our directions and choices. 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 […]

Civil Rights at Risk (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Privacy, Voting and Rights Under Attack. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Jeff Portnoy and David Larson. The political attacks on and erosion of hard-won civil rights. 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 […]

Women’s Rights, Civil Rights and SCOTUS (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Supreme Court Erosion of Civil Rights. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Vernellia Randall, Jeff Portnoy, Benjamin Davis and David Larson. US Supreme Court shifts to cut back women’s rights, voting rights and other civil rights. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech website […]

Hard Times Hard Questions (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Challenging Current Issues and Questions. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Vernellia Randall and Jeffrey Portnoy. Hard questions, issues and choices facing us. 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 https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com. ThinkTech Hawaii streams […]

Role and Influence of Media Bias (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Reasons for and Effects of Media Bias. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis, Vernellia Randall and David Larson. Reasons for and manifestations and effects of media bias in coverage of current issues and people. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech website […]

Changes, Choices and a New Normal (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Individual and System Change-New Norms. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis, Vernellia Randall and David Larson. Challenges, choices, directions and options in developing the New Normal. 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 […]

Current Events Law and Social Justice (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Thoughts on Issues of the Time. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis, Vernellia Randall and David Larson. Thoughts, insights and perspectives on current issues. 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 https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com. […]

What Assaults on Democracy Mean for us (The Rule of Law in the New Abnormal)

Our Values-Building and Defending Democracy. The host for this show is Chuck Crumpton. The guests are Benjamin Davis, David Larson and Vernellia Randall. Assaults on democracy abroad and at home, and serving the values in responsible choices. 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 […]

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- Jeanna Smialek

Wage growth and hiring slowed in April, prodding investors to slightly increase their bets on rate cuts this year. [...]

- J. Edward Moreno and Joe Rennison

A cooler-than-expected jobs report for April shifted the tone on Wall Street, rekindling investors’ expectations that the Federal Reserve may cut rates soon. [...]

- Jeff Sommer
The Perils of the Fed’s Vast Bond Holdings

The Federal Reserve is shedding assets at a glacial pace, exposing the financial system to continuing risks, our columnist says. [...]

- Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
Trump and Hope Hicks Meet Again as She Testifies in Hush-Money Trial

Hope Hicks, once a spokeswoman for Donald J. Trump, broke down in tears on the witness stand as she talked about their time together. [...]

- Jill Cowan and Jonathan Wolfe
U.S.C. Will Host a Graduation Party at the Coliseum After Canceling Its Main Ceremony

The university said it would hold a celebration at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. More than 100 school-specific graduations and smaller receptions will also take place with tighter security. [...]

Tories see big losses in last pre-general election test

Labour wins a by-election and string of councils from the Tories, who retain the Tees Valley mayoralty. [...]

Local election results in maps and charts

Analysis of the first wave of results in the local elections 2024. [...]

Sunak says results 'disappointing' but voters will 'stick with us' at general election

Labour wins by-election and string of councils from the Tories, who retain the Tees Valley mayoralty. [...]

When is the next general election?

The next UK general election has to be held by 28 January 2025, but could take place earlier. [...]

Chris Mason analysis: Bleak picture for Sunak as Tories take election hit

Labour has discovered a knack of winning in the local elections where they need to win in a general election. [...]

More than 200 firefighters were on site, trying to control the flames. Residents near the factory were advised to keep their windows and doors closed to protect themselves from fumes. [...]

The UN has said the destruction of housing in Gaza has not been seen on this scale since World War II. Meanwhile, Israel has confirmed the death of a man [...]

Canadian police have arrested three men thought to have been involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh activist whose death last year triggered a huge diplomatic row [...]

The US and EU responded to recent Iranian drone attacks on Israel by increasing sanctions. US President Joe Biden has been accused of laxity in their application. Is there any [...]

With dwindling interest among young people and a growing movement for animal rights, bullfighting, once thought of as an enduring part of Spanish culture, has become a hot-button topic in [...]

- Willem Marx
Israel Hamas War Protests Worldwide; Visiting a Donkey Festival in Colombia

As protests over the Israel Hamas war roil college campuses across the U.S., similar protests are happening elsewhere in the world. We hear from some of them. And a quirky [...]

- Rhitu Chatterjee
Scientists welcome new rules on marijuana, but research will still face obstacles

When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks [...]

- Bill Chappell
Orangutan in the wild applied medicinal plant to heal its own injury, biologists say

It is "the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer told NPR. She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is [...]

- Juana Summers
Katie Ledecky tells NPR about her plans for the Paris Olympics — and L.A. in 2028

Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get [...]

- Willem Marx
Campus protests over the war in Gaza have gone international

Students in the U.K., France and Mexico have sought to erect what many of them call "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement. [...]

- Harrison Smith

He captured Dylan’s shift from acoustic to electric, taking pictures that were featured on the covers of “Bringing It All Back Home” and “Highway 61 Revisited.” [...]

- Associated Press

The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be “at imminent risk of death” if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza [...]

- Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Laura Meckler, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Justin Jouvenal

A growing number of colleges and universities are negotiating deals with students to defuse tensions peacefully. [...]

- Evelyne Musambi | AP

Kenya’s president has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue [...]

- Perry Stein, Marianna Sotomayor

The Democratic lawmaker from Texas denied all the charges. He was indicted Friday alongside his wife, Imelda Cuellar. [...]

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