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• Police unaware of man before college student's death

  17-07-2018 01:24 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Police: Man fatally shot after wounding 3 Kansas City officers during gunfight hadn't drawn investigators' attention before college student's death this month.
  
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• AP Exclusive: Survivor says officials responsible for riot

  16-07-2018 23:43 via KHNL - National - Headline
  A state corrections counselor who was taken hostage during a deadly riot at Delaware's maximum-security prison says prison officials are to blame.
  
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• Woman says Iowa patrol captain didn't act in harassment case

  16-07-2018 23:31 via KHNL - National - Headline
  A woman who reported being sexually harassed by a trooper says an Iowa State Patrol captain failed to act on her complaint.
  
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• Eagles QB Wentz weds girlfriend in lakeside ceremony

  16-07-2018 23:29 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz married his longtime girlfriend Maddie Oberg in a lakeside ceremony over the weekend that thrilled some fans in boats.
  
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• Elon Musk's social media conduct may be bad for his business

  16-07-2018 23:16 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Elon Musk's social media conduct may be bad for business, could land him in court facing defamation lawsuit.
  
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• Lava crashes through roof of Hawaii tour boat, injuring 23

  16-07-2018 22:35 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Hawaii officials say an explosion sent lava flying through the roof of a tour boat off the Big Island, injuring at least 13 people.
  
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• Smoke blankets Yosemite park but trails and lodges are open

  16-07-2018 21:05 via KHNL - National - Headline
  A deadly wildfire near Yosemite National Park has shrouded the popular destination in smoke, but tourists could still use all trails, campgrounds, lodges and restaurants.
  
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• Fire turns Yosemite National Park smoky, hurts businesses

  16-07-2018 21:05 via KHNL - National - Headline
  A deadly wildfire near Yosemite National Park has shrouded the popular destination in smoke, but tourists could still use all trails, campgrounds, lodges and restaurants.
  
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• Endangered white lion cub on display at Texas sanctuary

  16-07-2018 19:27 via KHNL - National - Headline
  A rare 7-week-old white lion cub is on public display at an animal sanctuary in northeastern Texas.
  
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• Court: Drug users can be jailed for relapsing on probation

  16-07-2018 18:09 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Massachusetts' highest court has upheld the authority of judges to order people with addiction to stay drug free as a condition of probation.
  
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• Judge temporarily halts deportation of reunified families

  16-07-2018 18:03 via KHNL - National - Headline
  The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a federal judge to order the federal government to hold off one week on deporting reunified families that were separated at the border.
  
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• 'Credible fear' for US asylum harder to prove under Trump

  16-07-2018 17:49 via KHNL - National - Headline
  The Trump administration has quietly made it harder for Central Americans fleeing gangs, drug smugglers and domestic violence to qualify for asylum in the United States.
  
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• Chicago activist demands all footage from police shooting

  16-07-2018 17:49 via KHNL - National - Headline
  An activist says he's asked Chicago Police for the body camera footage from all the officers at the scene where an officer fatally shot a man over the weekend.
  
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• Voters trust Ige’s leadership, poll finds

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  A plurality of Democratic voters think Gov. David Ige is the most trustworthy candidate running this year and also rate him highest for leadership ability in the new Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii Poll.
  Those findings suggest U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa may have a serious problem with her campaign messaging in the final weeks before the primary.
  This year’s Democratic campaign for governor is based largely on the themes of leadership and trust, with Hanabusa stressing an urgent need for ne
  
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• Sudden shutdown displaces Ka‘u Learning Academy students

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  Josh DeWeerd, executive director of Ka‘u Learning Academy, had to make tough phone calls last week, telling families that their small charter school had shut down and they needed to move on.
  “It’s difficult for everybody involved,” said DeWeerd, who took over as executive director April 2 in hopes of setting things right at therural campus in Naalehu onHawaii island. “The school is no longer a school anymore. It hurts the communities and it hurts our families, but w
  
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• Sudden shutdown displaces charter school’s students and teachers

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  Josh DeWeerd, executive director of Ka‘u Learning Academy, had to make tough phone calls last week, telling families that their small charter school had shut down and they needed to move on.
  “It’s difficult for everybody involved,” said DeWeerd, who took over as executive director April 2 in hopes of setting things right at therural campus in Naalehu onHawaii island. “The school is no longer a school anymore. It hurts the communities and it hurts our families, but w
  
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• Rush for shingles vaccine drains second-dose supply

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  Question: I got my first shingles shot with the new vaccine in March. I’ve been calling Longs for a few weeks to get the second shot, but they have been out for a while and don’t know when they’ll be getting more. I’m starting to get concerned because there is a limited period during which the second shot can be administered. I’m not sure how the insurance would handle things if it’s too late to get the second shot. Could you find out why there is such a short
  
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• Republican support for Donald Trump surges in Hawaii Poll

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  Support for President Donald Trump has risen to 91 percent among Hawaii Republicans — up from 73 percent in March — according to the latest Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii Poll.
  The jump is in spite of the ongoing special counsel investigation into the president’s ties to Russia, political fallout from Trump’s now abandoned policy of separating children and parents caught crossing the border illegally and a steady drumbeat of criticism of the president from media pundits
  
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• Power outages to affect Iwilei and Ala Moana areas

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  Hawaiian Electric Co. will begin a three-week series of overnight outages tonight that will affect customers in the Iwilei, Kakaako and Ala Moana areas.
  The outages are part of a $1.5 million infrastructure upgrade of underground cabling that is expected to improve service reliability for customer in the affected areas.
  The outages, which will affect approximately400 businesses and2,500 residential customers, will occur Mondays through Fridays, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., concluding on or before Aug. 2,
  
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• Park’s tennis facility to be renamed for late coach

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  The tennis facility at Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park will be renamed the Jarand M.Y. Iwase Tennis Complex in honor of the late tennis player and coach, under a resolution approved Wednesday by the Honolulu City Council.
  Iwase, 38, died May 20 at his home in Las Vegas.
  He was a highly ranked tennis player at ‘Iolani School and then at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Later he played with the U.S. Tennis Association and coached a number of tennis and soccer teams on Oahu, inclu
  
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• Over $10M in SBA disaster loans approved for Kilauea lava victims

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  The U.S. Small Business Administration has now approved more than $10 million in federal disaster loans for Hawaii businesses and residents affected by the Kilauea volcanic eruption that began May 3.
  SBA has approved a total of $10.2 million in loans — $989,500 for businesses and $9.2 million for residents — to help rebuild and recover from this disaster, according to Tanya N. Garfield, director of the U.S. SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West.
  “SBA’s disaste
  
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• Over $10M in loans approved for Kilauea lava victims

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  The U.S. Small Business Administration has now approved more than $10 million in federal disaster loans for Hawaii businesses and residents affected by the Kilauea volcanic eruption that began May 3.
  SBA has approved a total of $10.2 million in loans — $989,500 for businesses and $9.2 million for residents — to help rebuild and recover from this disaster, according to Tanya N. Garfield, director of the U.S. SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West.
  “SBA’s disaste
  
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• Over $10M in disaster relief loans approved for lava victims

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  The U.S. Small Business Administration has now approved more than $10 million in federal disaster loans for Hawaii businesses and residents affected by the Kilauea volcanic eruption that began May 3.
  SBA has approved a total of $10.2 million in loans — $989,500 for businesses and $9.2 million for residents — to help rebuild and recover from this disaster, according to Tanya N. Garfield, director of the U.S. SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West.
  “SBA’s disaste
  
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• New signs installed at parks and bus stops

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  New signs were installed Friday to reinforce the message that storage of personal property at parks, bus stops and other public areas is illegal.
  The signs being installed at certain parks and other public areas say, in part, that personal property must be removed from the area within 24 hours or it will be impounded.
  Certain bus stops and bus shelters are getting 1,500 signs that make it clear that lying down is prohibited under a new city ordnance.
  Police warn of email extortion scamHonolulu p
  
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• New hours for disaster recovery centers

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  Starting today, the disaster recovery centers on Kauai and in Honolulu will have new hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday. They will be closed Sundays. Also, the disaster loan outreach centers in Kailua on Oahu and Kapaa on Kauai are ending services for good at 5 p.m. Wednesday; the Koloa outreach center ends operations 5 p.m. Friday.
  The centers are staffed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Small Business Administration and state, county and voluntary agencies to assist
  
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• Kauai churches face costly decisions following April flood

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  April’s record rainfall, which triggered flooding and landslides on Kauai’s north shore, has disrupted the way 500 or more people worship and could have profound economic impacts on four churches in Hanalei.
  The aftermath of the flood has drawn renewed attention to changing demographics that have seen some church members move from Hanalei to other parts of Kauai — or even to the mainland.
  Each of the four churches — Amazing Grace Baptist Church, Wai‘oli Hui‘ia
  
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• Kalani high next in lunch line to go biometric

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  Students at Roosevelt High School began using a biometric finger scan instead of regular ID cards to get their cafeteria meals last year, and Kalani High School will follow suit and adopt the new identification system this fall.
  They are among several local schools whose principals have decided to try the technology, which is supposed to make food service more efficient and accurate. Stevenson, Dole and Central middle schools began using a biometric ID system in the spring semester, and a few ot
  
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• Honolulu woman wins $1 million in Safeway contest

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  Tiana M. plans to continue packing her lunch for work despite winning $1 million by playing Monopoly at the Kapahulu Safeway.
  The 29-year-old Honolulu resident received her award Sunday at the store, where she received a giant check while employees dressed as Monopoly characters cheered. Before the ceremony she was transported to the store in a white limousine with her boyfriend, Brandt, and her 1-year-old daughter, nicknamed “Sweetie Girl.”
  Tiana was the first person to win the$1 mi
  
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• Hawaii Poll finds voters trust Gov. David Ige’s leadership

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  A plurality of Democratic voters think Gov. David Ige is the most trustworthy candidate running this year and also rate him highest for leadership ability in the new Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii Poll.
  Those findings suggest U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa may have a serious problem with her campaign messaging in the final weeks before the primary.
  This year’s Democratic campaign for governor is based largely on the themes of leadership and trust, with Hanabusa stressing an urgent need for ne
  
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• Hawaii GOP support for Trump surges

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  Support for President Donald Trump has risen to 91 percent among Hawaii Republicans — up from 73 percent in March — according to the latest Honolulu Star-Advertiser Hawaii Poll.
  The jump is in spite of the ongoing special counsel investigation into the president’s ties to Russia, political fallout from Trump’s now abandoned policy of separating children and parents caught crossing the border illegally and a steady drumbeat of criticism of the president from media pundits
  
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• Coast Guard suspends search for ship that called in distress

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  The Coast Guard suspended a search for a vessel in distress Sunday after receiving a mayday call Saturday.
  A male voice was heard in a three- second call at about 12:30 p.m. to the Sector Honolulu command center, the Coast Guard said. A Rescue 21 system was able to track the location of the call to about 4 miles northwest of Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole.
  In the call, the male said, “335 Marlin. Mayday, mayday. Orca.”
  Nothing else was heard, and the caller did
  
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• Central Oahu tennis facility to be renamed Jarand Iwase Tennis Complex

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  The tennis facility at Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park will be renamed the Jarand M.Y. Iwase Tennis Complex in honor of the late tennis player and coach, under a resolution approved Wednesday by the Honolulu City Council.
  Iwase, 38, died May 20 at his home in Las Vegas.
  He was a highly ranked tennis player at ‘Iolani School and then at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Later he played with the U.S. Tennis Association and coached a number of tennis and soccer teams on Oahu, inclu
  
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• Cause of Aiea house fire undetermined

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  Honolulu Fire Department crews responded to a single- story family home at 98-062 Lokowai St. Sunday morning after being notified that a structure was fully engulfed in flames.
  Ten fire units staffed with 35 personnel responded.
  Firefighters arrived at 4:13 a.m. and spent 20 minutes bringing the blaze under control. The fire was completely extinguished at 5:38 a.m.
  It was reported that the home had been vacant for one to two years, firefighters said.
  No injuries were reported, and damage was est
  
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• Australia adds to amphibious capabilities at RIMPAC

  16-07-2018 12:05 via Hawaii News – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  ABOARD THE HMAS ADELAIDE >> At sea dozens of miles south of Oahu, one of Australia’s largest warships is practicing a role that’s becoming increasingly vital in the islands and nearshore waters that define the Pacific: the ability to get troops, equipment and supplies to shore when a harbor isn’t available.
  The 754-foot amphibious assault ship — a downsized aircraft carrier — has deck space for six helicopters and a lower well deck that can launch landing craf
  
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• Prime time: A day of deals at Amazon, and at its rivals

  16-07-2018 09:25 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Amazon is extending its annual "Prime Day" promotion to 36 hours this year and will try to lure more deal-seekers to the aisles of Whole Foods.
  
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• Amazon's Prime Day runs into early snags

  16-07-2018 09:25 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Amazon is extending its annual "Prime Day" promotion to 36 hours this year and will try to lure more deal-seekers to the aisles of Whole Foods.
  
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• AP Analysis: Billionaires fuel powerful state charter groups

  16-07-2018 07:55 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Billionaires are influencing state education policy by giving money to state-level charter support organizations to sustain, defend and expand the charter schools movement across the country.
  
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• Suspect in shooting of 3 Kansas City cops dies in standoff

  15-07-2018 20:28 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Authorities are searching for a suspect in the shooting of two police officers in Kansas City, Missouri. Police spokesman Jacob Becchina said Sunday that the officers' conditions aren't available.
  
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• Report: Suspect in 3 Kansas City officers' shootings killed

  15-07-2018 20:28 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Authorities are searching for a suspect in the shooting of two police officers in Kansas City, Missouri. Police spokesman Jacob Becchina said Sunday that the officers' conditions aren't available.
  
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• Police: Suspect dead after wounding 3 Kansas City officers

  15-07-2018 20:28 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Authorities are searching for a suspect in the shooting of two police officers in Kansas City, Missouri. Police spokesman Jacob Becchina said Sunday that the officers' conditions aren't available.
  
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• Deadly fire shuts down key route to Yosemite National Park

  15-07-2018 20:04 via KHNL - National - Headline
  A wildfire that killed a California firefighter has grown quickly and forced the closure of a key route into Yosemite National Park.
  
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• The Latest: Autopsy: Chicago man dies of multiple gunshots

  15-07-2018 19:29 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Authorities have identified the man whose fatal shooting by a Chicago police officer led to a clash between officers and angry residents as 37-year-old Harith Augustus.
  
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• New Mexico passenger bus crash kills 3, injures 24 others

  15-07-2018 18:40 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Authorities say a crash involving a passenger bus and three other vehicles on a highway in New Mexico has killed three people and sent 22 others to the hospital.
  
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• 5 years after declaring bankruptcy, Detroit reborn at a cost

  15-07-2018 18:23 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Detroit has seen a remarkable turnaround since becoming the largest U.S. city to declare bankruptcy five years ago this month.
  
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• AP Explains: Immigrants in US military throughout history

  15-07-2018 18:09 via KHNL - National - Headline
  AP Explains: Immigrants in the US military throughout history.
  
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• US trade, immigration and biofuel policies hit farmers hard

  15-07-2018 18:07 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Farmers and agricultural economists are worried that president Donald Trump's trade, immigration and biofuels policies will cost farms billions of dollars in lost income and force some out of business.
  
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• 'Hotel Transylvania 3' tops charts, 'Skyscraper' stumbles

  15-07-2018 17:47 via KHNL - National - Headline
  "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" has checked into the No. 1 spot at the box office in its opening weekend and left the Dwayne Johnson action thriller, "Skyscraper," in the dust.
  
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• Man killed by Chicago police ran away, reached for waist

  15-07-2018 16:32 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Chicago Police say body cameras worn by officers and surveillance cameras shows the man shot and killed a police officer was armed with what appeared to be a handgun.
  
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• Chicago police: Video shows fatal officer involved shooting

  15-07-2018 16:32 via KHNL - National - Headline
  Chicago Police say body cameras worn by officers and surveillance cameras shows the man shot and killed a police officer was armed with what appeared to be a handgun.
  
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• 'Sheltering wings:' Charleston memorial plan conveys solace

  15-07-2018 15:23 via KHNL - National - Headline
  The historic South Carolina church where nine black worshippers were slain is unveiling the design for a memorial to the victims.
  
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