Let’s Talk Food: History of umami
The Hilo Meishoin Mission monthly newsletter is often full of history and interesting facts about the people and places of Japan. Reverend Junshin Miyazaki is great if you are interested in getting information about your family tree or knowing where your grandparents lived in Japan.
Another hurdle in recovery from Helene: Misinformation is getting in the way
SWANNANOA, N.C. — In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in western North Carolina, the public meeting in Rutherford County last Wednesday was essential business. Officials from several shellshocked communities convened to talk about the extensive damage and ongoing search-and-rescue efforts.
BIIF volleyball: Kealakehe, Parker win weekend matches
The Big Island Interscholastic Federation (BIIF) girls volleyball season continued over the weekend on opposite ends of the isle. With the regular season slate set to end soon, island playoffs begin within the next few weeks.
Trump’s speeches, increasingly angry and rambling, reignite the question of age
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump vividly recounted how the audience at his climactic debate with Vice President Kamala Harris was on his side. Except that there was no audience. The debate was held in an empty hall. No one “went crazy,” as Trump put it, because no one was there.
Hone helped restore rainfall norms for Big Island
September is the final month of the dry season for most of Hawaii — and after August’s deluge caused by the passage of Hurricane Hone south of the Big Island, rainfall totals fell back to earth.
Antisemitic incidents reach new high in the US, report finds
The number of antisemitic episodes in the United States surged to the highest recorded in a one-year period in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel last year, the Anti-Defamation League said Sunday.
Experian wants you to carry its debit card around. Be wary
In what universe would anyone want to whip out a debit card with the name of a credit bureau on it?
In Japan’s countryside, century-old firms learn to embrace foreign workers
TOCHIGI PREFECTURE, Japan — Four years ago, Hizatsuki Confectionery hired its first foreign workers.
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ flops at the box office, with brutal audience reviews
“Joker: Folie à Deux” is a box office dud.
Thousands stage pro-Palestinian protests worldwide, on eve of Oct 7 attack that triggered Gaza war
PARIS (Reuters) — Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested in cities around the world on Sunday on the eve of the first anniversary of the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza.
Florida readies for major hurricane Milton, still reeling from Helene
Florida prepared on Sunday for its largest evacuation since 2017 as Hurricane Milton intensified in the Gulf of Mexico on its path toward the U.S. state’s western coast, coming on the heels of the devastating Hurricane Helene.
Israel ramps up in Gaza, Lebanon before Oct. 7 milestone
A day before it marks a year since the deadly Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas, Israel is locked into a multifront war with no clear end, sending troops back to northern Gaza and keeping up intense aerial attacks and a limited ground maneuver in Lebanon.
Dollar on a roll after US jobs data and Middle East flare-up
SINGAPORE — Japan’s yen fell to its lowest in nearly two months and other major currencies too were grappling with losses early today as the dollar extended a rally sparked by Friday’s strong U.S. jobs data and an escalation in the Middle East conflict.
Nation and world news in brief for October 7
Magnitude 4 earthquake rattles Southern California, the strongest to hit Ontario in a month
MLB playoffs: Nick Castellanos helps Phillies beat Mets in wild Game 2
PHILADELPHIA — As is often the case, Bryce Harper showed the Philadelphia Phillies a path to victory Sunday. But it was the oft-criticized Nick Castellanos who took the Phillies over the finish line.
Dolphins pull off 15-10 win over Patriots on late TD
Alec Ingold rushed for a go-ahead 3-yard touchdown with 4:24 remaining to lift the Miami Dolphins to a 15-10 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass.
Without aid, this famine may become one of history’s worst
Famine has already been officially declared in Sudan, and by some estimates, it could claim millions of lives and end up as one of the worst famines in world history. For now, it’s in the early stages, but there are already far too many starving children. When I traveled to the Chad-Sudan border last month, I met one of them with his mom in a hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders.
Trump and Harris want weed legalized, but they ignore the downsides
Legalizing marijuana isn’t as hot-button an issue in this election as abortion or immigration, but both presidential candidates former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have weighed in, and for once, they’re in agreement.
