Manhattan DA suggests freezing Trump’s case while he is President
NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday rebuffed President-elect Donald Trump’s request to dismiss his criminal conviction in the wake of his electoral victory, signaling instead their willingness to freeze the case while he holds office.
Nation and world news — at a glance – November 20
Texas education board backs curriculum with lessons drawn from Bible
Poipu Bay Golf Course completes greenside bunker restoration project
POIPU — Kauai’s Poipu Bay Golf Course announced that all 18-holes of its course are officially reopened, after an extensive greenside bunker restoration project aimed at enhancing the playing experience and preserving the course’s historical integrity. The project, which began in mid-August, revitalized Poipu Bay’s iconic greenside bunkers, ensuring they met modern standards while honoring their original design.
Tyrese Maxey reportedly called out Joel Embiid during Sixers’ lengthy postgame team meeting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Details have emerged from the 76ers team meeting that delayed coach Nick Nurse’s postgame news conference and locker-room player interviews by more than an hour Monday after a 106-89 loss at the Miami Heat, which dropped their record to a dreadful 2-11.
Putin lowers Russia’s threshold for using nuclear arms
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday lowered Russia’s threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, a long-planned move whose timing appeared designed to show the Kremlin could respond aggressively to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory with American missiles.
Analysis: University of Hawaii AD on the way out
Jets fire general manager Joe Douglas; Woody Johnson names Phil Savage interim GM
NEW YORK — More than a month after Jets owner Woody Johnson fired Robert Saleh, he has made another change.
Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles for first time on war’s 1,000th day
Ukraine used U.S. ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory on Tuesday, taking advantage of newly granted permission from the outgoing administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on the war’s 1,000th day.
US pushes for Israel-Hezbollah truce with Biden envoy’s trip to Beirut
One of Joe Biden’s main Middle East envoys landed in Beirut on Tuesday, as the U.S. steps up efforts to clinch a cease-fire between Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel.
Mexico warns about Trump tariff impact on US companies
Mexico’s top economy officials on Tuesday downplayed concerns about trade talks with Donald Trump’s administration, saying the potential impact on American companies could give the incoming U.S. president second thoughts about levying massive tariffs. Trump campaigned on a pledge to roll out a slew of tariffs, including for firms that had moved operations to Mexico, in a bid to restore jobs in the U.S. Economists have warned that such tariffs would amount to a serious blow to Mexico’s export-dependent economy and have warned of a lesser hit to the U.S. economy.
Trump administration plans to roll back Biden’s stricter fuel-efficiency standards
President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration plans to target federal regulations championed by President Joe Biden that aim to make automobiles more fuel-efficient and incentivize a shift toward electric vehicles, according to two sources in contact with Trump’s transition team.
Hacker is said to have gained access to file with damaging testimony about Gaetz
WASHINGTON — An unidentified hacker has gained access to a computer file shared in a secure link among lawyers whose clients have given damaging testimony related to Matt Gaetz, the former Florida member of Congress who is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be attorney general, a person with knowledge of the activity said.
Trump, Musk watch SpaceX launch Starship, booster misses landing
Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to space from Texas on Tuesday, advancing the ship’s spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster back to land as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump watched from the company’s rocket facilities.
Netflix doubles down on international appeal
Is Netflix a universal language?
Island Life photo for November 20 — ‘Twinning’
Island Life photo for November 20 — ‘Twinning’
Texas offers 1,402-acre plot for Trump’s immigrant deportation plan
(Reuters) — Texas is offering 1,402 acres (567 hectares) of land along the border with Mexico to the incoming Trump administration to lease as part of a plan for the mass deportation of immigrants, the Texas General Land Office said on Tuesday.
Los Angeles passes ‘sanctuary city’ ordinance to protect migrants
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a “sanctuary city” ordinance to protect immigrants living in the city, a policy that would prohibit the use of city resources and personnel to carry out federal immigration enforcement.
BIIF cheer: Vikings place second at co-ed states
On Nov. 13 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hilo High School’s cheerleading team achieved an impressive second-place finish in the COED division of the 2024 Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) Cheerleading Championships.
