Island life photo for August 7 — Rainbow view
Island life photo for August 7 — Rainbow view
Debby deluges Southeast with torrent of rainfall
Tropical Storm Debby inundated coastal Georgia and South Carolina with a deluge of rain that could bring “catastrophic flooding” to Charleston, Savannah and other cities on Tuesday, a day after it slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast as a hurricane.
US to increase force projection from Australia
Australia will begin co-manufacturing guided weapons with the US next year to boost supply for allies in the Indo Pacific and increase a US military presence in the country, including bomber aircraft, the two nations said after annual defence talks.
Obituaries for August 7
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Taylor Swift leads 2024 MTV VMA nominations with 10
NEW YORK — Once again, Taylor Swift is on top among the list of nominations announced Tuesday for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards.
Gigantic Marilyn Monroe statue in Palm Springs will be moved after uproar
LOS ANGELES — After years of controversy and a protracted legal battle, a fixture of the Palm Springs tourist scene is set to move.
Letters — Your Voice – for August 7
Dana Ireland case
Roaches, sewage, close L&L Drive Inn in Captain Cook
The state Department of Health has shut down the L&L Drive Inn in Captain Cook after discovering an active roach infestation, a suspected sewage backup and several other health violations in the restaurant.
Summit discusses fentanyl crisis, impact on youth
County and state policy makers urged public engagement in protecting Big Island keiki from the scourge of fentanyl.
Frustration with Netanyahu mounts as Gaza talks falter
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing anger in Israel and abroad over his handling of talks on a Gaza ceasefire that have faltered, just as fears have grown that the crisis could spiral into war with Iran, three Israeli officials said.
Nation and world news in brief for August 6
US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq
Jim Harbaugh denies wrongdoing in wake of Michigan NOA
One day after reports surfaced that the NCAA has drafted a notice of allegations against seven staff members of the 2023 Michigan football team, Jim Harbaugh forcefully denied participating in or knowing of any wrongdoing.
Reardon: Reinebold teaching key history to Hawaii D-linemen
Warriors engage in trench warfare in no-frills scrimmage
Debby, now a tropical storm, soaks northern Florida, kills at least 4
STEINHATCHEE, Florida — Tropical Storm Debby dropped buckets of rain on northern Florida on Monday and killed at least four people as the downgraded hurricane churned toward Georgia and the Carolinas, threatening a week of torrential downpours and flooding across the region.
US Supreme Court’s Clarence Thomas took more undisclosed travel funded by billionaire, senator says
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took additional undisclosed travel paid for by billionaire benefactor Harlan Crow that the conservative justice failed to disclose, the Democratic chair of the Senate Finance Committee said on Monday.
Russia’s American hostages finally return home
Americans of all political persuasions should celebrate the release of their countrymen and women from Russian prison cells. While the price was steep, the United States has an obligation to move heaven and earth to bring home its citizens who are unjustly detained in hostile foreign lands.
Stocks sink with dollar, Treasuries volatile on recession fears
NEW YORK/LONDON — Equities suffered heavy losses around the globe on Monday as Wall Street added to a rout that started in Japan, while the dollar tumbled against the yen and nervous investors looked for signs of a recession in the United States.
Israeli rights group says Palestinian prisoners subject to systematic abuse
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel has conducted a systematic policy of prisoner abuse and torture since the start of the war in Gaza, subjecting Palestinian detainees to acts ranging from arbitrary violence to sexual abuse, a report from Israeli rights group B’Tselem said on Monday.
UK examines foreign states’ role in sowing discord leading to riots
LONDON — The British government said on Monday officials were examining the role foreign states had played in amplifying disinformation online which had helped fuel violent protests, while warning social media firms they had to do more to stop it.
