Honolulu May Pay To Fix Feral Cats
Honolulu's Neuter Now program helps pet owners sterilize their cats and dogs at reduced rates and costs taxpayers $500,000 annually. Now some members of ...>> view originalNorth Korea threatens strike on Guam
North Korea threatens strike on Guam Posted: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 7:24 PM EDT Updated: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 7:24 PM EDT (CNN) - North Korea's military is "examining the operational plan" to strike areas around Guam with medium-to-long-range strategic ballistic missiles, state-run news agency KCNA said early Wednesday local time.The threat comes just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang that if they continued to threaten the U.S., they would "face..>> view originalA Week In Honolulu, HI, On A $53394 Salary
Occupation: Seventh Grade TeacherIndustry: EducationAge: 31Location: Honolulu, HISalary: $53,394Paycheck (2x/month): $1,356 after taxes, medical, union dues, and retirement are taken out. I also work a side job teaching a class for masters of education students online. I make $6,000 - $10,000 a year, but those paychecks depend on how many hours I work and when. I'm taking this summer off so I don't have any of those paychecks coming in until September. This money I split between savings, extra c..>> view originalMonk Seal Pup To Be Relocated From Waikiki Beach
Jim Howe of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department said the seal should be allowed to grow up a wild animal. He added that closing Kaimana Beach, ...>> view originalCommemorating The 72nd Anniversary Of Nagasaki
The Nagasaki Peace Bell is a gift to the people of the City and County of Honolulu from the survivors of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and their supporters.>> view originalGet Inspired by Jana Lam's Rainbow-Hued Home Studio
Get Inspired by Jana Lam’s Rainbow-Hued Home Studio Just steps from the shore in Niu Valley, the designer has created a home studio as cheery and colorful as her prints. By Brie Thalmann Published: 2017.08.08 09:26 AM A warm welcome from Lam and daughter Aili; the Lam kids’ toys mix with her latest designs (including the new Anthurium print) in the shared playroom-photo area. Photos: Aaron K. Yoshino You can’t help but smile as you approach Jana Lam’s front door, painted a sunny sha..>> view originalBombardier exec to head Honolulu transit
Former Bombardier Transportation executive Andrew Robbins has been named executive director and chief executive of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. The agency’s board voted to hire Robbins August 7, to oversee construction of the troubled $10-billion Oahu rail transit project. Robbins starts Sept. 5. Robbins is HART’s first permanent executive director and CEO since Dan Grabauskas resigned in August, 2016. K.N. Murthy has been serving as interim executive director since late O..>> view originalScientists fear WH will bury federal climate change report
Miranda Green and Rene Marsh, CNN - A not-yet-released federal report on climate change finds that humans are already witnessing the effects of a warming globe -- and the report's authors are fearing that the White House will intervene before it's published.The average temperature in the United States has risen rapidly and drastically since 1980, with the most recent years being the warmest of the past 1,500 years, according to a previous draft of the special science section of the ..>> view originalYouTube CEO on gender discrimination: It still hurts
By Chris Isidore NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- One of the top women at Google has issued a response to the controversial memo swirling around the company that suggested women are unsuited for tech jobs and more neurotic than men.Susan Wojcicki, CEO of Google unit YouTube, wrote a column for Fortune in which she criticized the memo and its argument that "biological differences" play a role in why so few women hold tech and leadership jobs in Silicon Valley.Wojcicki's column starts by relating a conversa..>> view originalTrump touts US nuclear arsenal amid standoff with North Korea
By Kevin Liptak CNN White House Producer BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey (CNN) -- A day after an incendiary rebuke of North Korea, President Donald Trump touted US nuclear capabilities on Twitter, potentially further escalating a growing standoff with Pyongyang."My first order as President was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before," Trump wrote just before 8 a.m. ET from his golf resort here. "Hopefully we will never have to use this pow..>> view original
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Honolulu May Pay To Fix Feral Cats and other top stories.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Honolulu Zoo Spooktacular Tour and other top stories.
Honolulu Zoo Spooktacular Tour
If your keiki loves Halloween and animals, this one-weekend spooky version of the Zoo's Twilight Tours may light up their jack-o'-lanterns. Hear creepy stories about the Zoo, learn eerie facts about the animals, and enjoy some delicious treats at the end. The Twilight Tours at Honolulu Zoo is a walking tour meant to entertain and educate children and adults alike about animals' biology, behavior, and the role the Zoo plays in conservation of our endangered species.>> view originalReading This While Walking? In Honolulu, It Could Cost You
“A lot of people do it; they know it’s risky and do it anyway. They convince themselves that ‘this text is important,’” he said. “It’s something we need to be aware of.”There is a dearth of data directly linking distracted walking to pedestrian injuries and deaths, but it seems to be a global problem, too. Preliminary studies “give a hint to unsafe behavior,” said Dr. Etienne Krug, director of the Department for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention ..>> view originalTeen charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Waikiki
A little over one week after Billy Joel confirmed that he and his fourth wife, Alexis Joel, were pregnant with their second child, the 68-year-old singer has welcomed their bundle of joy.A little over one week after Billy Joel confirmed that he and his fourth wife, Alexis Joel, were pregnant with their second child, the 68-year-old singer has welcomed their bundle of joy.President Donald Trump ripped Sen. Bob Corker on Tuesday morning after the Tennessee Republican criticized the President's inv..>> view originalDon't Look Now, But Checking Your Phone in a Honolulu Crosswalk ...
Don’t Look Now, But Checking Your Phone in a Honolulu Crosswalk Could Cost You Banning staring at you phone use while crossing the street may seem like a no-brainer, but many are wondering if Honolulu doesn’t have better things to focus on—like rail and homelessness. By Don Wallace Published: 2017.10.23 02:45 PM Photo: Thinkstock Sure, it’s common sense. Soon it will be the law. As of Oct. 25, “No person may cross a street or highway while viewing a mobile electronic device,” declares Bi..>> view originalSeveral Oahu recreational fields, pools, closed due to inclement ...
Several Oahu recreational fields, pools, closed due to inclement weather Posted: Monday, October 23, 2017 9:11 PM EDT Updated: Monday, October 23, 2017 9:24 PM EDT Makiki District Park and Kapaolono Community Park are the latest city parks to be closed Monday due to the inclement weather.The fields at Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park closed as of 1:15 p.m. Monday due to heavy rainfall leading to ground saturation. This includes the baseball, softball, and multi-purpose fields...>> view originalMarco Polo fire examination begins
One fire investigation is over, but another one is just beginning. It is a second chance at finding the cause of the fatal Marco Polo building fire. Outside the Marco Polo building, crews are busy repairing the damage from this summer's deadly fire.While inside, experts gathered for a joint scene examination. "A joint scene examination allows all the parties: the plaintiffs who might have claims, the insurers who might defend claims, and the manufacturers who might also face claims a chance..>> view originalWoman in critical condition after tree crashes onto bus stop near Ala ...
Woman in critical condition after tree crashes onto bus stop near Ala Moana Center Posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 3:32 AM EDT Updated: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 3:40 AM EDT HONOLULU - A large tree fell over a bus stop on Ala Moana Blvd and injured one Monday night. Four people were standing at the bus stop when the tree fell around 8:20 p.m., a woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police say she was pinned under the tree.Honolulu fire and police depar..>> view originalFormer University of Hawaii volleyball player and Honolulu Police ...
A little over one week after Billy Joel confirmed that he and his fourth wife, Alexis Joel, were pregnant with their second child, the 68-year-old singer has welcomed their bundle of joy.A little over one week after Billy Joel confirmed that he and his fourth wife, Alexis Joel, were pregnant with their second child, the 68-year-old singer has welcomed their bundle of joy.President Donald Trump ripped Sen. Bob Corker on Tuesday morning after the Tennessee Republican criticized the President's inv..>> view originalHonolulu store owners say thieves are targeting cans of Spam
HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Cans of Spam have become a common item that's being stolen from Honolulu stores and then sold on the streets for quick cash, according to authorities.Ra Long, who owns a convenience store in the city, said shoplifters have typically targeted alcohol in the past, but recently more cans of Spam have gone missing, Hawaii News Now reported. "I mean you try to keep an eye on it, but if they run, you just can't leave the counter and chase them," Long said. "So you just got to take..>> view originalKauai man dies while kayak fishing
Kauai man dies while kayak fishing Posted: Monday, October 23, 2017 7:48 PM EDT Updated: Monday, October 23, 2017 7:48 PM EDT A Kalaheo man died while kayak fishing in waters off Port Allen in Hanapepe on Sunday morning.Police have identified him as Steven Baumgardner, 68.According to a preliminary investigation, Baumgardner was kayaking with several friends when he was found face down and unresponsive in the water, with his kayak overturned.Fire personnel were notified shortly after ..>> view original
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Amazon Q2: Why Is Net Unearned Revenue Negative? and other top stories.
Amazon Q2: Why Is Net Unearned Revenue Negative?
What's really surprising after Amazon's (AMZN) Q2 earnings is that no one, not one Wall Street analyst, not one financial commentator, not one Seeking Alpha contributor (except for us), commented on the negative net unearned revenue in this quarter. What is unearned revenue and why is it important? Here are some brief explanation from our previous Editor's Pick article: ...Due to accrual accounting, revenue can only be recognized during the period in which it is earned. That means any Prime me..>> view originalSnap's shares slide as IPO lockup ends
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Snap Inc (SNAP.N), owner of the Snapchat messaging app, fell as much as 5 percent on Monday to a new low as a share lockup ended, allowing for sales by early investors and pushing it further below its March initial public offering price. Starting on Monday and extending into August, early investors, employees and other insiders will be able to sell shares for the first time since its $3.4 billion IPO, the third-largest for a U.S. technology company. After a volati..>> view originalCanceling Your Model 3 Deposit? Don't Count on a Timely Refund
Tesla owes Shashank Chitti $1,000.That’s how much the Bay Area tech consultant paid to reserve a Model 3, the automaker's highly anticipated electric sedan for the masses. Chitti was among the tens of thousands of people who waited in line to reserve the car sight unseen, hours before Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed it to the world on March 31, 2016. In the days following the Model 3's debut, hundreds of thousands more people placed deposits, netting the company what amounts to a humongous interest..>> view originalGoogle's new program to track shoppers sparks a federal privacy complaint
(Loic Venance/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) A prominent privacy rights watchdog is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a new Google advertising program that ties consumers’ online behavior to their purchases in brick-and-mortar stores. The legal complaint from the Electronic Privacy Information Center, to be filed with the FTC on Monday, alleges that Google is newly gaining access to a trove of highly sensitive information -- the credit and debit card purchase records of ..>> view originalSpirit Airlines flight from Las Vegas delayed by naked passenger
(Photo: Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY)Budget carrier Spirit Airlines likes to tout itself as “the home of the Bare Fare,” but this probably isn’t what the carrier had in mind. Customers on a Spirit flight from Las Vegas witnessed an unusual scene this weekend after one passenger on the flight allegedly stripped naked during boarding. "He removed his clothes and then approached a flight attendant," airport spokesman Chris Jones says to NBC Las Vegas. "Metro officers were called and he was given med..>> view originalAirport worker punches Easyjet passenger holding a baby
The victim was due to travel on EasyJet flight 2122 from Nice to Luton airport outside London on Saturday. The flight was delayed for a grueling 11 hours. EasyJet says the airport employee does not work for the airline. "It was awful the whole thing. I just can't believe people can behave like that," said fellow passenger Arabella Arkwright, 49, who photographed the altercation. She told CNN it was her husband who restrained the attacker while they waited for police to arrive. The man was taken ..>> view originalDiscovery CEO on Scripps Deal: "We'll Evaluate All" Networks
Discovery CEO on Scripps Deal: "We'll Evaluate All" Networks 7:10 AM PDT 7/31/2017 by Etan Vlessing , Georg Szalai David Zaslav says the $14.6 billion transaction will create a "global content engine" as he and his Scripps counterpart Kenneth Lowe tout the benefits on a call with analysts. Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav on Monday touted the company's $14.6 billion deal to acquire Scripps Networks Interactive, which will bring together the two cable networks firms known..>> view originalFAA probes near miss between drone and jetliner at airport
By Associated Press By Associated Press July 31 at 6:11 AM NEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a drone was spotted as a jetliner approached New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport. United Airlines Flight 135 was arriving from Switzerland on Sunday when the crew of the Boeing 767 reported a near miss with the drone at 850 feet (259 meters). United told WNBC-TV in New York (http://bit.ly/2vl9cHx ) that air traffic control had alerted the fligh..>> view originalBuyback and profit rise show progress as HSBC looks east
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - A third share buyback in a year by HSBC underlined progress in the turnaround plan for Europe's biggest bank, with profit also growing by 5 percent in the first half of 2017. The news sent HSBC shares up three percent to a four-year high of 764 pence each in London, as the bank signaled further buybacks and confidence it can continue to improve revenues from growth in Asia. Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver and Chairman Douglas Flint are both retiring, leaving ..>> view originalJune pending home sales edge up 1.5%, but spring market stalled
Home shoppers finally turned a corner, but not a sharp one. After falling throughout the usually busy spring season, a monthly index of signed contracts to purchase existing homes increased 1.5 percent in June compared with May, and May's figure was revised slightly higher, according to the National Association of Realtors. The index was 0.5 percent higher compared with June 2016, the first annual increase since March. So-called pending home sales are a forward indicator of closed sales two to ..>> view original
Monday, October 16, 2017
FBI arrests 1 current, 1 ex-officer in Honolulu police probe and other top stories.
FBI arrests 1 current, 1 ex-officer in Honolulu police probe
By Associated Press By Associated Press October 15 at 11:12 PM HONOLULU — The FBI arrested one current and one former police officer Sunday in connection to a probe into the Honolulu Police Department. Officer Bobby Nguyen from the department’s Criminal Intelligence Unit and retired Officer Gordon Shiraishi, who was also with the intelligence unit, were arrested, FBI Special Agent Arnold Laanui said. Laanui couldn’t comment further on the arrests, which stem from a federal investigation s..>> view originalFishing vessel remains grounded off Waikiki after fire flares up
Salvaging efforts to remove the grounded vessel 'Pacific Paradise" had to be pushed back again on Sunday, after a fire flared-up on board. "There's fuel on board still somewhere and it looks like its just burning through anything it can find slowly.. and as you know as it gets hot. It's not unusual that if it finds a new source it flares up," said Cmdr. Patrick Gallagher with the U.S. Coast Guard.The 79-foot fishing boat has been stuck in shallow waters off Kaimana beach in Waikiki, since Tuesda..>> view originalApplications open for affordable condos at Coastal Rim Properties ...
Keep your costs down, fun factor up on Oahu
Hawaii has certain allures, but low prices aren’t necessarily among them. With these insider tips to Oahu, though, you can have a Champagne experience at sparkling-cider prices.Rent a car only if you think you will need it If you’re planning to have most of your fun in Waikiki, for example, there’s no need to rent a car: Just walk or call a ride-sharing service.You can also take TheBus, as the local system is known, if you’re going to climb Diamond Head or other activities.The Waikiki Trolley c..>> view originalNetflix earnings; Catalonia deadline; Nasdaq record
By Ivana Kottasovรก LONDON (CNNMoney) -- 1. Netflix earnings: Netflix will report its third quarter earnings after the closing bell. Investors will be watching to see if the streaming giant can match its impressive user growth of 5 million accounts in the second quarter. Netflix now has over 100 million customers. JPMorgan raised its estimates for the stock on Friday, citing recent price hikes and a new partnership with T-Mobile.Netflix shares were 1.3% higher in premarket trading. 2. Catalan co..>> view originalVenezuelan opposition denounces results of first major vote since ...
By Kelly McCleary, Mariano Castillo and Stefano Pozzebon CNN CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) -- Venezuela's political opposition denounced the results of Sunday's regional elections, after President Nicolas Máduro claimed victory.The regional elections held Sunday had 23 gubernatorial seats up for grabs. It was the first major election since July's controversial and deadly vote for a constituent assembly, and is also the country's first contested election since December of 2015.With 95.8% of the votes ..>> view originalTensions escalate as Iraqi forces near the city of Kirkuk
By Jamie Tarabay and Hamdi Alkhshali CNN (CNN) -- Iraqi forces are advancing on the Kurdish-controlled city of Kirkuk, with Iraq's Prime Minister calling on residents in the oil-rich city to cooperate with its security forces. By early Monday, Iraqi troops claimed to have taken control of several areas including the North Gas Company and the Kirkuk power station, according to a statement from the Iraqi Joint Operations Command.The Kurdistan Regional Security Council (KRSC) issued its own statem..>> view originalIran's hardliners say Trump has done them 'great favors'
By Tamara Qiblawi and Frederik Pleitgen CNN TEHRAN (CNN) -- Tehran is a city that wears its political colors on its sleeve. The sprawling Iranian capital nestles between barren mountain ranges, its streets packed with high rises, leafy parks and markets. A major boulevard slices through the metropolis, from the working class south to the more affluent north; a journey along this road highlights the many political views of its population. Vicious infighting has raged here since Iranian President ..>> view originalHerringbone Waikiki re-opens after Norovirus outbreak
Herringbone Waikiki re-opens after Norovirus outbreak Posted: Monday, October 16, 2017 1:16 AM EDT Updated: Monday, October 16, 2017 1:16 AM EDT HONOLULU - Nearly 50 people reported getting sick after eating there last weekend, but Herringbone Waikiki is re-opened Sunday night at the International Market Place.The seafood restaurant voluntarily closed its doors after 45 people got sick. A spokesperson at Hawaii Department of Health said 16 people were employees, the rest ..>> view originalOphelia races toward Ireland as post-tropical storm
Susannah Cullinane, CNN - Former Hurricane Ophelia is racing toward Ireland and the United Kingdom as a post-tropical storm, bringing with it strong winds and the threat of heavy rain and dangerous storm surge.Ophelia is currently packing maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour (about 140 kilometers per hour), according to the National Hurricane Center's latest advisory.The storm was about 220 miles (355 kilometers) southwest of Ireland at 11 p.m. ET Sunday (4 a.m. Monday Dubli..>> view original
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Researchers question whether you should really finish your antibiotics and other top stories.
Researchers question whether you should really finish your antibiotics
The "complete the course" advice given to patients taking antibiotics is "fallacious" and backed by little evidence, they state in their article, and could lead to antibiotic overuse -- and further resistance. But other doctors urge caution, and say they aren't ready to change standard advice around taking antibiotics.The opinion piece suggests that an alternative message, such as "stop when you feel better" could be developed. But the authors accept that more research is needed before this is i..>> view originalSlimy slugs inspire 'potentially lifesaving' medical glue
Image copyright SPL Image caption Slugs were the inspiration for a new kind of super-sticky bio glue A defensive mucus secreted by slugs has inspired a new kind of adhesive that could transform medicine, say scientists. The "bio-glue" is incredibly strong, moves with the body and crucially, sticks to wet surfaces. The team at Harvard University have even used it to seal a hole in a pig's heart. Experts have described the glue as "really cool" and said..>> view originalCharlie Gard's parents say hospital denied their 'final wish' for dying son
LONDON (Reuters) - The parents of Charlie Gard, a terminally ill baby who a judge ordered should be sent to a hospice to die, said Britain's top pediatric hospital had denied them their final wish to decide the arrangements for their son's death. After a harrowing legal battle that prompted a global debate over who has the moral right to decide the fate of a sick child, a judge on Thursday ordered that Charlie be moved to a hospice where the ventilator that keeps him alive will be turned off. ..>> view originalHow California Can Utilize Surplus Marijuana Other Than Smoking Weed
The executive director of the California Growers’ Association, Hezekiah Allen, said Wednesday the state would have to scale down the production of marijuana as it is currently producing eight times the amount than is normally consumed.This hadn't been a problem till now as the surplus was exported to other states; but a new law set to go in effect in January will ban growers from selling their products outside the state, leaving them with fewer outlets to sell their surplus weed to.Joseph Devlin..>> view originalCan frequent, moderate drinking ward off diabetes?
Men and women who hoist a few glasses three to four days a week have the lowest risks of developing diabetes, Danish researchers found. Compared to people drinking less than one day each week, men who drink frequently had a 27% lower risk while women had a 32% lower risk, the researchers said.Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose -- sugar -- levels are high. When we eat, most of our food is turned into glucose to be burned as energy, with a hormone called insulin helping our cells absorb ..>> view originalFalling sperm counts threaten the human race? Don't get your shorts in a twist over it just yet
Plummeting sperm counts could spell the extinction of the human species? Um, not quite. Stories this week about a study reporting sperm counts among Western men have fallen by more than half in less than 40 years had researchers warning of a fertility “crisis” and others offering tips on how men could counteract the “shocking” and “all-time low” sperm slump by, among other things, eating tomatoes and pomegranates. However, a Canadian expert in human sperm pathophysiology says semen analysis tes..>> view originalIn US first, scientists edit genes of human embryos
Last Updated Jul 27, 2017 1:50 PM EDT For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases. According to MIT Technology Review, which first reported the news on Wednesday, the experiment was just an exercise in science — the embryos were not allowed to develop for more than a few days and were never intended to be implanted into a womb. Officials at Oregon Health & Science..>> view originalThird-person self-talk helps control emotion, says study - News
July 28, 2017 A study published online in a nature journal Scientific Reports suggests that talking in the third person to oneself in stressful times might help controlling emotions and it needs no additional mental effort than first person self-talk, which is normally used by people to talk to themselves. The study which was done by the psychology researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Michigan is the first of its kind indicating comparatively effortless self-control ..>> view originalMore E-Cigarettes, Fewer Tobacco Smokers?
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- More Americans are giving up cigarettes, and a new study suggests electronic cigarettes may be the reason why.After stalling for 15 years, the U.S. quit-smoking rate rose to nearly 6 percent in 2014-2015, up from less than 5 percent in prior years, according to national survey data.Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine believe e-cigarettes have helped fuel the increase. "From 2014 to 2015, more e-cigarette users tr..>> view originalProsecutor: Man killed doctor after pain medicine disagreement - WNDU
To some extent, Dr. Todd Graham was killed for refusing to write a pain pill prescription to the wife of the man who shot him. On Thursday afternoon, the gunman was identified as 48-year-old Michael Jarvis. “Doctors should never get shot. Doctors are trying to do what they can to help people and I think that’s what’s so tragic about this. Every homicide is tragic, but this one in particular hits home. Hits home to our medical professionals, their job is to try to help people and that’s certai..>> view original
Health Officials: 45 Ill From Dining at Honolulu Restaurant and other top stories.
Health Officials: 45 Ill From Dining at Honolulu Restaurant
HONOLULU (AP) — Up to 45 people have become sick after dining at a Honolulu restaurant where six cases of norovirus were confirmed, Hawaii Department of Health officials said. Herringbone Waikiki voluntarily closed on Thursday after health department officials said people who dined at the restaurant fell ill. All recovered after a couple of days. "Exposure appears to have been limited to those dining at the restaurant over the past weekend," department spokeswoman Janice Okubo told the ..>> view originalFire breaks out on grounded boat off Waikiki
The vessel ran aground while transporting a crew from American Samoa to Port Honolulu. Muir said the boat did not have any fish onboard, which was one less ...>> view original'SNL' takes on Harvey Weinstein
By Frank Pallotta NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Even though "Saturday Night Live" didn't have someone play Harvey Weinstein, the scandal surrounding the Hollywood mogul was a focus for the NBC sketch series on Saturday night."SNL" put on an actress round table on sexual harassment in Hollywood sketch that included Leslie Jones' Viola Davis, Cecily Strong's Marion Cotillard and Kate McKinnon playing an old Hollywood starlet named Debette Goldry."I did have one meeting with Harvey," McKinnon's Goldry sai..>> view originalNorth Korea calls Trump a 'strangler of peace'
By Brad Lendon CNN (CNN) -- North Korea continued its harsh anti-US rhetoric Sunday, calling President Donald Trump a "war merchant and strangler of peace."The administration of US President Donald Trump is selling weapons to South Korea and Japan with the intent of enriching the makers of US arms while creating "a hair trigger situation" on the Korean Peninsula, said a commentary from state newspaper Rodong Sinmun posted by the Korean Central News Agency.In September, a week after Pyongyang fi..>> view originalHI Honolulu HI Zone Forecast
HI Honolulu HI Zone Forecast for Saturday, October 14, 2017 ————— 931 FPHW50 PHFO 150550 AAA ZFPHFO Zone Forecast Product for Hawaii...UPDATED National Weather Service Honolulu HI 750 PM HST Sat Oct 14 2017 HIZ001-152045- Niihau- 750 PM HST Sat Oct 14 2017 .REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Isolated showers in the evening. Lows 71 to 76. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. .SUNDAY...Breezy. Sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with isolated showers in the afternoon. ..>> view originalCalifornia wildfires threaten more wineries and historic town of ...
By Ellen Knickmeyer and Terry CheaSONOMA, Calif. (AP) — The California wildfires raced toward wineries and the historic town of Sonoma on Saturday, chasing hundreds more people from their homes and threatening to roll back firefighters’ modest gains against the cluster of blazes that was as wide as 100 miles.Propelled by stiff winds, the fires damaged or destroyed several buildings in the middle of the night before crews halted their advance at the edge of Sonoma, where firefighters spent days d..>> view originalThe ideological war playing out on China's internet
By James Griffiths CNN HONG KONG (CNN) -- As China's leaders gather in Beijing this week for the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), an ideological war is underway on the country's internet. Some experts predict President Xi Jinping will use the meeting to establish a level of control and influence over the Party not seen since Mao Zedong, the strongman founder of the People's Republic. While the internet has always been a key battleground for the Party, the past 12 mont..>> view originalLeading Democrat calls for Puerto Rico water investigation
By Kevin Bohn CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A leading House Democrat has asked the Department of Homeland Security to investigate the water situation in Puerto Rico after a published report that people were drinking water taken from a federally designated hazardous-waste site.The request comes a day after a story from CNN's John Sutter concerning workers from the Puerto Rican water utility Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados distributing water from a well at the Dorado Groundwater Contamination ..>> view originalPowerful Hurricane Ophelia heads toward Ireland
By Steve Almasy CNN (CNN) -- Hurricane Ophelia strengthened as it marched toward Ireland, where it's forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rains this week. The Category 3 hurricane had sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour (115 mph) as it passed east of the Azores early Sunday. Ophelia will have big impacts for the British Isles beginning Monday, including hurricane-force winds forecast for Ireland.The fast-moving storm intensified Saturday but is expected to gradually weaken overnight ..>> view originalGirl, 8, dies after falling on cruise ship in Miami
Girl, 8, dies after falling on cruise ship in Miami Posted: Saturday, October 14, 2017 8:57 PM EDT Updated: Saturday, October 14, 2017 11:32 PM EDT File photo of the Carnival Glory ship. By Ralph Ellis CNN (CNN) -- An 8-year-old girl died Saturday after falling from a cruise ship's interior atrium to a lower deck, the Miami-Dade Police Department said.The Carnival Cruise Lines ship Carnival Glory had finished its voyage and docked at Port Miami when the child fell around 8:15 a.m., ..>> view original
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