Sunday, January 15, 2017

'Pizzagate' shooting suspect facing new federal charge and other top stories.

  • 'Pizzagate' shooting suspect facing new federal charge

    'Pizzagate' shooting suspect facing new federal charge
    By Laura Jarrett CNN (CNN) -- The criminal case against the North Carolina man whom police say fired shots in a Washington pizzeria while investigating an online conspiracy theory escalated to federal district court Tuesday, as prosecutors revealed new details about Edgar Welch's alleged plans for an armed siege.After reading a false story circulating online that the Comet Ping Pong restaurant in Northwest DC was harboring child sex slaves -- a conspiracy theory that came to be known as "Pizzag..
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  • Honolulu CC MELE students give back this Christmas

    Honolulu CC MELE students give back this Christmas
    This Christmas, Music and Entertainment Learning Experience (MELE) students gave back to the community by teaming up with Toys for Tots to host a toy donation drive at Honolulu Community College on December 7. MELE’s Kalikimaka toy drive was a student produced event from planning, to promotion and live sound, the whole event was run and organized by the MELE students. Throughout the event there was live entertainment by MELE students as well as raffle prize giveaways. “The MELE 205 Concert and ..
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  • Honolulu Hosts Autonomous Robotic Boat Challenge

    Honolulu Hosts Autonomous Robotic Boat Challenge
    (TNS) -- More than 200 university students from across the Pacific will converge in Honolulu this week to launch autonomous robotic boats off Sand Island and compete for $100,000 in prizes. The public is invited to check out the Maritime RobotX Challenge, which features a team from the University of Hawaii at Manoa vying against 12 other teams from the United States, Australia, Japan, Korea and Singapore. Each team starts with a standardized boat platform, then designs an autonomous robotic sys..
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  • Trump's business message doesn't include daughter Ivanka

    Trump's business message doesn't include daughter Ivanka
    Trump's business message doesn't include daughter Ivanka Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 8:27 AM EST Updated: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 8:27 AM EST Ivanka Trump speaks with CNN about her early life growing up as Trump Ivanka Trump speaks with CNN about her early life growing up as Trump By Theodore Schleifer CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Ivanka Trump, the President-elect's daughter, appears slated to be more involved in Trump's new political empire than his old business one.Donald Trum..
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  • Holiday Gift Guide: 11 Creative Gifts for Art Lovers

    Holiday Gift Guide: 11 Creative Gifts for Art Lovers
    Holiday Gift Guide: 11 Creative Gifts for Art Lovers The Honolulu Museum of Art shops offer an eclectic array with no mall stress. By Lesa Griffith Published: 2016.12.13 09:21 AM Editor’s Note: Through our partnership with the Honolulu Museum of Art, HONOLULU Magazine publishes a monthly blog written by Lesa Griffith, the museum’s communications director and a talented Hawai‘i writer on arts, culture and food.   It’s no secret that museum shops, with their diverse selection of art- and desig..
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  • Philippines President Duterte admits killing suspects

    Philippines President Duterte admits killing suspects
    By Ben Westcott and Kathy Quiano CNN (CNN) -- Controversial Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted killing suspected criminals during his time as mayor of Davao City."In Davao, I used to do it personally. Just to show the guys that, if I can do it, why can't you?" Duterte said."And (I'd) go around Davao with a motorcycle, with a big bike around and I would just patrol the streets and looking for trouble also. I was really looking for an encounter so I could kill."He made the remarks..
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  • The Fed decides; Techies meet Trump; Pharma deal collapse

    The Fed decides; Techies meet Trump; Pharma deal collapse
    By Alanna Petroff LONDON (CNNMoney) -- 1. Preparing for a rate hike: The U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday.The last time the Fed hiked rates was December 2015. After the interest rate decision is announced, market attention will turn to Fed chair Janet Yellen's press conference at 2:30 p.m. President-elect Donald Trump has criticized Yellen for keeping interest rates low, raising questions about the central bank's political independence.Paul Donovan, gl..
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  • Aleppo: Ceasefire broken as evacuation of civilians delayed

    Aleppo: Ceasefire broken as evacuation of civilians delayed
    By Euan McKirdy, Angela Dewan and Hilary Clarke CNN (CNN) -- A ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey for eastern Aleppo has been broken, activists on the ground and the Turkish Foreign Minister say, as a planned evacuation of civilians has also been delayed. An activist with the Aleppo Media Center (AMC), Salah al-Ashkar, told CNN that heavy shelling had resumed on the remaining rebel-held areas Wednesday after the ceasefire was announced late Tuesday.Activists claim that the shelling was com..
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  • A huge storm has messed up India's Internet

    A huge storm has messed up India's Internet
    By Rishi Iyengar NEW DELHI (CNNMoney) -- A huge storm slammed into southern India this week, destroying trees, cars and buildings. It also damaged a vital underwater cable, leaving many struggling to get online. The impact of Tropical cyclone Vardah disrupted Internet access across India. Thousands of outages were reported in the 48 hours after Vardah made landfall in Chennai on Monday. While most of the problems appeared to be in Chennai and India's nearby tech hub of Bangalore, several other c..
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  • The Christmas spirit shines on a Waianae family

    The Christmas spirit shines on a Waianae family
         The true spirit of Christmas shines through to a dying Hawaii boy.      Seven year old Keawe Mederios has lost the ability to speak and move, but still has the power to brighten the lives of his Waianae family. Keawe used to be a typical Hawaiian kid."He was very happy. Always put a smile on our faces, except when he was hard-headed," laughed mom Chasitie Medeiros. Keawe's happy childhood was turned upside down ..
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