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Food Drive Day raises donations to provide over 625K meals to families in need
Hawaii News Now
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August 2, 2025
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thousands turned out Saturday for the Hawaii Foodbank’s Food Drive Day. The Aug. 2 drive is the nonprofit’s largest annual fundraising event, collecting both monetary and food donations on Oahu and Maui. The foodbank...
Boston Man Tried to Press Chemical-Soaked Rag Over Teen’s Mouth, Police Say
Law Enforcement Today
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BOSTON, MA - A Massachusetts man has been accused of placing a "chemical-laced handkerchief" over the nose and mouth of a 13-year-old boy who was standing on the street waiting to be picked up. The alleged suspect, Willie Cowart, 69, was taken...
Will Caron: Experts ‘R Us
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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August 10, 2025
So interesting. When Campbell Estate was developing geothermal further uprift, PuʻuʻŠʻŠbegan 35 years of eruptions, whose pele paved over their proposed well sites.When the 2018 eruption began in Keahialaka, pele went to the edge of the...
First Japanese F-35B Stealth Jets Spotted En Route to Japan
The Aviationist
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August 2, 2025
The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) fighters for the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) are now en route to Japan, where they will be delivered on Aug. 7, 2025. The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced few days...
Airline offers two women measly credit after leaving them behind: ‘They forgot about you’
Sky News Australia
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August 10, 2025
Southwest Airlines has apologized to two blind women who were left behind at their gate while waiting for their flight to Orlando, but only offered them a paltry USD$100 (AUD $153) for the inconvenience. Friends Camille Tate and Sherri Brun were...
FIRST ALERT WEATHER: A Red Flag Warning is up through Saturday 6pm
Hawaii News Now
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August 2, 2025
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Trade winds are bringing some light rain showers mainly to the mountainous and windward areas of Hawaii. Over the next few days, the trade winds are expected to weaken on Sunday and Tuesday as high pressure moves east....
Knowing something had to change, local man makes bet with roommate that changed his life
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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August 10, 2025
BOSTON — A Southie man’s fitness goals started with a bet—and ended with him losing 70 pounds. His weight loss journey also took him all over the world—visiting over 100 Planet Fitness gyms—in what he credits as helping him live a healthy...
UH Hilo, Hawaiʻi Police Partner On Officer Education
Big Island Video News
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August 10, 2025
(BIVN) – The Hawaiʻi Police Department and the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo are paving the way for officers advance their careers through education. On Saturday, UH Hilo and the Hawaiʻi Police Department announced the landmark partnership at a...
St. Jude Championship: Justin Rose birdies third playoff to beat J.J. Spaun
The St. Augustine Record - Florida
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Justin Rose birdied the third playoff hole on an 11-foot putt to beat J.J. Spaun and win the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Aug. 10 at the TPC Southwind in Memphis to get the FedEx Cup Playoffs off to a rousing start. Rose and Spaun, two past U.S....
Reptile hunter removes large python found in dumpster at apartment building
Fox News
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Reptile Hunter Joseph Hart tells 'Fox & Friends Weekend' about giving a second chance to a massive 16-foot python discovered in downtown Los Angeles. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A reptile hunter sprang into action last week to...
Inside GCHQ: Britain's international eavesdropping nerve centre - where neurodivergence is welcome
The National News
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Inside Britain's most secret eavesdropping establishment its operatives would not, at first glance, instil fear among their arch adversaries. Formal it is not. Hawaiian shirts are more typical than a starched shirt or old school tie you might have...
Jim Harbaugh's daughter Grace sends 3-word message from stadium stands as Chargers face Saints in preseason opener
Sportskeeda
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August 10, 2025
The New Orleans Saints faced the Los Angeles Chargers in a preseason game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Minutes before the kickoff, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh's daughter, Grace Harbaugh, sent a message to the team from the stands. On...
Hawaii small businesses still struggle with worker shortages despite slight improvement
Aloha State News - Hawaii
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August 1, 2025
Small business owners in Hawaii continue to face challenges filling job openings, according to the latest monthly Jobs Report from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The report found that 33% of small business owners...
High surf advisory remains in effect for south-facing shores; coastal flooding also still likely
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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August 10, 2025
August 10, 2025, 7:35 AM HST * Updated August 10, 7:37 AM A large south swell will continue to produce high end advisory-level surf along all south-facing shores of the Hawaiian Islands through today, with surf heights expected to begin gradually...
Review: Jason Momoa's CHIEF OF WAR Is a Brutal, Beautiful Dive Into Hawaiian History
GeekTyrant - California
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August 4, 2025
There’s something instantly captivating about watching a piece of history come to life when it's handled with care, authenticity, and a true reverence for the culture it represents. That’s exactly what Chief of War accomplishes. Created by Jason...
2025 College Football Rankings: RJ Young's Ultimate 136
Fox Sports
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August 11, 2025
This isn't your average college football ranking. This is the full scope. My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it's my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the...
Hawaii Buying New Gillig Zero-Emission Buses
The Independent - California
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Gillig, a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses based in Livermore, announced this week that it has begun delivering its newest generation of high-capacity, battery electric buses to counties in Hawaii. Three of the new zero-emission...
Best and worst US states to live in should America be hit with nuclear attack
Irish Star
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August 2, 2025
A fresh study has unveiled the safest and riskiest states to reside in during a nuclear apocalypse, using key survival indicators as depicted in this map. The subject of nuclear attacks is increasingly on people's minds due to the popularity of...
Tsunami warnings across Pacific as first waves hit Hawaii after earthquake off Russia | First Thing
The Guardian
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July 30, 2025
Good morning. One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded triggered a series of tsunami warnings and evacuation orders stretching across Japan, the US west coast and much of the Pacific, after the shallow quake hit off eastern Russia, with...
Hawaii County Weather Forecast for August 02, 2025
Big Island Now - Hawaii
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August 2, 2025
Hilo Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 66 to 72 near the shore to 54 to 61 at 4000 feet. Northwest winds up to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Saturday: Partly sunny with scattered showers in the morning, then mostly sunny...