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What happened when Zuckerberg moved in next door
The Garden Island - Hawaii
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August 15, 2025
PALO ALTO, Calif. — For decades, the Crescent Park neighborhood of Palo Alto represented the dream of California living. Doctors, lawyers, business executives and Stanford University professors lived in charming homes under oak, redwood and...
First Japanese F-35Bs Arrive to Nyutabaru Air Base
The Aviationist
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August 7, 2025
The Japan Air Self Defense Force Article (JASDF) announced the arrival of its first three F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) jets at Nyutabaru Air Base on Aug. 7, 2025. The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced few days...
FIRST-PERSON: Two years after the Maui fires
Baptist Press - Tennessee
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August 7, 2025
Editor’s note: Craig Webb is executive director-treasurer of the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention Tomorrow (August 8), we mark the second anniversary of the devastating Maui fires that forever changed the landscape of Lahaina and surrounding...
First Alert Forecast: Light winds with muggy conditions and spotty showers expected over the weekend
Hawaii News Now
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August 7, 2025
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Breezy trades return late Thursday through Friday, light winds and muggy conditions takeover Saturday and prevail into next week. Rainfall will be limited to a few stray showers. A moderate south swell peaks today below...
New Zealand tests reflectors as low-cost alternative to maritime locator beacons
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Lead engineer Ella Fascinana poses with prototype floating reflectors at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, in this undated photograph. (Tom Dowling) New Zealand scientists are working with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to develop floating...
Hawaii Officials Are Offering Medical Marijuana Education Classes For Doctors
Marijuana Moment
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August 7, 2025
Hawaii regulators are launching a series of courses designed to educate physicians and other healthcare professionals about medical marijuana as the state’s cannabis program expands. The state Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday that...
Honolulu mayor kicks off first international visit with sister city stop in Shibuya
Hawaii News Now
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August 2, 2025
TOKYO, JAPAN (HawaiiNewsNow) – Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi has officially begun his first international visit as mayor with a historic stop in Shibuya, one of Tokyo’s most iconic districts and Honolulu’s newest sister city. On the first day of...
Hawaii public media face big cuts as CPB funding ends
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 2, 2025
COURTESY PBS HAWAII PBS The PBS Hawaii building is seen on North Nimitz Highway. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said Friday that it would shut down next year, effectively ending its half-century role as a backer of NPR, PBS and local...
Hawaii Schools Ask Families to Spend Big on School Supplies As Kids Go Back to Class
The 74
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Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Just three days before the start of school, Relinda Nakasone picked up her children’s classroom supply list from Lunalilo Elementary and searched the emptying...
Outside/Inbox: Why do so many cultures have dragon myths?
New Hampshire Public Radio
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August 15, 2025
Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers listener questions about the natural world. “Winged or wingless, why do so many cultures have dragon myths / legends?" asked Grace, calling from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. To submit a...
Media access to HPD radio channels receives pushback
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 7, 2025
Pushback continued Wednesday against proposed legislation to force the Honolulu Police Department to restore limited access to its radio communications to news media outlets. The Council voted 8-1, with Val Okimoto dissenting, to advance Bill 46...
Henriette Regenerates Near Hawaii, But Should Stay Away from Aloha State
Weatherboy
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August 9, 2025
Current view of Henriette east of Hawaii from the GOES-West weather satellite. Image: NOAA Tropical Storm Henriette which degenerated into a tropical low yesterday has regenerated into a tropical depression again as forecast; it is expected to...
New-look Campbell eager to have questions answered
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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August 15, 2025
No. 4 Campbell at Waiphu Friday 7:30 p.m. This one means a little more. When fourth-ranked Campbell’s bus arrives at Waipahu this afternoon for the Cane Knife Classic, there will be answers for many questions. >> How will the Sabers replace...
What the last world war tells us about the next one
Washington Examiner
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August 15, 2025
The Second World War ended eight decades ago this summer. But its specter looms large today. The war ended empires, upended the global order, and changed the course of the 20th century. Eighty years later, it still has much to teach us. World War...
The Sports Report: 2028 L.A. Summer Olympics finds a new revenue stream
Los Angeles Times
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August 15, 2025
From Thuc Nhi Nguyen: More than 40 years after L.A. produced the most financially successful Olympic Games in history, the 2028 Summer Olympics will feature a new advertising revenue path for the Games. In an Olympic first, venues used for the...
Weekend Wishlist: 10 summer essentials our fashion and beauty team are loving
The Mirror
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August 15, 2025
This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more In this instalment of Weekend Wishlist, our shopping team is gearing up for the August bank holiday and chasing the last of summer....
Top 20 running backs in California high school football entering 2025
Yahoo Sports
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Top 20 running backs in California high school football entering 2025 originally appeared on The Sporting News While California high school football doesn't necessarily specialize in producing running backs, it's always remarkably deep at the...
SBU’s seismometer picked up first Russian earthquake signal 12 minutes later
TBR Newsmedia
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August 9, 2025
By Daniel Dunaief Students are stomping inside the Earth and Space Sciences Building at Stony Brook University. And, no, it’s not because they are part of a dance or exercise class. They are stomping near a seismometer that picks up vibrations in...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7s Latest Leak Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does - and That’s a Shame
Game Rant
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August 9, 2025
Call of Duty’s modern formula has become incredibly predictable, and this extends to its pre-order bonuses and special editions. Just like players can expect a yearly release with 5-6 seasons full of maps, modes, and events, they can anticipate...
Hawaii's 11th case of dengue fever reported in 2025
KITV - Hawaii
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HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Hawaii's 11th travel-related dengue fever case this year. The infected person recently returned to Oahu after traveling to a country where dengue is common. 10 cases were...