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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Sunday, July 21, 2024 |
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BIDEN OUT: President exits race, endorses VP Harris as his successor
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 427 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... The Clintons endorse Harris -- Obama does not ....
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Thursday, July 18, 2024 |
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FAIL: Hawaiian Electric Among Firms in $4 Billion Maui Fire Deal
By Selected News Articles @ 9:10 PM :: 1470 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics, Cost of Living
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... the whole plan is predicated on insurance companies walking away from $1.4B. It may fail ....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024 |
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28 Hawaii Hospitals Ranked on Performance
By Selected News Articles @ 8:53 PM :: 761 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... how does your hospital rank? ....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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Palestine Activists at UH Manoa Oppose RIMPAC
By Selected News Articles @ 12:49 AM :: 340 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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... A University of Hawaii instructor is calling on the institution to cut ties with the U.S. Navy and Israel ....
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Monday, July 15, 2024 |
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Mental Illness: Hawaii has Lowest Rate of Involuntary Commitment in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:11 PM :: 360 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Homelessness
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... Mental illness is a central driver of the homelessness crisis ....
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Monday, July 15, 2024 |
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UH Manoa offering sexuality studies courses on ‘oceanic gender’ and ‘queer dance’
By Selected News Articles @ 4:47 PM :: 364 Views :: Family, Higher Education
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... One course conducts an ‘[a]nalysis of imperialism, colonialism, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and queer(ed) relations and identities in Hawai‘i and the Pacific’ ....
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Saturday, July 13, 2024 |
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Why Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam aren’t covered in NATO’s defense pact
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 PM :: 556 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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... Article Five is only applicable if the attack occurs at a location north of the Tropic of Cancer ....
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Friday, July 12, 2024 |
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Officials Write Second Amendment Out of Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 713 Views :: Second Amendment
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... there’s a troubling trend by state officials to write Second Amendment freedoms out of the island state ....
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Friday, July 12, 2024 |
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Green says major budget reform begins next year
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 AM :: 439 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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... Hawaii lawmakers enacted a large income tax cut this year, and major budget reform will begin next year to ensure it stays in place, Gov. Josh Green said ....
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Sunday, July 7, 2024 |
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Biden expected to make decision about future in ‘next couple of days,’ Hawaii governor says
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 PM :: 1030 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... The entire world is anxiously awaiting whether Biden decides to stay in the 2024 presidential race ....
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
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Makawao meth trafficker gets nine years in federal prison
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 AM :: 687 Views :: Maui County, Drugs
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... Kitashima's associates helped him buy, ship, and transport methamphetamine between California, Oregon, and Hawaii ....
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Monday, July 1, 2024 |
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‘You’re Nothing!’: Hawaii Black Cop Was Belittled and Racially Bullied By Colleagues, Leading to Four Officers Arrested, Nine Others Placed on Paid Leave
By Selected News Articles @ 8:58 PM :: 1230 Views :: Ethics, Police
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... put Horton’s life at risk by ordering the man to rush into traffic at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to stop a moving vehicle while on foot ....
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Monday, July 1, 2024 |
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Five candidates are running for Hawaii’s two U.S. House districts—the fewest in the last 10 years
By Selected News Articles @ 8:28 PM :: 835 Views :: Hawaii History, Office of Elections, Politicians
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... This is the only election cycle in the last 10 years in which a district is not open ....
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Monday, July 1, 2024 |
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Federal Court Whittles Down Hawaii Voter Roll Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 8:02 PM :: 574 Views :: Office of Elections
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... NVRA requires statewide voter rolls to be accessible to the general public ....
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Saturday, June 29, 2024 |
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Can Hawaii afford climate change lawsuit settlement?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:33 AM :: 687 Views :: Energy, Environment, Taxes, Cost of Living
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"...There's going to be some pain...."
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Friday, June 28, 2024 |
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How Mexican cartels target Hawaii with meth, fentanyl
By Selected News Articles @ 7:04 PM :: 1178 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... Sinaloa and its rival, the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación, known as CJNG — run drug pipelines through California and Nevada to flood Oahu with meth and other drugs, including fentanyl ....
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Friday, June 28, 2024 |
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Did Hawaii just pave the way for court enforcement of California's climate promises?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:12 PM :: 555 Views :: Environment, Cost of Living
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... The settlement provides benchmarks for a greenhouse gas reduction plan that will be overseen and enforced by a court through 2045 ....
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Saturday, June 22, 2024 |
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Sandwich Isles Communications: Twenty Years of Criminality
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 969 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii History
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... Al Hee was convicted was criminal tax fraud in 2016, which resulted in the FCC and HPUC stripping SIC’s ability to receive USF subsidies ....
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Monday, June 17, 2024 |
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7 Reasons $1 Million Will Only Last You 9 Years in Retirement in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:22 PM :: 1071 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... $1 million might not be enough to get you through your retirement ....
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Monday, June 17, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Most Over-touristed State
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 PM :: 745 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Hawaii's population increases by 66.4 percent during high season due to overtourism ....
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Saturday, June 15, 2024 |
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How Urban Planning Made Honolulu 'Impossibly Unaffordable'
By Selected News Articles @ 9:44 PM :: 1595 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... The crisis stems principally from land use policies that artificially restrict housing supply ....
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Friday, June 14, 2024 |
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School Choice: Hawaii ranks no. 31 in 2024 Parent Power index
By Selected News Articles @ 8:52 PM :: 569 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... little growth among charter schools and no other choice options ....
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024 |
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SB2516: HGEA Power Grab forced State CIO to Resign
By Selected News Articles @ 6:00 PM :: 2058 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... CIO Murdock resigned without notice May 31, 2024. Now we know why ....
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024 |
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Court stays six Red Hill lawsuits until verdict is reached in recent trial
By Selected News Articles @ 3:14 PM :: 571 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The six lawsuits involved in the court-ordered stay requested by the government involve 2,375 people ....
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024 |
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Hawaii's Medicaid coverage for palliative care expected to save the state money
By Selected News Articles @ 2:30 PM :: 1035 Views :: Health Care
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... the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a new State Plan Amendment (SPA) to cover community palliative care services through Medicaid ....
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024 |
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Civil Beat Publisher Monopolizes Federal Trade Commission
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 PM :: 982 Views :: First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar
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... Omidyar's massive partisan activities have flown under the radar because he prefers to influence politics through ostensible charity groups rather than direct campaign contributions ....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024 |
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Hawaii Cost of Living 80% Above US Average
By Selected News Articles @ 4:53 AM :: 921 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Most of the pain can be traced to home purchases, which cost an astounding 313% more than average ....
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Monday, June 3, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Worst Economy in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 1187 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Innovation Potential: 50th ....
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Monday, June 3, 2024 |
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Hawaii Ranks #1 for Hidden Home Buyer Fees
By Selected News Articles @ 4:00 PM :: 731 Views :: Cost of Living
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... Hawaii tops the list with $17,966.04 of unexpected fees on average ....
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Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
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Hawaii Highest Fast Food Prices in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 PM :: 1145 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii emerges as the state with the highest average price for a medium cheese pizza, reaching $18.99 ....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
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In Hawaii, Permission To Use Medical Marijuana Precludes Permission To Own a Gun
By Selected News Articles @ 6:00 AM :: 1211 Views :: Second Amendment, Drugs
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... assuming that cannabis consumers are too dangerous to be trusted with firearms ....
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Renters
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 1197 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... What makes some states better than others for renters? ....
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Sunday, May 26, 2024 |
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‘Deadly Cocktail’: Hawaii Still Reeling From Job Losses Four Years After The Pandemic
By Selected News Articles @ 6:53 PM :: 985 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... There are still around 27,800 fewer jobs in Hawaii than before the COVID-19 pandemic ....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 |
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At UH Manoa, ASUH Sponsors Anti-Semites
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 PM :: 976 Views :: Higher Education
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... Jamaica Osorio, assistant professor at UHM, who frequently posts and shares anti-Israel posts on her X account, spoke to demonstrators at the “Day of Action Rally” ....
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Friday, May 17, 2024 |
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Census: Hawaii cities shrinking as state population decreases
By Selected News Articles @ 3:30 AM :: 1128 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has lost over 41,000 people to domestic migration since 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court says goodbye to federalism
By Selected News Articles @ 5:12 PM :: 2002 Views :: Environment, Judiciary
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... The litigation model adopted by Hawaii, characterized by suing oil companies under broad claims about their contributions to climate change, demands a national spotlight for its potential to disrupt the constitutional equilibrium between state innovation and federal authority ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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Green Signs HB2342: Legalizes 'open carry' of everything except guns
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 PM :: 3870 Views :: Second Amendment
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... This bill legalizes the open carry of all non-firearm weapons, including butterfly knives, switchblades, brass knuckles, swords, and spears ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Eddins: “Horrors and Treachery” Coming From SCOTUS
By Selected News Articles @ 2:55 PM :: 1937 Views :: Judiciary
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... It appears that the US Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling in Trump v. United States will stop lower courts from jailing Trump for his porn-star hush money deals ....
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
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How Long $2 Million Will Last in Retirement in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 PM :: 1914 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... the average salary in the Aloha State is $61,420, or $23.35 an hour, putting it behind 16 other states whose average employees earn more ....
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Here’s How Much You Need To Budget for Groceries for Just a Week in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 PM :: 1736 Views :: Cost of Living
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... groceries cost more in Hawaii than in any other state ....
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Monday, May 6, 2024 |
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Convention Report: Hawaii Republican Party Selling HQ
By Selected News Articles @ 8:00 PM :: 2063 Views :: Republican Party
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... and proposed rules changes were defeated ....
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Monday, April 29, 2024 |
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These Are the 10 Worst Places To Retire in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 11:19 PM :: 1932 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... From expensive housing to pricey food and utility costs, you should plan on boosting your budget if you intend to retire in Hawaii ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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The trouble with Tulsi: Why the former Hawaii congresswoman is Trump’s worst choice for vice president
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 3009 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard
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... Trump and Biden are the two oldest presidential nominees in history. Given this reality, their understudies may be a factor in 2024 in a way they haven’t in decades ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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After Wildfire Lawsuits, Soaring PG&E power rates approach Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:43 PM :: 1546 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Can you guess what’s going to happen as a result of Lahaina? ....
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