Photos: UH-Hilo men’s soccer team falls to Dominican
The University of Hawaii at Hilo men’s team lost to Dominican in a soccer match at home 1-3. Tom Vorkastner scored the Hilo’s only goal and the Vulcans are now 1-3-3 this season. The men’s team will play the Academy of Art at home at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Hurricane Ian nears Cuba on path to strike Florida as Cat 4
HAVANA — Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it barreled toward Cuba on a track to hit Florida’s west coast as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday.
Russian military recruiter shot amid fear of Ukraine call-up
KYIV, Ukraine — A young man shot a Russian military officer at close range at an enlistment office Monday, an unusually bold attack reflecting resistance to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to mobilize hundreds of thousands of more men to wage war on Ukraine.
17 dead, 24 wounded in school shooting in Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — A gunman opened fire in a school in central Russia on Monday, killing 17 people and wounding 24 others before shooting himself dead, authorities said.
Russia gives citizenship to ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Monday granted citizenship to former American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who fled prosecution after he revealed highly classified U.S. surveillance programs to capture communications and data from around the world.
Reforming the Electoral Count Act should not be controversial
The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a bill to reform how Congress certifies electors after a presidential election. That bill (or a similar but slightly weaker Senate one) needs to pass the Senate now.
Young voters are the superheroes of democracy
The 2022 midterms are less than two months away and democracy itself is on the line. It may be our last chance to save democracy from the rise of right-wing authoritarianism.
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Let’s Talk Food: Some vintage cookbooks
My friend Donna Aoki was cleaning out her mother’s things and gave me a bunch of her cookbooks. Many were never sold at a bookstore but instead probably sold or given within a circle of people, like the Title Guaranty Escrow &Title Services or the recipes from the ‘Legaspi Ohana Happy Holidays 2003.’