Sports in brief
Wise added to All-BIIF water polo honorable mentions
US hiring jumped last month. So did unemployment. Here’s what that says about the economy
WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations and evidence of enduring strength in an economy that the Federal Reserve is desperately trying to cool.
Lies, complaints and Larry Nassar: Takeaways from the records detailing Jeffrey Epstein’s final days
NEW YORK — Nearly four years after Jeffrey Epstein’s death, thousands of pages of records obtained by The Associated Press are shedding new light on the financier’s time behind bars and a frantic response by federal corrections officials to his death.
What the latest investigations into Catholic Church sex abuse mean
The nearly 900-page report landed like a grenade when Josh Shapiro, then the attorney general of Pennsylvania, delivered it on a stage in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, five years ago. It detailed widespread sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church throughout Pennsylvania, and a “sophisticated” cover-up by senior church officials. Victims of abuse and their families, sometimes visibly weeping, joined Shapiro on the stage.
Democrats, don’t repeat this debt-ceiling debacle
We can finally exhale. The House of Representatives passed an agreement to suspend the debt ceiling until 2025, and the Senate is expected to approve the measure in the coming days. Congress — Republicans in Congress — aren’t going to blow up the economy. This time.
Zooming and the future of cities
In 1999, when I was still a more or less pure academic teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I co-wrote a book on spatial economics with Masahisa Fujita, at the University of Kyoto, and Anthony Venables, then at the London School of Economics. We were able to do much of the collaboration remotely, exchanging chapter drafts by email. But to finalize the project, we felt the need to spend some time meeting face to face, gathering (as best I can remember) for about a week of intense work in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Tropical Gardening: June is blooming great in Britain
Great Britain, United Kingdom, British Isles or whatever name you wish to call this place, it has many areas ideal for growing roses. We are visiting Kew Gardens and there are spectacular displays of roses here and in many privates gardens as well. In Hawaii, growing roses is always a challenge. Roses are cool climate plants that do best at elevations of 1,000 feet or more. At lower elevations, insects and disease problems are aggravated. At best, roses require specific care or they will not do well.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
What to stream this weekend: Foo Fighters, ‘The Idol,’ LeBron James and ‘American Gladiators’ doc
There’s new music from Foo Fighters, the buzzy HBO series “The Idol” starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd and a documentary about the breakthrough TV show “American Gladiators” among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
Vegas-Florida Stanley Cup Final pits top team in West against upstart in East
LAS VEGAS — Few expected the Florida Panthers to be playing for the Stanley Cup. Not with two weeks left in the regular season and certainly not when they trailed the NHL-best Boston Bruins 3-1 in the first round.
Does Seahawks’ salary cap situation make it possible for another big move?
When the Seahawks restructured the contract of receiver Tyler Lockett in early May, they might have also raised the expectation that a big move was on the horizon.
Novak Djokovic laments fans who ‘boo every single thing’ after lengthy French Open win
PARIS — Novak Djokovic makes no secret of the way he loves to feed off negativity during a tennis match. Doesn’t really matter whether he’s ahead or behind on the scoreboard. The guy simply finds motivation and inspiration from all manner of slights, real and perceived.
Nikola Jokic’s beautiful game at heart of Nuggets’ Game 1 win: ‘That’s how I learned to play basketball’
(TNS)— Nikola Jokic had already decoded Miami’s vaunted zone defense for a Game 1 triple-double, but there was still another basketball lesson to digest.
Hawaii Gas workers strike raises concerns about statewide service
Hawaii Gas says it has about 70, 000 customers and is the state’s only franchised gas utility and its largest propane distribution business.
Hawaii airports ready for record summer travel rush
The Transportation Security Administration and state Department of Transportation are preparing for a record number of travelers to Hawaii this summer, which is expected to surpass 2019 pre-pandemic travel volumes.
DHHL buying land to speed up new homesteads in Hawaii
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands might use around one-third of a historic $600 million legislative appropriation by the end of June, which marks one full fiscal year out of three given to deploy all the money helping beneficiaries.
Mike Pence dodges DOJ charges in documents probe as he prepares for White House run
(TNS) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has reportedly been cleared in an investigation into classified documents found at his Indiana home.
