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The Treasury Department is seen near sunset in Washington, Jan. 18. The national debt is at the core of a dispute about how to raise the government’s legal borrowing authority, which could come to a head this summer if the government runs out of accounting maneuvers to keep paying its bills.

Lots of sound and fury on U.S. debt, but not a crisis — yet.

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The national debt is at the core of a dispute about how to raise the government’s legal borrowing authority. Read more

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A visitor to the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo looks at a computer chip through the microscope displayed by the state-controlled Tsinghua Unigroup project which has emerged as a national champion for Beijing’s semiconductor ambitions in Beijing, China on May 17, 2018.

Netherlands, Japan said to join U.S. in curbing chip technology sent to China

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First Hawaiian Bank’s loans and margins boost earnings

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Rendering of the Straub Medical Center health care campus, which is expected to be nearly triple the size of the existing one.

Straub Medical Center begins construction on new health care campus

Ford recalls nearly 383K SUVs to fix backup camera problem

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In this image from video, Renato Decena, left, and Rosel Hernandez sit for a video interview on Sept. 13, 2022. The two are among 10 workers from the Philippines who claim in a federal lawsuit about pay, housing conditions and treatment by a Louisiana-based major offshore oil industry employer in Louisiana.

Filipino workers: Oil company abandoned us in Hurricane Ida

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A new Jeep is delivered to a dealership in Pittsburgh, Monday. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge eased further in December, and consumer spending fell — the latest evidence that the Fed’s series of interest rate hikes are slowing the economy.

U.S. inflation and consumer spending cooled in December

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Fountains erupt, in April 2017, along the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas. A federal lawsuit has been filed in Nevada seeking class-action status for a complaint that several of the biggest hotel-casino operators on the Las Vegas Strip have illegally fixed and inflated guest room rate prices.

Lawsuit: Vegas Strip resorts used vendor to fix hotel rates

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Territorial Savings Bank Downtown Honolulu branch at 1000 Bishop St.

Loan drop-off pulls down Territorial Savings’ profit

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On a warm day in 1964, Chie Betsuyako and Delfin and Linda Gleed enjoyed a treat from the neighborhood ice cream man, Doyle Kinder.

Rearview Mirror: Neighborhood vendors gave way to supermarkets

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The Legislature in 2022 approved $400 million of public funding to build the new Aloha Stadium. Above, the current stadium remains closed for use.

New Aloha Stadium finish date unchanged, planner says

Steven Chau

On the Move: Kaiser Permanente Hawaii

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A Bed Bath & Beyond sign is shown in Mountain View, Calif., in May 2012. Bed Bath & Beyond said, today, that it is in default on loans and does not have sufficient funds to repay what it owes.

Bed Bath & Beyond says it’s in default on its loans

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Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco flanked by Attorney General Merrick Garland, left, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray speaks during a news conference to announce an international ransomware enforcement action, at the Department of Justice in Washington, today. The FBI has seized the website of a prolific ransomware gang that has heavily targeted hospitals and other healthcare providers.

U.S. infiltrates big ransomware gang: ‘We hacked the hackers’

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An employee works in the battery assembly hall at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C., in October 2022. The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.9% annual pace from October through December, ending 2022 with momentum despite the pressure of high interest rates and widespread fears of a looming recession.

U.S. economy slowed but still grew at 2.9% rate last quarter

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A ChatGPT prompt is shown on a device near a public school in Brooklyn, New York.

Tech View: ChatGPT is latest foray into artificial intelligence

Robert Kuakini

Tech View: Updating devices’ software can help avert cyberactivity

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An autonomously piloted Indy race car programmed by University of Hawaii students.

Tech View: AI enters the mainstream with art and auto racing

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Activists gathered outside the gate of Pacific Fleet Navy Command Headquarters to protest on Feb. 2.

Ira Zunin: Red Hill, economy, climate are top Hawaii issues in 2023

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Wealth of Health: Culinary medicine can help in fight against food crisis

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