Fuel is being shipped illegally from Iran to Houthi Shiite rebels in Yemen to finance their war against the government, and both sides are violating international law with their military campaigns and arbitrary detention of rivals, U.N. experts said in a new report.
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Associated Press on January 18, 2019
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Associated Press Posted on January 18, 2019
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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery has been getting lots of support from fans after dropping a critical pass in a playoff game, including from a second-grader who wrote him a supportive letter.
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The U.S. Defense Department has issued a dire report on how climate change could affect the nation’s armed forces and security, warning that rising seas could inundate coastal bases and drought-fueled wildfires could endanger those that are inland.
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The report from a panel of nutrition, agriculture and environmental experts recommends a plant-based diet, based on previously published studies that have linked red meat to an increased risk of health problems.
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Associated Press on January 18, 2019 • Updated on January 18, 2019 at 1:10 pm
Associated Press Posted on January 18, 2019 • Updated on January 18, 2019 at 1:10 pm
Moscow police said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that Anastasia Vashukevich was detained in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on charges of inducement to prostitution along with three people deported alongside her.
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Tesla will cut 7 percent of its workforce as it tries to lower prices and break out of the niche-car market to produce an electric vehicle that more people can afford.
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The scene at most of the nation’s airports has so far been marked more by concerned passengers showing up early than by missed flights. Longer lines are evident at some airports. But delays resulting from a rise in federal security screeners calling in sick have been slight.
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By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com on January 17, 2019
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By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com Posted on January 17, 2019
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State and federal law enforcement officials are investigating a video of a man standing on top of the sperm whale carcass off of Oahu’s south shore.
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By Star-Advertiser staff Posted on January 18, 2019
A 30-year-old man who died in a single-vehicle crash in Captain Cook has been identified as Jason Andrew Becerril, according to the Hawaii County Police Department.
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The TV product would call on a database of research from Politifact, Factcheck.org and The Washington Post to point out false or misleading statements onscreen.
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By Star-Advertiser staff Posted on January 17, 2019
La Pietra-Hawaii School for Girls is offering to match tuition for female students affected by Saint Francis School’s decision to discontinue its middle and high schools at the end of the current academic year.
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Associated Press on January 17, 2019 • Updated on January 17, 2019 at 7:39 pm
Associated Press Posted on January 17, 2019 • Updated on January 17, 2019 at 7:39 pm
Police said that the teen had a replica 1911 airsoft gun in his possession, which they determined he had stolen from a vehicle along with some other items.
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Members of the family have been accused in a case brought by the state of Massachusetts of deceiving patients and doctors about the drug’s risks as deaths mounted.
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New York Times on January 17, 2019
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Gabbard campaigned against same-sex marriage with the group Alliance for Traditional Marriage and Values when she was a state representative in her 20s.
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By Star-Advertiser staff on January 17, 2019 • Updated on January 17, 2019 at 6:19 pm
By Star-Advertiser staff Posted on January 17, 2019 • Updated on January 17, 2019 at 6:19 pm
Honolulu police arrested five men and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs headquarters were on lockdown after a sovereignty group stormed the Nimitz Highway building and tried to establish some kind of blockade.
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