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Man charged with murder in killings of 3 on Hawaii's Big Island

HONOLULU (AP) – Authorities in Hawaii have charged a 36-year-old man with murder in the killings of three people in a remote community known for its eclectic, communal lifestyle. Jacob Daniel Baker was charged with counts of first- and second-degree murder Saturday, the Hawaii Police Department said in a news release.

Pablo Manlapit, forgotten leader of Hawaii labor movement

HONOLULU (AP) – Decades before Filipino American agricultural workers organized a historic strike in California, Pablo Manlapit was organizing Filipino laborers in Hawaii. Manlapit, who migrated to Honolulu in 1910 to work on sugar plantations, saw the exploitation of other Philippine-born workers – known as “sakadas.”

Man wanted over 3 killings apprehended on Hawaii's Big Island

HONOLULU (AP) – A man wanted in connection with the killings of three men was apprehended Thursday after a massive search of Hawaii’s Big Island that had left residents on edge.

Warsh's gamble: A quieter Federal Reserve could mean volatile markets, higher rates

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve has for decades moved steadily from a remote, opaque government agency that shared little about what it did or why to a more transparent institution willing to explain how it makes decisions and what it thinks about the economy.

Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms

HAVANA (AP) – Observers on Friday called Cuba’s new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul of the island’s communist economy since the Cuban revolution, as the grandson of former President Raúl Castro said in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy forward.

Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach found guilty of sexual assault

TORONTO (AP) – Austrian-Canadian billionaire and automotive business founder Frank Stronach was found guilty Friday of sexual assault and indecent assault of two woman decades ago.

Vance and Iranian negotiators are in Switzerland to work on deal's details

U.S. and Iranian negotiators were in Switzerland on Sunday for talks on their interim agreement to end the Iran war. Pakistani and Qatari mediators attended the technical-level discussions on resolving the conflict that the U.S. and Israel began in late February.

Latest video showing vessels moving in the Strait of Hormuz

Latest video showing vessels moving in the Strait of Hormuz

France restricts public alcohol consumption as heat wave bakes Europe

PARIS (AP) – France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public, as an exceptional heat wave unfurled across parts of Europe.

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