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Hawaii AG to review wildfire response to understand 'the decisions that were made'

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:34 GMT

HONOLULU (KHON) – Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez announced on Friday that a comprehensive review will be done to understand "the decisions that were made" by officials before, during and after devastating wildfires destroyed communities throughout Maui and beyond.“The Department of the Attorney General shares the grief felt by all in Hawaiʻi, and ourhearts go out to everyone affected by this tragedy,” Lopez wrote in a statement included in Friday's news release. “My Department is committed to understanding the decisions that were made before and during the wildfires and to sharing with the public the results of this review," she continued. "As we continue to support all aspects of the ongoing relief effort, now is the time to begin thisprocess of understanding.”The assessment will also review the standing policies concerning such an emergency, according to Lopez's office.Lopez's office did not say, specifically, which events or decisions prompted the announcement for a review. ...

Lowest-paying jobs in St. Louis

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:34 GMT

The U.S. may be one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but financial inequality prevails within its borders. That divide is growing, especially between the poorest and richest U.S. residents.The middle class is shrinking. In 2021, just half of adults lived in a middle-income household, a huge drop from 61% in the 70s. This dip meant some middle-class adults broke into the high-income bracket. At the same time, the share of lower-income residents is growing: 29% of adults lived in low-income households in 2021, compared to 25% in 1971.Wages over this period grew at all income levels, but the rich got significantly higher bumps. Pew Charitable Trusts found that high incomes grew 69% over the past 50 years, while low incomes grew just 45%. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated and further exposed these harsh financial gaps.The difference in pay for the highest- and lowest-paying jobs in the U.S. last year was over eightfold: from about $28,000 for entertainment attendants to over $2...

Survivors of the deadly Maui wildfires start returning to ruins. The death toll is likely to rise

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:34 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Dogs trained to find bodies sniffed through piles of rubble and ash as stunned survivors of deadly wildfires that claimed at least 80 lives on the Hawaiian island of Maui took stock of their shattered lives and tried to imagine rebuilding from nothing.The only items Summer and Gilles Gerling were able to retrieve from the detritus-filled lot where their home once stood in Lahaina were a piggy bank Summer's father gave her as a child, their daughter’s jade bracelet and watches they gifted each other for their wedding. Their wedding rings were gone.“Safety was the main concern. These are all material things,” Gilles Gerling said.The fires nearly wiped out the historic town of 13,000 people and were still not fully contained Friday night on some parts of the island. Maui County raised the number of confirmed deaths to 80 Friday night, and Gov. Josh Green warned that the toll would likely rise as search and rescue operations continue. Authorities set a curfew from...

Man fires shots inside residence, kills himself in Garden Grove

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:34 GMT

Authorities in Garden Grove are investigating an attempted murder that ended in the suspect committing suicide. According to a press release from the Garden Grove Police Department, police received a shots fired call around 8:26 p.m. in the 12000 block of Homestead Place. “As officers arrived, one additional shot was fired from within the residence,” GGPD said in a statement. “A few moments later, the suspect walked out the front door armed with a handgun...upon seeing officers, the suspect raised the handgun to his head and shot himself.” Lifesaving measures were performed on the suspect, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released. The victims were able to exit the residence safely. No injuries were reported. 

Outside Lands kicks off year 15 with Kendrick Lamar, Shaq, Interpol, aespa

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:34 GMT

Kendrick Lamar was looking to make up for lost time.“It’s been a minute since we have been in San Fran,” the hip-hop star said to the crowd during his headlining set at Outside Lands. “We have to make this (expletive) special tonight.”Well, mission accomplished — not just by Lamar, but by basically the whole cast of diversely appealing acts who performed on Day 1 (Friday, Aug. 11) at the festival in Golden Gate Park.Variety was the name of the game, as a capacity crowd of some 75,000 fans enjoyed everything from the steely post-punk revival of New York’s Interpol and the joyous K-pop of aespa to the increasingly popular hip-hop stylings of J.I.D and the funked-up R&B of Janelle Monáe.The fans even somehow managed to enjoy their time with NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, who used his seemed-like-it-might-never-end DJ set at Outside Lands to underscore why he most definitely shouldn’t give up his day job.DJ Diesel (aka Shaquille O&...

Hawaii underestimated the deadly threat of wildfire, records show

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:34 GMT

(CNN) — When Hawaii officials released a report last year ranking the natural disasters most likely to threaten state residents, tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanic hazards featured prominently. Near the bottom of a color-coded chart, the state emergency management agency described the risk of wildfires to human life with a single word: “low.”A year and a half later, the catastrophic fires that engulfed Maui and the historic town of Lahaina this week have already become the state’s deadliest natural disaster in more than six decades, with a fatality count of at least 80.Hawaii officials underestimated the deadly threat of wildfires even as they acknowledged a lack of necessary resources to mitigate them, according to a CNN review of state and local emergency planning documents that show how ill-prepared the state was for the disaster.One Maui County report on wildfire prevention from 2021 stated that while the number of acres consumed by wildfires had spiked, funds to prevent and mit...

Maui wildfires kill at least 80 people, and the race to find survivors is grim as countless residents in torched areas remain missing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:34 GMT

(CNN) — At least 80 people have been killed in Maui’s wildfires, officials said late Friday, as search efforts for survivors are ongoing and many remain missing.The death toll rose from an announced 67 earlier Friday, making the fires the largest natural disaster in the state’s history. The death toll continued to climb Friday, surpassing the state’s record natural disaster death toll of 61 from a 1960 tsunami that hit Hilo Bay.On Friday evening, residents in Kaanapali were being evacuated after police said there was a fire in western Maui.“At this time, there are no restrictions to exit the west side. Our priority is to ensure the safety of the community and first responders. We will allow entrance once it is safe to do so,” police said in a Facebook post.Gov. Josh Green told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Friday that none of the human remains discovered in nearby Lahaina were found inside structures yet, but the confirmed fatalities “did occur out in the open as people tried to escape the fir...

PSG signs Ousmane Dembélé from Barcelona amid uncertainty over future of Mbappe and Neymar

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:34 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — France forward Ousmane Dembélé joined Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday after Barcelona agreed to a transfer deal worth 50.4 million euros ($55.2 million) for the explosive winger.Dembélé’s arrival to PSG on a five-year contract comes amid speculation that Neymar could be on his way out. The French powerhouse also faces uncertainty over the future of Kylian Mbappé.“I’m delighted to be joining Paris Saint-Germain and can’t wait to play for my new club,” Dembélé said in a statement released by PSG. “I hope I can continue to grow here and make all the club’s fans proud.”The 26-year-old Dembélé, born in Vernon outside Paris, came up through the Rennes youth academy. He played the 2016-17 season with Borussia Dortmund before he moved to Spain.Dembélé joined Barcelona in 2017 on a then club-record transfer from Dortmund that with variables was set to reach 147 million euros (then $173 million) as the club sought a young talent after the unwanted exit of N...

¿Cuándo y hasta qué hora no se puede comprar alcohol en Argentina por elecciones?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:34 GMT

(CNN Español) — Los argentinos se preparan para ir a las urnas el próximo 13 de agosto. Será la primera de las instancias en las que serán convocados en este año electoral en el que, entre otras cosas, se definirá el próximo presidente.Ese día, los ciudadanos participarán de las Primarias Abiertas Simultáneas y Obligatorias (PASO), en las que definirán cómo estará conformada la oferta electoral en las elecciones generales.De acuerdo con lo publicado por las autoridades electorales, en las PASO se eligen “las fuerzas políticas que quedan habilitadas a competir en las elecciones generales”, y  “cuál será la lista definitiva de candidatos/as con la que cada fuerza competirá en las elecciones generales del 22 de octubre”.Qué cosas no se pueden hacer durante la elecciónExisten varias reglas estipuladas de cara a estos comicios, como por ejemplo la prohibición de  espectáculos, fiestas teatrales deportivas “y cualquier reunión pública que no se refiera ...

France coach Renard already plotting Olympic revenge after losing in Women’s World Cup to Australia

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:34 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Hervé Renard walked away from the narrowest of Women’s World Cup quarterfinal exits and immediately started plotting France’s next opportunity to avenge a loss to Australia.Co-host Australia held fifth-ranked France 0-0 in regulation and extra time and then won 7-6 in a penalty shootout on Saturday in Brisbane. The Australians advanced to the semifinals for the first time and will next face European champion England.Renard’s French lineup will go home, their attention already turned to the Olympics starting next July 26 in Paris.“Now we have to look forward,” Renard said. “We’re organizing the Olympic Games in Paris. So, we’re awaiting for you. We’ll have our revenge!”The French will definitely be there as hosts, but Australia hasn’t completed Asian qualifying. Still, the sentiment is all the same.In March, Renard replaced Corinne Diacre as head coach of a French women’s team that was in turmoil. Captain Wendie Renard was considering skipping t...