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A toss-up in Iowa

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Top Story:  With 97% of the votes counted in the Iowa Democratic Primary, Buttigieg and Sanders are nearly tied as the final ballots are totaled.

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  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 8:58 pm
  • 17 Comments

The deadlocked contest gives both Buttigieg and Sanders a burst of momentum as they seek to pull away from the crowded field. Read more

Coronavirus death toll climbs to 563; confirmed cases in China now over 28,000
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  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 9:05 pm
  • 6 Comments

The World Health Organization has asked for $675 million to help countries address the expected spread of the virus. Read more

Senate acquits Trump on both counts, ending impeachment trial
  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 5:15 pm
  • 221 Comments

President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal today in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history. Read more

Skydiving, other aviation businesses worried about Dillingham Airfield closure
  • By William Cole
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 8:07 pm
  • 11 Comments

U.S. Army Hawaii said it found out Jan. 23 that the state intended to end the lease early and vacate Dillingham Airfield by June 30. Read more

10 more on cruise ship in Japan test positive for coronavirus
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Feb. 5, 2020

Ten more people who tested positive for coronavirus were removed from a quarantined cruise ship docked in Japan today, a passenger said. Read more

Cold front to bring rains down the isle chain, followed by winds and snowfall at Big isle summits
  • By Nina Wu
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 10:37 pm

A cold front is expected to sweep from Kauai to the rest of the Hawaiian Islands, bringing wet weather down the isle chain, and reaching Hawaii island by late Thursday. Read more

$400-500K stolen from armored vehicle at Ala Moana Center
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 8:40 pm
  • 18 Comments

Honolulu police said $400,000 to $500,000 was taken from an armored vehicle at Ala Moana Center on Monday morning. Read more

Maui woman charged with murder after assault victim dies from injuries
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 5:04 pm
  • 5 Comments

A 51-year-old man died from his injuries on Tuesday after he was apparently assaulted in Lahaina over the weekend. Read more

DOH approves 5th dispensary on Hawaii island to sell medical cannabis
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 11:59 pm

Hawaiian Ethos LLC has opened its second retail center at Uilani Plaza in Waimea. Read more

Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103
  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 6:42 pm
  • 7 Comments

Actor Kirk Douglas died Wednesday, Feb. 5, at age 103. Read more

Chinese company with big plans for Makaha Valley now seeks investors or buyer for resort project
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  • 9 Comments

Pacific Links International said commercial real estate brokerage firm CBRE will explore “all strategic options.” Read more

More Americans escaping China’s coronavirus zone quarantined in California
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  • Updated 3:31 pm
  • 2 Comments

The Americans were evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, which is at the center of the new virus outbreak. Read more

10-foot tiger shark spotted off Maui
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 2:54 pm
  • 2 Comments

Officials are asking oceangoers to steer clear of the area between Keawakapu Beach and White Rock Beach in the Wailea district after heading back out, and spotting several sharks. Read more

Impeachment done, Pelosi unburdens herself about Trump
  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • 46 Comments

Now, she’s leading House Democrats out of impeachment’s shadow, through regular legislative business and toward Election Day in November. Read more

Former UH quarterback Cole McDonald invited to NFL Combine
  • By Stephen Tsai
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 1:51 pm
  • 13 Comments

Former University of Hawaii quarterback Cole McDonald has been invited to compete at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Read more

Snowfall blankets Texas, Oklahoma; Deep South to see storms
  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 5, 2020

The Storm Prediction Center said storms that could generate hail, 60 mph winds and twisters were possible across much of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Read more

Interchange project to close parts of H-1 in Kapolei
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 1:32 pm

The nightly closures are necessary for sign installations, and will last through mid-February. Read more

Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 1 dead, 157 injured
  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 5, 2020

A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway and broke apart as it tried to land in bad weather in Istanbul, killing one person and injuring dozens more. Passengers had to scramble through the split fuselage to escape. Read more

Sen. Mitt Romney votes to convict Trump in break with fellow Republicans
  • By Bloomberg News
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 5:11 pm
  • 159 Comments

He dismissed the argument of Trump’s defenders that the Senate should acquit the president and leave the judgment to voters in November. Read more

Sen. Mazie Hirono describes Trump as a danger to the nation, votes to convict
  • By Kevin Dayton
  • Feb. 5, 2020
  • Updated 4:21 pm
  • 200 Comments

If there was any doubt where she stood, Hawaii U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono put it to rest with a speech on the Senate floor this morning in which she said President Donald Trump is a danger to the nation. Read more

Prosecutors charge Lyssa Chapman with harassing 2 police officers
  • By Leila Fujimori
  • Feb. 4, 2020
  • Updated 8:44 pm
  • 8 Comments

The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office filed a written complaint Monday charging Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman’s daughter with two counts of harassment. Read more


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