California Woman Recovering From Attack By Huge Shark In Hawaii
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A woman from Cerritos, Calif., said she is recovering from a bite by a huge shark in the ocean off the Hawaiian island of Maui. Evvone Cashman, 56, was bitten by the shark Wednesday in Wailea, a community on the south shore of the island, the Los Angeles Times reported. The size of the shark was not known but an emergency room doctor said that based on Cashman's bite it could have been up ...
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US Pulls Diplomats From Lahore Amidst Credible Terror Threat To Consulates
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The US State Department has reportedly pulled diplomats from its consulate in Lahore, Pakistan in light of the recent threat of attacks to its consulates. According to the BBC, the State Department issued an 'ordered departure' for all of its diplomats in Lahore, except for a handful of emergency personnel and moved them to Islamabad. The State Department has issued a travel warning to ...
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Wastewater Spills At Hawaii County Treatment Plant
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HILO, Hawaii -- Hawaii County wastewater officials say a malfunctioning pump led to the discharge of 7,600 gallons of wastewater into the ocean.The accident occurred Tuesday at the Papaikou Wastewater Treatment Plant.The Hawaii Tribune-Herald (https://bit.ly/16prEvH) reports shoreline near the plant's outfall was closed as a precaution. Wastewater Division head Dora Beck says wastewater is ...
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Hawaii Programs Get $750K From Fish And Wildlife
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HONOLULU - Three projects protecting endangered and threatened species in Hawaii are each receiving about $250,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.The federal agency said last week it's providing funds to a state Department of Land and Natural Resources program to restore a self-sustaining population of alala or Hawaiian crow to the Big Island.The project will release captive-bred ...
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Hawaiian Airlines To Offer IPad Minis Inflight
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Related: The FCC wants to make in-flight Wi-Fi less awful Australian airline Qantas already offers iPads with streaming entertainment in every seat on 16 of its refurbished Boeing ...
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US Employers Add 169000 Jobs In August Unemployment Rate Falls To 7.3 Percent
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WASHINGTON (AP) US employers add 169,000 jobs in August, unemployment rate falls to 7.3 percent. APThis story has been automatically published from the Associated Press wire which uses US ...
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Video Honolulu Ecosystem Devastated By Molasses Spill
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Honolulu has suffered one of the biggest environmental disasters in the state's history and it was caused by a spill of 233,000 gallons of molasses. Edward Lawrence ...
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Hotel Room Rates In Hawaii Rise 10 Again On Lower Occupancy
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Oahu hotels saw the highest increase in average daily room rates 12.5 percent of all the Hawaiian Islands last week. Seen in this file photo is the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort.Room rates at Hawaii hotels increased by an average of 10 percent across the islands last week, despite lower occupancy, according to the latest reporter by Hospitality Advisors LLC and Smith Travel ...
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