Matt LoPresti and Kurt Fevella are old Ewa Beach political adversaries whose rivalry is so intense that they have, at different times, called the police on one another. Matt LoPresti and Kurt Fevella are old Ewa Beach political adversaries whose rivalry is so intense that they have, at different times, called the police on one another. Now, the two are facing off for the right to replace state Sen. Will Espero, who gave up his long-time state Senate 19th District (Ewa, Ewa Beach) seat to run for lieutenant governor. LoPresti, 44, is the Democratic state representative for Ewa, Ewa Beach, Ewa Villages, Ewa Gentry and Ocean Pointe since 2014, while Fevella, a 51-year-old Republican, is a longtime Ewa Neighborhood Board member, community volunteer and veteran candidate for higher office. LoPresti, who has a Ph. D. and who has been teaching philosophy at the university level since 1999, said he plans to continue fighting to get additional funding for Ewa Beach schools, including to … [Read more...] about Rivals compete for Ewa Beach Senate seat
Germany deports convicted 9/11 accomplice home to Morocco
BERLIN >> A Moroccan man convicted of helping Mohamed Atta and the other Hamburg-based Sept. 11 suicide pilots as they plotted attacks on New York and Washington was deported today from Germany to his homeland. ASSOCIATED PRESS / JANUARY 2007 Moroccan Mounir El Motassadeq waits prior his trial at a court in Hamburg, northern Germany, The Moroccan man has been sentenced to a 15-year prison sentence in Germany for helping three of the suicide pilots in the 9/11 attacks on the U.S.ASSOCIATED PRESS / OCT. 15 Terrorist Mounir el Motassadeq is led from one helipcopter to another at the airport in Hamburg, northern Germany. The Moroccan man convicted of helping three of the Sept. 11 attackers as they plotted to strike New York and Washington was flown from a Hamburg jail today to the city’s airport in preparation for his deportation to his home country.ASSOCIATED PRESS A helicopter deports takes off from the prison in Hamburg, Germany. Authorities did not confirm that … [Read more...] about Germany deports convicted 9/11 accomplice home to Morocco
Trump says Saudi king denies knowledge of vanished Saudi journalist
Video by CBS New York ASSOCIATED PRESS President Donald Trump stops to talk to members of the media before walking across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington to board Marine One helicopter for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Florida to tour areas the devastation left behind from Hurricane Michael last week.ASSOCIATED PRESS Visitors enter the Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Saudi journalist writer Jamal Khashoggi, is thought to have vanished after he walked into the consulate on Oct. 2, leading to worldwide speculation over his disappearance. WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump said Monday he had spoken with Saudi Arabia’s king, who “denies any knowledge” of what happened to the Saudi journalist who disappeared after entering the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago. Trump said he had dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the region. What did happen to Jamal Khashoggi, according to … [Read more...] about Trump says Saudi king denies knowledge of vanished Saudi journalist
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting their 1st baby in spring
Video by Reuters AUSTRALIAN POOL VIA AP In this image made from video, Britain’s Prince Harry, center right, and his wife Meghan Markle, left, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, approach a car at an airport in Sydney. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived in Sydney on Monday, a day before they officially start a 16-day tour of Australia and the South Pacific. Kensington Palace says Prince Harry and Meghan the Duchess of Sussex are expecting a child in the spring.ASSOCIATED PRESS / JULY 26 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Britain’s Prince Harry kiss during the presentation ceremony for the Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup, at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club in Windsor, England. Kensington Palace announced, that Prince Harry and his wife the Duchess of Sussex are expecting a child in the spring 2019. CANBERRA, Australia >> Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their first child in the spring, Kensington Palace said today. The announcement came … [Read more...] about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting their 1st baby in spring
Enjoy beer, coffee or chocolate? Expect to pay more, scientists say
WASHINGTON >> Add beer to chocolate, coffee and wine as some of life’s little pleasures that global warming will make scarcer and costlier, scientists say. ASSOCIATED PRESS / APRIL 19, 2017 The beer cooler behind the counter in a convenience store in Sheridan, Ind. In future sweltering years with a double whammy of heat and drought, losses of barley yield can be as much as 17 percent, computer simulations show. And that means “beer prices would, on average, double,” even adjusting for inflation, said a study published in the journal Nature Plants. WASHINGTON >> Add beer to chocolate, coffee and wine as some of life’s little pleasures that global warming will make scarcer and costlier, scientists say. Increasing bouts of extreme heat waves and drought will hurt production of barley, a key beer ingredient, in the future. Losses of barley yield can be as much as 17 percent, an international group of researchers estimated. That means … [Read more...] about Enjoy beer, coffee or chocolate? Expect to pay more, scientists say