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Jeannette Mercer writes about politics, health, business, parenting, and finance for local news sites. She's also a proud mom to two kids who keep her on her toes and an avid runner who loves racing in marathons.

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Ex-Honolulu prosecutor and five others found not guilty in bribery case

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HONOLULU — A jury found Honolulu’s former top prosecutor not guilty Friday in a bribery case that alleged employees of an engineering and architectural firm bribed him with campaign donations in exchange for his prosecution of a former company employee. A U.S. grand jury indicted former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro and five others in […]

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UN experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion oil-backed loan from a UAE company

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UNITED NATIONS — U.N. experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion loan from a company in the United Arab Emirates, despite the oil-rich country’s difficulties in managing debts backed by its oil reserves. The panel of experts said in a report to the U.N. Security Council that loan documents it has

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Tales, trails, and acts of kindness along New Zealand’s 3,000-kilometer Te Araroa trail

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The Waiau pass in the Canterbury region of South Island, at 1,870 meters, is another tricky area. One morning, I ascend a loosely formed track full of rolling boulders and scree to reach Waiau Pass; with every step I trudge to reach the summit, I’m engulfed in an icy, cold cloud, and in keeping with

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Federal judge hears challenges to NYC’s fee for drivers into Manhattan

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NEW YORK — New York’s first-in-the-nation plan to levy a hefty toll on drivers entering much of traffic-choked Manhattan was the focus of a legal battle that played out in federal court Friday. A Manhattan judge heard arguments in lawsuits brought by unionized public school teachers and other New Yorkers seeking to put the brakes

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New endangered listing for rare lizard could slow oil and gas drilling in New Mexico and West Texas

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Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future energy development, sand mining and climate change as the biggest threats to its survival in one of the world’s most lucrative oil and natural gas basins. “We have determined that the dunes sagebrush lizard is

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Boeing shareholders approve CEO's compensation as company faces investigations, possible prosecution

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Boeing shareholders on Friday approved CEO David Calhoun’s $32.8 million compensation and heard leaders explain what the troubled aircraft maker is doing to improve the quality and safety of its planes after a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 Max jetliner in January. Calhoun said the company is finishing a 90-day plan for fixing

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A former OpenAI leader says safety has 'taken a backseat to shiny products' at the AI company

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A former OpenAI leader who resigned from the company earlier this week said on Friday that safety has “taken a backseat to shiny products” at the influential artificial intelligence company. Jan Leike, who ran OpenAI’s “Super Alignment” team alongside a company co-founder who also resigned this week, wrote in a series of posts on the

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Subway commuters in Buenos Aires see fares spike by 360% as part of austerity campaign in Argentina

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Commuters in Buenos Aires on Friday were hit by an abrupt 360% increase in subway fares, one of the most dramatic price hikes in libertarian President Javier Milei ‘s harsh budget austerity campaign in Argentina. After weeks of hearings, a judge on Thursday lifted an order that had temporarily blocked the

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Chicago Tribune staffers' unequal pay lawsuit claims race and sex discrimination

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CHICAGO — The Chicago Tribune is being sued by some of its staffers, who say they and other women and Black journalists are being paid less than their white male counterparts. The complaint filed Thursday in federal court in Chicago also names Tribune Publishing Co. and Alden Global Capital, which took control of the Tribune

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