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Hawaii residents brace for landfall by Hurricane Lane; schools, public offices shut, people stock up on food, water
• 7 years agoResidents of Hawaii were bracing for a rare landfall by a powerful hurricane as they stocked up on water, food and emergency supplies.
Hurricane Lane grows to Category 5 storm as it approaches Hawaii's coast
• 7 years agoThe storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 160 miles (260 kilometers) per hour.
Hurricane Hector: All you need to know about the tropical storm approaching Hawaii's Big Island
Fp Staff • 7 years agoHurricane Hector, which has now been classified as a category 4 storm is expected to pass about 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of Hawaii's Big Island late on Wednesday.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano destroys hundreds of homes in Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland; no injuries reported
• 7 years agoLava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano destroyed hundreds of homes, overtaking two oceanfront communities where residents were advised to evacuate last week.
US, South Korea will continue to put pressure on Pyongyang to give up nukes: Jim Mattis
• 7 years agoThe US and South Korea are going to keep tightening the screws on Pyongyang so that the hermit state gives up its nuclear program, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said
US military identifies 100 sailors and marines killed during Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 76 years ago
• 7 years agoThe military has identified 100 sailors and marines killed when the USS Oklahoma capsized during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 76 years ago,
US Coast Guard, military search for five missing crew members as army helicopter goes down off Hawaii
• 8 years agoUS Coast Guard and military crews are searching the ocean off Hawaii for five crewmembers of an Army helicopter that reportedly went down during a training exercise.
Three killed in fire in Honolulu's Marco Polo Tower, blaze spread due to lack of sprinkler system
Fp Staff • 8 years agoFlames ripped through three floors of a Honolulu tower block, killing three people including a mother and her son on Friday, media said
Fire in Honolulu's Marco Polo Tower kills three, blaze now under control
• 8 years agoFlames ripped through three floors of a Honolulu tower block, killing three people including a mother and her son on Friday, media said.
Researchers develop computer code that can help robots understand body language
Ians • 8 years agoResearchers have developed a computer code that could help robots understand body poses and movements, allowing them to perceive people.