Insufficient signatures sink Maui mayor recall attempt
WAILUKU, Maui — An attempt to recall Maui Mayor Mike Victorino has failed after organizers didn’t collect the minimum number of signatures needed, The Maui News reported.
Mainland health care workers to help Hawaii amid virus surge
HONOLULU — Contracted health care workers will arrive in Hawaii this weekend to help hospitals that are short-staffed and nearing capacity.
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New virus cases begin to slow in US cities
Manatee feeding experiment starts slowly as cold looms
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An unprecedented, experimental attempt to feed manatees facing starvation in Florida has started slowly but wildlife officials expressed optimism Thursday that it will work as cold weather drives the marine mammals toward warmer waters.
Pope on COVID vaccines says health care a ‘moral obligation’
ROME — Pope Francis suggested this week that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a “moral obligation” and denounced how people had been swayed by “baseless information” to refuse one of the most effective measures to save lives during the pandemic.
