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Hawaii News Now wrote that there have been reports of some organizations on Hawaii’s mainland paying as little as 4 cents an hour to people with disabilities. However, lawmakers on Wednesday said no Hawaii employers have been known to pay less than minimum wage. The Hawaii State Legislature passed Senate Bill 793 that removes “the exemption of individuals with disabilities from minimum wage requirements.” In a ceremony on June 16, Hawaii Gov....

The idea may seem ridiculous now, but once upon a time the Hawks big man had faster swim times in six events than famous Olympians Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. RIO 2016: Beautiful faces of the Olympics The year was 1995, and both Humphries and Phelps were competitive swimmers at age 10. Surprisingly, Humphries was the fastest swimmer in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle, 50-meter butterfly, 50-meter backstroke, 50-meter breaststroke and 200-meter individual medley, as shown by the Hawks’ website....

The 20-year-old guard, who had a standout rookie season as he averaged 19.1 points and 8.1 assists while shooting 41.8% from the field, thinks the team’s young core will attract free agents to Atlanta. “If you’re looking to have the ball in your hands, if you’re looking to score a lot of points — I mean, a lot of players in the league know if you come play with me, I’m going to make sure I get you the ball,” Young said during an interview with Atlanta station 92....

The 35 year-old, who rode for the Red Bull Honda team, was taken to Cesena’s Maurizio Bufalini hospital last Wednesday after being struck by a car while training on his bicycle along Italy’s Adriatic Coast. A spokeswoman for the hospital could not immediately confirm the reports, which were carried by La Repubblica, Il Mattino and Fatto Quotidiano newspaper websites, among others. She said a statement was expected later in the evening....

Hazard, who will captain Belgium at the European Championship, left the pitch after 50 minutes after having his foot stood on during a practice match. “I don’t think it is serious, just a knock,” Wilmots told reporters after the match between the expected starting XI and the reserves ahead of Belgium’s opening match at the tournament against Italy in Lyon on Monday. Wilmots said all players were fit, including defender Thomas Vermaelen, who had been doubtful earlier in the week....

HBO has partnered up with NFL Films to present the all-access show chronicling various football teams over the past 14 years and now plans to bring various college football programs into the mix. According to a report from ESPN, the network is currently in negotiations with four universities — Alabama, Arizona State, Penn State and Washington State — to create another behind-the-scenes show this season. The structure of the show has not been finalized, ESPN noted, but the schools involved have discussed allowing cameras to follow each program for a week at a time....

HBO stealth-launched the HBO Now app on Xbox One earlier today. The timing of the launch makes sense, as the season six premiere of Game of Thrones is set for this coming Sunday. The season six premiere of Game of Thrones combined with the increased accessibility of the HBO Now app could result in an increase in HBO Now subscribers this week, especially when one considers the success of Netflix and other streaming services on home consoles....

Based on Naughty Dog’s original game, The Last of Us takes place about 20 years after civilization has been destroyed by a plague that turned people into zombie-like spore monsters. The series, like the game, will reportedly focus on Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they try and navigate their way out of a quarantine zone set up by a group of survivors known as The Fireflies. While it’s been reported that the game’s creator, Neil Druckmann has wrapped up his work on the HBO series, it appears there’s still plenty to shoot as Reid just joined the cast....

Lucas Perez warrants regular run for Arsenal The Argentine has been limited to nine appearances in the league this season, starting just one game. He was brought on for the final 10 minutes against Luciano Spalletti’s men, finding the net within five. But while Mihajlovic knows former Barcelona and Catania striker Lopez has talent, he feels he has wasted some of it by being overweight. “The qualities of Maxi have never been questioned,” Mihajlovic told reporters....

The midfielder has been heavily criticized for his poor form at Manchester United after his record-breaking transfer from Juventus. With one goal in seven games for the Premier League side – United’s last in a 4-1 win over Leicester – Pogba has heavily underwhelmed for a side already five points behind rival Manchester City. And so as he swept France to a narrow 1-0 victory to gain a lead over Netherlands in Group A, the 23-year-old will have felt some vindication....

DOHA (Reuters) - A new documentary film is offering a rare glimpse into the lives of poor African and Asian migrant workers building facilities for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar - and it does so using soccer itself. Leaving behind dusty workers’ camps for gleaming soccer stadiums, dozens of migrant labourers compete in a football tournament of their own. A workers’ cup, staged each year in Doha by the organisers of the 2022 competition, brings together teams representing local construction firms....

“Wyoming has spoken on behalf of everyone who is concerned that the game is becoming more and more rigged against them,” Hageman told an excited crowd on Tuesday night. Hageman successfully ousted Representative Liz Cheney from her House seat after she clinched the Republican nomination for Wyoming’s at-large district. The former Cheney aide is projected to go on to win November’s general election, given that Trump carried the state with more than two-thirds of the vote in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential election....

Many of the videos posted showed strong winds and whiteout conditions across Buffalo, New York. One clip posted to Twitter by meteorologist Reed Timmer, who warned of “dangerous blizzard conditions,” showed a storm surge flooding Buffalo Naval Park, with winds over 60 miles per hour. “‘You can’t see anything:’ Extreme meteorologist @ReedTimmerAccu reports from within the heart of what he calls a once-in-a-generation winter storm striking #Buffalo, New York,” AccuWeather tweeted, sharing a video of Timmer covering the blizzard....

The judge’s ruling will not bring the case to an end but means the newspaper must defend its coverage if it wants to avoid a payout. The lawsuit revolves around an article published by the newspaper in February 2022 with the headline: “REVEALED: How Harry tried to keep his legal fight over bodyguards secret….then minutes after MoS broke story his PR machine tried to put positive spin on the dispute....

The new version of Duelling Club in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is apparently only going to be around for the next couple of days, but it introduces a smart change to make the experience less frustrating. Previously, Hogwarts Mystery players were given three tickets to play Duelling Club, and once they lost three times, they would be out of tickets and were locked out of the mode. The only way to get more tickets was to purchase them with gems, which are Hogwarts Mystery’s in-game currency, and are generally hard to come by....

RELATED: Harry Potter: Best Moments From Return To Hogwarts Although the movies were adaptations of the books, the films left out a few details about the Burrow, the fan-favorite magical home of the Weasleys. Avid readers of the novels should know these interesting tidbits. 8 The Burrow’s Physical Appearance And Location The Burrow was once a little Tudor building with a pigpen on its side. Eventually, after Molly and Arthur graduated and got married, they moved into the pigpen....

The first official Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Brilliant Event will begin on July 3, 2019 at 1PM PST or 4PM EST for all players on compatible devices in regions where the game has been officially released. In this Brilliant Event, players will be able to add special, Brilliant Foundables to their Registry. Players will have just a few days to get these Brilliant Foundables as the event will end on July 10....

Part 1 of the Circus-themed event is already live and sends witches and wizards out into the world with a lengthly list of challenges. The Wizards Unite community has already been racing around through the event tasks and is ready to share all of the details about what needs to be done and, more importantly, what rewards are up for grabs. RELATED: Wizards Unite First Community Day Details And New Brilliant Event...

The two colleges filed the lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in District Court in Boston on Wednesday morning, a Harvard spokesperson told Newsweek. The lawsuit, which was first reported on by The Harvard Crimson, seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief preventing the government from enforcing its new policy, which was announced on July 6....

If Ryan Newman had won (and probably if Denny Hamlin had won), there would have been squawks — justifiably so — that a driver who didn’t have a great season won the title. There was no such talk Monday. Just talk about what a great race it was as all the contenders ran 1-2-3-4 at one point and all had a chance, at least before Joey Logano’s car fell off the jack with 17 laps to go....