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A doctor killed his wife and 16 year old daughter with a gas held in a yoga ball.

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An anesthesiologist used a yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide to kill his wife and daughter in 2015, prosecutors told a Hong Kong court Wednesday.

Khaw Kim-sun allegedly left the exercise ball filled with the gas in a locked car with the two women, where it slowly leaked carbon monoxide and killed his wife and 16-year-old daughter, the BBC reported. Khaw pleaded not guilty to "two counts of murder."
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An autopsy determined the doctor's wife and daughter died from carbon monoxide poisoning. While investigating, police discovered a deflated yoga ball in the car near where the two bodies were found. The South China Morning Post reported a jogger found the bodies in the parked car.

Khaw, who was an associate professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, allegedly killed his wife because he was having an affair with a student and his wife wouldn't divorce him, prosecutors told Hong Kong's High Court, according to Sky News. However, prosecutors said they didn't think Khaw wanted to kill his daughter.
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Witnesses reportedly said they saw Khaw filling exercise balls with carbon monoxide. The professor told colleagues he was using the gas to kill rabbits, however, he allegedly contradicted his statement when speaking to the police, saying he was using the carbon monoxide to kill rats in his residence.

The trial was slated to continue on Thursday.

Kathleen Joyce is a breaking/trending news producer for FoxNews.com. You can follow her at @Kathleen_Joyce8 on Twitter.

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An anesthesiologist used a yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide to kill his wife and daughter in 2015, prosecutors told a Hong Kong court Wednesday. Khaw Kim-sun allegedly left the exercise ball filled with the gas in a locked car with the two women, where it slowly leaked carbon monoxide and killed his wife and 16-year-old daughter, the BBC reported.

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Texas man bitten by shark has flesh-eating bacteria related to attack.

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A man who was bitten by a shark while swimming at a Texas beach earlier this month said he's now being treated for flesh-eating bacteria related to the shark bite.
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Blaine Shelton was admitted to the hospital again this week after he was attacked on Aug. 9 while swimming near Boliver Island's Crystal Beach. The 42-year-old was about 200 yards from the shore when the shark sunk its teeth into his thigh, just above his knee.

Shelton told KHOU11 on Tuesday that after he was released from the hospital last week, he began experiencing extreme pain around his shark bite wound.

"You see all that dried stuff right there? That's what was dying," Shelton told the news station, referencing the tissue the flesh-eating bacteria has taken around his infected wound.

"Thank God they're helping me with the pain because the other day when I came in I could hardly walk in here," he said.
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He added that he's always heard there was "bacteria in the water," but never took the warning seriously - until now.

"But to tell you the truth, if you've got a scratch on your arm or your leg, I wouldn't get in that water," Shelton said. "And if you do, bring some alcohol with you to clean it the second you get out. It's nothing to play with."

Shelton wrote on his GoFundMe page on Wednesday that he was back at the hospital and "in good hands" with the doctors on staff. He posted a selfie of himself Thursday from the hospital bed.

The construction worker recalled seeing a fin in the water the day of the attack and realizing it wasn't any friendly fish.

"I already saw the fin, and I knew it wasn't a porpoise," Shelton told the station. "So I turn around to get out of there, and that's when he grabbed me by the leg."

Shelton said he's expecting his medical bills to top $100,000 by the end of the ordeal and is raising money to pay for the rising costs.

Katherine Lam is a breaking and trending news digital producer for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @bykatherinelam

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A man who was bitten by a shark while swimming at a Texas beach earlier this month said he's now being treated for flesh-eating bacteria related to the shark bite. WARNING: Graphic image below Blaine Shelton was admitted to the hospital again this week after he was attacked on Aug.

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President Donald Trump signed the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act, FCC to conduct a study to assess the feasibility of implementing a three-digit dialing code for a national suicide prevention

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The national suicide hotline needs a fix -- and Trump agrees

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Donald Trump's signing of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act last week is an important step in making mental health resources available to the many Americans who need them, writes Carrie Sheffield

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The National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act was signed last week. The act listed many things to be changed to the Suicide Hotline including the number to call it so it is easier to remember.

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Donald Trump's signing of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act last week is an important step in making mental health resources available to the many Americans who need them, writes Carrie Sheffield

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An anti-conceal and carry syllabus was given out by a professor to college students.

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A graduate teaching assistant has been criticized after trying to alienate and target students who conceal carry weapons in her classroom, labelling them as "absurd, antisocial, and frightening" and forcing them to stand in a "3X3 taped square."

"If you feel that it is somehow at all appropriate to bring a gun to class (hint: it is not...)," the controversial University of Utah teacher wrote in a section of her syllabus, then the students would be forced to stand in a "Second Amendment zone."

While the public school instructor acknowledged the students' right to bear arms, she claimed she has the "right to restrict elements of the Second Amendment in my own classroom" like a "free speech zone." The assistant said those students would be forced to stand in a "3x3 taped square on the floor in the very back of the classroom...This zone does not include a desk because desks are reserved for students who respect the personal and psychological safety of their classmates and instructor."
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On Monday, Utah State Rep. Karianne Lisonbee - a Republican lawmaker who passed legislation to lower the age of concealed carry in the state to 18-years-old so young women could defend themselves against potential rapists or attackers - posted a copy of the syllabus on her Facebook page from two students in the class, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.

"I am livid," Lisonbee wrote, "A University of Utah Professor doesn't understand the Bill of Rights and University policy on free speech - which is disturbing enough. But even more egregious, she is seeking to break state law and deprive students of their rights."

Lisonbee also said that "free speech zones" no longer exist in Utah after lawmakers passed a 2017 bill requiring all higher education institutions to drop any free speech limitations.

The university immediately responded and reprimanded the teaching assistant for violating campus policy and state law, which both allow students to conceal carry.
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The anti-gun teacher has been reassigned from teaching that class Tuesday, had to refresh her training on campus policy, and apologized to the students in the class.

"I just think, for her to say you don't have a desk, you don't have the same rights, like, that's just going against what our constitution was based on," Sarah Campbell, a sophomore at University of Utah told FOX 13.

Caleb Parke is an associate editor for FoxNews.com. You can follow him on Twitter @calebparke

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College teaching assistant reprimanded for anti-gun 'Second Amendment zone' in classroom

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An unstable attacker killed his mother and sister and harmed another person in a suburb west of Paris with a knife

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France knife attack: Two dead and one injured near Paris

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Two people were killed and one "badly injured" in a knife attack Thursday morning in Trappes, a suburb west of Paris, according to France's National Police.

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2 toddlers survive two days in the ravine of a car crash that killed their mother. Ages 3 and 1

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Two toddlers survive fatal car crash that killed their mom, and then endure several more days lost and alone in the woods before rescue

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For two days, a 3-year-old child and his 1-year-old brother sat alone and hungry in the wreckage of a car crash while their mother lay dead.

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Olive garden creates a never ending pasta pass? $100 for 8 weeks of unlimited pasta or their more pricey option for $300 but you get a whole 52 weeks of unlimited pasta.

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This year has felt like the year of one consumer disappointment after another. Consumers are paying more for toilet paper, and Americans felt the pinch at the gas pumps this summer. But an upcoming consumer event has the potential to undo all that financial frustration. The solution: a year's worth of unlimited pasta, soup or salad and breadsticks .

Now in its fifth year , Olive Garden's wildly successful Never Ending Pasta Pass is back and will provide eight weeks of unlimited servings of pasta (gluten-free rotini is available), sauces and toppings from the Never Ending Pasta Bowl menu and unlimited soup or salad and breadsticks to satiate the country's biggest appetites all in exchange for $100 plus tax .

Click to read more about the best fast-food value menus in America.

Spinning off of that deal, Olive Garden is blessing the carb lovers of America and introducing its Annual Pasta Pass. That means 52 weeks of infinite pasta, soup or salad and breadsticks all for $300 plus tax, proving that you don't need a big wallet, just a big appetite .
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To prevent the whole country from sliding into a grain and starched-fueled frenzy, there's a major catch. Pasta Passes are limited and will only be on sale for 30 minutes or until they sell out . If what happened during last year's sale is any indication of how eager pasta lovers will respond this year, don't expect the deal to last longer than one second .

Cost: $300 plus tax for Annual Pasta Pass, $100 plus tax for eight-week Pasta Pass

How to purchase: Visit PastaPass.com

Availability: Eight-week Pasta Pass - 23,000 passes; Annual Pasta Pass - 1,000 passes

Darden Restaurants, Olive Garden's parent company , is likely to make $2.6 million in one second tomorrow with the sale of 24,000 passes. That's a lot of dough for a company that was financially struggling and a chain that was falling out of public favor just a few years ago. Plans for the chain's rebranding and remodeling were announced in 2014 with the intention of shifting it away from the restaurant's rustic and old-world feel to a more modern and sleek look.
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Olive Garden's new logo was met with public jeers , but the stock price has been proving otherwise. Amid reports that millennials are killing casual dining , in the last five years, Darden Restaurants' stock price has been trending upward. The company has also made several plays to attract millennial customers by adding millennial staples like rosé wine and kale to the menu, creating photogenic dishes to appeal to social media obsessed diners and increasing the company's social responsibility visibility .

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This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com: How Olive Garden Plans to Make $2.6 Million in 1 Second Tomorrow

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This year has felt like the year of one consumer disappointment after another. Consumers are paying more for toilet paper, and Americans felt the pinch at the gas pumps this summer. But an upcoming consumer event has the potential to undo all that financial frustration.

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Two were killed in a knife attack. The attacker killed his sister and mother and one other who is left badly injured.

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France knife attack: Two dead and one injured near Paris

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Two people were killed and one "badly injured" in a knife attack Thursday morning in Trappes, a suburb west of Paris, according to France's National Police.

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Congressional delegate in New Hampshire walks 40 miles for immigration justice and for the impeachment of President Trump.

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Lincoln Soldati, the former Strafford County attorney and military veteran, has been vocal on three major issues: justice for sexual abuse and child abuse victims, immigration justice and the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

On Wednesday morning, Soldati began "Walking the Walk" with other immigration advocates. The 40-mile journey from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Manchester, New Hampshire, to the ICE detention facility in Dover will take place from Wednesday to Saturday. Participants will walk 10 miles a day, according to the event site.

Emmett Soldati

Soldati is the only candidate in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District to do the walk, and, for him, this walk is personal.

"I am the grandson of immigrants," he wrote in a release. "And unless you're Native or African American, you are here because of immigrants."

Soldati also said in his press release regarding the event that his grandson is an immigrant.

"100 years after my grandparents settled in Somersworth, a West African teenager, fleeing death and persecution, sought asylum in America, seeking refuge and safety," he said. "Instead, he found ICE agents who altered his birth certificate to make him appear over 18 so they could detain him. While incarcerated, he taught himself English, and never stopped believing there was a place for him in America. He was right, as he too found a home in Somersworth, it was our son's home. I'm proud he calls me grandpa and to witness the American dream live on in a new generation."

While a poll from Saint Anselm College's New Hampshire Institute of Politics has him ranked third and Chris Pappas and Maura Sullivan significantly ahead, the campaign noted to ABC News that Soldati is leading progressives.

"He is in first place amongst progressive candidates calling for Medicare4All, Abolishment of ICE, impeachment of Donald Trump, and a refusal to accept PAC or Lobbyists funding -- all things the two ahead of him do not support," Emmett Soldati, son of the Democratic candidate, told ABC News.

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From the start of his campaign, Lincoln Soldati has been adamant in leading the proceeding to impeach Trump if elected. He previously told ABC News it is why he entered the race in the first place. His son was quick to point out his father is the oldest candidate in the dense and competitive race, and he's there to make sure the country does not remain in danger.

"His conduct as I read the constitution, as I watch various things he's done... it seems very clear he has abandoned his role as commander-in-chief," he told ABC News earlier this year.

In May, residents and visitors driving through Somersworth, New Hampshire, saw a combination of politics and business -- a billboard containing the phrase: "Did somebody say impeachment?"

However, the "peach" in "impeachment" has the peach emoji in place of the word. The billboard was created by his son Emmett Soldati, who is a small business owner.

Decades before the #MeToo movement, Soldati advocated for victims of child abuse and sexual assault during his time as Strafford County attorney. He created a protocol "that led to increased reporting by survivors of sexual assault," according to a release. It set a standard for the state of New Hampshire, putting the state "at the forefront of victims rights in America," the release continued.

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New Hampshire congressional delegate Lincoln Soldati to walk 40 miles for immigration

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Lincoln Soldati, the former Strafford County attorney and military veteran, has been vocal on three major issues: justice for sexual abuse and child abuse victims, immigration justice and the impeachment of President Donald Trump. On Wednesday morning, Soldati began "Walking the Walk" with other immigration advocates. The 40-mile journey from the U.S.

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Doctors told a man he had terminal cancer, turns out he had a treatable disease. He went on to sue the doctors.

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DNC got confused of whether or not an "unauthorized" security test was being used on the voter database, or if it was a hacking attempt.

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The Democratic National Committee said late Wednesday that it had mistaken an "unauthorized" security test for an attempt to hack into its voter database.

News broke Wednesday afternoon that the DNC had been notified of fake websites set up to look like legitimate logins for its staffers, prompting the DNC to notify the FBI. These kinds of attempts to breach security systems, known as phishing attacks, are a common tactic used by malicious agents to acquire usernames and passwords that can then be used to access sensitive systems.

But the DNC walked back its claim, saying that further investigation of the pages revealed that they appeared to have been an unauthorized test.

"We, along with the partners who reported the site, now believe it was built by a third party as part of a simulated phishing test on VoteBuilder," said Bob Lord, chief security officer for the DNC. "The test, which mimicked several attributes of actual attacks on the Democratic party's voter file, was not authorized by the DNC, VoteBuilder nor any of our vendors."

A Democratic official who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter said the websites were an unauthorized test by the Michigan Democratic Party to mimic a sophisticated phishing attempt. Vendors and others were not alerted to the test, which is why the DNC reacted strongly to it.

Lord did not clarify who or what set up the phishing pages, but said that they "took the necessary precautions to ensure that sensitive data critical to candidates and state parties across the country was not compromised."

With the midterm elections less than three months away, security experts and government officials have repeatedly warned about continued efforts by foreign governments and bad actors to penetrate political campaigns and voting systems.

The DNC and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee were victims of one of the most effective cyberattacks in political history in 2016, which led to the release of Democratic emails during the election season.

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DNC says attempt to hack database was actually 'unauthorized' test

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The Democratic National Committee said late Wednesday that it had mistaken an "unauthorized" security test for an attempt to hack into its voter database. News broke Wednesday afternoon that the DNC had been notified of fake websites set up to look like legitimate logins for its staffers, prompting the DNC to notify the FBI.

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King Bio recalls more than 30 medicines for children and infants because of microbial contamination of medicine. Medicine curing chicken pox, sleep aids, and appetite enhancers made in between August 1,2017 and April

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King Bio Recalls 32 Children's Medicine Products

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The recalled medicines could potentially cause life-threatening infections.

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Mollie Tibbett's family doesn't want her death politicized

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Some relatives of Mollie Tibbetts are pushing back against politicians who are blaming the country's immigration system for the Iowa college student's death.

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The USA and China are in a trade war with each other

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Trade war: Trump's latest round of China tariffs kicks in

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The Trump Administration's latest round of tariffs on Chinese goods kicked in Thursday, drawing immediate retaliation from Beijing.

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Man in California subway stabbing eligible for death penalty

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Prosecutors on Wednesday added charges that could qualify a man for the death penalty if he's convicted of stabbing 18-year-old Nia Wilson to death at a train station in Northern California.

Alameda County prosecutors added the special-circumstances enhancement of "lying in wait" to the charges against John Cowell, who didn't enter a plea during a court hearing, the East Bay Times reported .

Cowell, 27, is charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of Wilson last month as she changed trains at a subway station in Oakland as well as attempted murder in the attack that also wounded Wilson's sister.

Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley said authorities are still investigating whether Cowell was motivated by racial hate in the attack. The women are black, and he is white.

O'Malley said last month after Cowell appeared in court for the first time that there hasn't been any evidence of a hate crime but that such a charge could be filed if investigators find any proof of that as a motive.

Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods, who is Cowell's attorney, said he doesn't agree with the added special-circumstance allegations and that there is no evidence the crime was fueled by racism.

"I'm deeply concerned that they're now seeking death, possibly for someone that has severe, severe mental illness," Woods said.

"What we have here is someone who was released by a state hospital just 75 days before this incident," Woods added. "He suffers from severe mental illness, and that's why we're here today."

Whether or not prosecutors decide to seek the death penalty will occur after a hearing in which a judge will determine if Cowell should be held on his charges. A date for that hearing has not yet been set.

California hasn't executed anyone since 2006 and has the nation's largest death row with nearly 750 inmates.

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Prosecutors on Wednesday added charges that could qualify a man for the death penalty if he's convicted of stabbing 18-year-old Nia Wilson to death at a train station in Northern California. Alameda County prosecutors added the special-circumstances enhancement of "lying in wait" to the...

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Trump says "If i'm impeached the market would crash and everyone would be poor." When asked if he thinks the democrats would impeach him if they regained control of congress

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President Donald Trump questioned how he could be impeached when he's made strides improving economic conditions in an interview aired Thursday.

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A 600 -foot drug transportation tunnel was found after the owner of an abandoned business was seen loading plastic containers onto a trailer. The tunnel started at a private home in Mexico and ended at a abandoned KFC in Arizona. The former business owner was found with over 1 million dollars worth of drugs.

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Man sets citizens SUV on fire and fleas but is caught on camera

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Authorities hope surveillance video showing a suspected arsonist setting an SUV on fire in someone's driveway will help lead to an arrest.

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Hurricane Lane is category 4 storm hitting Hawaii. The storm has 150 mph winds and is expected to cause flash flooding and landslides.

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As Hurricane Lane nears Hawaii, officials and residents prepare for the fierce winds and heavy rain that are expected to hit the Pacific islands.

Hawaii Gov. David Ige said during a news conference Wednesday that he requested a presidential disaster declaration, "which allows us to preposition the state, should the need for federal assistance arise during the Hurricane Lane effects."

The Category 4 storm, currently situated about 400 miles south-southeast of Honolulu, is expected to bring maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, and currently is moving west-northwest at 8 mph, according to an 8 p.m. ET update from the National Weather Service's Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC).

The storm was listed earlier as a Category 5 storm before a decrease in wind strength. Hurricane warnings are in effect for Hawaii County and Maui County, in addition to several islands, the agency said. Oahu and Kauai County are under a hurricane watch.

"A steady weakening trend is forecast to begin today, but Lane is expected to remain a dangerous hurricane as it approaches the islands," the CPHC said in the Wednesday evening update.

Parts of the state under hurricane warning should see tropical storm conditions by Thursday morning before strengthening to hurricane level severity later in the day, CPHC said.

Heavy rain from the storm is anticipated across "portions of the Hawaiian Islands" through the weekend, the update said, which "could lead to major flash flooding and landslides."

With the potential of rain, wind and coastal flooding on the island of Oahu, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said they are "using an abundance of caution as we go forward."

"We're planning for the worst and hoping for the best," he said.

Starting Thursday, only disaster response workers were expected to report to work, Caldwell said, echoing a tweet from the governor, who is permitting administrative leave for all "non-essential state employees on Oahu and Kauai." Ige previously issued the same authorization for similar employees on the Big Island and Maui.

Hurricane evacuation shelters are expected to be opened Thursday morning, Deputy Director of Emergency Management Hiro Toiya said during the news conference. There is very limited space in the shelters, Toiya said, adding that the facilities essentially will be "standing room only," and will be stocked with very few supplies, so residents should prepare to bring their own.

"Most" of the shelters "have not been designed or hardened to withstand winds greater than a tropical storm," he said, before adding that they were still "a safer option" for people in potential flood areas or those who lived in older homes. He also encouraged people to consider the option of staying with friends and family.

Among the other preparations announced by the mayor and other officials from the city included cancelling all public schooling on the island and concluding regular bus service Thursday evening until after the storm. Public schools also were closed on the Big Island and in Maui County until further notice.

Residents in Hawaii rushed to stores to stock up on bottled water, toilet paper and other supplies as they faced the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and high surf.

"We're planning on boarding up all our windows and sliding doors," Napua Puaoi of Wailuku, Maui, told The Associated Press after buying 16 pieces of plywood from Home Depot. "As soon as my husband comes home - he has all the power tools."

Lane is the strongest storm to come this close to Hawaii in recorded history, and only six Category 5 storms have been located in this part of the Pacific Ocean.

The Aloha State, while located in a vast ocean, has not had many brushes with large tropical systems. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's database, there is no record of a hurricane track within 65 nautical miles of either Maui or Honolulu since statehood.

For Hawaii, the "big one" came in in 1992 when Hurricane Iniki struck the island of Kauai as a Category 4 storm, causing $3.2 billion in damage and killing six people, according to Fox News Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean.

Iniki is still the costliest and deadliest storm to hit the islands in recorded history, and only two other hurricanes - an unnamed storm in 1871 and Dot in 1959 - have hit a Hawaiian island in that time period.
Fox News' Travis Fedschun, Janice Dean and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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As Hurricane Lane nears Hawaii, officials and residents prepare for the fierce winds and heavy rain that are expected to hit the Pacific islands. Hawaii Gov. David Ige said during a news conference Wednesday that he requested a presidential disaster declaration, "which allows us to preposition the state, should the need for federal assistance arise during the Hurricane Lane effects."

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Larry Nasser former gymnastics doctor found guilty of sexual assault.

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Ex-Michigan State gymnastics coach charged with lying to police as part of Nassar probe

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Former Michigan State University women's gymnastics coach Kathie Klages was charged Thursday with two counts of lying to a peace officer as part of the Larry Nassar probe, the state Attorney General's office said.

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Category 4 hurricane threatens Hawaii

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Hurricane Lane: The Category 4 storm could become the first major hurricane to make landfall in Hawaii in 26 years.

Track the storm: The hurricane was about 235 miles south-southwest of the Big Island early Thursday. You can track the storm here.

How the islands are prepping: Schools and government offices are closed, and Hawaii's governor has urged residents to stock up on two weeks' worth of supplies.

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Only 2 hurricanes have hit Hawaii in the past 59 years

From CNN's Jason Hanna and Brandon Miller

Kainalu Kitashima helps his father tie down their tiny home in preparation for Hurricane Lane

Kainalu Kitashima helps his father tie down their tiny home in preparation for Hurricane Lane AP Photo/John Locher

Hurricanes rarely make landfall in Hawaii, as the Central Pacific does not see as many storms as the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific, and the Hawaiian Islands present a small target in the vast Pacific Ocean.

Only two hurricanes and two tropical storms have made landfall in Hawaii since 1959.
They were:

Hurricane Dot, in 1959

Hurricane Iniki, in 1992

Tropical Storm Iselle, in 2014

Tropical Storm Darby, in 2016

Even close calls are somewhat rare, with Hawaii getting a named storm within 60 miles of its coastline about once every four years on average.

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This is what Hurricane Lane looks like from space

Astronaut Ricky Arnold shared photos that NASA captured on Wednesday of Hurricane Lane from space.

"The crew of the @Space_Station sends much aloha to everyone there," Arnold tweeted.

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Landslides are already blocking some roads on the Big Island

As the outer rain bands of Hurricane Lane begin lashing Hawaii's Big Island, roadways are already being adversely impacted, according to the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.

Highway 19 - a portion of the Hawaii Belt Road that runs between Hilo and Kailua-Kona - is blocked in multiple areas due to landslides, HCCDA says.

Police and Department of Transportation crews are responding to the rock slides, debris and water on the roadway, and are asking motorists to stay off the roadway if possible.

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How Hawaii residents are prepping for this storm

From CNN's Jason Hanna and Brandon Miller

Empty shelves of a supermaket are seen as residents of Oahu are re-stocking their water and non-perishable food supplies ahead of Hurricane Lane.

Empty shelves of a supermaket are seen as residents of Oahu are re-stocking their water and non-perishable food supplies ahead of Hurricane Lane.RONEN ZILBERMAN/AFP/Getty Images

Hawaii Gov. David Ige urged residents Wednesday to prepare two weeks' worth of supplies ahead of Hurricane Lane.

And accordingly, people have been flocking to stores for supplies.

"(I'm) filling up my bathtub with some water, hoping to board up my main windows in time," a shopper on the Big Island, Shana Bartolome, told CNN affiliate KHON on Tuesday.

Shoppers were going for generators, toilet paper, water and other supplies, KHON reported.

Adelicia Martin, who is shopping for a family of three, struggles with her overweighted shopping cart after buying her supplies for Hurricane Lane at Sams Club on Wednesday.

Adelicia Martin, who is shopping for a family of three, struggles with her overweighted shopping cart after buying her supplies for Hurricane Lane at Sams Club on Wednesday. Photo by Kat Wade/Getty Images

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Hurricane Lane is currently southwest of Hawaii and traveling north

Hurricane Lane a dangerous Category 4 storm that could make landfall between now and Saturday across the islands. Even if it doesn't, it'll draw close enough to bring destructive winds and as much as 20 inches of rain in some places.

The hurricane was about 235 miles south-southwest of the Big Island early Thursday.

Thursday afternoon: Tropical Storm-force winds will begin spreading over the Big Island.

Thursday night: Rain, wind and rough surf should increase.

Friday: The Big Island will likely see its worse weather conditions.

The big question is when will Hurricane Lane begin its turn towards the west? The longer it continues to move North on Friday, the closer it will get to Maui and Oahu before making its turn.
You can track Hurricane Lane here.

What we're covering here

Hurricane Lane: The Category 4 storm could become the first major hurricane to make landfall in Hawaii in 26 years.

Track the storm: The hurricane was about 235 miles south-southwest of the Big Island early Thursday. You can track the storm here.

How the islands are prepping: Schools and government offices are closed, and Hawaii's governor has urged residents to stock up on two weeks' worth of supplies.

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Only 2 hurricanes have hit Hawaii in the past 59 years

From CNN's Jason Hanna and Brandon Miller

Kainalu Kitashima helps his father tie down their tiny home in preparation for Hurricane Lane

Kainalu Kitashima helps his father tie down their tiny home in preparation for Hurricane Lane AP Photo/John Locher

Hurricanes rarely make landfall in Hawaii, as the Central Pacific does not see as many storms as the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific, and the Hawaiian Islands present a small target in the vast Pacific Ocean.

Only two hurricanes and two tropical storms have made landfall in Hawaii since 1959.
They were:

Hurricane Dot, in 1959

Hurricane Iniki, in 1992

Tropical Storm Iselle, in 2014

Tropical Storm Darby, in 2016

Even close calls are somewhat rare, with Hawaii getting a named storm within 60 miles of its coastline about once every four years on average.

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This is what Hurricane Lane looks like from space

Astronaut Ricky Arnold shared photos that NASA captured on Wednesday of Hurricane Lane from space.

"The crew of the @Space_Station sends much aloha to everyone there," Arnold tweeted.

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Landslides are already blocking some roads on the Big Island

As the outer rain bands of Hurricane Lane begin lashing Hawaii's Big Island, roadways are already being adversely impacted, according to the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.

Highway 19 - a portion of the Hawaii Belt Road that runs between Hilo and Kailua-Kona - is blocked in multiple areas due to landslides, HCCDA says.

Police and Department of Transportation crews are responding to the rock slides, debris and water on the roadway, and are asking motorists to stay off the roadway if possible.

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How Hawaii residents are prepping for this storm

From CNN's Jason Hanna and Brandon Miller

Empty shelves of a supermaket are seen as residents of Oahu are re-stocking their water and non-perishable food supplies ahead of Hurricane Lane.

Empty shelves of a supermaket are seen as residents of Oahu are re-stocking their water and non-perishable food supplies ahead of Hurricane Lane.RONEN ZILBERMAN/AFP/Getty Images

Hawaii Gov. David Ige urged residents Wednesday to prepare two weeks' worth of supplies ahead of Hurricane Lane.

And accordingly, people have been flocking to stores for supplies.

"(I'm) filling up my bathtub with some water, hoping to board up my main windows in time," a shopper on the Big Island, Shana Bartolome, told CNN affiliate KHON on Tuesday.

Shoppers were going for generators, toilet paper, water and other supplies, KHON reported.

Adelicia Martin, who is shopping for a family of three, struggles with her overweighted shopping cart after buying her supplies for Hurricane Lane at Sams Club on Wednesday.

Adelicia Martin, who is shopping for a family of three, struggles with her overweighted shopping cart after buying her supplies for Hurricane Lane at Sams Club on Wednesday. Photo by Kat Wade/Getty Images

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Hurricane Lane is currently southwest of Hawaii and traveling north

Hurricane Lane a dangerous Category 4 storm that could make landfall between now and Saturday across the islands. Even if it doesn't, it'll draw close enough to bring destructive winds and as much as 20 inches of rain in some places.

The hurricane was about 235 miles south-southwest of the Big Island early Thursday.

Thursday afternoon: Tropical Storm-force winds will begin spreading over the Big Island.

Thursday night: Rain, wind and rough surf should increase.

Friday: The Big Island will likely see its worse weather conditions.

The big question is when will Hurricane Lane begin its turn towards the west? The longer it continues to move North on Friday, the closer it will get to Maui and Oahu before making its turn.
You can track Hurricane Lane here.

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What we're covering here What we're covering here Hurricane Lane: The Category 4 storm could become the first major hurricane to make landfall in Hawaii in 26 years. Track the storm: The hurricane was about 235 miles south-southwest of the Big Island early Thursday. You can track the storm here.