August 10, 2023: Maui fires, Villavicencio assassinated in Ecuador, Trump, Biden, China tech, Niger

Five stories you need to know:

1. At least 36 people died after wildfires ripped across Hawaii’s Maui island devastating much of the resort city Lahaina, the Maui County said in a statement.
 
2. Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was killed at a campaign event. His assassination has shocked the country, where rising drug-related violence is a major concern for voters.
 
3. Two of Donald Trump’s aides are set to enter pleas in federal court in Florida in a case accusing the former U.S. president of unlawfully taking classified documents with him after leaving office and misleading investigators. 
 
 4. U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order banning some new U.S. investment in China’s sensitive technologies like computer chips while also requiring government notification in other tech sectors. 
 
5. Niger's coup leaders named a new government. West African heads of state are in Nigeria to discuss their response to the military takeover.

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