Cold War 2.0 | US, Russia trade rhetoric, edge toward showdown over Syria

When the U.S. fired Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian airfield a year ago after a chemical weapons attack, the Pentagon gave Moscow advance warning to

USA | Mike Pompeo: Soft policy on Moscow ‘over’

Mike Pompeo, the hard- charging CIA director picked to be the next secretary of state, will tell the Senate yesterday that years of soft U.S.

Israel | Sirens wail as Israelis stand still for Holocaust remembrance

Israelis stood still yesterday for a nationwide moment of silence in remembrance of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, as a two-minute siren wailed across

This Day in History | 1964 Poitier breaks new ground with Oscar win

Sidney Poitier won the best actor Oscar for his role in Lilies of the Field. In the film, released last year, he played construction worker

Offbeat | Police, fed up with lingering cold weather, ‘arrests’ winter

An upstate New York police department fed up with lingering cold weather has placed winter under arrest. The Post-Standard reports the Depew Police Department wrote

Football | Late Ronaldo penalty keeps Madrid alive in Champions League

Just when it looked like Juventus would pull off another stunning Champions League comeback, Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up once again. Ronaldo converted a penalty kick deep

World briefs

CHINA The Hong Kong Monetary Authority bought the local currency for the first time since the current trading band was imposed in 2005, after the exchange rate

The Buzz | German nationalist apologizes for blaming attack on Muslims

A deputy leader of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party apologized yesterday for falsely blaming a fatal van attack in Muenster on Islamic extremists, saying that she leapt to

Zuckerberg: Regulation ‘inevitable’ for social media firms

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that regulation of social media companies is “inevitable” and disclosed that his own personal information has been compromised by malicious outsiders. But

Bizcuits | A healthy disrespect

Plastered all over my social media feeds last week were still-shots of an athlete, not just any athlete, but the athlete who apparently is closest to God. Granted,

Friday, April 13, 2018 – edition no. 3026

* MIECF 2018 | Int’l exhibitors showcase solutions that curb pollution * Macao Museum celebrates 20th anniversary * Land tied to a mobster * China remains top executioner   DOWNLOAD

Free-range parenting gets buzz

  * Movies: Borg Vs. McEnroe * Book: Family & other Catastrophes by Alexandra Borowitz * Music: Smalls Change by Derek Smalls * Wine: Sweet Art * F&B: Sands going organic dishes   DOWNLOAD

Plenty to love in film about Borg versus McEnroe

Let’s begin this review of “Borg Vs. McEnroe” with a huge spoiler alert. The final score of the 1980 Wimbledon men’s final between Bjorn Borg and John

Wedding plans fail in ‘Family & other Catastrophes’

Emily knew her family was flawed, but she had no idea the dysfunction could reach such epic levels until she comes home for her wedding. In her

Rock’s not dead, neither is Spinal Tap’s bassist

This album answers a question no one was asking: Is Derek Smalls still alive? Smalls was once a bit player in the two-bit heavy metal band

Sweet Art

With sugar as Public Enemy No. 1, sweet white wines are becoming less and less popular in the world. Even less popular in China where white wines are

Food & Beverage | Sands going organic

In support of the Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (MIECF), Sands Dining Sensations launched an Organic Food Tasting event with the media at Conrad Macao

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