This Day in History | 1950 – McCarthy launches anti-red crusade

United States Senator Joe McCarthy has accused more than 200 staff in the State Department of being members of the Communist Party. He made the startling allegation in a

Football | Seedorf back in La Liga to try to kick-start coaching career

Trying to kick-start his coaching career, Clarence Seedorf is back in the place where he thrived as a player. After two stints as a coach

Winter Olympics | US skater Rippon wants Pence spat to take backseat to games

Adam Rippon doesn’t want his monthlong dispute with Mike Pence over the vice president’s record on gay rights to overshadow his long-awaited Olympic performance. Or those

World briefs

NORTH KOREA Leader Kim Jong Un presided over an extravagant military parade in Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square yesterday, grabbing the spotlight on the eve of the Pyeongchang

Bizcuits | Nobody Wynns

Since when was gambling not synonymous with sex and vice? Marketers may position casinos as family-friendly but the ogling of pole dancers and free-flowing booze at the gaming

Sharing the Ice

    * Movies: Black Panther * Books: Feel Free: Essays by Zadie Smith * Music: Every third thought by David Duchovny * Wine: Organic

‘Black Panther’ is dazzling grand-scale filmmaking

The supposedly cosmically vast Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it’s called, spans planets peppered throughout the galaxy, but Ryan Coogler’s Earth-bound “Black Panther,” glittering and galvanizing, stands worlds

Listen to David Duchovny, wish for alien abduction

In an upcoming episode of “The X-Files,” Fox Mulder gets mixed up with some paranormal forces and somehow believes he’s a rock ‘n’ roll god. No, wait.

Subject matter of Zadie Smith’s ‘Feel Free’ ranges wide

The subject matter of Zadie Smith’s newest collection of essays, “Feel Free,” ranges wide. She addresses world issues from the perspective of Britain, her home, including climate

News of the world | Essay Against tense global backdrop, let the Games begin

On the one hand: The world gathers for a scripted, globalized spectacle of competition and unity. North Korean athletes and performers stream into the rival South for

Organic versus biodynamic

In the past twenty years organic products have become a selling point, as customers are more and more conscious of their well-being and the need to “make the

Travelog | Romantic getaway tips from the world’s longest honeymooners

When you hear about honeymoons or romantic getaways for Valentine’s Day or other occasions, so often the trip involves expensive hotels in upscale destinations. But Mike

Friday, February 9, 2018 – edition no. 2984

* Following FIA stance | GP organizers have no plans to replace ‘grid girls’ * Subsidy for disaster prevention projects * Air Macau flight returns to gate * Search for missing people continues

Wynn quits amid harassment claims, ending era of casino legend

He was the undisputed King of Las Vegas. His signature graced the side of the city’s fanciest casino and his gravelly voice greeted callers to the hotel.

Taiwan | Six dead, 88 missing after strong quake hits island

Rescuers were working yesterday to try to reach people who were trapped after a strong earthquake near Taiwan’s east coast caused several buildings to cave in and

Resignations tendered for Wynn Macau posts

Steve Wynn has stepped down from his positions at Wynn Macau in addition to leaving his posts at the Las Vegas- based parent company,

CCAC head says Coloane land buyers may be ‘victims’

The Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) will not disclose whether the construction project at Alto de Coloane is related to any crime, the Commissioner of the CCAC, André

IC to focus on heritage protection

The new president of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), Mok Ian Ian, took her oath of office yesterday. An inauguration ceremony of Mok’s leadership

Briefs | Janet McNab featured in Macau Inc

Janet McNab, winner of the General Manager of the Year, Greater China, was the headline story in this month’s edition of Macau Inc, published late last

AL Plenary All stamp duty law amendments passed bar one

Yesterday, the Legislative Assembly (AL) passed amendments proposed to enforce the stamp duty in instances of the acquisition of second (and subsequent) housing units. These amendments

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