Offbeat | ‘This is impossible:’ New York man wins his 2nd USD1m lottery

A construction worker who won USD1 million in a lottery scratch-­off game four years ago has defied enormous odds by hitting a $1 million jackpot again. But don’t call him lucky. After

Athletics | Gatlin hopes for solid Shanghai race in build-up to Olympics

Justin Gatlin’s last competition in China ended in huge disappointment he came second to Usain Bolt not once, but twice, in both the 100 and 200 meters at last year’s

Football | La Liga: Barcelona’s pedigree at stake as league title goes to wire

Saturday, 11pm Granada v Barcelona H 31, D 13.5, A 1.11 One team is fighting to protect its championship pedigree. The other is playing it cool with an eye on an even bigger

Bizcuits | The Macau Review

What was to be of interest in Wednesday’s presentation of the gaming industry’s mid-term review was not so much the content but how it was to be framed, its justification

Friday, May 13, 2016 – edition no. 2557

* Doubts raised over MOP6 million rubber duck price tag * Millennials unlikely to fit generational mold * Fewer birds to be seen in Macau * Barcelona and Real Madrid fight for title   DOWNLOAD

Like? A Liberal Face

* Movies: Money Monster * Books: Valiant ambition by Nathaniel Philbrick * Music: Reckless  by Martina McBride * Wine: The Firstborn of New World * Food: The Godiva Experience   DOWNLOAD

Clooney gets a conscience in ‘Money Monster’

George Clooney plays a Jim Cramer-like television personality who's forced to grow a conscience when a disgruntled viewer holds him hostage on live TV in "Money Monster," a serviceable, if

‘Valiant Ambition’ by Nathaniel Philbrick

In "Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution," Nathaniel Philbrick continues the saga of the American Revolution from his previous book, "Bunker Hill: a

Martina McBride shines on new album, ‘Reckless’

On Martina McBride's first album for the Nash Icon label — created to market veteran country singers — she hedges her bets by co-producing with longtime hit-maker Dann Huff (Keith

Digital Life | Bias complaints on Facebook’s ‘trending’ tool

A former Facebook contractor with self-described conservative leanings said Facebook downplayed news that conservatives are interested in and artificially promoted liberal issues such as the “BlackLivesMatter” hashtag, said the technology blog

The Firstborn of New World

Covering some 1.2 million sq km (more than France, Spain and Portugal combined) and with a population of 55 million (just 10 percent less than Italy), South Africa is a

Food | The Godiva Experience

Chocolate addicts, listen up! The world renowned Belgian chocolatier GODIVA is launching “Celebrating Our Past, Crafting Our Future,” a gastronomic experience to commemorate its 90th birthday this year with the

Beauty/SPA | Magic in a Jar

For those of us who would like our skin to appear pore less in front of others, there is the Revitalift Magic Blur by L’oreal. Formulated with Pro Retinol A

The Buzz | Erdogan says Turkey killed 3,000 Islamic State extremists

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkish forces have killed some 3,000 Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, insisting that no other country has matched Turkey’s efforts against the

World Briefs

IRAQ A car bomb ripped through a commercial area in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 63 people and wounding dozens in an attack that was

High-tech devices take cheating to new level in Thai schools

Glasses with embedded cameras and smartwatches with stored information seem like regular spy equipment for the likes of James Bond, but for three students applying to medical school in Thailand,

Lionel Leong | ‘This is like a body check up report’

During the Q&A session, speakers were asked to name the gaming operator who best complied with the guidelines. Davis Fong noted that the report includes “a lot of information.” “How

Gaming | Mid-term report focused on need to diversify, regulate junkets

The closely watched report on the mid-term review of the city’s gaming industry was released yesterday, with a focus on the efforts made by gaming operators to add non-gaming elements

Crisis management | Cyber attack a top threat to businesses, study shows

The Business Continuity Institute’s (BCI) Horizon Scan report was presented yesterday at the Asia Emergency Management Conference 2016 (AEMC), revealing that cyber attacks were the number one threat to businesses

AEE to possibly leave Macau this year

The Asia Entertainment Expo (AEE) might not be held this year, according to Kenny Lo, CEO of Vertical Expo Services Company Limited (VES), during the Asia Emergency Management Conference, the

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