The Trump administration’s playbook for Cuba is clear: intensify the hardship and suffering to such an extreme degree of economic collapse and crisis that there will be an uprising. If that doesn’t succeed, then we can expect a military intervention …
Trump’s playbook for Cuba includes human rights violations Read MoreXbox seemed liked it was having a good month at first (Microsoft) The Tuesday letters page is dreading learning more about the Xbox layoffs, as a reader is frustrated by Nintendo being so secretive over Zelda: Ocarina Of Time. Games …
Games Inbox: What is happening to Xbox and can it recover? Read MoreNote by CB: You can add us to your trusted sources on Google through this link. Thanks! Zendaya wore Christian Cowen to the Madrid photocall for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Bonus Tom Holland, who is now Zendaya’s husband. [RCFA] Disclosure …
“Zendaya wore Christian Cowen to the Madrid ‘Spider-Man’ photocall” links Read MoreTwo weekends ago, the Daily Mail published some excerpts from Catherine Mayer’s new book, Divide & Rule. Mayer examines the roles of the Windsors’ married-in women, some of whom thrive under what are basically feudal marriage arrangements versus women who …
Mayer: Princess Kate ‘is reportedly capable of a coolness that sometimes chills’ Read MoreIt’s ridiculous to watch Buckingham Palace run the same old plays and hope that magically something will change, if only they brief hard enough. This play has gotten incredibly obvious during King Charles’ reign, but I guess Charles prefers this …
Prince Andrew demands that staff use his titles & he’s coaching his daughters Read MoreIs it just me or are we being inundated with the dumbest talking points and outright lies about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex lately? It’s like people aren’t even bothering to make up believable conspiracies anymore, and even the …
Prince Harry’s spox calls out ‘nonsense’ about Harry & Spike Lee’s interaction Read MoreA Wacker Place building that once served as a hub for manufacturing women’s hats, then the offices for Esquire magazine, is close to taking on its next life as apartments. Chicago-based Mavrek Development and Cross Street, along with capital partner …
Loop building goes residential in latest wave of office conversions Read MoreBellwright – it’s just a flesh wound, etc. (Snail Games) Kingdom Come: Deliverance may have cornered the market on historical role-players but this new indie game takes a more strategic approach to a similar concept. While there are countless games …
Bellwright PS5 review – build your own medieval community Read MoreTom Stoppard’s last play — the most prodigious of playwrights passed away in November of last year at the age of 88 — was also his most personal. He even inserted a fictionalized version of his younger self in a …
Review: ‘Leopoldstadt’ confronts tough questions about how we deal with the past Read MoreLAS VEGAS — Last fall, I hesitated ringing Chicago native Sam Panayotovich, who had invested in Rome Odunze getting more than 850.5 receiving yards in his second NFL season. The Bears receiver had 559, extrapolating out to 1,056 for the …
Jinxes, superstitions, hunches all play a big role in the world of the professional gambler Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have issued a recall for alfredo sauce distributed to dozens of U.S. states by a supplier because of potential salmonella contamination. The sauce was voluntarily recalled by the supplier because it contained a dry …
Alfredo sauce distributed to dozens of states recalled due to potential salmonella contamination Read MoreBy DAN GELSTON WASHINGTON (AP) — By the time Justin Gaethje pummeled his bloodied foe to a pulp and celebrated a championship win with a backflip off the top of the wire-mesh cage, then shook hands with President Donald Trump …
Don’t expect a repeat. UFC boss Dana White says ‘never again’ to another White House fight night Read MoreMultiple officers were placed on administrative leave after Pasadena police received new evidence Sunday, June 14, surrounding a shooting between two officers that seriously injured one of them while they were joking around with loaded guns before their shifts. After …
Several officers placed on administrative leave as new probe opened into alleged ‘horseplay’ that left Pasadena officer shot Read MoreScottie Scheffler watches his shot on the 13th hole during a practice round on Monday at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Collin Morikawa hits from the bunker on the 11th hole during a practice …
U.S. Open: Shinnecock Hills study begins before practice rounds Read MoreWhittier High School Alumni Association and Education Foundation presents a concert and singalong celebrating the Fourth of July and America 250, at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at the Vic Lopez Auditorium, Whittier High School. (Photo courtesy of Charles Bennett) …
Acclaimed alumnus headlines Whittier’s Patriotic Concert on America’s 250th Read MoreBy BECKY BOHRER JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A top Alaska elections official on Monday ruled that a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name and party affiliation as Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan is ineligible to appear on the state’s August …
Challenger with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible for Alaska ballot, official says Read MoreBy GISELA SALOMON MIAMI (AP) — One of the main online platforms that Cubans living in the United States use to send money, food, and clothing to their relatives on the island is ceasing operations as the Trump administration increases …
Online portal used to send US deliveries to Cuba stops taking orders Read MoreJury deliberations began late Monday, June 15 in the trial of an Irvine dog trainer criminally charged with the deaths of nearly a dozen canines under his care, along with a woman accused of helping him try to cover up …
Jurors begin deliberating case against Irvine trainer charged in deaths of 11 dogs in his care Read MoreIn recent days, Yenifer — an asylum seeker from Venezuela who is seven months pregnant — is finding it nearly impossible to focus on the excitement of her baby girl’s arrival. In between prenatal checkups and organizing everything she needs …
Immigrant moms worry their babies could be left stateless as they await Supreme Court decision on birthright Read MoreGov. JB Pritzker checked most of the boxes on his legislative agenda by the end of the spring session in the Illinois Capitol, but he didn’t get the gambling regulation revamp he pitched to lawmakers that would’ve taken important decisions …
Lawmakers don’t act on Gov. JB Pritzker’s play for gambling regulation merger, citing transparency concerns Read More