Macau police raided casinos and hotels in an operation with Chinese and Hong Kong authorities after a series of murders and attacks targeting guests in the only part of mainland China where gambling is legal.
Police questioned nearly 1,300 people and detained about 150 of them for further investigation as part of an overnight operation codenamed “Thunderbolt” between Aug. 3 and Aug. 4, according to a statement from the Unitary Police Service of Macau sent via mobile text message.
That’s how the political scoreboard read after a highly unusual public apology that the House Democrats’ campaign arm offered to the billionaire casino mogul — and Republican mega-donor — over allegations of, what else, Chinese prostitution.
At issue was an Associated Press report that a former, and disgruntled, Adelson employee had alleged in court documents that his onetime boss was aware of prostitution in a Macau casino he owned.
Israel is about become the third international location for Lollapalooza, the music festival's organizers announced on Saturday night. Lollapalooza Israel will take place in Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park from August 20th through August 22nd, 2013.
"Lollapalooza began as music's premier traveling festival," festival founder and Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell said in a statement announcing the expansion. "As a musician, I really missed the days when we were on the move. In the last few years we've widened our scope, presenting Lolla to the 'festival generation' around the world. Next stop – Tel Aviv."
When the Titanic set sail from Southampton on April 10, 1912, bound for New York, it was called “unsinkable.” This was before that chance encounter in the North Atlantic with a large iceberg. You know how that movie ended.
While the shortage of lifeboats didn’t cause the sinking, this insufficiency after the crash was a factor in the 1,502 deaths.
I was reminded of this recently after reading articles that argued over the role the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act played in the financial crisis. The Depression-era regulation that separated Main Street banks from Wall Street investment firms had a huge impact on the finance sector.
Israel is upgrading its ‘Arrow II’ missile shield over fears of possible attacks by Iran and Syria. The ‘Block-4’ system is currently being installed and deployed across the country, a senior Israeli defense official said on Sunday.
The Block-4 completed a successful test-run by the US Missile Defense Agency and the Israeli Missile Defense Organization in February. The system, which has been in development for over four years, provides greater accuracy and the ability to intercept missiles even further away.
"It is part of the technological race in the region," Reuters said, citing an Israeli official who declined to be named due to the controversial nature of the program.
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