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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
AFP, Published on 25/12/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst Christmas storms in recent memory brought heavy rain and fears of deadly mudslides.
Trump stirs tensions with surprise order to test nuclear weapons
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump landed back in the United States Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing that raised the specter of renewed superpower tensions.
Trump tells Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons
Reuters, Published on 30/10/2025
» BUSAN — United States President Donald Trump ordered the US military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years, minutes before beginning a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Murdoch family settles dispute on control of media assets
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» NEW YORK - Rupert Murdoch's children have reached a settlement in the legal dispute over control of the right-wing media mogul's companies, News Corp and Fox Corp announced Monday.
Dentists know you hate flossing. Try this instead.
Published on 10/08/2025
» Lancette VanGuilder is the president of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, and she does not floss.
New York mass shooter blamed NFL for his brain injuries
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» NEW YORK - A man who killed four people, then committed suicide in a New York skyscraper, may have been targeting the NFL offices there because he blamed the American football league for brain injuries he said he suffered, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday.
Gunman kills four and himself at Midtown Manhattan building
New York Times, Published on 29/07/2025
» NEW YORK — A gunman killed at least four people and himself at an office tower that houses Blackstone Incorporated, Rudin Management, the National Football League and KPMG among others, sparking hours of chaos and fear in Midtown Manhattan on Monday evening.
Deeper Dive: Legalising casinos in Thailand
Dave Kendall, Published on 22/07/2025
» The bill that would have legalised casinos in Thailand was recently withdrawn - but because of the money to be made and the tourists to be attracted, the issue will soon be back in play. But what about the potential downsides - an increase in crime and gambling addiction? On this episode of Deeper Dive, Dave Kendall speaks with an expert in the field of building entertainment complexes with casinos in countries where they were previously illegal: Bo Bernhard, Vice President of Economic Development at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Casinos to entertainment capital
Oped, Published on 09/07/2025
» Casino "integrated resorts (IRs)" -- framed as "entertainment complexes (ECs)" in Thailand -- have proved to be hugely transformative for tourism, destination image, the economy, policy creation, and society.
Thailand weighs casino legalisation
Dave Kendall, Published on 08/07/2025
» As Thailand edges closer to legalising casinos under its proposed Entertainment Complex Bill, the debate over potential benefits and risks is intensifying.