Known locally as Crossword, Scrabble took off in Thailand in the 1980s after schools embraced it as a teaching aid and pathway to advancement. Much like athletic scholarships in the US, strong players can secure financial assistance and preferential admission to top universities, creating a pipeline of talent for Thailand’s competitive Scrabble circuit and helping…
Israel’s military has advanced beyond Lebanon’s Litani River for the first time since 2006. Israel’s military has advanced beyond the Litani River in southern Lebanon for the first time since 2006 and appear poised to encircle the major city of Nabatieh. Senior Lebanese military sources on Saturday told the Turkish state news agency Anadolu that…
Norman Baker is a longtime royal critic and a longtime royal-money watcher. I have no idea if Baker is actually a republican, but he certainly has no love for the ways in which the Windsors operate (with impunity). Well, Baker is on another tear. He’s previewing an upcoming parliamentary inquiry into royal real estate, specifically…
Week by week, freshman left-handed pitcher Sheriff Hall of Loyola High has gotten better and better. It sets up for an intriguing Southern Section Division 2 baseball final on Saturday when Hall goes against Ganesha at 5:30 p.m. at the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes’ diamond. He’s expected to face unbeaten left-handed pitcher Logan Schmidt after the…
Sajid Javid said that supporting Liz Truss in the Conservative leadership contest that ultimately made her prime minister was his “biggest mistake in politics”. Speaking at the Hay festival in Wales while promoting his memoir, the former chancellor, who is no longer an MP, said there were friends in the Conservative party he remained in…
Here’s the new Steam Controller performing the “Ground Theme” from Super Mario Bros. 2: Here is “Still Alive” from Portal — fitting for Valve hardware: I even made it play Doom: Are you wondering how the controller, which does not have a speaker, is able to make audio at all? Valve’s first Steam Controller, even…
Omar Rudberg is entering a new era – and he’s doing it on his own terms. The singer, actor, and global pop sensation has released his latest single, ‘A World Like This’ – a deeply personal track that offers the first glimpse into the sound and storytelling of his forthcoming album. More than just a…
An endangered clouded leopard had a leg amputated and a capybara died following botched breeding attempts at a controversial Miami roadside zoo owned by a convicted drug trafficker featured in the Netflix documentary Tiger King. Federal wildlife inspectors found multiple other violations during a March inspection at Zoological Wildlife Foundation (ZWF), including dilapidated, insecure or…
After decades of hype and false starts, the Trump administration’s Golden Dome push is forcing the U.S. military to prove laser weapons can survive the jump from flashy demos to real battlefield systems. This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology.
A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis from Chicago was reportedly diverted after an “unruly passenger” tried to breach the cockpit late on Friday. The FBI and police responded to reports of a security concern with the passenger, who was detained by police at the Dane county regional airport in Madison, Wisconsin. The flight continued…
