Column: How I spent my summer vacation — watching America lean into autocracy

Column: How I spent my summer vacation — watching America lean into autocracy

For years we’ve read stories about antidemocratic countries abroad — supreme leaders acting with impunity, masked agents rounding up residents, troops in the streets, crackdowns on peaceful protests, intimidation and arrests of opposition figures, show-of-force military parades and political assassinations. For a time this month, I was abroad. And the antidemocratic country I was reading…

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NYC Hudson River helicopter crash was birthday event for family, as pilot radioed he 'needed fuel'

NYC Hudson River helicopter crash was birthday event for family, as pilot radioed he ‘needed fuel’

The Spanish family killed in a horrific helicopter crash into the Hudson River had hired the high-flying sightseeing tour as part of a birthday celebration, officials said Friday as the helicopter owner told reporters the pilot was low on fuel moments before the tragedy occurred. Tourists Agustin Escobar, the CEO of technology giant Siemens Spain,…

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Wealth for Good in Hong Kong Summit 2025 reinforces city's role as global family office hub, driving innovation, collaboration and lasting legacies

Wealth for Good in Hong Kong Summit 2025 reinforces city’s role as global family office hub, driving innovation, collaboration and lasting legacies

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 March 2025 – The Wealth for Good in Hong Kong Summit (WGHK) which has brought to Hong Kong some 360 influential global family office principals, visionary leaders and industry pioneers concluded today (March 26). Themed “Hong Kong of the World, for the World”, the event demonstrated…

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Melco continues to lead with the city's top number of Stars granted by MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2025

Melco continues to lead with the city’s top number of Stars granted by MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2025

MACAU, March 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Melco Resorts & Entertainment continues to lead in Macau in the newly published MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2025, being granted eight MICHELIN Stars across five restaurants located in City of Dreams, Studio City and Altira Macau. This year’s result sees Jade Dragon, City of Dreams’ Cantonese…

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