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State funding made chess a Cold War game. It could make a comeback.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn the summer of 1972, Henry Kissinger made a clandestine phone call. President Richard M. Nixon's...
How the West Can Make Russian Sanctions Bite Again
Time via Yahoo News· 6 months agoRussian National Guard Service officer walk past the Spassky Tower in Red Square in Moscow on Dec. 13, 2023. Credit - Getty Images Western sanctions...
Why go public with a Brittney Griner deal? That's a dangerous chess move
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Russians didn’t invent chess, but they all play it. Their nation has produced with industrial...
AZ Briefing: Frankie Muniz sells Scottsdale home for $4.8M; AZ UFO sightings and believers; Giffords...
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history. Frankie...
GUEST COLUMN: A new day is upon us
The Maize And Blue Review· 2 years agoLike most, my phone is a virtual sports bar during Michigan games, with a host of ongoing chats discussing developments in real-time with my closest...
Watch: Helen Mirren defends Israel as 'Golda'
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHelen Mirren attended the premiere of "Golda" at the Berlin Film Festival. File Photo by Paul Treadway/ UPI July 25 (UPI) -- Bleecker Street released the...
Living chess set featuring 32 actors turns heads at London’s ChessFest
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoA group of 32 professional actors turned heads in Trafalgar Square by featuring in a living chess...
Famous birthdays for Jan. 30: Christian Bale, Olivia Colman
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoChristian Bale attends the premiere of "The Pale Blue Eye" at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles on...
Stephen Tsai: Save yourself some tears and throw in the towel
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoJan. 30—On Nov. 5, 1896, William Jennings Bryan sent a telegram to president elect William McKinley. The 33-word note concluded with "... we have submitted the issue to the American people and ...
Today in History, July 11, 1804: Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 11 months agoToday is July 11. On this date: In 1798, the U.S. Marine Corps was formally re-established by a...