A transgender former fire chief in Georgia, who led the department for more than a decade, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Byron. She claimed she was handed a termination order after ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia city councilman accused of stealing beef
Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Nelly Miles told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Clifford Henry Jiles was accused of swapping the price tag of a beef tenderloin with a cheaper pork ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Went First. And It Screwed Up.
But the ham-handed way he went about it makes Georgians of all stripes afraid of what comes next, and it leaves us wondering whether he is setting us up for a punishing new wave of infections. He has ... ( read original story ...)
Lower interest rates are the biggest headwind this year, says CEO of Singapore’s largest bank
The Federal Reserve's "big cuts" to its policy rates will eventually lead to lower interest rates in Singapore, says Piyush Gupta, chief executive of DBS Group Holdings. ( read original story ...)
Crisis-hit Lebanon approves economic rescue plan
The Lebanese government on Thursday approved a long-awaited plan to rescue the debt-saddled economy from its worst crisis in decades, following a fresh wave of angry streets protests. Demonstrators in ... ( read original story ...)
How a family tree brought one lone soldier to Israel and the IDF
A family tree that dates back 500 years. A meeting with a long-lost relative on a stopover between flights in Frankfurt, Germany. A legendary hero who gave up his place on the last ship to Palestine ... ( read original story ...)
Chalk marks, discipline aid mass protest in virus-era Israel
Social distancing doesn’t come naturally in Israel. But the country, known for its informal, in-your-face mentality, seems to be setting a new standard for public protests in ... ( read original story ...)
UAE Calls on All Libyan Parties Commit to Political Process, Renews Support to Haftar
The UAE "commends the Libyan National Army for conducting anti-terror operations", a statement by the Emirati Foreign Ministry said, expressing "its categorical rejection of the T ... ( read original story ...)
UAE risks inclusion on money laundering watch list, watchdog warns
UAE must take increased measures to stamp out money laundering or face inclusion on an international watch list, the world’s main dirty money monitoring group has warned. The Financial Action Task ... ( read original story ...)
President Nixon’s invasion of Cambodia 50 years ago spurred Congress to act
While many have wrung their hands over Congress’s inability to check the Trump administration or provide adequate oversight of its handling of the covid-19 pandemic, there is one area where Congress ... ( read original story ...)