One after another, Georgia’s department heads have told state lawmakers tasked with drafting the budget that their employees are vastly underpaid, making it difficult for them to keep employees on ... ( read original story ...)
“Midnight Train to Georgia’ songwriter Jim Weatherly dies
Hall of Fame songwriter Jim Weatherly, who wrote “Midnight Train to Georgia" and other hits for Gladys Knight, Glen Campbell and Ray Price, has died. He was 77. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Republicans Are Working to Rig Elections So They Never Lose Again
After losing both Senate seats to Democrats, the state’s GOP legislators have proposed a spate of new voter suppression laws. ( read original story ...)
Future Razorback has fans in Georgia
University of Arkansas basketball signee Chance Moore's humbleness and kind gesture won't go unnoticed by Razorbacks fan Aydan Grossmann anytime soon. ( read original story ...)
Kuwait wealth fund’s diplomatic immunity challenged in UK tribunal
A UK employment tribunal has been told the London-based Kuwait Investment Office cannot rely on state or diplomatic immunity because the sovereign wealth fund is a “separate legal entity” and not part ... ( read original story ...)
The Palestine Mandate
February 5, 1921The terms of the Palestine Mandate, published today, have notoriously been pulled about a great deal, but in final form they lay down conditions that are necessary for ... ( read original story ...)
What does $4.3 billion buy? Leveraging results, not process, with Israel and Palestine
In the depths of this pandemic, nearly 14 million American children are not getting enough to eat. Yet, by my count, the Biden administration has approximately $4.3 billion in the treasury for ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine in Pictures: January 2021
A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine. ( read original story ...)
State of Palestine: First batch of Russian Sputnik V COVID vaccine arrives in Ramallah
The first batch of the Russian 'Sputnik V' coronavirus vaccine containing 10,000 doses arrived in the West Bank in Ramallah, Thursday. "Today, we announce the receipt of the Russian vaccine grant, ... ( read original story ...)
Oman to vaccinate people aged above 65
Oman health ministry will launch on Sunday a campaign targeting a new segment of society as part of its COVID-19 vaccination drive t ... ( read original story ...)