But 2020 is a bad year for conventional political wisdom, and Georgia is the big prize of the election: Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to win the state after the conclusion of a statewide ... ( read original story ...)
Biden defeats Trump in Georgia, turning the Southern GOP stronghold blue
Georgia has long been a reliably red Southern state. Biden becomes the first Democratic presidential candidate to win it since 1992. ( read original story ...)
Oman opens land borders for citizens, residents
Oman has reopened its land borders with neighboring countries to citizens and residents traveling to or from the sultanate, the Ministry of Health said Thursday, some eight months after the borders ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Singapore’s first ‘cruise to nowhere,’ where vacation-starved guests took turns using the pool and carried contact tracing devices everywhere they went
Dream Cruises just had its first "cruise to nowhere," a voyage that started and ended in Singapore, with no stops in between.It was the first cruise ship voyage in the country since the no-sail order ... ( read original story ...)
Businesses in Lebanon hope sense of community can beat COVID for holiday sales
What are small and local businesses doing in Lebanon County ahead of a holiday shopping season dominated by Amazon and the coronavirus? ( read original story ...)
Inmate firefighter injured battling California blaze now set to be deported to Laos
Bounchan Keola has asked for a pardon from his prison sentence, showing that he has changed for the better and that his service to the state battling wildfires should count for something. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo to Visit Mideast With Focus on Religion, Israel Ties
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is leaving for a Near East trip focused on religious issues and the Trump administration’s diplomacy with Israel, but burdened by the election defeat that neither Mr. ( read original story ...)
Images Suggest North Korea Might Be Training Dolphins for Military Purposes
New satellite imagery suggests that North Korea might be training dolphins for a Naval Marine Mammal Program similar to America's own program. ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan postpones first census because of coronavirus
There is a risk people will be inclined to misrepresent themselves in a corrupt police state where many still fear the authorities. ( read original story ...)
Trump Pentagon Purge Could Accelerate His Goal to Pull Troops From Afghanistan
But there is one goal he has nurtured since the 2016 campaign: withdrawing all American troops from Afghanistan. Now, in the waning days of his presidency, Mr. Trump is scrambling to make it so, aided ... ( read original story ...)