A worker from the border inspection station at Erenhot in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is checking a truck carrying the sheep donated by Mongolia on Nov. 13, 2020. (Photo provided to ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery previously wrote racist messages, prosecutors say
The prosecutor in the Arbery case presented evidence that Travis McMichael had a history of using slurs and racist epithets in text messages and on social media. ( read original story ...)
Baptism by fire: Georgia Democratic challenger Warnock faces first TV attack in crucial U.S. Senate race
Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia unleashed her first full-scale TV attack ads on Democratic challenger the Rev. Raphael Warnock on Thursday, as the final battle for control of the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Georgia counties must start hand count audit by Friday morning. Here’s how it works.
Georgia counties must start auditing the presidential race Friday at 9 a.m. and finish by midnight Wednesday. Here's everything you need to know about the process. ( read original story ...)
Hey Joe: a Memo to Biden on Palestine
It’s not difficult to discern Joe Biden’s myopic cheer for Israel over the course of almost half a century of his legislative applause. Anything but nuanced, or disguised, time and time again he voted ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Can Forget About Other Air Travel Bubbles If It Messes Up Its Covid-19 Response, Says Tourism Chief
It is “crucial” for Singapore be in the right position before loosening coronavirus measures further, said Keith Tan of the Singapore Tourism Board. ( read original story ...)
Turkmenistan’s authoritarian leader unveils huge golden dog statue in the capital
Turkmenistan's longtime leader has unveiled a giant gilded statue of a dog on a busy traffic circle in the capital Ashgabat. ( read original story ...)
In blow to health care, hundreds of disillusioned doctors are leaving Lebanon
Fouad Boulos returned to Beirut in 2007 from the United States having trained there in pathology and laboratory medicine. He was so confident that Lebanon was the right place to be ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing-friendly Cambodia and Laos pushed out to ASEAN’s fringe
Laos was just an "outpost for China" and Cambodia's politics was "too personalized" around the country's longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen, the late Singaporean statesman said. ASEAN, formed in 1967 ... ( read original story ...)
3 legendary leaders who made America’s special-operations units into the elite forces they are today
The US military's special operators have had many storied leaders. These three have left their mark on the shadowy warriors they commanded. ( read original story ...)