The state could burn through half of its $2.7 billion reserves the next few months as the cornovirus pandemic recession craters tax collections. Jeffery Dorfman, the state economist and a University ... ( read original story ...)
Poll shows tight races for president, Senate in Georgia
Republican incumbents running statewide in Georgia are locked in tight races, according to an internal poll from a group backing GOP Gov. Brian Kemp. ( read original story ...)
Georgia teacher running more than 50 miles to visit each student outside their homes
A Georgia teacher who says he misses his students after not seeing them for nearly two months is now in the process of running more than 50 miles to visit them outside their homes. ( read original story ...)
Singapore offers more grants to help fintech firms ride out pandemic
The SG$6 million ($3.44 million) grant can be used by local fintech companies to cover their daily working capital expenses as well as finance new product development work with financial institutions. ( read original story ...)
Alaska Wants Singapore Airlines To Start Passenger Flights And Potentially Open A Hub In Anchorage During COVID-19
Singaporeans are an attractive population to market tourism in Alaska,” the airport told the U.S. government this week. Anchorage said Singapore has a high per-capita GDP and “a miserably hot and ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Lebanon begins ‘total’ shutdown as cases increase
Lebanon has reported 870 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 26 associated deaths. Last week, the government responded to a drop in the ... ( read original story ...)
UAE are no ‘true friends’ of the UK, Mr Raab
The UK government is happy to ignore terrible human rights abuses by regimes like the UAE, writes Matthew Hedges, who was released from prison there in 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
Gary Lineker: Former England striker on playing golf with Michael Jordan and Samuel L Jackson
Former England striker Gary Lineker shares a story about the time he played golf with basketball legend Michael Jordan and Hollywood royalty Samuel L Jackson. ( read original story ...)
Michael Jordan is such a golf fanatic that he built his own ultra-exclusive club
The old, agricultural property did offer an unexpected bonus in the form of two deep irrigation canals bordering the north and eastern boundaries,” Golf Digest’s Derek Dunc ... ( read original story ...)
‘The Last Dance’ is a ratings smash for ESPN. It’s also creating an onslaught of Michael Jordan memes.
"'The Last Dance' is kind of a perfect meme artifact. Its target audience is incredibly internet literate and especially meme literate, because sports fans are all about inside jokes," said Matt ... ( read original story ...)