Stocks in Asia Pacific traded lower Thursday morning after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated on Wednesday that it would keep interest rates near zero through 2022. ( read original story ...)
Qatar 2022 World Cup organisers accused over unpaid migrant workers
Organisers of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have again come under fire after an Amnesty International investigation found that around 100 migrant workers had not been paid for up to seven months ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia’s Election Mess Offers a Stark Warning for November
Georgia's tumultuous primary elections on Tuesday offer a grim preview of what could happen in November if states move to voting by mail and polling places are sharply reduced due to concerns about ... ( read original story ...)
Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate primary; will face Perdue
Jon Ossoff, a young Georgia media executive known for breaking fundraising records during a 2017 special election loss for a U.S. House seat, beat back a field of Democratic primary opponents to win a ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia public health director wants staff furloughs cut from plan
Georgia’s public health director is asking Senate budget writers to eliminate possible staff furloughs and reduce cuts to county health departments as her agency battles the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. ( read original story ...)
Middletown Homicide Suspect Captured In Georgia: Police
A man wanted in connection with the killing of a woman in Middletown on Monday was taken into custody Wednesday in Georgia, police said. ( read original story ...)
Jon Ossoff wins Georgia’s Democratic primary for US Senate to face David Purdue in the fall
Ossoff, a documentary filmmaker and the 2017 Democratic nominee for the special election in Georgia's 6th district, avoided an August runoff. ( read original story ...)
Stacey Abrams slams Georgia leaders for ‘incompetence’ and ‘malice’ in election disaster
There is malfeasance that is permeating the entirety of our voting system, and it’s exacerbated by the incompetence of the leadership that refuses to number one: do its job, and two: doesn’t seem to ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia’s Election Mess: Many Problems, Plenty of Blame, Few Solutions for November
Tuesday’s disastrous primary election was plagued by glitches, but Democrats also saw a systemic effort to disenfranchise voters. ( read original story ...)
Voting debacle in Georgia came after months of warnings went unaddressed
Both local and state officials and voting rights advocates had cautioned that the combination of a new voting system and the pandemic would cause problems. ( read original story ...)