(The Hill) – The United States healthcare system was deemed the worst overall in a new analysis of 10 similar nations by a leading health research nonprofit. “Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Healthy System,” published by The Commonwealth Fund Thursday, looked at 70 healthcare systems in 10 wealthy nations including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the U.S. and compared them to one another. The nonprofit has conducted and released an international health policy survey since 2004. In the survey, the U.S. system came in last place overall, in part because it earned 10th place…
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities accused Iran on Tuesday of being responsible for thousands of text messages that were sent to people in the Scandinavian country calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam’s holy book in 2023. According to officials in Stockholm, the cyberattack was carried out by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which hacked an SMS service and sent “some 15,000 text messages in Swedish” over the string of public burnings of the Quran that took place over several months in the summer of 2023. Senior prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said a preliminary investigation by Sweden’s SAPO domestic security…
On an overcast Saturday afternoon in Savannah more than 300 of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s most ardent fans crowded a ballroom to hear one of his most enthusiastic surrogates: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.Two weeks after Democratic nominee Kamala Harris arrived in the Hostess City, Republican Party faithful packed the Charles H. Morris Center at Trustees’ Garden, eager to participate in their version of a pre-game pep rally.Rep. Buddy Carter speaks to supporters of former president Donald J. Trump during a town hall meeting at the Trustees Garden in Savannah, GA on Sept. 14, 2024. The event was headlined…
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Glynn County selling regular gas at the lowest price of $2.76 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 14, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of regular gas in cities within Glynn County was $2.96 per gallon. Of the 69 reported gas stations in cities within Glynn County, 37 offer regular gas. The average reported price of regular gas in Georgia was $2.95, compared to $3.05…
Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov There were 1,825 first grade students enrolled in Glynn County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education. Sterling Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 239 students during the 2022-23 school year. Within Glynn County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in second grade. Statewide, Glynn County ranked 30th in enrollment numbers, with a total…