Wiregrass Tech, Coffee Regional Medical Center strengthen partnership with $50,000 investment in healthcare workforce – Douglas Now

    Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and Coffee Regional Medical Center are continuing their partnership with a $50,000 investment to support healthcare education and workforce development in South Georgia. This ongoing collaboration supports Wiregrass’s Registered Nursing (RN) and Paramedic programs on the Coffee Campus, providing students with enhanced access to hands-on training and real-world clinical experiences. Through…

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    Cheah Cheng Hye. Photo from McKinsey & Companys website

      From selling pineapples by roadside to building fortune in Hong Kong: the rise of Malaysia-born billionaire Cheah Cheng Hye

      The co-founder of Hong Kong-based asset manager Value Partners was ranked Malaysia’s 22nd-richest billionaire late last month by Forbes, which estimated his net worth at US$1.25 billion at the time. Hailing from Malaysia’s northwestern state of Penang, Cheah’s childhood was marked by hardship. Losing his father to kidney failure at the age of nine, he…

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      China Ready for Next War But US Military Lags Behind

        China Ready for Next War But US Military Lags Behind

        A review of The American Edge: The Military Tech Nexus and the Sources of Great Power Dominance by Seth G. Jones; 424 pages; OUP USA (February 2026) Even before war broke out in Iran, the US military was strained. In early March, the Government Accountability Office reported that readiness had diminished over the past two decades. In the…

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