State Auditor's Office sending citizens' petition to Election Board (Oklahoma)
https://www.mcalesternews.com/news/local_news/state-auditors-office-sending-citizens-petition-to-election-board/article_0abc8233-52f8-596b-8ae0-e9e7d308acaa.html
China reports surge of new COVID-19 cases in Guangzhou city, triggering flight cancellations
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-reports-20-new-local-coronavirus-cases-guangdong-province-2021-05-31/
As of 11:40 am, a total of 519 flights at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport were cancelled, accounting for 37% of total flights on Monday, according to aviation data provider Variflight.
Mark Zuckerberg helped some Pa. counties survive the 2020 election. Right-wing lawmakers say that was unfair.
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2021/05/31/pennsylvania-counties-elections-private-funding-right-wing-lawmakers-say-unfair-ban-mark-zuckerberg-covid-19-expenses/stories/202105310051
https://archive.ph/ZwYRh
HARRISBURG — As coronavirus cases rose and Pennsylvania counties were flooded with millions of mail ballot applications last fall, election directors were desperately searching for ways to help pay for the extraordinary costs brought on by the pandemic.
They turned to private philanthropy when it became apparent the Republican-led General Assembly wasn’t going to help them cover COVID-19-related expenses like sneeze guards, hazard pay for poll workers, or more staff to handle the deluge of mail ballots from voters who didn’t want to risk exposure by voting in person.
Now, some of those same GOP lawmakers are moving to ban local election administrators from applying for private donations.
All 67 of Pennsylvania’s counties were invited to apply for a Center for Tech and Civic Life grant after Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, donated an initial $250 million to the nonprofit. Of the counties that applied — including 13 that former President Donald Trump won in 2020 — all received what they requested or more.
Jeff Bezos' chosen handover date: 5 July
Jeff Bezos is stepping down from the helm of Amazon on the 27th anniversary of its incorporation, turning over one of the world's largest tech companies to Andy Jassy
https://www.peoplematters.in/news/c-suite/jeff-bezoss-chosen-handover-date-5-july-29501
Bernard Arnault Surpasses Jeff Bezos To Become World's Wealthiest Person
The spot previously dominated by Elon Musk, then resurrected by Jeff Bezos, is now being completely dominated by none other than Bernard Arnault.
https://www.therichest.com/rich-powerful/bernard-arnault-worlds-wealthiest-person-surpass-jeff-bezos/