内容摘要：The US government debt situation is “nearing the point of no return” and approaching a “death spiral” that could threaten the stability of the world’s largest economy, he writes in the book, “How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle,” published Tuesday.

The US government debt situation is “nearing the point of no return” and approaching a “death spiral” that could threaten the stability of the world’s largest economy, he writes in the book, “How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle,” published Tuesday.

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Others feel the woman might not be over her ex, with one writing, "So she’s willing to start a war over this name……… that’s not normal. I’d be asking some questions."Read the original article onHONG KONG (AP) — Throngs of people flocked to southern Hong Kong on Saturday to watch the iconic dragon boat races, a highlight of a Chinese festival with over 2,000 years of history.

Following their drummers’ rhythm, crews powered their dragon boats through the water in unison, racing to become the first to reach the finish line. Residents and tourists cheered for them.The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as “Tuen Ng” in Cantonese, is linked to various legends. But the most well-known story is about commemorating a patriotic and righteous official in ancient times who drowned himself after falling out of favor with his leader and seeing his kingdom decline.

According to the lore, villagers rushed out to the river with boats to search for his body, and threw rice dumplings into the river to prevent fish from eating it. Hence, dragon boating and eating rice dumplings have become the festival's traditions.

The festival is also celebrated in mainland China and Taiwan, alongside countries like Singapore and Malaysia that have a large Chinese diaspora. Residents gathered to watch dragon boat races held along the northern section of the Grand Canal in Tongzhou, on the outskirts of Beijing.The ballpark has had a monster impact on the local economy. It draws roughly half a million people a year for ball games and other events. Over the last decade, the city says the team's financial impact has been nearly $300 million.

But the stadium did much more. After a number of Greenville textile factories shuttered, Fluor Field — using bricks salvaged from demolished mills — jump-started a renaissance in the city's West End downtown, a blighted area that used to be viewed as seedy and scary."There was a letter to the editor that said, you put a baseball stadium down there, only prostitutes will go to baseball games," Greenville Mayor Knox White said.

White has been the city's mayor for 30 years. He says Greenville's approach 20 years ago was unusual for the time, but savvy. The city insisted that the downtown stadium be part of an ambitious, mixed-use development."This was the transformational event. Suddenly, this area close into the stadium became a place for condos and some high rises and hotels. But beyond it, residential neighborhoods were transformed, as well," White said.