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EC defends court request to dissolve MFP

BangkokPost.com 

The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday defended its decision to seek the dissolution of the opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) over its support for the revision of the lese majeste law by saying that the move followed proper legal procedures under the organic law on political parties.

Newspaper headlines: 'We'll give nation hope' and 'hidden tax trap' - BBC.com

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  1. Newspaper headlines: 'We'll give nation hope' and 'hidden tax trap'  BBC.com
  2. Keir Starmer faces questions over cost of Labour manifesto  The Guardian
  3. Britain's Labour Party pledges 'wealth creation' as it targets landslide election victory  CNBC
  4. Starmer's first year in power could be his critics' worst nightmare: a success  The Telegraph
  5. UK Labour leader Starmer stakes all on wealth creation with election offer  Reuters UK

The Real Story Behind The Fed’s ‘Soft Landing’ Narrative – Analysis

Eurasia Review 

By Ryan McMaken

The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Wednesday left the target policy interest rate (the federal funds rate) unchanged at 5.5 percent. The target rate has now been flat at 5.5 percent since July of 2023—as the Fed waits and hopes that everything will turn out fine. In his prepared remarks at Wednesday’s FOMC press conference, Powell continued with the soothing message he has generally employed at these press conferences over the past year. The general... Читать дальше...

Hochul eyes face mask ban on New York City subways

The Washington Times 

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday that she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system due to concerns about people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts.

Yup, that sure looks like an animated Watchmen trailer

Avclub.com 

We’ll be honest: We’ve never understood the point of doing a “faithful” adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen. For one thing, it’s a book, at least in part, about comic books, using the conventions of the form to illustrate various ideas about time, perception, and the nature of reality; its core…

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ITALY-FASANO-G7 SUMMIT

BigNewsNetwork.com 

(240613) -- FASANO (ITALY), June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks to the media at Borgo Egnazia, near the town of Fasano in Apulia Region, Italy, on June 13, 2024. The three-day 2024 Group of Seven (G7) summit kicked off Thursday in Borgo Egnazia, a resort near the town of Fasano in southern Italy's Apulia region,