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Concerns After Indonesian Parliament Expands Presidential Powers – Analysis

Eurasia Review 

By Pizaro Gozali Idrus

Indonesia’s Parliament on Thursday passedamendments to lawsthat analysts said have revived concerns about the country’sdemocratic trajectorybecause they may increase political patronage and reduce the efficacy of state institutions.

The amendments were to do with the size of the cabinet and the stature of the Presidential Advisory Council, a body that provides counsel on matters of governance.

Indonesia’s House of Representatives unanimouslyapproved... Читать дальше...

Draft sorts out quarterfinal matches at LIV Golf Team Championship

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images) The top three seeds have a bye into the semifinals of the 2024 LIV Golf Team Championship, leaving the other 10 teams to determine the quarterfinal matchups in a draft on Thursday at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas. A $50 million purse is on the line for the 13 teams in the event Friday through Sunday in the Dallas area. Top seed and defending team champion Crushers GC, sec

Shohei Ohtani becomes first MLB player with 50 HRs, 50 steals

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images) Shohei Ohtani had a day for the record books, grabbing his 50th stolen base of the season before crushing two home runs to become the first player in Major League Baseball history to post a 50-homer, 50-steal season. After steals in the first and second innings pushed Ohtani's season total to 51, he crushed a slider from Miami reliever George Soriano into the upper deck for his 49

Logan Gilbert collects win as Mariners edge Yankees

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images) Logan Gilbert snapped a six-start winless streak as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting New York Yankees 3-2 on Thursday afternoon. The Mariners (78-75) salvaged the finale of the three-game series as they chase Houston in the American League West and Minnesota in the wild-card race. Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered for the Yankees (89-64), who had clinched a playoff berth with

U.S. Coast Guard hears testimony about the doomed Titan submersible

NBC News 

We heard new and emotional testimony today during a U.S. Coast Guard hearing about the doomed Titan submersible. The Titan imploded last year as it descended to the site of the Titanic wreckage. Five people aboard were killed. There's also newly-released footage showing the debris from that implosion on the ocean floor. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch reports.

Nike names Elliott Hill as CEO, replacing John Donahoe

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

Nike Inc. has named Elliott Hill as its president and CEO effective, replacing John Donahoe, who will retire next month. Hill is returning to the athletic wear giant from which he retired in 2020. He previously held leadership positions with…