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Move Forward party leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat addresses supporters ahead of the July 13 parliamentary vote to choose Thailand’s next prime minister, outside Central World in Bangkok on July 9 of 2023. Tananchai Keawsowattana / Thai N | Afp | Getty Images Thailand’s parliament will vote for a new prime minister on Thursday, and the country’s young and urban people are about to find out whether their support for a progressive opposition party in May’s election will translate into genuine power. Not long ago, they were basking in the euphoria of the party’s surprising victory, preparing for…

WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – “It’s become a political battleground.” That’s how one parent describes the Wilson County school system. During an unscripted briefing Monday night, the schools chief exclaimed that the political divide is pushing qualified teachers. “I’ve had more teachers contact me in the last 72 hours than in the last two years. And the same thing I’m hearing, we can’t take it anymore,” said Wilson County Schools Superintendent Jeff Luttrell. Wilson County School Board debates parent notification of child’s gender identity; take no further action It was an impassioned plea from Luttrell at Monday’s school board meeting….

less than two months after Ron DeSantis’ declared run for president, his biggest backers in the conservative media are already starting to lose faith. Since the start of Biden’s presidency, the powerful Murdoch family has favored the Florida governor in the 2024 presidential primary, largely out of the belief that DeSantis would be a more electable and less chaotic evolution of Donald Trump. But in recent weeks, the Murdochs have grown increasingly displeased with the perceived stumbles of the DeSantis campaign, lackluster polling and an inability to quickly dethrone Trump, multiple sources tell Rolling Stone. They have also seriously questioned…

After his first unofficial visit to Wisconsin last year, Anelu Lafaele (Honolulu, Hawai.) proclaimed the Badgers as their leader. While things inevitably soured over time, Lafaele ended up staying true, announcing his commitment to UW on Tuesday. “From my first visit there, I felt at home,” Lafaele told Badger247. “I see myself playing there. I have good relationships up there. It’s pretty impressive.” Junior season highlights! THANKS AND BLESSINGS for sharing the field with my brothers ???? #STL #11OLB #AG2G @BrandonHuffman @bangulo @GregBiggins @IkaikaAthletics pic.twitter.com/PKPWkRZkBL — Ane1u1afaele (@LafaeleAnelu) November 6, 2022 Lafaele chose the Badgers over fellow finalists Arizona State,…

Officials were investigating after an emergency situation forced street closures and the evacuation of both the Tempe Municipal Court and Tempe Police Department headquarters Tuesday morning. Fire and police crews from Tempe, Phoenix, Mesa and Chandler were on scene near Fifth Street and Mill Avenue for a possible hazardous substance situation in downtown Tempe, the city said via Twitter. Deputies were called to the area around 9 a.m. for a letter containing a white powdery substance found by a courthouse employee, Andrea Glass, deputy director of Tempe Fire Medical Rescue, said Tuesday morning at the scene of the facts Both…

Utah Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of arguments made by the state Legislature that it had essentially unreviewable power to draw a map of the state’s congressional districts that diluted Democratic votes. The legislature controlled by Republicans approved a map in 2021, it split Democratic-leaning Salt Lake County, the state’s most populous county, and scattered its voters among the state’s four U.S. House districts, all of which are predominantly Republican. Lawmakers acted after repealing a law — enacted by Utah voters in a 2018 ballot initiative — that banned political maps that improperly favored a candidate or political party,…

Franklin County officials expect about 20 percent of registered voters to participate in the election. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Early voting for Ohio’s special election began Tuesday, and Franklin County officials said they expect about 20 percent of registered voters to turn out. On Tuesday, Democratic leaders gathered outside the Franklin County Board of Elections. They all want one thing: for people to vote “no” on #1. “This is the biggest front for democracy in the history of the state of Ohio and the most important vote you’ve ever voted in your entire life. Make no mistake,” said Columbus Councilman Emmanuel…