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Anutins landslide shifts Thailand decisively to the right
BANGKOK – Thailand’s snap elections delivered a decisive rightward turn on Sunday, with the conservative Bhumjaithai Party securing a sweep while upending the progressive People’s Party, whose predecessor won on an anti-establishment ticket in 2023. Bhumjaithai won an estimated 194 seats in the 500-seat parliament, followed by the People’s Party with 108, Pheu Thai with…
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Ledeckas quest for Olympic snowboarding 3-peat grinds to a halt
LIVIGNO, Italy — Ester Ledecka’s quest to become the first snowboarder to win a gold medal in three straight Olympics came to a surprisingly early end Sunday. The Czech snowboarder lost her quarterfinal race in the sport’s parallel giant slalom by 0.06 seconds to Austria’s Sabine Payer. The gold medal went to another Czech racer,…
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Puppy Bowl Trainer on How to Teach 125 Puppies to Play Fake Football and Not Poop on the Field (Too Much)
Victoria Schade may not wear a Team Ruff or Team Fluff bandana, but she is arguably the real MVP of the Puppy Bowl. Schade has been the game’s lead trainer since Puppy Bowl III, which works out to 20 years (140 in dog years!) and makes her tenure half-a-decade longer than referee Dan Schachner, who…
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This rugged Android tablet I tested was off to a rough start – then I discovered its real charm
ZDNET’s key takeaways The Oukitel RT10 tablet is on sale now for $429. This beefy tablet has respectable performance and unrivaled battery life. If you’re looking for something light and delicate, look elsewhere. Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. For me, Oukitel is synonymous with ruggedness. Every product I’ve ever been sent from…
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I wont survive: North Korean soldier caught by Ukraine dreads going home
“I would be grateful if they take me. If they don’t, there’s nothing I can do.” At first glance, the North Korean prisoner of war captured in Ukraine looked rather calm as he appeared on MBC’s investigative programme, PD Notebook. But in reality, only one outcome awaits if he fails to make it to South…
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San Franciscos pro-billionaire march draws dozens | TechCrunch
A march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly attract a huge crowd on Saturday — the San Francisco Chronicle counted around three dozen attendees, along with another dozen tongue-in-cheek counter-protesters. To be fair, organizer Derik Kauffman had predicted attendance of only “a few dozen” beforehand. But the incongruous idea of the “March for Billionaires” has provoked…
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Villanova coach Kevin Willard jabs at pro-Maryland hecklers
Villanova men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard returned to the DMV region for the first time Saturday since his controversial exit from Maryland last year, and a few Terrapins fans went out of their way to make it an unwelcome homecoming. After his Wildcats won 80-73 at Georgetown, Willard was asked about a contingent of Maryland…
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US steps up Apec role after Xi–Trump call as ties with China show signs of thaw
Just days after Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held a two-hour phone call aimed at stabilising bilateral ties, the US confirmed it would play an active role at this year’s first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) senior officials’ meetings in Guangzhou, signalling intensified engagement with Beijing. The US State Department announced on…
