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Southern Poverty Law Center floats sanctions against DOJ after unsigned indictment shared with media before being filed in court
Read more: Southern Poverty Law Center floats sanctions against DOJ after unsigned indictment shared with media before being filed in courtThe civil rights group claims the DOJ shared a draft version of a new indictment this week before the document was officially filed in court, ‘putting media strategy before the sacrosanct rules on grand jury secrecy’
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Trump administration weighs in on Henry Nowak murder with call to ‘end two-tier policing’
Read more: Trump administration weighs in on Henry Nowak murder with call to ‘end two-tier policing’Henry Nowak’s family have also called on politicians to rebuild trust in the police
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Airbnb host sues start-up that rented his place to test robots that do chores
Read more: Airbnb host sues start-up that rented his place to test robots that do choresThe lawsuit claims the highly valued start-up booked the San Francisco home under ‘false pretenses’
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Top prosecutor in seashells case against former FBI director James Comey steps down
Read more: Top prosecutor in seashells case against former FBI director James Comey steps downComey maintains his innocence after the Justice Department accused him of ‘making threats to harm’ the president
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Millions of breast cancer patients could avoid chemotherapy with new genome test
Read more: Millions of breast cancer patients could avoid chemotherapy with new genome testDoctors said the test shows people with certain forms of the disease can safely avoid chemotherapy
Asia
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China’s railway hit new single-day passenger record on May Day
Read more: China’s railway hit new single-day passenger record on May DayChina’s tourism market is a bright spot in domestic demand, injecting momentum into a economy facing pressure from weak consumption and a prolonged property downturn.
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Korean Air bans roosters on US-Philippine routes amid cockfighting outcry
Read more: Korean Air bans roosters on US-Philippine routes amid cockfighting outcryThe Philippines has a huge cockfighting industry, with Filipinos wagering tens of millions of dollars daily, according to some industry estimates.
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Malaysia faces balancing act on EV hub ambition with need to ‘preserve market space’ for domestic firms
Read more: Malaysia faces balancing act on EV hub ambition with need to ‘preserve market space’ for domestic firmsA reported standoff between BYD and Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) over strict manufacturing conditions has left the Chinese automaker’s RM1.3 billion Tanjung Malim assembly plant in limbo.
Thailand
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New high-tech frigate purchase on schedule, says navy
Read more: New high-tech frigate purchase on schedule, says navyThe process of selecting a contractor to supply a new high-tech frigate is proceeding as planned, with defence offsets included in the deal being a major consideration in deciding the winner, according to the Royal Thai Navy spokeman.
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Ranger killed in siege to arrest southern insurgent suspects
Read more: Ranger killed in siege to arrest southern insurgent suspectsNARATHIWAT — A paramilitary ranger was killed when security officials laid siege to a house to arrest suspected southern insurgents in Chanae district of this southern border province on Monday, and the hunt continued for hours from early morning.
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Economic restructure proposed
Read more: Economic restructure proposedWhile economists and industry leaders say the proposals by executives to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on May 15 are practical and should be implemented, they noted more needs to be done by the government to ensure sustainable growth, calling for structural reform focusing on improving small business competitiveness.
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Canal walls unrepaired, Songkhla residents fear fresh flooding
Read more: Canal walls unrepaired, Songkhla residents fear fresh floodingSONGKHLA – Residents along a major canal draining storm water from Hat Yai city are again living on the edge, with last year’s damaged floodwall still unrepaired ahead of the return of the annual wet season in the South.
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21 foreign suspects in Koh Phangan nominee probe in court on Monday
Read more: 21 foreign suspects in Koh Phangan nominee probe in court on MondaySURAT THANI – Police will oppose bail when they apply to extend the detention of 21 foreign nationals arrested in connection with the operations of nominee businesses on Koh Phangan in the Samui Provincial Court on Monday.
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China’s railway hit new single-day passenger record on May Day
Read more: China’s railway hit new single-day passenger record on May DayChina’s tourism market is a bright spot in domestic demand, injecting momentum into a economy facing pressure from weak consumption and a prolonged property downturn.
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Korean Air bans roosters on US-Philippine routes amid cockfighting outcry
Read more: Korean Air bans roosters on US-Philippine routes amid cockfighting outcryThe Philippines has a huge cockfighting industry, with Filipinos wagering tens of millions of dollars daily, according to some industry estimates.
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Pheu Thai Party pushes bill to rewrite charter
Read more: Pheu Thai Party pushes bill to rewrite charterPheu Thai will review its charter amendment bill next week before submitting it to parliament, says deputy leader and list-MP Chousak Sirinil.
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City’s reformer falling short
Read more: City’s reformer falling shortAs Bangkok moves toward its next gubernatorial election, one question is already taking shape: after four years in office, what has governor Chadchart Sittipunt actually changed?
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DNA study finds multiple blackchin tilapia sources
Read more: DNA study finds multiple blackchin tilapia sourcesA new study by researchers from Chulalongkorn University has concluded that invasive blackchin tilapia were introduced to Thailand at multiple places and in multiple ways, and not as a result of a single introduction as believed earlier.