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Thailand’s political hopefuls register for May election

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:52:13 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of would-be lawmakers in Thailand on Monday began the official registration process for the upcoming general election, a vote that will pit supporters of an exiled prime minister against the conservative political establishment and its allies in the military.Dressed in T-shirts and jackets in their party colors, and backed by groups of noisy supporters, the political hopefuls pushed their way past a throng of journalists to cram into a Bangkok stadium and complete the paperwork to qualify for the May 14 election. Underscoring the political tensions, four protesters under the watchful eyes of two dozen police officers held up signs demanding changes to Article 112 of the constitution, which carries harsh penalties for defaming the country’s monarch. Calls for reform of the law have increased in recent years but remain a major taboo in a country where the royal family has traditionally been seen as untouchable. Prayuth Chan-ocha, the incumbent prime minister, r...

April entertainment guide 2023: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler headline in DC

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:52:13 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews April entertainment (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); April showers bring May flowers, but first they bring tons of entertainment!Here’s a roundup of fun events around the D.C. area in the month of April:More Entertainment NewsMore Local NewsApril Entertainment GuideApril 3: Lewis Capaldi at The AnthemApril 3 – 6: “The Bard, The Griot and the Hip-Hop T...

3 hospitalized, including child, following car crash in Oakland Park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:52:13 GMT

A car crash involving a white vehicle and a pickup truck left three people injured, including a child. The collision occurred near the 3500 block of Northwest 31st Avenue.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m., Saturday. Oakland Park Fire Rescue and BSO deputies responded to the scene.Emergency responders transported the three injured to an area hospital. The child and one adult were trauma alerted while the condition of the other person is unknown.The BSO Traffic Homicide detectives have launched an investigation into the incident to determine the cause of the crash. No further details have been released at this time.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Facebook’s top EU lobbyist wins Finnish parliament seat

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:52:13 GMT

Meta’s top lobbyist in Brussels is off to Helsinki, after winning a seat Sunday in the Finnish election. Aura Salla, who leads Facebook parent company Meta’s public policy team in Brussels, won a seat in the Finnish parliament for the center-right National Coalition Party, she tweeted late Sunday. The fiscally conservative National Coalition Party won the most votes in Sunday’s election, defeating outgoing center-left Prime Minister Sanna Marin.In a phone interview Monday morning, Salla said she wants to push Finland to take a “more proactive” role in European politics — and promised to fight domestically for a “stable economy,” a subject on which her party attacked Marin’s Social Democrats. “We cannot have our welfare society in Finland, if we don’t have a stable economy,” she told POLITICO from Finland. “That was one of the primary reasons for me to run because I was super worried how this social-democratic le...

Bulgaria faces coalition talks after close election

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:52:13 GMT

The center-right GERB party was the winner in Bulgaria’s election on Sunday night.In the final count, GERB won 26.5 percent of the vote, with a pro-Western coalition led by Continuing the Change (PP) and Democratic Bulgaria scoring 24.9 percent.Those results signal renewed coalition talks, much to the dismay of voters who have been to the polls five times in the last two years.The last round of voting was seen by many as a make-or-break test for GERB, whose leader Boyko Borissov served as prime minister from 2009 to 2021, until nationwide protests erupted over his government’s role in the country’s rampant corruption.Continuing the Change, led by Harvard graduates Kiril Petkov and Asen Vasilev, and Democratic Bulgaria, led by Hristo Ivanov, campaigned on a promise to make Bulgaria a “European country,” by raising the standard of health care and education, and making the judiciary independent. Meanwhile, the nationalist Revival party, which is pro-Russia, anti-NAT...

Truck crashes into tree in Belmont

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:52:13 GMT

A truck took out a big tree in Belmont early Monday morning. The incident happened on Concord Avenue and caused significant damage to the truck. Police say no one was hurt.

Family displaced by fire in Hyde Park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:52:13 GMT

A family was displaced by a fire at a Hyde Park home early Monday morning. Fire officials say two adults, a baby, and a dog were forced out of their home on Davidson Street. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Snoop Dogg steps in at last second during WrestleMania

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:52:13 GMT

By JOE REEDY (AP Sports Writer)INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Leave it to Snoop Dogg to emerge as the Most Valuable Performer of WrestleMania 39.During a weekend that saw World Wrestling Entertainment set a two-night attendance record for their signature event, rumors of a possible sale and Roman Reigns remaining the undisputed champion, the iconic rapper stepped up in an emergency.Snoop Dogg was co-hosting a segment between matches on Sunday at SoFi Stadium with wrestler Mike “The Miz” Mizanin when he goaded Mizanin into an impromptu match with Shane McMahon, who made his appearance at a WWE event for the first time in 14 months. McMahon and Mizanin traded punches before McMahon tore his quad when he did a leapfrog maneuver while trying to avoid Mizanin.Doctors checked on McMahon before he was helped out of the ring. Snoop Dogg then came back into the ring to continue the match, as he punched “The Miz” twice, then stole a page from “The Rock” and landed a people’s elbow to secure the win...

ASK IRA: Does Jimmy Butler need to become more of a Heat leader?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:52:13 GMT

Q: It’s time for a new culture carrier. – Ira.A: Which is what this season-ending tribute to Udonis Haslem is all about, recognizing the end of an era and then beginning the search for another carrier of the culture torch. Often that is the senior member of the team in terms of age. But Kyle Lowry, at 37, is more about still finding his place with the team. Often it is a team’s best player. But Jimmy Butler tends to be off on his own once the game clock is off. Ultimately, it has to be a player who is viewed as a face of the franchise going forward. That seemingly would have Bam Adebayo as the next in line. And it is a role Bam says he covets. Now all he has to do is live up to a 20-season legacy. In a best-case scenario, Jimmy would assume that mantle, but he appears to have little desire for such.Q: No Omer Yurtseven. No Victor Oladipo. I missed the Final Four for this? – Xavier.A: Based on the way the final week of the season looks like it’s setting ...

Lucas: Chris Christie’s moment has passed, whether he knows it or not

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:52:13 GMT

Chris Christi is the last guy who should be talking about taking on Donald Trump.The former New Jersey governor failed to do so in 2016 when he as a presidential candidate had the opportunity in the GOP presidential primary.Now contemplating another run for president, Christie wants a do over, telling Republicans he wants to do to Trump what he did to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio back then.In Christie’s telling, his mockery of Rubio back then forced Rubio to drop out of the crowded field of GOP presidential candidates.”You better have somebody on that stage who can do to [Trump] what I did to Marco because that’s the only thing that’s going to defeat Donald Trump,” Christie said.Christie, one of the party’s bright stars back then, was highly critical of Rubio, who he saw a potential threat saying, among other things, that Rubio had no substance.Christie, who is contemplating running for president again, made his remarks at a St. Anselm College Institute of Politics town meeting last wee...