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“Because he’s the leader of the government, any success that belongs to the government belongs to General Prayut,” he said. “But the vote is deciding whether you are happy with the success of the government or not. I think it is very simple. For us, we are basically building on the success of this government, with the addition of the new force that comes with the United Thai Nation Party.” REACHING THE EIGHT-YEAR TERM LIMIT But there is another hurdle, as General Prayut will reach his eight-year term limit in 2025, or halfway in a possible second term if elected.

Our problems begin with a statement purported to have been made by Marcus Garvey in the 1920s: Look to Africa, when a black king shall be crowned for the day of deliverance is nearA few clarifications need to be made from the onset – Firstly, there is no proof that Garvey made such a statement and some people have attributed it to Reverend James Morris Webb who may have said something to that effect at a convention in 1924. Secondly, even if he said it, Garvey’s appraisal of Selassie was provably scathing and most uncharitable thus rebuffing any romanticization of the…

Video Duration 25 minutes 55 seconds 25:55From the future of humanity to the future of jobs, artificial intelligence is raising questions about threats to life as we know it.It is seen as smart, but scary. Artificial intelligence has almost limitless potential. It can even generate news stories – like those written by our journalists for this programme, for example. And it could transform industries from healthcare to finance. Companies are racing to develop the technology. But, many researchers fear AI could pose dangers to humanity and are calling for a pause in its development. Meanwhile, Germany is looking for foreign…

When Ethan Hayes, a senior at Howard University, talks to his mother about politics, they don’t always see eye to eye.During the 2020 presidential campaign, Mr. Hayes was skeptical of Joseph R. Biden Jr. because of his record on criminal justice. His mother, Lindi Hayes, who said she grew up in a “fairly conservative” Christian household, felt differently.“Well, look at the alternative,” Ms. Hayes would tell her son, warning against four more years of President Donald J. Trump.“I don’t want to look at the alternative,” Mr. Hayes would reply. “I want to look at someone brand-new.”The mother-son split mirrors a…

President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet on Tuesday afternoon to discuss budget priorities and raising the debt limit at a precarious moment: The United States is quickly running out of cash to pay its bills.Lawmakers have less than a month to pass legislation to increase or suspend the debt ceiling, which caps the amount of money the government can borrow. The United States reached its statutory $31.4 trillion debt limit on Jan. 19, and the Treasury Department estimates that the accounting maneuvers it has been employing to prop up its cash reserves could be exhausted as soon as…

This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekdayGood morning. Yesterday, a reference to the film Caddyshack provoked a lot of approving mail. Does that mean most of our readers grew up in the 1980s, or just have excellent taste? Send other market-applicable movie quotes to: robert.armstrong@ft.com and ethan.wu@ft.com. Trade-off time is hereWe’ve been moaning for some months about confusing, contradictory or equivocal economic data flowing out of the US economy. But recent reports, in a refreshing change, have mostly been singing from the same…

The Atrium is a black glass office tower glowering over the town centre of Uxbridge, 16 miles west of London. It symbolises a problem facing commercial property investors across the UK. The 1990s building, which counts multi-level marketing company Herbalife among its remaining tenants, is now roughly half empty. The Atrium is not alone: a quarter of the office space in the commuter town near the M25 motorway sits vacant. BlackRock bought the Atrium block from insurer Aviva in 2015 for £55mn. The US investment giant has been marketing the property recently for as little as £16mn, according to sales…

Ecoterra, an award-winning green Web3 project, has a presale that continues to attract much interest. The presale has already raised over $3.5 million, with investors rushing to buy ahead of a 10% price increase during the next stage.Ecoterra presale raises $3.5 millionEcoterra is a new project that uses a unique Recycle-to-Earn (R2E) system. The project has been created to support recycling and encourage individuals and organizations to reduce their carbon footprint.The Ecoterra presale has already raised more than $3.5 million amid investors’ growing interest in the project. The project has already won an award for contributing to a sustainable ecosystem during the Istanbul…

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a panel of experts that issues guidelines about preventive care, has recommended all women start routine breast cancer screening at 40, instead of by 50, the previous recommendation.The panel continues to advise spacing the screenings at two-year intervals, although some other medical organizations endorse annual mammograms.Here’s more about what this means for you.Who is affected by the new guidelines?The advice applies to all “cisgender women and other people assigned female at birth” who are at average risk for breast cancer and do not have any troubling symptoms that might indicate breast cancer. This group…

An inflatable Disney+ logo is pictured at a press event ahead of launching a streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa, at Dubai Opera in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 7, 2022.Yousef Saba | ReuterCheck out the companies making headlines before the bell.PacWest — Shares plunged 20% after the regional bank stock said deposits fell 9.5% for the week ended May 5. If necessary, PacWest said it has access to $15 billion of available liquidity. Other regional banks stocks moved lower on the news, with Western Alliance and First Horizon down 7.3% and 3.2%, respectively.Disney — The media…