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1. DeSantis sparks outrage with rejection of African American studies class  The Hill
2. Florida rejects AP African American studies pilot program  WFLA News Channel 8
3. Karine Jean-Pierre says DeSantis wants to 'block' study of 'Black Americans' after rejecting AP course  Fox News
4. No, Ron DeSantis Is Not Trying to Ban Black History | Opinion  Newsweek
5. DeSantis administration rejects inclusion of AP African American Studies class in high schools  CNN
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There are quite a few laws and regulations in Thailand that are outdated, if not irrelevant. Among them is the law governing what types of jobs are reserved for Thais only.

Alliances are as old as civilisation. Older, actually: almost every hunter-gatherer band that anthropologists have studied, from the New Guinea highlanders to the Yanomamo in the Amazon, made alliances with other groups to try to protect themselves.

Patrangsit Healthcare Group (PRHG), a local healthcare service provider, is preparing to strengthen its medical operations through fundraising on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

The market consolidated in the past week after see-sawing in the 1,680 to 1,700 range amid an absence of fresh catalysts since the beginning of this year. Macro indicators released so far have not been significantly off expectations.

State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has started operating its 10th mini-hydropower plant in Uttaradit as the country continues its effort to reduce power prices by adopting more renewable energy.

RECAP: Asian stocks shook off worries about rising interest rates and economic risks to advance yesterday as many investors took profits before the Lunar New Year holiday closes many markets in the region next week.

Central Pattana Plc (CPN), a retail and property developer, unveiled yesterday its revamped Central Ramindra mall aiming to draw customers with high purchasing power and strengthen its retail network in eastern Bangkok.

Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country's largest mobile operator by subscriber base, has launched its first pool recruitment programme with three partners to support workers with digital skills in these four organisations.

The retail prices of sugar may be adjusted following an increase in the ex-factory price by 1.75 baht a kilogramme as production costs surge.

Foreign investment soared by 56% to 129 billion baht in value last year, with Japan topping the list in terms of budget to develop businesses in Thailand.

There are positive signs for the tourism sector as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha suggested China will soon allow tour groups to visit Thailand, which could lead to more hotels reopening and higher demand for bus tours.

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will investigate the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) deputy commissioner and deputy chief of the Patrol and Special Operation Division (PSD) regarding a 9.5-million-baht graft charge.

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Contrary to reports, the late Lisa Marie Presley has not yet been buried at Graceland.

The former vice president's nonprofit has hired the former director of Haley's nonprofit.

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Deiveson Figueiredo is the champion heading into his fourth fight with Brandon Moreno and he’s confident that he has his rival’s number.

The manufacturer spun off LiveWire as its own sub-brand in 2021.

It’s been a rough few weeks for the U.S. air industry and tech. First, Southwest Airlines was forced to cancel an astounding 16,700 holiday flights due, in part, to outdated scheduling software. Just weeks later the Federal Aviation Administration drastically had to ground all domestic flights because of a corrupted…

Riders wait at a Loop L stop platform at night. Some riders expressed concerns regarding safety and said they no longer feel safe using public transit after dark.

In local political circles, he was known as George “Scamtos.” When a Long Island newspaper published the facts, why did no one listen? Plus, Michael Schulman on “Oscar Wars.”

1. Xbox's Phil Spencer: Microsoft Laying Off 10K People 'Hurts'  Kotaku
2. Tech Layoffs Shock Young Workers. The Older People? Not So Much.  The New York Times
3. Microsoft joined the layoff parade. Did it really have to?  TechCrunch
4. Why tech giants are on a sacking spree  Moneycontrol
5. Microsoft Hosts Sting Concert Before Laying Off Employees  Gizmodo
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Thunderbolt 4 docks are now much more widely available, meaning that it’s much easier to get a high speed dock that works with your laptop. …

I love the title of Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth documentarian Davis Guggenheim’s wonderful new docu on the life and times of Michael J. Fox. It is called Still a Michael J. Fox Movie. The Sundance website has a colon where you might expect it to be, right after Still, but the press notes leave it […]

WOMEN’S lives are at risk because Ministers are refusing to stump up for an emergency domestic abuse fund, campaigners including ex-Spice Girl Mel B have warned.