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It hasn’t been long since eight-member K-pop boy band ATEEZ made their latest comeback with their 10th mini-album, “Golden Hour: Part 1,” on May 31. Following the highly anticipated music release led by title track “Work,” the eight-piece announced a new collaboration with Dutch DJ Don Diablo, resulting in a remix version of their new album’s lead single, “Work Pt 2.” ATEEZ’s latest X/Twitter post caused #Work_for_Palestine to trend on social media, mobilizing K-pop fans in support of Palestine. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} However, instead of wholeheartedly supporting the beloved band’s experimental musical works, ATEEZ fans, ATINYs, have issued a…

Many suspicions have been floating around about who had certain information about the election results and made money on the stock market. Various allegations are floating around, but when you look at both the buying and selling data, an interesting story emerges with various conclusions. There are clear indications of coordinated trading based on certain information, but the culprit may be different from what we are hearing and will require deeper investigation to unravel. So let’s see how things unfolded. On Saturday, June 1, all TV channels started airing exit polls predicting a landslide victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party…

France’s early parliamentary elections are among the most important for France and Europe in decades, with the far-right National Rally (RN) party likely to win a majority in parliament and take power.The two-vote election will take place on June 30 and July 7. How will the election be conducted, what is at stake and what will be the outcome?What is this story and why does it matter?French President Emmanuel Macron has surprised almost everyone, including most of his own party members, by calling for early parliamentary elections after his centrist Renaissance party suffered a crushing defeat in the European Parliament…

Far-right to shine first in Europe’s summer elections Protesters gathered at Place des Terrores to speak out against the far-right following their victory in Lyon’s EU elections. Last week, tens of millions of Europeans went to the polls in the European Parliament elections, with a total of 720 seats up for grabs across the 27 EU member states. The European Parliament is the only directly elected institution in the EU, but it is also the least powerful when compared to the European Commission and the European Council. Nevertheless, European Parliament elections are important as they often determine the political direction…

A U.S. team made up in part of men who moonlight as cricketers between their day jobs, advanced through the group stage of the T20 World Cup at the first attempt, knocking defending champion Pakistan out of the tournament after their game against Ireland was called off on Friday. After wins over neighbors Canada and powerhouse Pakistan in their first two matches, the U.S. advanced to the T20 Super Eight stage along with India after their final group game was called off. The cancellation forced powerhouse Pakistan out of the tournament they won in 2009, but the U.S.’…

FASANO, Italy — G7 leaders are set to warn about Chinese trade practices including “harmful excess capacity” and “market distortions”, according to a draft statement seen by Politico. “We are not seeking to harm China,” the leaders said in the latest G7 summit statement, but “express concern about China’s persistent industrial targeting and comprehensive non-market policies and practices.” China has been at the forefront of G7 leaders’ concerns amid rising tensions with the United States and deteriorating trade ties with Europe. The European Commission said this week it would impose tariffs of up to 38.1% from July 4 on Chinese-made…

Hu Yun QiBRUSSELS (Reuters) – Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. are likely to be prosecuted by the summer for failing to comply with landmark EU rules aimed at curbing the companies’ influence, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday.The European Commission launched investigations into both companies and Alphabet’s Google under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in March and is considering Apple and Meta as priority cases, according to people familiar with the matter.The DMA requires big tech companies to open up more space for smaller rivals and make it easier for users to move between…

There are signs that the Atlantic hurricane season is slowly awakening, with forecasters monitoring two hurricanes that could develop into tropical storms. Despite a slow start to the season, forecasters are predicting it could be one of the most active on record.The storm, named Alberto and most likely to be the first Atlantic tropical storm of the year, is drawing energy from unusually warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico and could hit Mexico next week.Forecasters are also monitoring the same storm that caused flooding in Florida in recent days, which is unlikely to become a tropical storm as it…

ASHEVILLE – The Asheville City Council approved a downtown business improvement district amid passionate and often frustrated opposition in its second and final vote June 11. Before the meeting, a small crowd gathered in the street to protest, accompanied by marching band drumming from the chambers.After the vote, a thunderous roar echoed across the downtown streets.Jen Hampton, leader of the Asheville Food and Beverage Coalition, a coalition that supports local service workers, said she just can’t get rid of language in the original proposal that would have instructed people employed by the BID to address activities that are deemed “unusual.””That’s…

Belgium’s Thomas Detry recorded six birdies in the first 14 holes to jump out to an early lead during the second round of the U.S. Open at Pinehurst (Jared C. Tilton)Belgium’s Thomas Detry recorded three consecutive birdies to jump out to an early lead in the second round of the U.S. Open on Friday, while former leader-tied Patrick Cantlay prepares to tee off at Pinehurst.Starting on the back nine, Detry, ranked 55th in the world, birdied the 11th, 12th and 13th holes before bogeying the 14th hole, but then birdied the first, third and the par-5 fifth hole to finish…