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What lovely news. Associated Press: Thailand kicked off its celebration of the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month with a parade Saturday, as the country is on course to become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage equality. The annual Bangkok Pride Parade filled one side of a major thoroughfare with a colorful parade for several hours in one of the Thai capital’s busiest commercial districts.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Hierarchy In the opening episode of Hierarchy, Netflix’s new K-drama about students at an elite private school in Korea, a former “it” couple of high teen society climb into separate sports cars and take off around a track. This is what breaking up looks like for teens in the world of Hierarchy; one does not simply send a text, they challenge their childhood sweetheart to a high-stakes game of speeding vehicles. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Well, in theory the stakes are high.

Summer is right around the corner and so are some highly anticipated albums from superstars. We’ll hear debuts from Normani, Tems, and Ice Spice, and new music from Charli XCX and Megan Thee Stallion, who is currently on her Hot Girl Summer tour. Omar Apollo is gearing up to release his sophomore album, God Said No, which features a spoken word interlude from the actor Pedro Pascal.

Financial disclosures for eight of the nine Supreme Court Justices were made public on Friday, revealing information about a gifted trip to Bali, free concert tickets to see Beyoncé, and nearly $1.6 million in book deals. The annual disclosures come as the court faces mounting pressure over its transparency and accountability measures, particularly concerning potential conflicts of interest and ties to affluent donors.

The death of a man found dead in Denver early Thursday morning is being investigated as a homicide, police announced Friday. Officers responded to reports of a body and were on the scene of a death investigation in the area of West Byron Place and North Yates Street just after 1 a.m.

WASHINGTON — New vehicles sold in the U. S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real-world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday by the Biden administration. The final rule will increase fuel economy by 2% per year for model years 2027 to 2031 for passenger cars, while SUVs and other light trucks will increase by 2% per year for model years 2029 to 2031, according to requirements released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The final figures are below a proposal released last year.