Myanmar’s military government announced on Thursday that it was ending the state of emergency declared after it seized power in 2021 and would restructure administrative bodies to prepare for the new election at the end of the year.

The military government hopes elections can bring more international legitimacy. But the generals will still rule, and opposition groups are boycotting.

Myanmar’s military leadership lifted a state of emergency more than four years after it took power in a coup, a necessary step for holding elections slated to be held later this year.

New Jersey declared it will enter a State of Emergency Thursday afternoon ahead of possible floods and severe thunderstorms which are expected to impact the area. Acting Governor Tahesha Way declared that New Jersey will enter a State of Emergency at 2 p.

A state of emergency has been declared for New Jersey with widespread flooding and severe thunderstorms in the forecast for Thursday afternoon and evening that could swamp the state with up to 7 inches of rain.

William "Dub" Thomas, the Kerr County emergency management director, detailed his whereabouts during the crisis to a panel of state lawmakers at a hearing on Thursday in Kerrville, Texas.