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Parliament speaker. The Tehran mayor. A heart surgeon. The race is on for Iran's next president 06/25/2024 11:04am • Six candidates have been approved by Iran's theocracy to run in Friday’s presidential election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with several other officials in May. Among them, Iran’s parliament speaker stands out as the most recognizable figure. A litt Missouri, Kansas judges temporarily halt much of President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan 06/25/2024 11:04am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. The judges’ rulings prevent the U.S. Department of Edu Takeaways from AP's report on new footage from the fatal shooting of a Black motorist in Georgia 06/25/2024 10:51am • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — In the summer following the 2020 police killing of George Floyd, the fatal shooting of Julian Lewis generated headlines far beyond rural Georgia. The Georgia State Patrol quickly fired the trooper who opened fire on Lewis within seconds of forcing the Black motorist to drive i Shot in 1.6 seconds: Video raises questions about how trooper avoided charges in Black man's death 06/25/2024 10:46am • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Julian Lewis didn’t pull over for the Georgia State Patrol cruiser flashing its blue lights behind him on a rural highway. He still didn't stop after pointing a hand out the window and turning onto a darkened dirt road as the trooper sounded his siren. Five minutes into a pu International court seeks arrest of Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian power plants 06/25/2024 10:16am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court said Tuesday it issued arrest warrants for Russia’s former defense minister and its military chief of staff for attacks on Ukraine's power plants, the third time the global court has accused senior Russian leaders of war crimes. Ther More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed 06/25/2024 09:47am • WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 500 people — some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings — have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislation President Joe Biden signed two years ago Tuesday. A White House report obtained by The As Vice president holds College Park abortion rights rally with all the trappings of a campaign event 06/25/2024 09:40am • Vice President Kamala Harris (D)  stood in Ritchie Coliseum at the University of Maryland, College Park underneath a blue banner that said “Trust WOMEN” in large white text. Just underneath, in significantly smaller text, was a disclaimer: “Paid for by Biden for President.” At the Mon Carnival: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 06/25/2024 09:27am • MIAMI (AP) — MIAMI (AP) — Carnival Corp. (CCL) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $92 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Miami-based company said it had profit of 7 cents. Earnings, adjusted to extinguish debt and for Top European rights court says Russia responsible for breaching rights in Crimea after 2014 takeover 06/25/2024 09:15am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Europe's top human rights court ruled Tuesday that Russia was responsible for a string of human rights violations in Crimea since overrunning and later illegally annexing the Black Sea peninsula in 2014. The European Court of Human Rights said in a lengthy written jud TD SYNNEX: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 06/25/2024 08:16am • FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — TD SYNNEX Corporation (SNX) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $143.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Fremont, California-based company said it had net income of $1.66. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.73 p Macron warns voters against the far right and hard left ahead of crucial parliamentary elections 06/25/2024 07:34am • PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is warning voters against choosing the far right or the hard left, asserting that their divisive policies increase the risk of political “conflict and civil war," ahead of Sunday's first round of crucial parliamentary elections. Macron said both the Vietnam's VinFast looks to tiny EV, priced at less than $10,000, to change its fortunes 06/25/2024 07:06am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast, for a short time the third-most valuable car company in the world, has a big problem: It just can’t sell enough cars. Idle factories bleed money and the company’s financial health is at stake. After finding the U.S. market a tough nut to crac Risk vs. reward as NHL teams assess Russian prospects at camp to dispel concerns entering draft 06/25/2024 06:10am • If NHL general managers and most scouts are unable to enter Russia to rate the talent in person, player agent Daniel Milstein figured, why not bring his draft-eligible prospects to North America? That was the case earlier in June, when Milstein and several agents with Russian clients held their own Top Cats: Panthers win their 1st Stanley Cup, top Oilers 2-1 in Game 7 06/25/2024 05:04am • SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov put his hands at either end of the Stanley Cup and began skating away to start the celebration that the Florida Panthers have wanted forever. And as he began to hoist hockey's chalice for the first time, he had one thought. “It's heavy,” he said. A 37-pou El Tribunal Supremo de Israel ordena al Gobierno que reclute a judíos ultraortodoxos, en un golpe a Netanyahu 06/25/2024 04:39am • (CNN) -- El Tribunal Supremo de Israel ordenó este martes al gobierno que reclute en el Ejército a judíos israelíes ultraortodoxos (haredíes), lo que supone un duro golpe para el primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu y su coalición gobernante, que se apoya en los partidos haredíes para gobernar.