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Iran inters its late president at holiest Shiite site in nation after fatal helicopter crash 05/23/2024 03:14pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran interred President Ebrahim Raisi at the nation's holiest Shiite shrine Thursday, days after he was killed in a helicopter crash that added to the woes of a country already beset by international sanctions, internal unrest and tensions abroad. Raisi, who died In South Africa, a community struggling for clean water reflects wider discontent ahead of election 05/23/2024 02:58pm • HAMMANSKRAAL, South Africa (AP) — On days when a municipal truck comes to Hammanskraal to deliver drinking water, a queue of South Africans starts forming early in the morning to fill their buckets. This is not a distant, rural community, but a township on the edge of the administrative capital ci With a new War Rig and a fleet of motorbikes, 'Furiosa' restarts the motorized mayhem of 'Mad Max' 05/23/2024 02:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) — When it was time to start making “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” production designer Colin Gibson went to a garage in Australia to find some old friends. It had been years since 2015’s “Fury Road” wrapped production. Many of the vehicles seen in the film had been blown up o Deputy Russian military chief of staff jailed for bribery in latest arrest of high defense official 05/23/2024 02:29pm • MOSCOW (AP) — A deputy chief of the Russian military general staff has been arrested on charges of large-scale bribery, Russian news reports said Thursday, the latest in a series of bribery arrests of high-ranking military officials. The arrest of Lt. Gen. Vadim Shamarin followed the arrest earlie Independent booksellers continued to expand in 2023, with more than 200 new stores opening 05/23/2024 02:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Three years ago, Erin Decker was a middle school librarian in Kissimmee, Florida, increasingly frustrated by the state's book bans and worried that she couldn't make a difference remaining in her job. So, she and fellow librarian Tania Galiñanes thought of a way to fight back. � Nevada can start tabulating ballots earlier on Election Day for quicker results 05/23/2024 01:48pm • RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada election officials can start tabulating in-person Election Day votes as they come in, rather than waiting for polls to close in an effort to get results out quicker, Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar said Wednesday. Aguilar cited state law in making the recommend El gobierno ve como muy “peligrosa” la insinuación de Trump de que Biden lo quería muerto 05/23/2024 01:05pm • WASHINGTON – El fiscal General de Estados Unidos, Merrick Garland, calificó este jueves de “falsa” y “extremadamente peligrosa” la acusación del expresidente Donald Trump de que el Departamento de Justicia autorizó “fuerza letal” contra él en la redada a China inicia ejercicios militares de "castigo" alrededor de Taiwán días después de la investidura de su nuevo dirigente 05/23/2024 01:01pm • (CNN) -- China inició dos días de ejercicios militares a gran escala en torno a Taiwán, en lo que calificó de "castigo" por los llamados "actos separatistas", días después de que la isla autogobernada jurara el cargo de un nuevo líder elegido democráticamente que pidió a Beijing que cesara Dangerous brew: Ocean heat and La Nina combo likely mean more Atlantic hurricanes this summer 05/23/2024 12:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Nina. There's an 85% chance that the Atlantic hurricane season that starts in June will be above average in storm a US senators write to Canada’s Trudeau asking him to meet 2% GDP defense spending commitment 05/23/2024 12:34pm • (CNN) — A bipartisan group of 23 US senators have written to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging his country to live up to its commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defense amid concerns that key members of the NATO alliance are not pulling their weight. “As we approach the 20 5 things to know about Memorial Day, including its evolution and controversies 05/23/2024 12:15pm • NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers. But for people such as Manuel Castañeda Jr., the day is UK politicians kick off a 6-week election campaign with incumbent Sunak playing the underdog 05/23/2024 12:13pm • LONDON (AP) — Britain’s political party leaders crisscrossed the country on Thursday, kicking off a six-week election campaign in which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party is trying to overturn a widespread sense that it will be ousted from power. Voters will decide on July 4 whether French Open: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among the women to watch in 2024 05/23/2024 12:04pm • PARIS (AP) — Here are some of the women to watch at the French Open, which starts at Roland Garros on Sunday: Iga Swiatek Seeding: 1 Career-Best Ranking: 1 Country: Poland Age: 22 (Turns 23 on May 31) 2024 Record: 38-4 2024 Titles: 4 Career Titles: 21 Grand Slam Titles: 4 — French Open (2020, 20 T20 World Cup uses cricket's fast and furious format. The tempo appeals to new and existing fans 05/23/2024 12:01pm • The first cricket World Cup to be hosted on U.S. soil starts June 1 and will be shared with countries in the Caribbean, represented by the two-time champion West Indies. Fear not. It won't drag on. This World Cup is in the Twenty20 format, the fastest and most action-packed version of cricket. Unlik US-Best-Sellers-Books-PW 05/23/2024 11:54am • HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Women” by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin’s) 2. “Funny Story” by Emily Henry (Berkley) 3. “Think Twice” by Harlan Coben (Grand Central) 4. “The 24th Hour” by Patterson/Paetro (Little, Brown) 5. “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower) 6. “Five Broken Bl