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Chris Hemsworth, fourth right, Liam Hemsworth, right, and Gabriella Brooks, second right, pose for photographers upon arrival at the UK Premiere of the film ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ in London, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

‘Furiosa,’ ‘Garfield’ lead slowest Memorial Day box office in decades

Earnings the lowest in 29 years, aside from during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chris Hemsworth, fourth right, Liam Hemsworth, right, and Gabriella Brooks, second right, pose for photographers upon arrival at the UK Premiere of the film ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ in London, Friday, May 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Canada’s Brandon Tanev celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the semi final match between Canada and Switzerland at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Switzerland knocks out Canada in shootout to advance to hockey worlds final

Switzerland to face off against Czechs

Canada’s Brandon Tanev celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the semi final match between Canada and Switzerland at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
FILE - Comedian Dave Chappelle performs at Madison Square Garden during his 50th birthday celebration week on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in New York. American comedian Dave Chappelle called the Israeli war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip a “genocide” Thursday, May 23, 2024, to cheers while performing in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, while urging Americans to fight antisemitism so Jews don’t feel like they need to be protected by Israel. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Dave Chappelle says there’s a ‘genocide’ in the Gaza Strip

Comedian made comments on Israel-Hamas war while performing in the United Arab Emirates

FILE - Comedian Dave Chappelle performs at Madison Square Garden during his 50th birthday celebration week on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in New York. American comedian Dave Chappelle called the Israeli war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip a “genocide” Thursday, May 23, 2024, to cheers while performing in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, while urging Americans to fight antisemitism so Jews don’t feel like they need to be protected by Israel. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
In this image taken from video provided by the Hostage Families Forum, an Israeli female soldier, from the Nahal Oz military base, is marched to a vehicle by Hamas after she was taken captive on Oct. 7, 2023. The footage was taken by Hamas militants who stormed the Nahal Oz military base, part of the militant group’s wider assault on southern Israel that killed roughly 1,200 people and took about 250 others hostage. (Hostage Families Forum via AP)

Families of Israeli hostages release video of female soldiers being captured by Hamas

7 soldiers were taken, all of them age 19 or 20

In this image taken from video provided by the Hostage Families Forum, an Israeli female soldier, from the Nahal Oz military base, is marched to a vehicle by Hamas after she was taken captive on Oct. 7, 2023. The footage was taken by Hamas militants who stormed the Nahal Oz military base, part of the militant group’s wider assault on southern Israel that killed roughly 1,200 people and took about 250 others hostage. (Hostage Families Forum via AP)
FILE - Fans wait to go through security before Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on July 28, 2023. The 2022 fiasco after there were a myriad of problems with fans trying to buy tickets for Swift’s massive “Eras” tour shone a light on cracks in the ticketing system. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

The U.S. is suing Ticketmaster and Live Nation. What does that mean for concertgoers?

Ticketmaster controls 70% of the U.S. ticket-selling market

FILE - Fans wait to go through security before Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on July 28, 2023. The 2022 fiasco after there were a myriad of problems with fans trying to buy tickets for Swift’s massive “Eras” tour shone a light on cracks in the ticketing system. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)
Taylor Swift performs on her Eras Tour concert. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fans

The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent…

Taylor Swift performs on her Eras Tour concert. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, right, with Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, speaks during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz has ordered Israel’s ambassadors from Ireland and Norway to immediately return to Israel, as Norway said it would recognize a Palestinian state and Ireland was expected to do the same. (Erik Flaaris Johansen/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state

Israel has denounced the decisions and recalled its ambassadors to the 3 countries

Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, right, with Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, speaks during a news conference in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz has ordered Israel’s ambassadors from Ireland and Norway to immediately return to Israel, as Norway said it would recognize a Palestinian state and Ireland was expected to do the same. (Erik Flaaris Johansen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
A general view shows an entrance to the Pantex Plant, Friday, March 1, 2024, in Panhandle, Texas. The plant was briefly shut down during the early part of the Smokehouse Creek Fire on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Climate change increasingly threatens research laboratories, weapons sites and power plants across the nation that handle or are contaminated with radioactive material or perform critical energy and defense research. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change worsens

Increasingly common fires, droughts and floods all threaten the sensitive sites

A general view shows an entrance to the Pantex Plant, Friday, March 1, 2024, in Panhandle, Texas. The plant was briefly shut down during the early part of the Smokehouse Creek Fire on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Climate change increasingly threatens research laboratories, weapons sites and power plants across the nation that handle or are contaminated with radioactive material or perform critical energy and defense research. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Josh Silverstone, from Britain, who was injured during the flight of the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER, talks to reporters at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

‘Sheer terror’: Passengers describe flight that put 20 in intensive care

Singapore Airlines flight plummeted 6,000 feet in about 3 minutes after hitting turbulence

Josh Silverstone, from Britain, who was injured during the flight of the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER, talks to reporters at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, The Singapore Airlines flight descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday. A British man died and authorities said dozens of passengers were injured, some severely. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
FILE - Matthew Perry poses for a portrait on Feb. 17, 2015, in New York. Authorities are investigating the death of Perry and how the beloved actor received the anesthetic ketamine, which was ruled a contributing factor in his death. Los Angeles Police Capt. Scot Williams told the Los Angeles Times Tuesday, May 21, 2024, that detectives were looking into why the “Friends” star had so much ketamine in his system when he died in October. (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP, File)

Matthew Perry’s death under investigation due to ketamine found in his blood

Authorities probing how actor got supply of drugs that killed him

FILE - Matthew Perry poses for a portrait on Feb. 17, 2015, in New York. Authorities are investigating the death of Perry and how the beloved actor received the anesthetic ketamine, which was ruled a contributing factor in his death. Los Angeles Police Capt. Scot Williams told the Los Angeles Times Tuesday, May 21, 2024, that detectives were looking into why the “Friends” star had so much ketamine in his system when he died in October. (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP, File)
New York Rangers celebrate a win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, May 16, 2024. The Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference final. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

NHL will have a new Stanley Cup champion this century

None of the 4 remaining teams have won the cup in the last 25 years

New York Rangers celebrate a win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, May 16, 2024. The Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference final. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Smoke rises to the sky after explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

UN halts food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies elsewhere

UN says humanitarian operations across the territory nearing collapse

Smoke rises to the sky after explosion in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Former President Donald Trump speaks at Manhattan Criminal court, Monday, May 20, 2024, in New York. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Trump says he’s open to restricting contraception, then backs away from comment

Former president said he would be releasing comprehensive policy soon

Former President Donald Trump speaks at Manhattan Criminal court, Monday, May 20, 2024, in New York. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)
In this image from video, Israeli officials seize AP video equipment from an apartment block in Sderot, Southern Israel, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Israeli officials seized the camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating the country’s new ban on Al Jazeera. Shortly before the equipment was seized, it was broadcasting a general view of northern Gaza. (AP Photo/Josphat Kasire)

Israeli officials seize AP equipment, citing new media law

News organization also forced to take down live video feed of northern Gaza

In this image from video, Israeli officials seize AP video equipment from an apartment block in Sderot, Southern Israel, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Israeli officials seized the camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating the country’s new ban on Al Jazeera. Shortly before the equipment was seized, it was broadcasting a general view of northern Gaza. (AP Photo/Josphat Kasire)
People hold up posters of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. President Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president killed in helicopter crash

Officials haven’t said what caused the crash, but that it occurred in foggy, mountainous terrain

People hold up posters of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. President Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A screen shows an announcement of the AI Seoul Summit in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. World leaders are expected to adopt a new agreement on artificial intelligence when they gather virtually Tuesday to discuss AI’s potential risks but also ways to promote its benefits and innovation. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Seoul AI summit opens with companies pledging to develop AI safely

16 AI companies made voluntary committment to accountable governance and public transparency

A screen shows an announcement of the AI Seoul Summit in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. World leaders are expected to adopt a new agreement on artificial intelligence when they gather virtually Tuesday to discuss AI’s potential risks but also ways to promote its benefits and innovation. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media after attending the day’s proceedings at his hush money trial, in New York, Monday, May 20, 2024. (Sarah Yenesel/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump’s social media account shares video with message about a ‘unified Reich’

Phrase appeared alongside series of made-up election win headlines

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media after attending the day’s proceedings at his hush money trial, in New York, Monday, May 20, 2024. (Sarah Yenesel/Pool Photo via AP)
Ambulances wait to carry passengers from a London-Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence, in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The plane apparently plummeted for a number of minutes before it was diverted to Bangkok, where emergency crews rushed to help injured passengers amid stormy weather, Singapore Airlines said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

1 man dead, dozens injured after Singapore Airlines flight turbulence

Plane dropped 1,800 meters in about 3 minutes while cruising over Indian Ocean

Ambulances wait to carry passengers from a London-Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence, in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The plane apparently plummeted for a number of minutes before it was diverted to Bangkok, where emergency crews rushed to help injured passengers amid stormy weather, Singapore Airlines said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
New York Rangers fans cheer the team on following a goal during the first period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

How to watch and what to expect in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs

Of the 4 remaining teams, none have hoisted the cup in the last 25 years

New York Rangers fans cheer the team on following a goal during the first period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, Sunday, May 5, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Prince Harry looks round as he arrives at St Paul’s Cathedral for a ‘Service of Thanksgiving’ celebrating 10 years of the Invictus Games Foundation, in London, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

London judge rejects Prince Harry’s bid to add allegations against Rupert Murdoch in tabloid lawsuit

Prince Harry can’t expand his privacy lawsuit against The Sun tabloid publisher…

Prince Harry looks round as he arrives at St Paul’s Cathedral for a ‘Service of Thanksgiving’ celebrating 10 years of the Invictus Games Foundation, in London, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)