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Iranians will elect a president on Friday in tightly controlled elections following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, with the outcome likely to influence who will succeed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s top decision-maker. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is 85 years old and the president-elect is likely to be closely involved in the final process of selecting a successor to him, who has ensured that candidates who share his hardline views dominate presidential elections. The elections come at a time of rising regional tensions due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, increasing…
Sean P. MaddenAs the proud father of a brave, kind, and caring 24-year-old transgender daughter, I am writing to offer a little insight into our family’s experience with gender affirming care and to hopefully correct some of the most egregious misinformation about it.Over the past year, a flurry of anti-transgender bills have been introduced in the U.S., with bills targeting transgender people introduced in nearly every state. These bills and their proponents are backed by well-funded anti-LGBTQ+ organizations, such as Alliance Defending Freedom, which has received more than $96 million in donations and grants in fiscal year 2022.Most damningly, the…
NEW DELHI: The opposition candidate for Lok Sabha speaker against Bharatiya Janata Party’s Om Birla, Kodikunnil Suresh, is a veteran Indian National Congress politician and eight-term MP whose 2009 election was annulled by the Kerala High Court but reinstated by the Supreme Court.Birla is seeking a second term as Speaker of the House of Representatives.Suresh, 66, won in Kerala’s Mavelikkara (SC) constituency by a margin of just 10,000 votes.He got his name from Kodikunnil in Thiruvananthapuram where he was born on June 4, 1962.Suresh was first elected to the Indian Parliament in 1989 and was subsequently re-elected in 1991, 1996…
The Record, NorthJersey.com, the Daily Record and the New Jersey Herald bring you the latest on the newest shops, restaurants and service providers moving into your city. Below is a list of businesses that have recently opened or will be opening soon.Are you thinking about starting a business in North Jersey? Let your neighbors know as soon as possible. Send us your information and photos and we’ll add you to our next New Business Roundup.We’re also interested in reports of closed businesses. Have a tip? Contact Business Reporter Daniel Munoz at munozd@northjersey.com or 201-270-9870.Hasbro Game Room, American Dream, East RutherfordA…
SAN FRANCISCO — As the final day of the 2024 NBA Draft and the start of free agency approaches, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy is clutching his cards so tightly that a cut remains on his chest. That’s evident when Dunleavy suggested Monday that trades are extremely difficult to structure and complete in today’s NBA. “In addition to certainly knowing the whole team, and I think I said this before, it’s just hard to make a deal,” he said during a news conference at Chase Center. “I can’t stress this enough, there are a lot of good teams out there…
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting on June 22, 2024 on new military operations aimed at curbing escalating violence in the country. Pakistan Prime Minister’s OfficePakistan’s top leadership has approved a new military operation called “Azm-e-Istekam,” Urdu for “determination for stability,” aimed at quelling the escalation of violence and terrorism.The effort follows a review by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of the country’s counterterrorism operations, focusing in particular on the National Action Plan adopted after the December 2014 attack on the Peshawar Army Public School that left more than 140 people dead, mostly students, and which the…
BANGKOK (AP) — Julian Assange The WikiLeaks founder arrived in Bangkok on Tuesday for fuel as he accepted a plea deal with the U.S. government to resolve a years-long, cross-continental lawsuit over the publication of classified documents. Mountain of classified documents.A charter flight from London, which Assange’s wife Stella identified as carrying her husband, landed at Don Mueang International Airport. Local authorities told The Associated Press that the plane was headed for Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory in the Pacific, where Assange is due to appear in court on Wednesday. Protesters hold signs in…
Rocket debris appears to have rained down on terrified villagers in China after a satellite launch.Footage posted on Chinese social media appears to show a rocket booster launching over a town in Guizhou, one of China’s poorest provinces, followed by a plume of bright orange smoke.The images take some of the shine off the success of Beijing’s latest robotic mission to the far side of the moon, which returned to Earth on Tuesday.Chinese President Xi Jinping has set ambitious goals to become a major space power, including landing astronauts on the moon and establishing a research station in Antarctica, but…
Lok Sabha session live updates: For the first time ever, the Opposition has nominated a candidate, Kondikunal Suresh, for the Speaker-post election without unanimous selection. The NDA has fielded Om Birla, and the nominations were closed by 12 pm. Lok Sabha session live: DMK MP Kanimozhi took oath as the member of 18th Lok Sabha on Tuesday.(Sansad) The Narendra Modi-led NDA government failed to reach a consensus with the Opposition INDIA bloc, as their demand for the Deputy Speaker post appeared unlikely to be fulfilled. On the opening day of the 18th Lok Sabha session, 262 newly elected MPs, including…
Strong Points: A comfortable ride, a smooth, quiet and powerful engine and a beautiful interior with plenty of technology. Cons: The styling is likely to be controversial, and options can get pricey quickly. The 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class follows its predecessor in being a classy, high-tech powerhouse that also feels great to drive. For now, there are four-cylinder and inline-six as powertrain options, but AMG may return in the future. Unlike BMW’s strategy of sharing a body between its EV and gasoline sedan, Mercedes has kept the E-Class as a traditional three-box sedan, and the EQE (electric vehicle) has adopted potato-like…