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If you plan on taking to the skies this summer, rest assured, you will not be alone. US airlines are predicted to carry more than 270 million passengers from June 1 to August 31, according to an industry trade group. That’s a more than 6% increase from last summer — and a new record.
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The weekend that was
• Former President Donald Trump was loudly and consistently booed throughout his speech Saturday at the Libertarian Party’s national convention, particularly when he asked attendees to “nominate me or at least vote for me.” Trump left the stage after 34 minutes, marking one of his shortest campaign speeches to date. The Libertarian Party is expected to select its presidential nominee later today.
• More than 670 people are feared dead following a devastating landslide in a remote region in northern Papua New Guinea, a UN official said, as rescuers continue to scramble to find survivors. The disaster hit the remote village of Kaokalam, about 370 northwest of the capital of Port Moresby, at approximately 3 a.m. local time on Friday, leaving a scar of mud and rocks on a steep mountainside slope.
• At least five people — including children — are dead after a possible tornado struck Texas overnight as severe storms caused power outages and forced residents to shelter in place across the Central US. More than 110 million people across broad swaths of the country are under the threat of large hail, damaging winds and fierce twisters today, mainly throughout the mid-Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee River valleys.
• Protesters clashed with police in Tel Aviv Saturday night following a day of rallies calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and the return of all hostages. Videos posted on social media show horse-mounted police and water cannons being used in an attempt to disperse crowds refusing to leave, resulting in violent clashes.
• Rapper Nicki Minaj postponed a UK concert after she was stopped by authorities Saturday at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on allegations she was carrying drugs. Though Minaj was released from Dutch police custody on Saturday evening, the concert — set to be held in Manchester, England, on the same night — had to be canceled.
The week ahead
Monday
The last Monday in May is Memorial Day, a federal holiday honoring the men and women who died while serving in the US military. The Department of Veterans Affairs has compiled a list of more than 200 free Memorial Day observances and events across the country. Click here to search by state for an event near you.
Memorial Day is also widely recognized as the unofficial start of summer. AAA is projecting that nearly 44 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home during the holiday period, which began on May 23. That’s the second-highest number of travelers on record.
Tuesday
Ireland, Spain and Norway plan to formally recognize a Palestinian state on May 28, in a move that is likely to bolster the global Palestinian cause but further strain relations between Europe and Israel. The three European nations say their landmark decision is the best way to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East. Still, the announcement sparked swift condemnation from Israel as its foreign minister ordered the immediate recall of its ambassadors from those countries. Most of the world already recognizes Palestinian statehood. More than 140 out of 193 member states in the UN have made their recognition official. But only some nations in the 27-member European Union are among them.
Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial will return from the long holiday weekend for closing arguments, which are expected to take the entire day. Once arguments conclude, Judge Juan Merchan will instruct the jury regarding the charges they must consider against the defendant and the laws governing their deliberations. Here’s what happens next.
Wednesday
South Africans head to the polls for what will likely be the most pivotal general election since the end of apartheid. Polls show the ruling African National Congress party could lose its majority for the first time since Nelson Mandela led the party to power in 1994. While polling can be challenging in South Africa, most analysts believe that the ANC faces its stiffest challenge yet with a population deeply frustrated by the country’s direction. This is the seventh general election South Africa has held since the end of white minority rule 30 years ago.
Thursday
The UK parliament will be officially dissolved ahead of the July 4 general election called by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.Once that happens, the parliament that was formed in the 2019 general election ceases to exist — and all sitting lawmakers are no longer MPs.Sunak’s government will continue to run the country, albeit in a skeleton format.
Saturday
June 1 is the last day of voting in India — the world’s biggest democracy. Voting began in mid-April, and there are 969 million registered voters for this year’s election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a rare third term in power against an alliance of opposition parties that are seeking to unseat him.
One Thing: Diddy’s downfall
In this week’s”One Thing”podcast,CNN’sElizabeth Wagmeister explains what the fallout from disturbing surveillance video showing Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 can tell us about the wider #MeToo movement. Listenhere.
Photos of the week
People in Varzaghan, Iran, work at the scene of a helicopter crash on Monday, May 20. The crash killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several others.
People watch the first race on Black Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Friday, May 17. Pimlico hosted the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, which was won by Seize The Grey. It was the first time in 85 years that the Preakness was being run on a muddy track.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold up their red-painted hands as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, seen in the foreground, arrives for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, May 21. Blinken said he wants to work with Congress on legislation to penalize the International Criminal Court after it applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Buildings are damaged in Vovchansk, Ukraine, a town near the Russian border, on Monday, May 20. Vovchansk has been devastated by Russia's latest offensive.
Ed Dwight emerges from the Blue Origin NS-25 capsule after he and five other tourists were launched to the edge of space on Sunday, May 19. Dwight, a 90-year-old retired Air Force captain, was selected by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to be the nation's first Black astronaut candidate. Despite completing training at the Aerospace Research Pilot Schooland receiving an Air Force recommendation, Dwight ultimately didn't make the NASA Astronaut Corps. He went on to become an entrepreneur and a sculptor; a new National Geographic documentary on Black astronauts, "The Space Race," highlights Dwight's pioneering story.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, soaked by rain, delivers a statement outside Downing Street in London on Wednesday, May 22. Sunak announced a snap general election for July 4 as his Conservative Party faces an uphill struggle to extend its 14 years in power. Sunak was required to hold a vote by January 2025.
Friends and family help Randy Hennigar clean up debris from outside his home in Greenfield, Iowa, on Wednesday, May 22. A tornado ravaged Greenfield on Tuesday, leaving four dead and at least 35 injured, the Iowa State Patrol said on Wednesday night.
An airplane sits on the flooded tarmac at the Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Monday, May 20. Weeks of deadly floods, triggered by record-smashing rainfall, have left parts of southern Brazil in disaster.
Scottie Scheffler, the world's top-ranked golfer, greets fans wearing T-shirts of him during the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday, May 17. Earlier that day, Scheffler was arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, after reportedly trying to drive around the scene of a fatal crash near the Valhalla Golf Club. Scheffler was charged with felony second-degree assault on a police officer, along with lesser charges of third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from officers directing traffic, according to Jefferson County court records. In a statement last week, Scheffler said he proceeded as directed and "there was a big misunderstanding of what I thought I was being asked to do." His attorney has said Scheffler plans to plead not guilty to the charges.
A Palestinian child stares at the rubble of a building in Jenin, West Bank, on Saturday, May 18. The Israel Defense Forcessaid they carried out an airstrike on "an operations center" inJenin on Friday and killed "a significant wanted" militant. Al Quds Brigade, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, confirmed the killing of Islam Khamaysa in a statement, sayinghe was a leader of the Jenin Brigade.
Mourners attend the funeral of Shani Louk in Srigim, Israel, on Sunday, May 19. Louk, a 23-year-old German-Israeli woman, was killed while trying to escape the Nova music festival during Hamas' October 7 attacks. Her remains were retrieved from Gaza in an Israel Defense Forces operation.
Tug boats maneuver the damaged cargo ship Dali into the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore on Monday, May 20. After 55 days stuck in the Patapsco River, the ship was hauled away from the site of its catastrophic crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Tyson Fury punches Oleksandr Usyk during their heavyweight title fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, May 18. Usyk, a 37-year-old Ukrainian, won the bout by split decision. He is the first undisputed champ since the end of Lennox Lewis' reign in April 2000.
Lilith, 6, rests on a freshly harvested alfalfa bale near Vilademuls, Spain, on Saturday, May 18.
One of 13 students not able to graduate because they participated in pro-Palestinian protests raises his fist during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday, May 23.
The interior of Singapore Airline flight SG321 is pictured after an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand, on Tuesday, May 21. One passenger died and 71 people were injured when their Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence. More than 20 people aboard remain in intensive care.
Fashion designer Nancy Tyagi poses on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Friday, May 17. She said on Instagram that the dress she made weighed over 20 kilograms (44 pounds).
US President Joe Biden gives a commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19. In the foreground, a faculty member raises her fist in protest of the war in Gaza. During his speech, Biden delivered a forceful call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas paired with the release of Israeli hostages.
Singer Billie Eilish hosts a listening party for her new album "Hit Me Hard and Soft" at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, on Thursday, May 16.
Scouts hold a "dead head" on auction at the annual ElkFest antler auction in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Saturday, May 18. A dead head is when horns or antlers are found attached to the skull of an animal that died.
Children watch a dog soar through the air and into a pool during a demonstration at Dominion Energy Riverrock, a festival in Richmond, Virginia, on Sunday, May 19.
Boys play on a playground in Kharkiv, Ukraine, as smoke rises from a nearby Russian missile strike on Friday, May 17.
Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars during the Core Hydration Classic in Hartford, Connecticut, on Saturday, May 18. Biles won the all-around gold, marking a perfect start to her season before the Olympic Games in Paris this summer.
A greylag goose is reflected on Lake Zicksee near Sankt Andrä, Austria, on Sunday, May 19.
Mourners in Tehran, Iran, attend the state-organized funeral procession of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday, May 22.
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters during a rally in Aragua, Venezuela, on Saturday, May 18. It was the first rally convened by Gonzalez Urrutia, who will face President Nicolas Maduro in July's presidential election. In January, Venezuela's Supreme Court barred Machado from running for president.
A Brood XIX cicada sits on a tree in Smyrna, Tennessee, on Monday, May 20. Billions of bugs are emerging from the soil across a large swath of the United States in a natural phenomenon last witnessed in 1803.
Ukrainian servicemen fire a mortar at Russian forces near Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Wednesday, May 22.
The New York Knicks' Alec Burks drives to the basket during an NBA playoff game against the Indiana Pacers on Friday, May 17. The Pacers would go on to win the series in seven games and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
People wait in Ouanaminthe, Haiti, to cross into the Dominican Republic on Friday, May 17. As soaring violence and political turmoil grip Haiti, the Dominican Republic has sealed the island's shared border and airspace.
Joey Logano pits during qualifying for the NASCAR All-Star Race in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, on Saturday, May 18. Logano won pole position for the race, which he won the next day.
A woman, leaning out of a train window, receives water on her head to cool off during a hot and humid day in Hyderabad, Pakistan, on Wednesday, May 22.
Graduation caps fly as former US President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump attend the high school graduation ceremony of their son, Barron, in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday, May 17.
This aerial photo, taken from the window of a passenger jet on Tuesday, May 21, shows the Nakano area of Tokyo. See last week in 29 photos.
The week in 34 photos
Check out more imagesfrom the week that was, curated by CNN Photos.
What’s happening in entertainment
In theaters
“Ezra” stars Bobby Cannavale as a comedian co-parenting his autistic son with his ex-wife, played by Rose Byrne. When given the opportunity to perform a career-changing gig, Cannavale embarks on a cross-country road trip — taking Ezra along for the ride. The film also features Robert De Niro, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson and William Fitzgerald, a 15-year-old with autism making his professional acting debut. “Ezra” opens on Friday.
Also hitting the big screen is “Summer Camp,” a comedy starring Kathy Bates, Diane Keaton and Alfre Woodard as best friends who have drifted apart over the decades since being inseparable campers in their youth. Eugene Levy is along for the ride.
What’s happening in sports
At a glance …
The first round of the French Open is currently underway on the clay courts of Roland Garros in Paris. World No. 1 Iga Świątek, who is attempting to win the fifth grand slam of her young career at the French Open, entered the tournament on a 12-match winning streak. Rafael Nadal, who won the French Open an astonishing 14 times, will be playing in what he says will be his final appearance at Roland Garros.
“The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” returns today with the 2024 edition of the Indianapolis 500. Part of the IndyCar Series, a talented field of 33 drivers will navigate 200 laps and 500 miles around the oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the ultimate test of speed and stamina
The NBA Conference Finals continue with the Dallas Mavericks playing Game 3 against the Minnesota Timberwolves later today. Dallas leads the series 2-0. In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics are looking to sweep the Indiana Pacers with a win on Monday.
In the NHL playoffs, the New York Rangers face the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final later today. That series is tied 1-1. And the Dallas Stars take the ice on Monday against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final. That series is also tied 1-1.
The US Women’s Open tees off at Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Friday. World No. 1 Nelly Korda has won six of her last seven starts on the LPGA Tour heading into the Open.
Also on Friday, President Biden will welcome back-to-back Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House.
For more of your favorite sports, head on over toCNN Sportsas well asBleacher Report, which — like CNN — is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
Quiz time!
Looking for a challenge to start your week?Take CNN’s news quizto see how much you remember from the week that was! So far, 67% of fellow quiz fans have gotten eight or more questions right. How will you fare?
Play me off …
‘Good Vibrations’
For six decades, perhaps no other band has been more closely associated with summer than The Beach Boys. Here’s hoping your holiday weekend is filled with plenty of sunshine, big waves and good vibes. (Click here to view)
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