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Best tablet deals right now: Apple iPad, Galaxy Tab, Amazon Fire
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While you won’t find the just-announced 2024 Apple iPad Air or Apple iPad Pro tablets on sale just yet, you can find some great deals on other iPad models, as well as an assortment of popular and powerful Android and Amazon Fire tablets.
For help choosing the perfect iPad model, we’ve just updated our comprehensive, 2024 Apple iPad buyer’s guide and roundup of the best Apple iPads for college students. If you’re seeking out one of the latest Android tablets, we’ve got you covered with our coverage of the six best Android tablets for 2024 and best tablets for 2024.
Best tablet deals in 2024
Our team of shopping experts has compiled this roundup of pre-Memorial Day deals you can snag today.
Apple iPad (9th Generation): $249 (24% off)
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Although Apple just dropped the price of the slightly newer Apple iPad (10th Generation), so it now starts at just $349, if you’re looking for a really low-cost iPad, the previous model is on sale right now on Amazon for just $249. This makes it the least expensive iPad you can get.
The iPad (9th Generation) is an entry-level model that’s a great starter tablet for kids. However, it’s just as suitable to anyone who needs just basic tablet functionality from an iPad that offers a 10.2-inch Retina display, 64GB of internal storage and up to a 10 hour battery life.
This model runs using the older Apple A13 Bionic processor, but it comes with the latest version of iPadOS and the same preinstalled apps as newer and more advanced iPads.
Apple iPad Air (5th Generation): $650 (13% off)
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If you’re looking for a mid-priced iPad that’s thin and light, the iPad Air (5th Generation) might be what you’re seeking. This model was just one-upped by the just-announced 2024 iPad Air tablets, so it’s not the newest technology, but it still offers the power and versatility to handle everyday tasks.
This iPad Air is on sale right now for 13% off, which brings the price down to $650. It features a 10.2-inch Retina display, includes 64GB of internal storage and offers up to a 10-hour battery life.
This edition of the iPad Air also runs the latest version of iPadOS and comes with the same collection of preinstalled apps as the most current iPads. It runs using Apple’s M1 processor. It’s just 0.29 inches thick and weighs 1.07 pounds.
Apple iPad Mini (6th Generation): $400 (save $100)
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This is the most current version of Apple’s most compact iPad — the iPad Mini (6th Generation). It offers the same power and functionality that you’d expect from an Apple tablet, only it’s more compact. Right now, you can save $100 on this iPad Mini and buy it for just $400 on Amazon.
With this more compact iPad, you get an 8.3 inch Liquid Retina display and 64GB of internal storage. It runs using the Apple A15 Bionic processor and comes in your choice of four casing colors. If you tend to use your iPad for reading e-books, the iPad Mini is a great option because it’s lighter and more comfortable to hold in your hands for extended periods.
It’s just 2.5 inches thick, weighs 0.65 pounds and has up to a 10 hour battery life. Like all iPads, there’s an Apple Pencil stylus, optional keyboard and a vast selection of apps available for it. As an e-reader, it works with all of the popular e-book reading apps, including Apple Books, Kindle, Nook and Libby.
2024 Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 11″ Android tablet: $220 (19% off)
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For fans of Android mobile devices, it’s easy to find powerful and versatile tablets that run this popular operating system for a fraction of what you’d pay for a mid- to high-end Apple iPad. This 2024 Samsung Talaxy Tab A9+ is the perfect example. Right now, Amazon has it on sale for just $220, which is 19% off its usual $270 price.
The tablet offers an 11-inch display with a 90Hz refresh rate, 128GB of internal storage and a quad speaker system. It’s able to handle multitasking with ease. It comes in a graphite or silver casing color. One of the things we love about the Samsung tablets is that most have a microSD memory card slot built in, so you can expand the storage capacity easily and whenever you choose.
This model offers a 7,040 mAh rechargeable battery, so it provides all-day battery life, as well as a quick charge feature. It runs using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor and measures 10.12 x 6.64 x 0.27 inches.
2023 Amazon Fire HD 10: $95 (32% off)
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Amazon offers a selection of extremely low cost tablets that run a modified version of Android that requires optional apps to be downloaded from the Amazon app store instead of the Google Play Store. However, at just $95 when on sale, it offers really good value for someone needing the most basic tablet functionality.
This model offers a 10.1-inch Full HD display and runs using an octa-core processor. This configuration includes 32GB of internal storage, but you can upgrade to 64GB at the time of purchase. Using an optional microSD memory card, upgrading this tablet’s storage capacity at anytime is simple. Battery life is up to 13 hours.
2023 Samsuing Galaxy Tab S9 11″ Android tablet: $799 (save 13%)
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This 2023 version of the popular Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 tablet offers enough processing power for average users. It offers an 11-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, 256GB of internal storage and runs using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor.
The tablet comes with an S-Pen stylus and is one of the very few tablets on the market that’s waterproof and dust proof (rated IP68), so it’s a lot more durable than most. We also like that the S9 offers a quick charge feature and a long battery life.
For a limited time, you can buy this tablet on Amazon for 13% off and pay just $799. It comes in your choice of a beige or graphite casing color.
Lenovo Tab M10 Plus (3rd Gen) 10″ Android tablet: $140 (26% off)
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Featuring a 10.6-inch Full HD (2K resolution) touchscreen display and 32GB of internal storage, this low-cost, entry-level tablet is a great option for first-time Android tablet users or anyone who doesn’t need a lot of enhanced processing power of fancy features.
This tablet comes with Android 12 preinstalled and is on sale right now on Amazon for just $140 — that’s 26% off. In addition to being a great deal for the price, we love that this tablet is only 0.29 inches thick and weighs 1.03 pounds.
With this tablet, you can expect up to a 12-hour battery life. And when you stream video content from services like Netflix or Disney+, you can watch it at 1080p resolution.
2023 Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE 10.9″ Android tablet: $413 (8% off)
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This 2023 edition of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S90 FE tablet offers less processing power than the company’s most powerful Tab S9 Ultra tablet, but this one is more than adequate for the average using who wants to run Android apps on device with a 10.9 inch touchscreen display. It comes with an S-Pen stylus and 128GB of internal storage.
One of biggest selling points of the Tab S9 FE is that its waterproof and dust-proof (IP68 rated), which is not a feature any Apple iPad tablet can boast. This gives it an extra level of durability while being able to run the latest version of Android. Battery life is up to 18 hour. Thanks to its quick charge feature, you can fully recharge the battery in under 90 minutes.
Using the built-in microSD memory card slot, it’s easy to upgrade the tablet’s storage anytime. And the tablet’s multitasking ability allows you run and switch between three apps at once.
Croatian authorities arrested an Austrian national on suspicion of trying to smuggle a corpse, after he was stopped at a border crossing with a dead woman riding in his car’s passenger seat, police said Tuesday.
The 65-year-old man was stopped at the Gunja border crossing with Bosnia in late November after presenting travel documents for himself and another passenger, police told AFP in a statement.
The officers then became suspicious after noticing the female passenger “was not conscious and was not communicating.”
Police called a coroner to the scene, who established that the passenger was dead.
Authorities said the 83-year-old woman had died in Bosnia, and the driver had tried to take her body to back Austria to “avoid formalities related to the transport of deceased,” the statement added.
Police did not elaborate on the relationship between the two, but local media has described the man as the deceased’s legal guardian.
Police said the case had been formally handed over to the country’s prosecutors.
Drivers in the U.S. have also been found with corpses in their vehicles for a variety of different reasons. Last year, a man in Texas was arrested after a man’s body was found inside his car nearly 40 miles away from where police there believe he was hit by the car.
In 2014, a Detroit-area man said he refused to stop and contact authorities after one of his passengers died during a drive to Michigan from Arizona because he feared being incarcerated if police investigated. Four years before that, police said a Southern California woman drove around for months with a homeless woman’s mummified body in her passenger seat.
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Rex Heuermann, alleged Long Island serial killer, due in court as prosecutors promise major development
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is due back in court on Long Island Tuesday morning, and prosecutors are promising a major development in the case.
The hearing is set to begin after 9:30 a.m. A press conference is expected at the Suffolk County DA’s office shortly after. We will bring that news conference to you live on CBS News New York.
The judge has previously indicated he wanted to set a trial date at today’s hearing.
Heuermann’s last court appearance was back in October.
Heuermann accused of killing 6 women, so far
Heuermann, 61, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of six women between 1993 and 2011. The remains of 11 people were discovered around Gilgo Beach during that period, and investigators believe Heuermann may be linked to other killings. The Suffolk County DA has said there could be future indictments.
Four of the victims had their bodies disposed of near Gilgo Beach. Two others were murdered as far back as 2003 and 1993. Each of them had been involved in sex work.
Prosecutors allege Heuermann is linked to the murders through DNA, burner phone data, a description of his truck, internet searches and what they call a blueprint for how to get away with murder.
Attorneys wrangle over DNA, volume of evidence
A key point of contention in the new DNA evidence is called SNP, which prosecutors say links the hairs of victims to Heuermann. The defense has called an outside lab’s methods of genetic testing unproven and “magic.”
Another hurdle for prosecutors is the sheer volume of evidence. The DA says they’re struggling to keep up with the costs of processing the 120 terabytes of data and 400 electronic devices seized.
Heuermann’s attorney says his client is looking forward to his day in court and will be pursuing a change of venue, claiming the jury pool in Suffolk has been “poisoned.”
Heuermann remains in isolation in jail.
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Osiel Cárdenas Guillén — notorious drug lord nicknamed “Friend Killer” — returned to Mexico after U.S. prison sentence
Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been returned to Mexico after serving a U.S. sentence and was quickly re-arrested and sent to a maximum security prison to face Mexican charges.
There had been nervousness about the impending return of Cárdenas Guillén, who once led the feared Gulf cartel in northeastern Mexico before he was arrested and extradited to the United States in 2007.
The U.S. Homeland Security Department confirmed in its social media accounts Monday that Cárdenas Guillén had been returned after serving 14 years in U.S. custody, most of his 25-year U.S. prison sentence. He is a Mexican citizen, so presumably he was deported.
“The successful removal of Osiel Cardenas, a notorious international fugitive, underscores our unwavering commitment to public safety and justice,” said Enforcement and Removal Operations Chicago Field Office Director Samuel Olson in a statement.
A Mexican federal official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said Cárdenas Guillén had immediately been taken into custody in Mexico on drug, organized crime and money-laundering charges.
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The official said Cárdenas Guillén was being held at the country’s top maximum-security Altiplano prison just west of Mexico City.
Homeland Security Investigations posted photos of a paunchy, balding, bespectacled Cárdenas Guillén being escorted by two officers in helmets and flak vests, and the being walked over a border bridge.
The image contrasts with the drug lord’s fearsome reputation for violence in Mexico.
Nicknamed “El Mata Amigos” (“Friend Killer”), he recruited former Mexican special forces soldiers to form his personal guard. The former head of the Gulf cartel was known for his brutality. He created the most bloodthirsty gang of hitmen Mexico has ever known, the Zetas, which routinely slaughtered migrants and innocent people.
The 57-year-old native of the border city of Matamoros, Mexico, moved tons of cocaine and made millions of dollars through the Gulf cartel, based in the border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros.
After his arrest in the northeast border state of Tamaulipas, he was extradited in 2007 to the United States, where he was sentenced in 2010 to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay $50 million.
At that time, the Justice Department alleged that Cardenas Guillen threatened to kill a Texas sheriff’s deputy who was working as an undercover ICE agent because he refused to deliver almost 1,000 kilograms of marijuana.
