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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor

‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or; 3rd time female director wins top honor

Justine Triet's “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in a ceremony Saturday that bestowed the festival's prestigious top prize on an engrossing, rigorously plotted French courtroom drama that puts a marriage on tria
'Succession' fans brace for series finale of Emmy-winning hit drama

'Succession' fans brace for series finale of Emmy-winning hit drama

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jennifer Gould, an Oregon-based trusts and estates lawyer, thinks the premise of “Succession” – HBO’s hit series chronicling a billionaire media mogul and his children’s struggles to take over the family company — is a little flawed
Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default

Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation's legal debt ceiling late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and avert a potentially disastr

Ed Ames, pop singer and TV star, dies at 95

Ed Ames, the youngest member of the popular 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later became a successful actor in television and musical theater, has died. He was 95.
Firefighters stamp out Montreal heritage building blaze 42 hours after it ignited

Firefighters stamp out Montreal heritage building blaze 42 hours after it ignited

MONTREAL — A fire that swept through a heritage building in downtown Montreal was brought under control Saturday about 42 hours after it first began, the city's fire department said.
5 questions to consider as you get ready for the ‘Succession’ finale

5 questions to consider as you get ready for the ‘Succession’ finale

There's no Iron Throne, but the stakes feel just as high. “Succession,” the critically acclaimed drama chronicling a Murdoch-esque feuding billionaire family, wraps its four-season run on Sunday with a highly anticipated 88-minute finale.
'More connected': Researchers looking at growing food under solar panels

'More connected': Researchers looking at growing food under solar panels

EDMONTON — Lawns, backyards and roofs could be used to produce both solar power and fresh vegetables, University of Alberta researchers say.
Berlin police investigate Roger Waters for possible incitement over concert outfit

Berlin police investigate Roger Waters for possible incitement over concert outfit

BERLIN (AP) — Police in Berlin said Friday that they have opened an investigation of Roger Waters on suspicion of incitement over a costume the Pink Floyd co-founder wore when he performed in the German capital last week.
StatCan report casts clouds on claims of a widespread labour shortage in Canada

StatCan report casts clouds on claims of a widespread labour shortage in Canada

OTTAWA — A new report is casting doubt on the idea that Canada is facing a widespread labour shortage and bolsters the arguments by some labour economists that high job vacancies aren't due to a shortage of workers.
Biden says debt deal 'very close' with default deadline now set at June 5

Biden says debt deal 'very close' with default deadline now set at June 5

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said a deal to resolve the government's debt ceiling crisis seemed “very close” late Friday, even as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and seemed likely to drag negotia
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