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Iran summons French diplomat over praise of Palme d'Or-winning film

Iran summons French diplomat over praise of Palme d'Or-winning film

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has summoned France's representative in protest after the French foreign minister praised a prize-winning Iranian film as “a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime's oppression.
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Best of BottleRock Napa Valley

PHOTO COLLECTION: Best of BottleRock Napa Valley

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
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Susan Brownmiller, author of the landmark book on sexual assault, ‘Against Our Will,’ dies at 90

Susan Brownmiller, author of the landmark book on sexual assault, ‘Against Our Will,’ dies at 90

NEW YORK (AP) — Susan Brownmiller, a prominent feminist and author of the 1960s and '70s whose "Against Our Will" was a landmark and intensely debated bestseller about sexual assault, has died. She was 90.
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In Netflix's 'The Eternaut,' an Argentine comic goes global as dystopia hits home

In Netflix's 'The Eternaut,' an Argentine comic goes global as dystopia hits home

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A group of friends gather to play cards in their host’s cozy home when the power cuts. Cellphones die. An eerie snow falls all over the city, killing everyone it touches.
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Strauss' 'Blue Danube' waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday

Strauss' 'Blue Danube' waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth . The classical piece will be beamed into the cosmos as it's performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.
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Artist Caravaggio's faith shines in new Rome exhibit and at churches run by Pope Leo XIV's order

Artist Caravaggio's faith shines in new Rome exhibit and at churches run by Pope Leo XIV's order

ROME (AP) — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use of light and darkness in Western art.
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What we know about the San Diego plane crash and the 6 on board who died

What we know about the San Diego plane crash and the 6 on board who died

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A private plane approaching an airport crashed in a San Diego neighborhood , killing the six people on board, including groundbreaking alternative music executive Dave Shapiro .
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San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community

San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community

NEW YORK (AP) — The alternative music community is in mourning after a private jet hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing multiple people on board.
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Cannes awards Palme d'Or to Iranian revenge drama 'It Was Just an Accident'

Cannes awards Palme d'Or to Iranian revenge drama 'It Was Just an Accident'

Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for his revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident," handing the festival's top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than
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The Cannes Film Festival is over. Here's some key things that happened

The Cannes Film Festival is over. Here's some key things that happened

CANNES, France (AP) — This year's Cannes Film Festival is over, ending in dramatic fashion with a power outage ahead of the closing ceremony that bestowed the Palme d'Or trophy to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi's film, “It Was Just an Accident.
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