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The Cannes Film Festival is about to begin. Here are the key films making their debut

For 12 days this week, the eyes of the movie world will be on the Cannes Film Festival. The Cote d’Azur spectacular will play host — starting on Tuesday — to some of the most anticipated movies of the year in a constant parade of red carpets and megawatt premieres. This year, Hollywood studios are […]

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New Beatles fan experience set to open in London in 2027

LONDON | The Beatles are headed back to one of the band’s most famous sites with a new fan experience in London. Apple Corps Ltd, the company founded by the Fab Four, announced Monday that it will open a new seven-floor fan experience at the company’s early headquarters. The building is the place where the […]

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Toon in Tuesday

Read more TUESDAY NEWS IN A RUSH: Top headlines in today’s NewsMinute video Read more Private universities in Colorado face state funding cuts, affecting 2K students Read more Craig Morton, who became the first quarterback to start Super Bowl for two franchises, dies at 83

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Private universities in Colorado face state funding cuts, affecting 2K students

This story was first published at Chalkbeat Colorado. DENVER | Colorado lawmakers are pausing $14.1 million in state funding that flows to private colleges and universities through grants, work study, and graduate student aid, affecting about 2,000 students. The cut is one of many lawmakers made this year to pare back about $1.2 billion from the […]

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Craig Morton, who became the first quarterback to start Super Bowl for two franchises, dies at 83

DENVER | Craig Morton, who spent 18 years in the NFL and became the first quarterback to start the Super Bowl for two franchises — the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos — has died. He was 83. Morton died Saturday in Mill Valley, California, the Broncos confirmed through his family. Morton is one of only […]

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Trump says he’ll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can’t do it on his own

WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump said Monday he will move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war. The president cannot suspend the federal tax on his own. Congress would have to approve the move. Lawmakers from both parties have pushed for a gas-tax […]

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Supreme Court halts order for Alabama to use US House map with 2 largely Black districts

WASHINGTON | The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for Alabama to eliminate one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterm elections, creating an opening for Republicans to gain an additional U.S. House seat in a partisan battle for control of the closely divided chamber. The decision follows a Supreme […]

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Eurovision song competition starts with the first semifinal after boycott over Israel

VIENNA | Competition starts Tuesday at the Eurovision Song Contest, with divisions over Israel’s participation hanging over the 70th birthday of the over-the-top pop music extravaganza. Host city Vienna has been bedecked in hearts and the contest’s “United by Music” motto for a week in which singers and bands from 35 countries will compete onstage […]