Anora wins big at the 97th Academy Awards
At the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles Anora crowned best picture as director Sean Baker’s indie drama receives multiple wins. The film, Cannes Palme d’Or winner, modestly budgeted at six million dollars, beats blockbusters like Wicked and Dune Part Two. Baker ties Walt Disney with four Oscars including directing and screenplay amid a ceremony favoring song and dance.
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Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises in Rome
The Vatican reported two acute respiratory crises for Pope Francis on Monday as he battles pneumonia. Doctors performed two bronchoscopies and removed copious mucus from his lungs with a camera-tipped tube and suction. The mucus is described as a reaction to the initial infection, not a new one, and the pope remained alert and cooperative though prognosis is guarded.
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Waukegan man pleads guilty in 2022 Highland Park parade
Robert E. Crime III, 24, admitted killing seven and wounding dozens in the Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting. He withdrew a not guilty plea as jury selection began, facing 21 counts of first degree murder and 48 counts of attempted murder, with 48 aggravated battery counts dropped.
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Lighter winds aid SC NC wildfire crews near Myrtle Beach
Lighter winds Monday aided hundreds of firefighters in South Carolina and North Carolina as they battled a large Horry County fire near Myrtle Beach that scorched 2.5 square miles, prompted evacuations, and threatened hundreds of homes. Officials banned most outdoor fires statewide amid continued risk and urged 911 calls for any nuovi fires.
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Israel Hardens Stance on Hamas as Aid Cuts Begin
Israel, emboldened by Trump, cuts off humanitarian aid to Gaza signaling a renewed zero tolerance toward Hamas after the ceasefire failed to extend. Netanyahu warns there will be no free lunches as U.S. envoy Witkoff proposes a phased hostage release and extended truce. World reactions from Egypt, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia condemn aid withholding as collective punishment.
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