Voices From Cannes Emphasizes Film’s Enduring Allure
USA TODAY’s Alexander reports on the 68th Cannes Film Festival. The awards crowned Jacques Audiard's Dheepan with the Palm d Or while Inside Out and Mad Max Fury Road drew global attention despite out of competition status. Fans and stars celebrated all night as cinema’s festive energy carried into next year.
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Ireland faces push to legalize abortion after same sex victory
Ireland may soon reevaluate abortion rights after 62 percent backed same sex marriage. David Quinn cautions a pro life shift could target the constitutional framework, while officials note growing support for reform and restrictions on travel for abortion services.
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Ireland votes for gay marriage in historic referendum
Young voters helped pass the constitutional amendment legalizing same sex marriage in Ireland despite the church's strong influence. The result signals secularization and a shift in social mores, with praise from supporters and concern from Catholic groups about religious freedom. Archbishop Martin notes youth influence but cautions against broad shifts on other issues.
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Teen with Burglary Charge Ingests Objects in Jail
Lamont Cathey, 17, held 16 months on a low level burglary charge after failing to post a $5,000 bond, ingested screws nails and metal while jailed. Cook County Jail spent over $1 million in medical care as authorities cite risks to impressionable youths and note a transfer to a newer jail section improved his condition. Separately, the Navy plans a diving team to Georgia to salvage the CSS ironclad from the Savannah River.
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Remembering the Fallen Georgia Shipwreck Reclassified as Navy Property
Savannah’s scuttled warship Georgia, sunk to avoid capture in December 1864, is now a captured enemy vessel owned by the U S Navy. The wreck is being removed under a 703 million project to deepen the channel as authorities disclose the 27 year old driver arrested after a Colorado incident left a cadet dead and a trooper critically injured near Longmont. Christopher Gebers is held for investigation on multiple charges including first degree murder with extreme indifference and vehicular homicide following the Saturday crash that killed Cadet Taylor Thufault, 21, and injured Trooper Clinton Rushing, 37.
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Hezbollah to Expand Role in Syria Civil War
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned of unprecedented danger from al Qaeda and the Islamic State and vowed to expand fighters’ involvement in Syria in support of government forces.
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