No female directors among Cannes Palme d Or contenders
At Cannes 2024 the 22 films in the Palme d Or race feature no women directors a point critics say marks a trend rather than a blip. Thierry Fremaux defends selections saying merit rather than gender guides the lineup.
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Cannes
France
Europe
North America
Asia
Middle East
Thierry Fremaux
Fremaux
Britain
Lynne Ramsay
Australia
Julia Leigh
la Barbe
le Monde
Guardian
Virginie Despentes
Nancy Huston
Festival Palace
Sophia Loren
Monica Bellucci
Penelope Cruz
Angelina Jolie
WWII field kitchen to be set up in Mount Vernon weekend
The Jefferson County Historical Village in Mount Vernon hosts a World War II field kitchen event Friday through Sunday to honor veterans and show mid-century life. A no-cost lunch will be cooked by Byron Winyard of Steeleville on Saturday noon to 2 pm for veterans. the setup includes historic gear and a talk with visitors about the village and its collections.
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Jefferson County
Mount Vernon
Byron Winyard
Steeleville
Winyard
Jefferson County Historical Village
Jefferson County Historical Society
N. 27Th St
Jamie Wheeler
Historical Village
Vinyard
Anna Veterans
Vietnam
Europe
Marion
Marion VA Medical Center
Lottery Results Roundup
Daily drawing numbers from multiple games listed by state and national drawings. Includes Pick Three and Four, Mega Millions, Powerball, Lucky Day Lotto, Lotto, and Show Me Cash with jackpot totals noted. No conditional results or payouts beyond stated jackpots.
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Missouri
Today in History May 17 2012 notable events
On May 17 events span 1937 Dizzy Gillespie makes recording debut with King Porter Stomp in New York. Botticelli dies in Florence in 1510. NYSE origins traced to Wall Street brokers meeting under a tree in 1792. Brown v Board of Education ruling in 1954. Truman railroads seizure in 1946. Fidel Castro prisoner exchange offer in 1961. Liberty City riot in 1980 following Miami officers acquittal.
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Teddy Hill
King Porter Stomp
RCA Victor
Bluebird
New York
Dizzy Gillespie
Sandro Botticelli
Florence
Italy
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
St. Louis
Socialist Party of America
Eugene V. Debs
Indianapolis
Britain
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Quebec
Canada
Harry S Truman
U.S. Supreme Court
Brown v. Board of Education of
Topeka
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Miami
Liberty City
Tampa
Arthur McDuffie
Associated Press
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Pine Lakes
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Tri-State Living History Association
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Linda
Rush
Thesouthern
3Rd Marines
Flowers
Fiji
Etceteraflowers.com
Louie's
East Walnut
Louiespar.com
Alee Enterprises
Bob Williams
Bob.williams
Gary Metro
Gary
Metro
Mark Dynis
Mark
Dynis
Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Thesouthern.com
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Lee Enterprises
Davenport
Iowa
Kentucky
Luxor Hotel
Las Vegas
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