Cannes Film Festival: Red carpet

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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL THE ANNUAL RED CARPET 

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Obama tells military grads U.S. needs 'steady' leader

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(PEACE NEWS)President Barack Obama Thursday used his final commencement address at a U.S. military academy to talk about the security challenges facing America, to make the case for a steady commander-in-chief, and to urge that America not look away from the world in isolationism.

While Obama did not mention presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in his remarks to graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, he rebutted some of the foreign policy arguments Trump has put forward -- proposals that lean toward reducing America's role in global affairs.

"As we navigate this complex world, America cannot shirk the mantle of leadership," Obama said. "We can't be isolationist. It's not possible in this globalized, interconnected world. In these uncertain times, it's tempting sometimes to pull back and try to wash our hands of conflicts that seem intractable, let other countries fend for themselves. But history teaches us, from Pearl Harbor to 9/11, that oceans alone cannot protect us. We cannot turn inward."

The President said being commander-in-chief was the "highest honor of my life."

Obama added that while the country faces big challenges, American values like freedom and equal opportunity inspire the world, including immigrants striving to reach U.S. shores.

The speech to the Air Force Academy's class of 2016, which was more a tribute to the school's 812 graduates and to the U.S. military, highlighted the threats facing national and global security, from terrorism to Russian aggression to the conflict in the South China Sea.

Obama's remarks came just hours before former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was to deliver a foreign policy address in California in which aides said she would slam Trump's foreign policy approach and lay out why she believes he is "unqualified" and "unfit" to serve as president.

Obama also argued that treaties -- some of which Trump has questioned -- help keep America safe, citing as an example the treaty that established NATO.

Obama opened his remarks hailing the airmen he has come to know as president and joking that some days he spends more time with those in the Air Force than with his own family.

"I'm really gonna miss Air Force One," the President said, after noting the crew's punctuality, the fact that he does not have to take off his shoes before he flies, and that his luggage never gets lost.

"We can never know what the future holds but in the not so distant future when I'm no longer president, I will sleep knowing men and women like you serve to keep us free."

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Democrats weigh how to nudge Sanders out...

Democrats weigh how to nudge Sanders out

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(PEACE NEWS)Democrats in Washington have begun discussing how to encourage Sen. Bernie Sanders to end his campaign without alienating his legions of supporters, as party leaders grow eager to unite the party behind Hillary Clinton and provide a more robust defense for her candidacy.

In private conversations on Capitol Hill, senior Democrats are weighing how to persuade Sanders to step aside without appearing as if they are trying to strong-arm him out of the race. In a phone call last month, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid made the case to Sanders why it would make sense for him to leave the race after New Jersey and California vote on June 7, according to sources familiar with the conversation.

The widespread view, according to interviews with senators, House members and senior party officials, is that Sanders needs to see the writing on the wall himself: That he has no mathematical possibility to win the race and would be better-served to see his agenda enacted if he urged his backers to support Clinton.

"We will walk out of our convention with a nominee," Rep. Xavier Becerra, a California Democrat and active Clinton surrogate, told CNN. "We should be able to walk into the convention in a consolidating mode."

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Prince died of opioid overdose, newspaper reports

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(PEACE NEWS)Music legend Prince died of an opioid overdose, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Thursday, citing a source familiar with the investigation into the singer's death.

Prince, whose full name was Prince Rogers Nelson, died April 21 at the age of 57, after being found unresponsive in an elevator at Paisley Park, his home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Paramedics performed CPR but were unable to revive him, authorities said. An autopsy was conducted the day after his death but official results have not been released.

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Happybirthday Bob Dylan

Happy 75th birthday Bob Dylan!

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BOB DYLAN
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(PEACE NEWS)Bob Dylan ain't talkin', just walkin' down this thing called life and today is one of his milestones.

We aren't sure how he is celebrating, but the internet is showing him a bunch of love Tuesday in honor of his 75th birthday.

It seems like only yesterday -- though it was actually more like 16,435 days -- since Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz famously celebrated Dylan's 30th birthday. In it, the character of Linus says "Bob Dylan will be thirty years old this month" to which Charlie Brown replies "That's the most depressing thing I've ever heard."

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'Beauty and the Beast

'Beauty and the Beast' trailer teases Emma Watson as Belle...

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(PEACE NEWS)Disney (DIS) released the first look at its live action "Beauty and the Beast" on Monday morning.

The brief minute and a half long teaser showed off the new look of the film's Gothic castle as well the first glimpse of Emma Watson as Disney princess, Belle.

The former "Harry Potter" actress appears in the final moments of the trailer as she reaches out to the Beast's forbidden red rose.

The trailer for the film, which is a reimagined version of the 1991 animated classic, does a great job of bringing in subtle references from the original. This includes the score and what sounds like characters like Lumière and Cogsworth.

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Trump vs. Clinton

Will Trump vs. Clinton be a nailbiter???

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TRUMP VS CLINTON
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(PEACE NEWS)Democrats knew a general election battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would be rough, but many never considered the potential of a nailbiter.

During a primary in which Trump usurped the GOP establishment, alienated crucial sectors of the general electorate on issues like immigration and abortion and dinged his own approval ratings, many Democrats salivated at talk of a November duel with the billionaire.

Now, as Trump prepares for a general election showdown and a pair of new polls show a statistical dead heat, veteran Democrats warn there is little room for complacency.

"It will be close," said Mark Alderman, a veteran Democratic Party fundraiser who worked on President Barack Obama's transition team.

"I think that Trump as the nominee is an advantage for our party, but not nearly the advantage that some people had thought and hoped it would be," said Alderman, now with Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies. "I think he has proven to be a far more formidable candidate than expected."

Jay Carson, Clinton's 2008 press secretary who has also worked for her family's foundation, recently took to Instagram to sound the alarm on Trump.

"Here's the bad news -- this guy can win the general election pretty damn easily," Carson, who is now a producer on the Netflix series "House of Cards" and a Principal at Bloomberg Associates, wrote on his private account. "I hear far too many of my liberal friends calling him a 'joke' and acting like the general (election) is in the bag which is nuts because he's dangerous and he has a path to victory."

Donald Trump goes after Hillary Clinton on guns

Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee earlier this month following the Indiana primary, ending any talk of a contested convention and allowing him to enjoy the luxury of setting his sights exclusively on November. Clinton, meanwhile, is the likely Democratic nominee but still fighting Bernie Sanders, who has spoken of taking their race to the national convention in July. That's hurt her ability to completely turn to the battle with Trump.

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