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TOPSHOT - Iranian director and screenwriter and producer Jafar Panahi poses on stage after winning the Palme d'Or for the film "Un simple accident" (A Simple Accident) during the closing ceremony at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 24, 2025. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 9: The White House is seen from the North Lawn on March 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump was scheduled to return to Washington today after spending the weekend at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Florida. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: Suzuki Yui, fashion detail, departs the "Renoir" red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2025 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
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