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Model Bella Hadid attends "The Unknown Girl (La Fille Inconnue)" premiere during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2016.(Photo: Venturelli, WireImage)
[h=2]Glitzy, glamorous Cannes Film Festival comes to a close[/h]Which film will win the coveted Palme d’Or on Sunday? Among the most lauded films at the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival<span style="color: Red;">*</span>are Captain Fantastic, starring Viggo Mortensen as a widowed father of six and Loving, the story of the couple who challenged Virginia’s interracial marriage ban (played by Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga). Meanwhile, diversity proponents are keeping a close watch as only<span style="color: Red;">*</span>three of the 20 films in contention were directed by women. But<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Cannes never disappoints when it comes to star power. Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Kristen Stewart and Blake Lively were among the celebs who made a splash;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>still more are sure to dazzle this weekend.
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[h=2]Preakness Stakes: Can<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Nyquist complete second leg of Triple Crown?[/h]Unbeaten Kentucky Derby winner<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Nyquist will continue his attempt at a Triple Crown<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on Saturday. After a thrilling 2015 Triple Crown winner in American<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Pharaoh,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>all eyes will be on Nyquist to match the feat. Nyquist should walk into the gate<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Saturday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>an odds-on favorite, but the other 10 in the field could put up a tough fight. Coverage of the race begins at 5 p.m. ET on NBC. Post time is set for 6:45 p.m. ET.
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[h=2]Graduation Day for the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>McCaughey septuplets[/h]The McCaughey septuplets, who<span style="color: Red;">*</span>became world-famous<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on Nov. 19, 1997, when TV networks interrupted programming to announce their births, will graduate from high school on Sunday. It's a big deal for the Iowa family, but also for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>those who have watched Brandon, Joel, Nathan, Kenny Jr., Natalie, Alexis and Kelsey grow up in the media. Parents Bobbi and Kenny said several of the kids are off to college —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>possibly at Hannibal-LaGrange University in Missouri, which offered them all<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a free ride —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and son Brandon will enlist in the Army.
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Brandon McCaughey, left, plays a video game with his brother, Kenny, in the living room of the McCaughey family home in Carlisle, Iowa, on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. The brothers are two of the McCaughey Septuplets, who will be turning 18 in November. <span style="color: Red;">*</span> Bryon Houlgrave, Staff/Polaris
Nathan McCaughey relaxes in the living room of the McCaughey family home in Carlisle, Iowa, on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, before being interviewed by the Des Moines Register. McCaughey, joined in the photo by siblings Joel, at left, and Kelsey, at right, is one of the McCaughey Septuplets, who will be turning 18 in November. <span style="color: Red;">*</span> Bryon Houlgrave, Staff/Polaris
Kelsey McCaughey, center, and her mom, Bobbi, talk with Brandon McCaughey in the McCaughey family home in Carlisle, Iowa, on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. Kelsey and Brandon are two of the McCaughey Septuplets, who will be turning 18 in November.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Bryon Houlgrave, Staff/Polaris
Kelsey McCaughey, left, plays around with her sister, Natalie, in the kitchen of the McCaughey family home in Carlisle, Iowa, on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. The sisters are two of the McCaughey Septuplets, who will be turning 18 in November. <span style="color: Red;">*</span> Bryon Houlgrave, Staff/Polaris
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[h=2]Tim Cook plants Apple's seed in India[/h]Apple CEO Tim Cook meets with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday to finalize plans to open three Apple stores in India by the end of 2017.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The goal of Cook's trip is to sidestep India's ban against foreign companies opening their own stores unless 30% of their products' parts are made by Indian suppliers. Currently, China supplies most iPhone components, but plans are underway to build a plant in India's state of Maharashtra.
Telangana state chief minister Chandrashekar and Apple CEO Tim Cook hug after opening an Apple development center in Hyderabad, India, on May 19, 2016.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: STR, EPA)
[h=2]Stargazers can enjoy heavenly twofer[/h]Stargazers will be treated to a celestial double whammy this weekend with a Blue Moon on Saturday and a special Mars event Sunday. Typically there are three full moons in a season, but this spring there will be four. When that happens, the third full moon is dubbed a “Blue Moon.” (You know, like "once in a Blue Moon.") Mars, meanwhile, will be unusually bright as it reaches a point in its orbit called "opposition" when Mars and the sun are on directly opposite sides of Earth.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Happy gazing!
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This weekend brings two exciting celestial events. Celia Camacho and Lourdes Hércules explain what they are. Video by Celia Camacho and Lourdes Hércules for USA TODAY.
[h=2]Bonus: World's largest cruise ship sets sail[/h]Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas, the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>largest cruise ship ever built, makes its maiden voyage Sunday.
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[h=2]And the essentials:[/h]Weekend TV: Wondering what to watch this weekend? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Fear the Walking Dead<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Simpsons.
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