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Here’s what’s making headlines today: French students protest crumbling school conditions, a Montana town hits pause on a Daily Wire movie, and more.
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On this day in 1927, what film premiered as Hollywood's first major "talkie"? (answer revealed below!)
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France closesup to 500 schools. 🌐Montana townpauses Daily Wire film. 🎬Cornell accuserfaces threatsover lawsuit. ⚖️
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France partially or fully closed 400 to 500 schools on Monday as student protests over education quality continued. Education Minister Édouard Geffray said the closures were due to unmet security conditions.
The movement began a few weeks ago near Paris over staffing shortages and has spread nationwide. Students cite classes of 30 to 40, crumbling buildings, and university admissions they say favor privileged kids.
**The fallout:**More than 5,000 people, mostly minors, have been arrested, and officials report 190 students and 78 staff injured. Geffray says far-left activists hijacked the movement. The left-wing party France Unbowed denies organizing it, though leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a likely 2027 candidate, has said he hopes young people remember his party's support.
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Livingston, Montana's city commission unanimously voted Saturday to temporarily suspend filming of Pawn Shop, a movie from Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire about a federal immigration agent. City leaders are seeking legal advice on changing or revoking its permit.
Residents report road closures, simulated car crashes, pyrotechnics, and blank gunfire with little notice, plus six armed security guards. The local food bank says visits fell 17%, which it attributes to access issues.
**The script:**The film opens with a scene based on the fatal ICE shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Good, who officials said was acting as a legal observer. It shows her killing an agent with her car, which differs from official and eyewitness accounts. Her family recently filed two lawsuits against the federal government.
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Today’s Poll:Permit PauseA Montana town is weighing whether to halt a movie shoot after residents raised concerns about its impact on the community. Supporters see the pause as a response to local concerns, while critics say the town risks overstepping after approving the production.
Should towns be able to pull a film permit once filming has already started?
The woman suing over an alleged gang rape by seven Cornell fraternity members says she has been repeatedly threatened to drop the case.
Her lawyer says at least three women wrongly identified as her have also been targeted. He told CNN that missteps by Cornell and the district attorney likely left key evidence missing.
**The latest:**ABC News recently obtained a call in which Doe described the night as gang rape to accused member Matthew Ingalls, who disputed her account. Cornell police gave the DA only a six-page summary of her statements, and prosecutors allegedly declined to review the rest.
⚖️ Law & Policy: In Switzerland, guinea pigs are considered social animals, and keeping just one is prohibited because they need companionship. Even the law says your guinea pig needs a roommate.
⚡ Physics: Lightning can heat the air around it to over 50,000°F. Thunderstorms have zero chill.
🧀 World Records: The largest cheese sculpture ever made weighed over 3,000 lbs. That’s a whole lot of grate expectations.
🤯WTF: Mexico City is sinking by several inches per year in some areas, largely because it was built on a former lakebed and relies heavily on groundwater. The city is slowly lowering the floor.
TODAY’S QUIZ ANSWER:
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson, premiered in New York on October 6, 1927. It was the first prominent feature film to include synchronized spoken dialogue and songs. Its success helped launch the sound era and signaled the end of silent films.
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