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Marcia Lucas, Oscar-winning 'Star Wars' editor, dies at 80
Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar as editor of the original 1977 'Star Wars,' has died, a lawyer for her family said on Friday. Lucas, who was married to 'Star Wars' creator George Lucas from 1969 to 1983, died Wednesday from metastatic cancer, the attorney, Deidre Von Rock, said in an email to The Associated Press. Marcia Lucas died in Rancho Mirage, California, surrounded by loved ones, Von Rock said. She was 80. Marcia Lucas was the editor on 1983's 'Return of the Jedi' and the pre-'Star Wars' George Lucas-directed films 'THX 1138' and 'American Graffiti.'
Hegseth says era of US subsidising defence of wealthy nations is over
'The era of the United States subsidizing the defence of wealthy nations is over. We need partners, not protectorates,' US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
US military strike on vessel in eastern Pacific kills three
The US military said it carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three people, but did not immediately provide further details on the operation or the identities of those killed.
Mexico president Sheinbaum gifts her World Cup ticket to Indigenous athlete
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered a promise on Friday by giving away her ticket to the World Cup opening match. Sheinbaum, the first female president in the country's 200-year history, donated her ticket No. 00001 to Yolett Cervantes Cuaquehua, a 21-year-old Indigenous woman from the eastern state of Veracruz. Mexico plays the opening match against South Africa on June 11 at Azteca Stadium.
US calls for Nicaragua to free imprisoned Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera after hospital photos
The US called for the release of imprisoned Nicaraguan Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera on Friday after the government published photos of him in the hospital in critical condition. Rivera, a leader of the Miskito people who have been at odds with the ruling Sandinista government for decades, has been imprisoned since Sept. 29, 2023, as part of a years-long crackdown on dissent. His family has said he is imprisoned for political reasons and that the government hasn't presented formal charges.
