Barack Obama absent at Muhammad Ali funeral to see eldest daughter Malia graduate

President Barack Obama missed the funeral of boxing legend Muhammad Ali yesterday to see his eldest daughter, Malia, graduate from high school.
Malia, 17, took part in the commencement ceremony at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
The children of several presidents, including the children of Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, also attended Sidwell.
President Obama , as well as First Lady Michelle, both attended the ceremonies at the school’s campus in northwest Washington.

Tuition at the selective Quaker school is currently £27,698 ($39,360) a year, though the school emphasises that many students receive financial aid.
“I do a lot of commencements around this time of year which I love doing, although my older daughter is graduating this week and I will not be able to handle that well,” Obama joked at a Democratic National Committee event this week.
Obama wasn’t scheduled to speak at the event.
“Malia’s school asked if I wanted to speak at commencement and I said no,” Obama said in January. “I’m going to be wearing dark glasses … and I’m going to cry.”
Malia’s younger sister Sasha, who turned 15 yesterday, also attends Sidwell.

After the graduation ceremony, the Obama family celebrated over lunch at Cafe Milano in Georgetown.
Malia is taking a year off before enrolling at Harvard in autumn 2017.
The Obamas have not disclosed plans for her “gap year”, but delaying college could keep her close to her tight-knit family as it prepares for the end of Mr Obama’s presidency in January.
The family plan to stay in Washington for several years after he leaves office so Sasha can finish school at Sidwell.

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Kim Kardashian has opened up on her and Kanye West's sex life, saying it "gets a five-star rating".
The reality star has been researching the "astrological compatibility" of herself and the rapper as he celebrated his 39th birthday on June 8 - and was very pleased with the results.
She revealed on her website: "I did a little research about Libras and Geminis and found out they're a perfect match!

"One website even said that we were one of the best matches in the zodiac. We're both air signs on the same wavelength. SO true! We've had an amazing connection right from the start.
"Libra/Gemini sex gets a 5-star rating because we're so in tune with each other."
The 35-year-old beauty - who has children North, two, and Saint, six months, with Kanye - claimed their respective signs mean they share a love of "travel, surprises and communication," while their differing personalities complement one another.
She wrote: "My serene presence soothes a Gemini , and Kanye inspires me during his creative surges."

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Another explosive "Fast and Furious 8" behind-the-scenes video has arrived online for viewing pleasure. The new video shows an epic car stunt on the Cleveland set of the eight installment of the "Fast and Furious" film series.
In this Fast Fridays video, seven cars are seen plummeting from a parking garage and onto a moving motorcade. According to second unit stunt coordinator Andy Gill, there will be between 35 to 40 cars involved in this massive pileup. The crew has been calling this the "zombie car" sequence.
Vin Diesel teases that this sequence will feature action which fans have never seen before. "That's how we do things on 'Fast and Furious'," second unit director Spiro Razatos says, "We do things practical. As long as we do things safe, that's the bottom line."

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Angelina Jolie to commit 'Murder on the Orient Express'

Angelina Jolie is in talks to star in Kenneth Branagh's movie adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel "Murder on the Orient Express". If the deal is sealed, the actress will join the cast as Mrs. Harriet Hubbard, one of the suspects played by Lauren Bacall in the 1974 adaptation.

"Murder on the Orient Express" centers on Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, who is called into action after an American tycoon is found murdered. The victim's been stabbed multiple times in his locked compartment inside the luxurious Orient Express. With a killer in the midst during a terrible snowstorm, Poirot must identify the murderer before there is another victim.

Branagh will direct the film and star as Poirot. He will also produce the movie along with Ridley Scott, Simon Kinberg, Mark Gordon, Michael Schaefer and Aditya Sood. James Prichard and Hilary Strong will executive produce. Michael Green ("Blade Runner 2") will pen the script, with Steve Asbell overseeing the production for 20th Century Fox.

Christie's classic is known for its complicated plot and unconventional solution. The story was first published in 1934. It's been adapted numerous times for TV and film, including the 1974 film with Albert Finney in the lead role and a cast that included Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman and Sean Connery.

The upcoming adaptation marks a change of pace for the "Maleficent" actress following her recent focus on directing career. Jolie directed "Unbroken" and "By the Sea". In the latter film, she also starred opposite her husband Brad Pitt. She is currently in post-production for "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" for Netflix.

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