Early on in “Stillwater,” a gruff oil rig worker from Oklahoma is asked what he’s doing in the French port city of Marseille. “Visiting my daughter,” he replies. © Provided by The Canadian Press That’s only sort of right, it turns out. He left some stuff out. But truth […]
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Review: In ‘Stillwater,’ a red state hero roams chic France
Early on in “Stillwater,” a gruff oil rig worker from Oklahoma is asked what he’s doing in the French port… Early on in “Stillwater,” a gruff oil rig worker from Oklahoma is asked what he’s doing in the French port city of Marseille. “Visiting my daughter,” he replies. That’s only […]
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France Set To Relax Travel Restrictions On Could Third
Biases, intrinsically, could embody an overemphasis on subjects such as popular culture, expertise, and current events. In February 2007, an article in The Harvard Crimson newspaper reported that a number of of the professors at Harvard University have been together with Wikipedia articles in their syllabi, though without realizing the […]
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France eases lockdown raising summer holiday hopes
france green list – AFP/AFP France will ease its domestic travel restrictions next month as the prime minister declared its “third wave” over, raising hopes the country could reopen to British visitors sooner than expected. Jean Castex said the third national lockdown would be wound down from May 3, with […]
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Queer Eye’s Tan France Expecting First Baby via Surrogate
There are going to be plenty of pint-sized French tucks in Tan France‘s future because there’s a baby on the way! The Queer Eye star announced the personal news from him and husband Rob France in an Instagram post on April 13. “So happy to finally share that WE’RE HAVING A BABY!!” […]
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Queer Eye’s Tan France Expecting First Baby via Surrogate – E! Online
There are going to be plenty of pint-sized French tucks in Tan France‘s future because there’s a baby on the way! The Queer Eye star announced the personal news from him and husband Rob France in an Instagram post on April 13. “So happy to finally share that WE’RE HAVING A BABY!!” […]
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France: Female sports journalists cite sexism, harassment
“We want to be at the forefront,” the appeal states. “In 2021, sport handled by men for men about men is no longer tolerable. Treating women as inferior in sports newsrooms is no longer tolerable.” Signatories pointed to figures from the top French media watchdog, the Superior Audiovisual Council, or […]
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Lawmakers debate bill to rout out radical Islam in France
PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers debated a bill on Monday they hope will uproot radical Islam in the country, beliefs that authorities maintain are creeping into public services, associations, some schools and online with the goal of undermining national values. The bill is broad and controversial, with around 1,700 proposed […]
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France confirms first case on its soil of British coronavirus variant
France has confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain, its health ministry said. The new strain of the virus, which experts fear is more contagious, has prompted more than 50 countries to impose travel restrictions on the UK. The first French case – […]
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As France Shifts Right, a Hard-Line Minister Proves Indispensable to Macron
PARIS — He has declared war on the Islamist “enemy within” and halal food shelves in supermarkets. He launched what he described as a “massive” operation against 76 of France’s mosques, and sought to criminalize the filming of police officers. And he announced that he “can’t breathe” when he hears […]
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France to investigate 76 mosques suspected of ‘separatism’ in ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on Islamist extremists
France’s response to terror attacks perpetrated by Muslims caused outrage in many Islamic countries (file photo) – FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP via Getty Images France’s embattled interior minister on Thursday announced raids on dozens of mosques suspected of Islamist extremism following Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to fight “separatism” in the wake of terror […]
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Protests erupt in France over bill that would restrict filming and publishing images of police officers
PARIS (AP) — French activists fear that a proposed new security law will deprive them of a potent weapon against abuse — cellphone videos of police activity — threatening their efforts to document possible cases of police brutality, especially in impoverished immigrant neighborhoods. French President Emmanuel Macron’s government is pushing […]
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Uproar in France over proposed limits on filming police
PARIS — French activists fear that a proposed new security law will deprive them of a potent weapon against abuse — cellphone videos of police activity — threatening their efforts to document possible cases of police brutality, especially in impoverished immigrant neighborhoods. French President Emmanuel Macron’s government is pushing a […]
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Condemnation after photojournalist wounded during Paris protest | France
Ameer Alhalbi was covering Saturday’s demonstrations opposing police violence and the French govt’s plans to restrict sharing images of officers. News organisations and media rights advocates have denounced and expressed shock at the injuries suffered by award-winning Syrian photojournalist Ameer Alhalbi during a protest in Paris against police brutality. Alhalbi, […]
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Protests Over Security Bill Take Place Across France | World News
By THOMAS ADAMSON and ANGELA CHARLTON, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Thousands of critics of a proposed security law that would restrict sharing images of police officers in France gathered across the country in protest Saturday, while Paris officers were advised to behave responsibly during the demonstrations in the wake […]
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Macron condemns ‘racist’ police brutality as shameful for France
President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that images showing Paris police beating up a Black music producer were shameful for France, and that the government would have to find a way to restore public confidence in the force. Prosecutors are investigating the violent arrest of Michel Zecler, who said he […]
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France security bill: Lawmakers pass controversial bill that restricts the publication of images of police
The Global Security Bill’s most controversial section — Article 24 — which was approved by lawmakers on Friday, forbids the publication of images that allow the identification of a law enforcement officer “with the intent to cause them harm, physically or mentally.” The bill — which has been the subject […]
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France Is About to Become Less Free
Read: What foreigners don’t get about Emmanuel Macron Although that last-minute change is good news for academic freedom, the state is paying a dangerous amount of attention to the ideological bent of research undertaken in France. Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer has bemoaned the influence of American critical race theory on […]
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France postpones ‘Black Friday’ to help locked-down shops
PARIS (AP) — France’s government on Friday got supermarket chains and e-commerce platforms like Amazon to agree to postpone “Black Friday” promotions, responding to concerns that shops shuttered by the nation’s coronavirus lockdown are hemorrhaging business and could be hurt further if they miss out on the consumer splurge. Under […]