Eleanor Beardsley

Eleanor Beardsley appears in the following:

First State Visit: Trump Hosts French President Emmanuel Macron

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Macron arrives in Washington on Monday. The two leaders are vastly different, separated in age by three decades and also have opposing political beliefs and styles. Yet, they've formed a bond.

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View From Paris

Saturday, April 14, 2018

France was one of the three countries involved in launching airstrikes on targets in Syria overnight.

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How A Teacher In France Is Trying To Help His Students Spot Fake News

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

Eighty percent of French people can't tell a real news story from a fake one. Since 2016, a teacher has been showing his students how they're duped and teaches them how to distinguish true from false.

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Murder Of Elderly Jewish French Woman Triggers Demonstrations

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Thousands marched in Paris Wednesday evening to protest last week's murder of an elderly Jewish woman in what is being characterized as an anti-Semitic crime.

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European Commission Outlines Plan To Change How Internet Companies Are Taxed

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

The recent Facebook data-mining scandal is increasing public attention on the way big tech companies pay only minimal taxes in Europe. Now, the European Union wants to change that.

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Gunman Killed By Police After Killing 3, Injuring 16 In Southern France

Friday, March 23, 2018

French authorities say a man who took hostages in a supermarket in southern France, killed three people and wounded 16 others is now dead.

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After Documenting Nazi Crimes, A French Priest Exposes ISIS Attacks On Yazidis

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Patrick Desbois has spent the last 15 years uncovering details of Nazi massacres in Eastern Europe and Russia. Using the same methods, the priest is now uncovering ISIS crimes against Yazidis.

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French Fashion Designer Givenchy Dies At 91

Monday, March 12, 2018

French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy styled some of the world's most fashionable women — icons like Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy and Princess Grace of Monaco. He died at age 91 on Saturday.

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Bannon Backs Le Pen With A Shared Anti-Establishment Stance

Monday, March 12, 2018

Ousted Trump strategist Steve Bannon was the surprise guest at the French far right's annual congress this year. But Marine Le Pen will need more than a visit from Bannon to boost her popularity.

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Meet The French Priest Documenting Crimes Committed By ISIS Against Yazidis

Friday, March 09, 2018

Father Patrick Desbois has spent a decade uncovering the forgotten, mass graves of the 2 million Jews murdered by the Nazis in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Now he's using his same techniques to document crimes committed by ISIS against the Yazidis.

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France Proposes Fines For Catcalling

Thursday, March 08, 2018

France has proposed fining catcallers as part of a new measure on sexual violence. The gender equality minister says women should be able to walk in the streets feeling secure.

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French Food Waste Law Changing How Grocery Stores Approach Excess Food

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Two years ago, France introduced a law to force supermarkets to donate unsold food to charities and food banks. Skeptics called it unworkable at the time, but there are signs the effort is succeeding.

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France Hopes Exhibit Of Nazi-Stolen Art Can Aid Stalled Search For Owners

Friday, February 23, 2018

The Louvre says the two rooms of paintings are a symbol of its continuing commitment to return the art, but critics country, which still holds thousands of works, has done too little too late.

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Parts Of Paris And Northern France Flooded After Unusually Heavy Rains

Friday, January 26, 2018

After a month of record rainfall in France, rivers have flowed over their banks and nearly half the country is on flood alert. In Paris, the Seine river is 19 feet above its normal level.

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Paris Hit By Floods

Friday, January 26, 2018

Roads, museums and subway stations are closed in the heart of Paris, due to flooding caused by unusually heavy rains.

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Catherine Deneuve Apologizes To Victims Of Sexual Violence For Letter About #MeToo

Monday, January 15, 2018

The apology comes after she signed a letter last week about the #MeToo movement and she and other co-signers made comments that some harassment victims found offensive.

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Wave Of Capitalist Optimism Sweeps Across Paris

Monday, January 15, 2018

The French president hopes his changes to labor laws and other initiatives will change the anti-business climate. Paris has launched a business hub for startups.

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100 French Women Pen Letter Saying #MeToo Movement Has Gone Too Far

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Nearly 100 French women activists, academics and actresses have signed an open letter saying that the #MeToo movement has gone too far, becoming a "witch hunt" against men.

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France Ends State Of Emergency After Nearly 2 Years

Thursday, December 28, 2017

France has just lifted a nearly two year state of emergency that was put in place in Nov. 2015 and extended six times. To replace it, the government has passed an anti-terrorism law. But critics say the new law compromises the protection of individual liberties.

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President Macron Promises Relief To Beleaguered French Suburbs

Thursday, December 28, 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron promises help for the suburbs of Paris and other major cities, where immigrant communities are left to deal with crime and high unemployment.

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