France’s richest family shaking up soccer with planned purchase of second-tier Paris FC
France’s richest family, the Arnaults of luxury empire LVMH, has announced the planned purchase of second-division soccer club Paris FC ...
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France’s Failed Attempt to Save Its Empire
In the 1950s, France engaged in an ambitious effort to modernize its empire by embracing local customs and promoting limited ...
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An empire which must have done something right by her colonies
Marvelling at how many outposts of the former empire are so attached to the ex-colonial club, a one-time British foreign secretary, Jack Straw, wrote: "No one would have signed up to the Commonwealth ...
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More ‘Our Flag Means Death’? Creator David Jenkins ‘Will Never Rule Out a Return’
Our Flag Means Death Season 2 arrived a year ago on Max, and since then, fans have had to come to terms with the idea that the pirate rom-com may never return to screens after its unceremonious ...
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Girls Flag Football Coastal Clash Tournament: Dos Pueblos Takes Home Second Place
While Dos Pueblos went 2-1 en route to the second-place finish, the Dons went 0-3 in their three games. In the semifinal game, Dos Pueblos took down league foe Ventura by a score of 27-14 behind a ...
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Why are flags flying at half-staff in South Carolina?
South Carolina flags will be flying at half-staff Friday, Oct. 4. They also will be at half-staff on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 5 and 6. Here's what to know about Gov. Henry McMaster's half-staff ...
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In Senegal, the bastion of the region’s Francophonie, French is giving way to local languages
(AP Photo/Annie Risemberg) A man sits outside a stationary store with French signs in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Annie Risemberg) A man walks in front of posters written in ...
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Princess Beatrice's second baby - everything we know so far about title, due date and more
The couple, who married in July 2020, are expecting their second child together in early spring 2025. Beatrice and property developer Edoardo share a daughter Sienna, born in 2021, and Edoardo has ...
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How Sundridge decides which flags will fly on a new flagpole outside town office
See: Pride flag controversy prompts Powassan council to take action Sundridge has two flagpoles outside the municipal office at 110 Main St. One pole solely flies the Maple Leaf and the second ...
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American flag stands strong after tourist town leveled by remnants of Hurricane Helene: 'Hope and strength'
In a social media post, North Carolina Parks and Recreation shared a poignant photo of an American flag atop the Chimney Rock State Park overlook in Rutherford County. The photo also provides a ...
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LA Times Today: High school girls’ flag football takes off in second season
Last fall, girls’ flag football debuted as an official high school sport here in California. Now in its second year, the sport is truly taking off and teams like the eagle rock high school ...
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Why are flags at half-staff in Tennessee?
Flags across the state are being flown at half-staff through the end of the week. Governor Bill Lee ordered for flags to fly at half-staff in Tennessee in honor of the state's 43rd Governor who ...