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U.S. soldiers stand on the remains of a house as they inspect damage in Carentan, in the Normandy region of France, June 15, 1944. The 80th anniversary this week of D-Day is a mixed bag of emotions for French survivors of the Battle of Normandy. They remain eternally grateful for their liberation from Nazi occupation in World War II but cannot forget its steep cost in French lives. (AP Photo/Peter Carroll, File)

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In France, D-Day evokes both the joys of liberation and the pain of Normandy's 20,000 civilian dead
By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press
Tue,06/04/24-11:10PM , 51 Reads
CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Shortly after D-Day in 1944, the American soldiers heading out to more fighting against Adolf Hitler's forces couldn't help but notice the hungry French boy by the side of the road, hoping for
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The escaped convict, Mohamed Amra, 30, has a long criminal record, with at least 13 convictions for robbery and other crimes, the first when he was just 15, prosecutors said. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said “unprecedented” efforts were being deployed. (AP video by Nicolas Garriga)

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Massive search in France for prison-break gang that killed 2 officers
By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press
Wed,05/15/24-5:04AM , 81 Reads
PARIS (AP) — A massive search was underway in France on Wednesday for armed assailants who ambushed a prison convoy, killing two prison officers, seriously injuring three others and freeing the inmate they were escorting. The prime minister vowed the gang would be caught, saying, “They will pay.”
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A tradition dating back to 1914 has been revived by local authorities as Paris is getting ready to welcome the Olympics Games this summer. Dozens of participants set off carrying a plate with a croissant, coffee and a glass of water on Sunday for a 1.2 mile-long route through the Marais neighborhood in central Paris. The waiter's race was open to the staff of all Parisian bistros. (AP Video: Oleg Cetinic)

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Olympics taster: Paris race celebrates the servers who nourish city's life and soul
By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press
Sun,03/24/24-11:21AM , 129 Reads
PARIS (AP) — Usain Bolt's sprint world records were never in danger.
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A vessel from the NATO force sails off the French navy frigate Normandie during a patrol in a Norwegian fjord, north of the Arctic circle, Thursday March 7, 2024. The French frigate is part of a NATO force conducting exercises in the seas, north of Norway, codenamed Steadfast Defender, which are the largest conducted by the 31 nation military alliance since the cold war. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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An expanding NATO uses its diversity as strength. Member troops know Russia is watching
By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press
Tue,03/12/24-12:35AM , 103 Reads
ABOARD THE FRENCH FRIGATE NORMANDIE (AP) — The French navy frigate, bristling with weaponry and powering through frigid Norwegian seas not so far from Russia, awoke at 7:30 a.m. sharp to what, in the circumstances, was a surreal sound.
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