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A few years ago at Christmas time, my wife surprised me with something that she spent many months compiling but was one that was worth the project and I still read to this day: a collection of photo...
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French breast implant firm's former execs arrested

PARIS (AP) — Police in pre-dawn sweeps Thursday arrested two top former executives of the now-defunct French company at the center of a breast implant scandal affecting tens of thousands of women worldwide.

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press , January 26, 2012

Turkey-France ties fray over Armenia genocide bill

PARIS — Ties between France and Turkey, strategic allies and trading partners, abruptly unraveled Thursday after French legislators passed a bill making it a crime to deny that the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago constitute genocide.

By By Elaine Ganley, The Associated Press , December 22, 2011

France ponders removing risky breast implants

PARIS (AP) — Emmanuelle Maria's breasts were burning and globules of silicone gel were protruding into her armpits. Her implants had exploded inside her. Yet her doctors, she says, told her nothing was wrong.

By Angela Charlton, Associated Press , December 21, 2011

Carlos the Jackal sentenced to life, again

Carlos the Jackal, the flamboyant Venezuelan who symbolized Cold War terrorism, was sentenced to life in prison — again — in a Paris trial that ended late Thursday with him rallying for revolution and weeping for Moammar Gadhafi.

December 16, 2011

Sarkozy calls for treaty to save euro

BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany and France will push for a broad treaty "refounding and rethinking the organization of Europe," French President Nicolas Sarkozy declared Thursday. He said that without some new "convergence" among European countries, the continent's crushing debt could destroy the euro.

By Pan Pylas and Raf Casert, Associated Press , December 01, 2011

Reports: French first lady gives birth to girl

PARIS — French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday night — the first infant born to a sitting president of modern-day France, the French media reported.

By By Elaine Ganley, The Associated Press , October 20, 2011

Marette picked for French team

Tristan Marette, the 14-year-old son of Kristin and Cyrille Marette of La Celle St. Cloud, France, and grandson of Lyle and Evelyn Sjostrom of Jamestown, has been selected to tryouts for the French National hockey team for the 16-and-under category.

By By Jamestown Sun Staff , August 10, 2011

Lawyers in Strauss-Kahn case hold private talks

Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn met with prosecutors Wednesday for what the defense called a productive discussion, but there was no immediate word on what would happen to the sexual assault case that has been threatened by doubts about the accuser's credibility.

July 07, 2011

France's Lagarde launches bid for IMF leadership

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde on Wednesday launched her bid to lead the International Monetary Fund, a candidacy that would put the first woman in charge of the scandal-rocked fund but increases tensions with developing nations who want one of their own as head.

May 26, 2011

Posh, pricey NYC house arrest for ex-IMF leader

Armed guards stand watch 24 hours a day. Cameras record every move, and monitors alert authorities should the prisoner try to escape. This is Dominique Strauss-Kahn's new jail away from jail, after the former IMF leader charged with sexually assaulting a maid left a New York City jail for a posh and pricey house arrest.

May 21, 2011

Ex-French-first lady: Sarkozy baby news wonderful

The expectant granddad has spilled the beans: Nicolas Sarkozy's father told Germany's top-selling newspaper that France's model-turned-singer first lady is pregnant.

May 17, 2011

French helicopters attacked in Ivory Coast

April 09, 2011

Obama, Sarkozy discuss global economy, terrorism

January 10, 2011

Rioters rampage, protesters block French airports

PARIS — Workers opposed to a higher retirement age blocked access to airports in Paris and around the country on Wednesday as hooded youths smashed store windows amid clouds of tear gas outside the capital.

By By Greg Keller, The Associated Press , October 21, 2010

JHS music students raise money for trip

The trip of a lifetime for 15 Jamestown High School music students is months away but preparations are already moving as they look to raise thousands of dollars for the cost. Teachers nominated band and choir members ranging from sophomores to seniors for the 2 1/2-week trip that will show students seven European countries, said Cheryl McIntyre, trip chaperone and director of choirs at the high school.

By Ben Rodgers , September 17, 2010

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