Hawks select French teen Zaccharie Risacher with first pick of NBA Draft
The Atlanta Hawks had just a 3% chance of receiving the first overall pick in the NBA Draft, but luck was on their side. They put their future in their hands by selecting Zachary Lisacher with the first pick on Wednesday night. This could have been a risk as there was no consensus for a […]
‘Mother of all battles’: French left join forces to beat far-right electoral threat | France
TPosters on the streets of Montreuil, east of Paris, still flutter in the breeze, days after the stages, microphones and politicians who gathered to inaugurate France’s new government have left. Here, from the smoldering ashes of a domestically bickering left, an anti-far-right coalition has risen. The New Popular Front (NFP) is a nervous coalition of […]
Why French bakeries are opening on the Upper East Side
The French are invading the Upper East Side with their croissants, macarons, and other sweet treats. In the space of about a year, the neighborhood recently said “bonjour” to three French bakeries along Lexington Avenue: Aux Merveilleux de Fred, Patisserie Vanessa and Angelina. “There’s a new French vibe going on with all these up-and-coming spots […]
Europe live: French far-right candidate assaulted on campaign trail | World news
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature “You can’t be left-wing and be anti-Semitic and racist,” says European Socialist candidate Nicholas SchmidtThe European Commissioner for Luxembourg, who was the European Socialist Party’s leading candidate in the European Parliament elections, joined the campaign in France, warning that “you cannot be […]
Melinda French Gates endorses Biden
Melinda French Gates has endorsed President Joe Biden for reelection. French Gates and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates divorced In 2021. “I support Biden in this election and urge others to do the same.” “I have never supported a presidential candidate before, but this election means so much to women and families that I cannot remain […]
Melinda French Gates backs Biden in her first-ever presidential endorsement
Melinda French Gates announced on Thursday that she will support President Biden’s reelection bid, marking the first time she has done so. “I’ve never endorsed a presidential candidate before,” the philanthropist said. Said “But this time I cannot remain silent because this election has such profound implications for women and families,” she wrote on social […]
French rivals Macron, Le Pen decry Jewish girl’s gang rape as antisemitic attack sends pre-election shockwave
French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen both condemned the gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl outside Paris, which authorities classified as an anti-Semitic attack. President Macron said at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday that French schools were being intimidated by “anti-Semitic threats” after a 12-year-old girl complained to police […]
French Police Shoot Dead Screwdriver Stabbing Suspect
A man with a screwdriver stabbed and injured a street cleaner and a police officer in France on Wednesday morning, before being shot and killed by another officer. During a monthly “spring clean-up” on a street in Aubervilliers, a diverse suburb in the Seine-Saint-Denis department north of Paris, a city employee and a police officer […]
Biden ends French D-Day anniversary trip by honoring US war dead, drawing contrast with Trump
BERLO, France — President Joe Biden ended a trip to France by paying his respects at a U.S. military cemetery that Donald Trump famously failed to visit during his presidency, hoping his final stop on Sunday would shed sharp light on the fate of November’s election. Before returning to the United States, Biden Aisne-Marne American […]
French hospitality outfit Accor signs lease at Michael Shvo’s 711 Fifth Ave
The cheerful sounds heard at 711 Fifth Avenue last week were coming not from the posh Core Club on the tower’s top four floors, but from Accor’s new offices on the seventh floor. The French hospitality company signed an unreported 23,000-square-foot lease in December and was celebrating its move into the space, sources told Realty […]