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NPR Paris correspondent Eleanor Beardsley with her husband, Ulysse Gosset, and son, Maxime, on a ski vacation in the Alps in February. When she first moved to France, Beardsley enjoyed the frequent holidays. But combined with many school breaks, she and o

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One Woman's Struggle To Survive 'Too Much Vacation' In France

12:04pm May 15, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

NPR Paris correspondent Eleanor Beardsley doesn't expect a ton of sympathy when she complains about unending holidays in France. But when you have a kid who's always off school, it's tough. Really.

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New French Rules Would Expand Surveillance Of Terrorism Suspects

4:01pm May 05, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Lawmakers in the lower house of Parliament voted overwhelmingly to approve the measure. The legislation, which must still be approved by the country's Senate, has been criticized as highly intrusive.

Jean-Baptiste Thoret, Charlie Hebdo's film critic, speaks at a news conference in Washington on May 1. Thoret will receive, on behalf of Charlie Hebdo, the PEN American Center's Freedom of Expression Courage Award in New York on Tuesday.

'Charlie Hebdo' Staffer Pushes Back Against Writers' Opposition To Award

2:02am May 05, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

"If you're standing for the freedom of expression, you can't be at one moment for this freedom of expression, and two or three minutes later, against that," film critic Jean-Baptiste Thoret says.

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The Marquis de Lafayette sailed across the Atlantic to America aboard the original Hermione in 1780 and joined the American rebels in their struggle for independence from Great Britain. This replica will retrace his voyage; it's scheduled to arrive in Yor

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Replica Of Lafayette's Ship Re-Creates Historic Voyage To America

2:02am May 05, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

The Marquis de Lafayette sailed from France to America in 1780 to help the new nation defeat the British. A $29 million replica of the Hermione tall ship is retracing that journey.

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French caricaturist Luz, seen on Jan. 15, says drawing Islam's Prophet Muhammad no longer interests him.

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'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoonist Says He Will No Longer Draw Prophet Muhammad

4:51pm April 30, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

"He no longer interests me," Luz said in an interview. Militants attacked the magazine Jan. 7, killing editorial staff and others, in apparent retaliation for its depiction of their prophet.

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France Investigates Claims Its Soldiers Abused Children In Africa

3:28pm April 30, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

President Francois Hollande warns of consequences if the allegations about abuse in the Central African Republic are true. The U.N. worker who publicly revealed the abuse has been suspended.

Stephane "Charb" Charbonnier, editor of Charlie Hebdo, is seen on Sept.19, 2012. The late editor takes on politicians, the media and "Islamophobia" in a posthumously published book completed two days before he was killed Jan. 7.

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In Posthumous Riposte, Editor Of 'Charlie Hebdo' Targets 'Islamophobia'

4:36pm April 16, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Stephane Charbonnier, who was killed in the Jan. 7 attack on the French satirical magazine, says in a book completed two days before his death that the term plays into the hands of racists.

An engraving of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington on April 14, 1865. Lincoln died the next day.

Documents Show Global Outpouring Of Grief Over Lincoln's Assassination

4:24pm April 15, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The State Department has released documents from 1865 that highlight the disbelief and profound sympathy over the president's death from governments and private citizens the world over.

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A Far-Right Family Feud In France Appears To Claim Movement's Icon

2:05pm April 13, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen won't run in the upcoming regional elections after his daughter and political successor criticized his remarks about gas chambers being a "detail" of history.

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Dog Didn't Bite Man, Blind Pot Customer Tells French Court

7:49pm April 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A blind man who was sold actual grass instead of the grass he was looking for has told a French court that it was he, and not his guide dog, who bit a deceitful dealer.