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☆ ‘Charlie Chaplin vs. America’ Review: How the Tramp Was Trampled
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Jeremy Mccarter | Scott Eyman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Charlie Chaplin in a scene from the film ‘The Great Dictator’ (1940). A little tramp in a battered bowler hat picks it up and starts waving it, trying to catch the driver’s attention. Grab a Copy Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided By Scott Eyman Simon & Schuster 432 pages We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site. Buy Book Amazon Barnes & Noble Books a Million BookshopThis scene, from “Modern Times” (1936), turned out to have a grimly prophetic quality for Charlie Chaplin, the actor in the hat. After docking in Cherbourg, France, Chaplin declared that he had no political convictions beyond being an individualist who believed in liberty.

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☆ Australia Voice referendum: Cherbourg, a community built on racial segregation, looks to the future
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

“We’ve got around 260 people waiting on our waiting list,” said Cherbourg Council CEO Chatur Zala. “My community is very, very confused,” said Mayor Elvie Sandow, from her air-conditioned office in the center of Cherbourg. Hilary Whiteman/CNNZala said Cherbourg Council has made gains in recent years, since Mayor Elvie was elected in 2020. “The highest employment rate of any Indigenous community,” he boasted. At the end of the day, I am the voice of Cherbourg because I’m the elected mayor for this community.”I am the voice of Cherbourg because I’m the elected mayor for this community.

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☆ Paul-Henri Nargeolet: French diver on missing sub is Titanic expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Layli Foroudi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Johann convinced Nargeolet to write his book 'In the depths of the Titanic' because he said his kids were super-fans. The underwater explorer needed convincing to write a book, Johann said, because he wanted to spend all of his time diving. CAREER IN FRENCH NAVYDirector of underwater research for RMS Titanic, which owns the rights to the ship's remains, Nargeolet started researching and exploring the Titanic wreck when he joined the French ocean research institute Ifremer in 1986, after a 22-year career in the French navy. They met after Marsh contacted the explorer to ask for the contact of a Frenchman who had survived the Titanic. The president of RMS Titanic, Jessica Sanders, said in a statement on Wednesday that Nargeolet's experience was unparalleled and "no-one has a better chance of navigating equipment failures than he does".

Persons: Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Mathieu Johann, Harper Collins, Johann, Nargeolet, Olivier Lefort, James Cameron, Nargeolet's, Anne, Michele Marsh, Marsh, Frenchman, Jessica Sanders, Bernard Cauvin, Janet Lawrence Organizations: Thomson Locations: PARIS, France, French, Connecticut, American, Cherbourg

☆ France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Benjamin Mallet | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/5] Used nuclear fuel is seen in a storage pool at the Orano nuclear waste reprocessing plant in La Hague, near Cherbourg, France, January 17, 2023. "We can't have a responsible nuclear policy without taking into account the handling of used fuel and waste. La Hague is the country's sole site able to process and partially recycle used nuclear fuel. Meanwhile, France's national agency for managing nuclear waste last month requested approval for a project to store permanently high-level radioactive waste. The facility at La Hague, with its 1980s-era buildings and Star Wars-style control rooms, has its limitations.

☆ Despite Biden's assurances, Middle East militaries are buying their own weapons to take on Iran at sea and in the air
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been investing heavily in new military hardware in order to Iran. The Royal Saudi Air Force's core strength are its 232 F-15 Eagles, at least 84 of which are F-15SA variants designed specifically for Saudi Arabia. A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 at King Faisal Air Base in Saudi Arabia in February 2021. US and Bahraini officials in front of unmanned naval vessels at at Naval Support Activity Bahrain in Manama in January. US Navy/MCS1 Mark Thomas MahmodIMX 2022 was also the first time Israel and Saudi Arabia, which don't have diplomatic relations, officially took part in an exercise together.

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