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For the last two weeks, Paris completely lost its cool. The rain that had doused the opening ceremony had ceased by then, and Paris felt like a city en fête. “What happened four weeks ago — with the election and everything that came afterward — was a real shame. They wanted to forget about it for a while.”It is fair to say they embraced their opportunity. More than anything, though, there have been French tricolors.

Persons: —, Teddy Riner, Marie, José Perec, ”, Anne Brion, Tricolors, Richard Salandre Organizations: Games, Tuileries, United Locations: Paris, French, fête, United States, “

☆ The Olympic Flame Melts Parisian Cool
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Rory Smith | Ségolène Le Stradic | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He struts around the sold-out arena, prowling the floor, basking in the noise and the adulation. In that moment, that first flush of victory, Lebrun is not a bespectacled 17-year-old table tennis player from Montpellier. For everyone present — up to and including the French former soccer hero Zinedine Zidane — he is a rock star. At the fencing competition, held in the lavish surrounds of the Grand Palais, fans waving tricolors have produced enough noise to echo down the Champs-Élysées. The sound from the stadium at Invalides, home to archery, has been loud enough to wake Napoleon.

Persons: Félix Lebrun, Lebrun, Zinedine Zidane —, Léon, Napoleon Organizations: Palais, Stade, France Locations: Montpellier, French, Paris, Invalides

The usual rhythm of arrivals and departures at Paris’s train stations was replaced by a tense atmosphere of uncertainty on Friday. Hundreds of stranded passengers crowded the concourses, sorting out their plans after several arson attacks disrupted the rail system in France. “I don’t know when I will be able to escape,” said Ermine Touré at the Gare Montparnasse, a major transportation artery in Paris, three hours after she had hoped to leave Paris for a vacation in Nantes, in western France. “Paris is a mess so I wanted to go today.”At the Gare Montparnasse, travelers hunched over their phones looking for alternate routes out of the French capital. The words “act of malice” and “vandalism” echoed throughout the hall, doing little to quell the anxiety among travelers.

Persons: “, ”, Ermine Organizations: “, ” Locations: France, Paris, Nantes, “ Paris

☆ France Is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Sarah Hurtes | Ségolène Le Stradic | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The French government has put thousands of homeless immigrants on buses and sent them out of Paris ahead of the Olympics. The immigrants said they were promised housing elsewhere, only to end up living on unfamiliar streets far from home or flagged for deportation. President Emmanuel Macron of France has promised that the Olympic Games will showcase the country’s grandeur. But the Olympic Village was built in one of Paris’s poorest suburbs, where thousands of people live in street encampments, shelters or abandoned buildings. City officials encourage them to board buses to cities like Lyon or Marseille.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Christophe Noël du Organizations: Olympics, Olympic Locations: Paris, France, Lyon, Marseille

On Today’s Episode:For First Time, NATO Accuses China of Supplying Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine, by David E. SangerBiden’s High-Stakes Moment: Tonight’s NATO News Conference, by Michael D. Shear, Katie Rogers, and Michael M. GrynbaumHospitals in Houston ‘Backed Up’ After Hurricane, as Millions in U.S. Swelter, by Isabelle Taft and Judson JonesFrance Is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics, by Sarah Hurtes and Ségolène Le Stradic

Persons: David E, Sanger Biden’s, Michael D, Katie Rogers, Michael M, Isabelle Taft, Judson Jones, Sarah Hurtes, Le Stradic Organizations: NATO, Conference, Grynbaum Locations: China, Ukraine, Houston, Judson Jones France, Paris

☆ Live Updates: France’s Far Right Is Denied a Majority by a Left Surge in Elections, Projections Show
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Catherine Porter | Ségolène Amalia Josefa Le Stradic | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

“Without an absolute majority, the government will be at the mercy of opposition parties banding together” to topple it, said Dominique Rousseau, an emeritus professor of public law at the Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris. It was not clear whether the centrists or the right-wing National Rally would be the second-largest bloc. When it wasn’t, Mr. Macron’s government came dangerously close to falling. This time, Mr. Macron’s options appear far more limited. Some analysts believe that Mr. Macron’s position will become so untenable he will have to resign, but he has said he won’t.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Dominique Rousseau, ”, Samy Benzina, Macron, Macron’s, Jean, Luc Mélenchon Organizations: Sorbonne University, National Assembly, University of Poitiers, French, Greens Locations: France, Paris

PinnedThe left was set to surge in legislative elections in France on Sunday and the far right to come up short of expectations, according to early projections, as no party secured an absolute majority. The New Popular Front and Mr. Macron’s centrist bloc then withdrew candidates from more than 200 races to avoid dividing support. Their strategy appeared to have succeeded in denying the National Rally an absolute majority, according to the projections. “Today the National Rally made the biggest breakthrough in its history,” Mr. Bardella told supporters in Paris. “Unfortunately,” he added, “dangerous electoral deals” made by Mr. Macron’s allies and the left had “deprived” the country of a far-right government.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron’s, Jordan Bardella, ” Mr, Bardella, ”, Macron’s Organizations: jockeying, National Assembly, National, “, Rally Locations: France, Paris

The debate between Donald J. Trump and President Biden had analysts in Asia fretting. During Thursday night’s debate, President Biden told former President Donald J. Trump that the United States is the “envy of the world.”After watching their performance, many of America’s friends might beg to differ. In Europe and Asia, the back-and-forth between the blustering Mr. Trump and the faltering Mr. Biden set analysts fretting — and not just about who might win the election in November. Image Mr. Biden leaving the debate stage. Kasit Piromya, Thailand’s foreign minister from 2008 to 2011 and a former ambassador to the United States, lamented the state of American politics.

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☆ The D-Day Battle France Chose to Forget. Until Now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Catherine Porter | Ségolène Le Stradic | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Some 170 miles southwest of the celebrated landing beaches in Normandy, the remains of a D-Day site few visit peek out from behind trees in rural Brittany. Among them were French army commandos parachuted in to block the Nazis from sending reinforcements to the beaches. But before the operation could be put into full swing, the camp was discovered by the Nazis and destroyed. Dozens of fighters were hunted down and killed. In retribution, most buildings in the surrounding area were burned and hundreds of locals were executed.

Persons: Marcel Maquis — Organizations: Saint, BBC Locations: Normandy, Brittany

☆ A City Scarred by Terrorism Prepares an Olympic Opening Without Walls
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Catherine Porter | Ségolène Le Stradic | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A terrorist attack of 2015 that left her city angry and heartbroken persuaded Paris’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, to campaign for the Olympic Games. “Something that is very powerful, very peaceful and allows us to move forward. So, I threw myself into it.”Nine years later, the Summer Olympics are set to open in Paris in July with France at its highest level of terrorism alert, after the attack on the Moscow concert hall last month. Yet for the first time, the opening ceremony will not be held inside the barricaded confines of a stadium. Instead, athletes will float in boats down the Seine River through the heart of the dense, ancient city before half a million spectators packed into stands and leaning out of windows.

Persons: Paris’s, Anne Hidalgo, “, ”, Charlie Hebdo Organizations: Olympic Locations: Paris, France, Moscow

☆ A Turbocharged Croissant Delights (and Disturbs) Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Ségolène Le Stradic | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

All it took for the crookie to take shape was a baker looking for a diversion, his time-tested croissant recipe and a few cookies for inspiration. It took TikTok to make it go viral. Stéphane Louvard created the crookie almost a year and a half ago when he came up with the idea of putting cookie dough into a croissant and then baking it again. On one day in February, Mr. Louvard sold 2,300 of the pastries at his bakery in a bustling Paris neighborhood. The crookie — Mr. Louvard’s son Nicolas, a business school student, came up with the name — has not just taken social media by storm.

Persons: Louvard, Mr, Louvard’s, Nicolas Organizations: Mr Locations: Paris, Madrid, France

☆ Insurance startup Evy promises better product protection and just brought in $6.4 million from Sequoia. Check out its 10-slide seed pitch deck.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Paris-based insurance tech startup Evy has raised $6.4 million in seed funding from Sequoia. Founded in 2022, Evy wants to grow the product protection market in Europe. Check out the company's 10-slide pitch deck below:Evy, a Paris-based insurance tech startup, has raised $6.4 million in seed funding from US investor Sequoia. The startup specializes in product protection insurance but doesn't work directly with consumers. Unlike more consumer-facing insurance tech companies, which have struggled in 2022, Evy said its B2B2C model was preferable, since there are no customer acquisition costs and marketing spend is lower.

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