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Fascinating.

An Unlikely Contender Rises in France as the Antithesis of Trump - The New York Times

And so it goes.

- Découverte - Télématin - France 2

Very impressive!

La ville de Nice annonce la naissance d'un petit "Mohamed Merah", la justice saisie - Nice-Matin

"Liberte" means what exactly?

Succès, les coulisses de l'éco - Magazine - L'essentiel - Télérama.fr

What an interesting idea - the whole theme of the show!

SOS JOBER

Will this survive?

Shouts Greet Migrants in the Streets of France: ‘We Don’t Want Them’ - The New York Times

Pas bon.

Why the U.S. Still Trails Many Wealthy Nations in Access to Care - The New York Times

We need to be able to compare and contrast a lot better than we do now.

Pharmacies

Comparing the US and France is fascinating nowhere more than on the subject of pharmacies. Yesterday, I stopped at a pharmacy to ask the price of an over-the-counter medication. The pharmacist said they did not have the bottle size in stock and would have to order it. I asked at 4:30PM and she told me that they could have it for me at the pharmacy in 1.5 hours! In the US generally?

Le déclin commercial des centres-villes s’aggrave

More details. Compared with US?

Commerces : comment les garder en ville ?

I was thinking about this just today as I looked at all of the giant companies on streets of Nice competing against small shops. Tough.

Like and quoi

10 billion for like; 250 million for quoi!

Etats-Unis, le pays qui arme ses enfants (2015) - Documentaire - Critique - Télérama.fr

So horrible.

Foreign Spouse, Happy Life - The New York Times

Interesting.

Qwant

Hmm. Google francais?

La Une du 12 octobre 2016 | Le Canard Enchainé

Worth noting.

- Actu - Télématin - France 2

Complicated.

practical-french

And, as usual, no indication of what person, people or machine is doing this, however infrequently.

practical-french - For anyone who needs some help understanding French products, French cooking, French lifestyle and French administration.

This looks like it has gone into hibernation.

French far-right mayor declares being French means 'being European, white and Catholic' | Daily Mail Online

How despicable.

- Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Fascinating!

- Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

In the US, too?

- Actu - Télématin - France 2

Very well done.

Le Conseil d'Etat suspend l'arrêté «anti-burkini» de Cagnes-sur-Mer - Libération

Good!

Aux familles des victimes de l’attentat de Nice (24 septembre 2016) | François

Very nice.

burkini : actualités en direct, photos et vidéos

Hmm.

France Fears Becoming Too ‘Anglo-Saxon’ in Its Treatment of Minorities - The New York Times

Excellent analysis!

Les musulmans entre sécularisation et rigorisme

Excellent story.

Basket - Tony Parker : «T'as pas besoin d'être né en France pour te considérer français» - Yahoo Sport

Magnificently said!

L’affrontement Trump/Clinton sur Public Sénat

Audience?

Nouvelle polémique sur le burkini: une femme chassée d'une plage de la Côte d'Azur par des baigneurs - Nice-Matin

This is really scary.

Germany and diversity

Lots for France to learn.

Hundreds Protest Migrant Camp In France | Here & Now

Still a big issue.

Assurances : payez comme vous vivez

How interesting!

In France, Women Are Free

Posted here:

"I have read the original French and this is not a very good translation. But I think it points up one critically important difference between the US and France. There, in France, power really starts with the government; here in the US, we start off with the power being in each of us as individuals. The problem in this case is that a woman's fundamental rights should not depend on such a difference of governmental structure; they should prevail no matter what is the system of government. So, too, for us men! We can all express horror over the French actions on the Burkini and on other matters, but the only way rights can be won, as they should be, is to force France to accept that fundamental human rights are not open to government tinkering or abridgment. That will not happen in the current political environment in France, and it is not at all clear that the European Court of Human Rights will resolve this fundamental problem."

En France, les femmes sont libres | Manuel Valls

Posted this:

"France est un pays avec le pouvoir principal dans l'etat et aux E-U, nous sommes un pays qui commence avec les droits, individuels, des hommes et des femmes. Ca s'explique, je pense, un grand morceau des opinions differentes sur la question des vetements sur la plage."

In France, Women Are Free

Awful.

NPR Search : NPR

Lots of coverage.

Bernard Cazeneuve dénonce l'idée d'une loi interdisant le port du burkini - Nice-Matin

There is hope.

Arrêtés "anti-burkini": pourquoi la bataille judiciaire peut continuer (encore longtemps) - Nice-Matin

Hesitation reinforces the political heart of this ban.

The full text

I look forward to reading this in detail.

"Nous aussi, on est français" : sur une plage de Nice, la colère des femmes musulmanes

Horrid.

Verbalisation d'une femme à Nice, autopsie de la série de photos qui fait le tour d'Internet - Nice-Matin

Revolting.

BBC World Service - Newshour, Nice Deputy Mayor: burkini is an "Islamist provocation"

Sadly, everyone should listen to this.

Get 'em off! Armed police order Muslim woman to remove her burkini on packed Nice beach - as mother, 34, wearing Islamic headscarf is threatened with pepper spray and fined in Cannes | Daily Mail Online

Outragreous is too kind a word.

Brigitte Bardot vs. the Burkini | Foreign Policy

More voices.

Ce que la presse étrangère anglo-saxonne dit à propos de l'interdiction du burkini en France - Nice-Matin

I tried to add a comment here - La presse anglo-saxone est correcte!

Une 10e commune des Alpes-Maritimes interdit le burkini - Nice-Matin

France merits global condemnation for this.

1083 : une marque de jeans made in France - UP le mag

Interesting.

Musicians Descend On West Virginia For Appalachian String Band Festival : NPR

French musician in the mix.

French Expressions Even The French Don't Understand - Babbel.com

Interesting I guess.

A Haircut for French Taxpayers? Hollande’s $10,000-a-Month Stylist Is Revealed - The New York Times

France?

How Do You Stop a Future Terrorist When the Only Evidence Is a Thought? - The New York Times

The same way any other person would be treated. That's what equality is.

La pollution de l'air est la 3e cause de mortalité en France - Nice-Matin

US?

In France we’ve lost our joie de vivre | Agnès Poirier | Opinion | The Guardian

Different points of view are often valuable.

Man Who Killed 2 in France Had Been Sentenced for Terrorist Recruitment - The New York Times

Lots of important, sad, comparisons to make.

France Launches Terror Alert App Ahead of Euro 2016 - WSJ

I hope it works!

Vive la France! Vive la Tech!… But do these two great tastes taste great together? | TechCrunch

Pretty interesting analysis.

Trois questions sur "Bloctel", le nouvel antispams téléphoniques du gouvernement - Nice-Matin

Compare with US.

Why the Seine River Is Bursting Its Banks in Paris - The New York Times

Useful.

Paris Floods Close Louvre and Other Tourist Attractions - The New York Times

What would happen in NYC?

Paris Floods Close Louvre and Other Tourist Attractions - The New York Times

What would happen in NYC?

‘Let’s All Become Jews’ - The New York Times

I continue to think she would be happier in New York.

La Chine, nouvelle arme de destruction massive du chômage en France ?

Seems important.

View France as a Model for America’s Future - WSJ

Great comparison opportunity.

Alan Furst’s ‘A Hero of France’ - The New York Times

Hmm.

Lorsque les relations de voisinage tournent mal... - Nice-Matin

Oh, la France.

French Unions Clamor for Workers’ Rights, and Relevance - The New York Times

On verra.

Cinq conseils pour économiser son essence... avant d'être complètement à sec - Nice-Matin

Quite amazing.

Weekend Work Emails Are Now Illegal In France

Hmmm.

In the US

Bees, bees.

How Far Is Europe Swinging to the Right? - The New York Times

Compared with the US?

Meet UPS My Choice: A brand-new home delivery option

This seems to be the closest in the US to Kiala and Relay in France, just posted.

Trouver un Relais Kiala: recherche et liste des Relais | Kiala France

Also none in the US. Why?

Mondial Relay

Why not in the US?

French Women Fight Back - The New York Times

Want to read this.

ARIACHAUFF (NICE) Chiffre d'affaires, résultat, bilans sur SOCIETE.COM - 430306274

If accurate, this is pretty interesting. Ariachauff is a company with which we contract to look after our heating and air conditioning systems in France. When I went to this listing, it appears to show the revenues of the company for 2015. How unexpected as I do not think this sort of information is available on companies in the US.

Suicide on Periscope Prompts French Officials to Open Inquiry - The New York Times

So awful.

The Miserable French Workplace - The New York Times

Odd.

Hollande Bypasses France’s Lower House on Labor Law Overhaul - The New York Times

Compare with the US.

Spring in Paris, My Adopted City, After the Siege - The New York Times

Compare with the US.

Summer Soccer Camp, Europe-Style - The New York Times

Compare with US.

The Seven Joys of Travel, From a Joyful Traveler - The New York Times

Nice.

‘Paris Vagabond,’ by Jean-Paul Clébert - The New York Times

Sounds intriguing.

Télématin - 30/04/2016 - News et vidéos en replay - Télématin - France 2

Compare with US.

Comment les "petits" e-commerçants français cherchent la croissance hors de l’Hexagone

Compare with the US.

Victimes de pesticides : une habitante de Canjuers dans le Var parmi 400 témoignages - France 3 Côte d’Azur

What does this look like for the US?

Santé connectée : l'État à la traîne des startups

Compare.

Médicaments : En 2015, les Américains ont (encore) dépensé une fortune

Compare with France.

Road deaths

Compare.

When You Dream of Provence, You Dream of This Town - The New York Times

Compare with the US.

In Paris, a Protest Movement Awakens - The New York Times

Serious.

America Hasn’t Gone Crazy. It’s Just More Like Europe. - The New York Times

Good points!

Documentary Stirs French as Officials Weigh a Labor Overhaul - The New York Times

A voir.

ESTA Application for French Citizens

Why should they have to do this and we have to do nothing?

European Union to Consider Requiring Visas for U.S. Travelers - The New York Times

French and US rules for each other?

Purists don't like this mix of Acadian French and English, but it may be helping the French language in Canada | Public Radio International

Great story.

Pédophilie dans l'Eglise : nouveau scandale au diocèse de Lyon

Compare with US.

Hmmmm

La France.

‘The Missing,’ on Starz: 8-Year Odyssey to Solve a Mystery - The New York Times

May be worth watching.

Je Suis Sick of This - The New York Times

She ought to move back to NYC.

Paris: priorité aux piétons et cyclistes à Madeleine, Bastille et Nation

As it should be!

Chips

Compare with France.

U.S. is 65th in world on gender pay gap - Oct. 27, 2014

US ahead of France but not by all that much.

Waiting for Godot

Camus.

Addresses

Compare.

Pour 69% des Français, Marine Le Pen ne représenterait pas bien la France si elle était élue présidente | Atlantico.fr

Compare with US.

Unemployment

What a hole in which to continue digging!

Comment réagir en cas d'attaque terroriste? - Droit - Notre Temps

When will this come to the US?

Quand l'intérieur des poubelles devient une mine d'or

Compare with the US,

Protesters in France Take to Streets Over Proposed Changes to Labor Law - The New York Times

Lots of discontent.

Élection présidentielle française de 2017 — Wikipédia

Wow!

CARTE. A Paris, seules 4% des rues portent le nom d'une femme

Compared with the US?

Nice-Matin - Jean-Marie Le Pen définitivement condamné pour avoir qualifié les Roms "d'oiseaux" qui "volent naturellement"

Pretty obnoxious.

Greetings!

In the US? Miss?

Primaires US: les démocrates azuréens ont voté ce samedi

Hmmm.

Eurozone Jobless Rate Drops to Lowest Since August 2011 - The New York Times

Not sure about this.

États-Unis : les soutiens controversés de Donald Trump

Compare.

Nice-Matin - Américains, Américaines, comment vivez-vous les élections à l'approche du Super Tuesday?

Hmm.

Nice-Matin - La traduction de cette interview de Marion Maréchal-Le Pen est vraiment très surprenante

Hmm.

FRENCH POLITICS: MARION MARECHAL-LE PEN | Full Measure

This stirred some response in France!

After Paris Terror Attacks, France Struggles With Faith on the Job - The New York Times

So hard.

Nice-Matin - Découvrez le nouveau clip du Gouvernement pour apprendre à réagir à un attentat

Compare.

Fnac et Darty se mettent en ordre de bataille face à Amazon

Big fight!

Norwegian annonce des prix dingues vers les Etats-Unis!

Great!

Muslims in France Say Emergency Powers Go Too Far - The New York Times

I do too!

Le tourisme français en péril

Compare with the US.

- Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

In the US?

Le made in France est-il trop cher et pas assez innovant ?

Compare with the US.

Pour survivre aux USA, le journal papier doit renoncer au quotidien - L'Orient-Le Jour

And in reverse?

France: Castro Finds Advocates in Paris - The New York Times

Compare with US.

Thousands March in Paris Rain to Protest State of Emergency - The New York Times

Compare.

French Ambassador to U.S. on Paris' "joie de vivre" - CNN Video

This may have been repeated today on GPS - something along these lines anyway.

- Vie pratique - Télématin - France 2

Compare with the US.

En 2015, le chômage a continué d'augmenter, mais moins vite

Compare with the US.

The Latest: Iranian leader gets tour of Italy’s Colosseum - The Washington Post

A much bigger process as work here.

Obama Bans Solitary Confinement of Juveniles in Federal Prisons - The New York Times

In France?

Suivez en direct la conférence de presse de Christiane Taubira

Lots to understand better here!

Here’s this year’s (flawed) Corruption Perception Index. Those flaws are useful. - The Washington Post

Compare US and France.

French Jews Fear a New Strain of ISIS-Inspired Anti-Semitism - The New York Times

Truth is also a victim here.

Nice-Matin - 71% des Français favorables à la suppression des amendes pour les petits excès de vitesse

Compare. Element of fairness?

Be a French Girl. Or Just Look Like One. - The New York Times

Too much.

Music

Compare this with the US.

Weather

One of the things I would like to discuss here in more detail is the difference between the US and France when it comes to consuming weather. While digital tools are making localization of weather information easier to obtain and to use, the general practice remains to cover ALL of France when presenting the weather on television, and on many radio stations - which, like the television - are national in coverage. In the US, we get national weather occasionally on television, mostly in the morning on the network shows, but the local stations really are local and cover only the area the station serves, which makes sense.
It seems to be a case of where structure imposed by a governmental organizational scheme may trump what people want. I would love to see the "want" question explored more and to understand what people in each country really want from their weather service. The same? Different? If so, how, in what way?

Presidents

Compare with US.

6 Hospitalized, One of Them Brain-Dead, After Drug Trial in France - The New York Times

Compare.

Protection des données: les Etats-Unis et l'Europe peuvent-ils se comprendre?

Oui, differences.

Asylum

Compare with the US.

Does That Mutt Have a MetroCard? Subway Riders Are Divided on Dogs - The New York Times

Compare with the US.

Alerte à la gastro-entérite - Santé - Notre Temps

What does the US map look like?

Immobilier : l'engouement des seniors

In the US?

Pierre Boulez, Composer and Conductor Who Pushed Modernism’s Boundaries, Dies at 90 - The New York Times

Big loss I guess.

France Forfeits Its Own Values - The New York Times

Wow.

US 35, France 0. France wins. See p 62.

What Are Sugar Alcohols and How Do They Work?

Sure is complicated.

News in Slow French | Learn French Online

Really neat!

CARTES. Comment la France des villages devient la France des villes

Troubling.

Doctors Who Provide Abortions Will Be Required To Share Ultrasound Documentation | WUNC

Compare with France.

CARTE. En cinq ans, votre commune a-t-elle gagné ou perdu des habitants ?

Super.

nice-matin - Tout ce qui change au 1er janvier 2016

Compare with US.

nice-matin - Tout ce qui change au 1er janvier 2016

Compare with US.