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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - LIVE: Pope Leo XIV delivers speech at UNESCO headquarters Fri Sep 25 13:49:11 2026

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Pope Leo XIV visits UNESCO headquarters and delivers remarks during a four-day visit to Paris, France; the first visit by a pope in 18 years. The four-day trip marks the first formal papal visit to the country once called "the eldest daughter of the Church" since Pope Benedict XVI’s visit in September 2008. #PopeLeo #France #UNESCO

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Ancient wall unearthed beneath Paris hospital may pinpoint where the city began Thu Sep 24 17:11:04 2026

Archaeologists digging beneath a historic hospital on Paris's Île de la Cité have uncovered a 65-foot Gallo-Roman wall that France's culture ministry calls a "major breakthrough" in tracing the city's founding settlement. The stone-and-wood structure, discovered this summer during excavations beneath the Hôtel-Dieu, a landmark hospital steps from Notre Dame Cathedral, bears traces of fire […] The post Ancient wall unearthed beneath Paris hospital may pinpoint where the city began appeared first on American Almanac .

Archaeologists digging beneath a historic hospital on Paris's Île de la Cité have uncovered a 65-foot Gallo-Roman wall that France's culture ministry calls a "major breakthrough" in tracing the city's founding settlement. The stone-and-wood structure, discovered this summer during excavations beneath the Hôtel-Dieu, a landmark hospital steps from Notre Dame Cathedral, bears traces of fire and dates to somewhere between 10 B.C. and 200 B.C., based on carbon dating of charred material. French Culture Minister Catherine Pegard said the find could reshape what historians know about Lutetia, the ancient settlement that eventually became Paris. If confirmed as a fragment of Lutetia's ramparts, the wall would place the original Gallic…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Brad Pearce) - A Drama in a Grand Hotel Sat Sep 19 04:24:58 2026

Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of Warby Jane Rogoyska. W. W. Norton and Company, 2026344 Pages. $31.99 The Hôtel Lutetia is the only “Grand Hotel” on the Left Bank of the Seine in Paris, the world’s most celebrated artistic and bohemian district. From its opening in 1910, Hôtel Lutetia was the haunt of famed […] The post A Drama in a Grand Hotel appeared first on The American Conservative .

Books A Drama in a Grand Hotel A Left Bank hotel’s front-row seat to the twentieth century Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War by Jane Rogoyska. W. W. Norton and Company, 2026 344 Pages. $31.99 The Hôtel Lutetia is the only “Grand Hotel” on the Left Bank of the Seine in Paris, the world’s most celebrated artistic and bohemian district. From its opening in 1910, Hôtel Lutetia was the haunt of famed writers such as James Joyce and visited by endless people from throughout the city and the world for the luxury it provided at prices available to the bourgeoisie. After the Nazis took power and France began to fill with German refugees, many of them Jewish, the hotel hosted a committee for the exiled German opposition. Then it…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Paris court awards Kim Kardashian one euro in damages, nearly a decade after armed robbery Thu Sep 17 20:12:21 2026

A Paris court awarded Kim Kardashian a symbolic one euro, roughly $1.15, in civil damages from her 2016 armed robbery, closing a legal chapter that began with one of France's most brazen jewelry heists. Kardashian, 45, had requested exactly that amount. The ruling followed last May's criminal convictions of eight people tied to the October […] The post Paris court awards Kim Kardashian one euro in damages, nearly a decade after armed robbery appeared first on American Almanac .

A Paris court awarded Kim Kardashian a symbolic one euro, roughly $1.15, in civil damages from her 2016 armed robbery, closing a legal chapter that began with one of France's most brazen jewelry heists. Kardashian, 45, had requested exactly that amount. The ruling followed last May's criminal convictions of eight people tied to the October 2016 robbery at the Hôtel de Pourtalès, a five-star Paris hotel where two gang members disguised as police forced their way into her suite, bound her with zip ties, and stole an estimated $9 million in jewelry. Most of the stolen items, including a $3 million engagement ring from ex-husband Kanye West, were never recovered, The Sun reported . The civil damages award was not about money. Kardashian and…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Céline Dion returns to the concert stage after six-year battle with stiff-person syndrome Tue Sep 15 18:31:46 2026

Céline Dion performed her first full concert in six years Saturday night in Paris, fighting tears as she opened a 16-show residency that caps a grueling comeback from a rare neurological diagnosis. The 58-year-old, five-time Grammy winner took the stage at Paris La Défense Arena on September 12, 2026, and broke down crying during her […] The post Céline Dion returns to the concert stage after six-year battle with stiff-person syndrome appeared first on American Almanac .

Céline Dion performed her first full concert in six years Saturday night in Paris, fighting tears as she opened a 16-show residency that caps a grueling comeback from a rare neurological diagnosis. The 58-year-old, five-time Grammy winner took the stage at Paris La Défense Arena on September 12, 2026, and broke down crying during her opening number. She held the microphone out to the crowd as they carried the bridge of the song for her, a moment that, by any measure, the singer had spent years working to reach. Dion's last full concert was in March 2020 at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, part of her Courage World Tour. Weeks later the world locked down, and Dion never came back. In 2022 she revealed why: a diagnosis of stiff-person…Open

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Another Poll Has Le Pen as the Favorite in French Presidential Race. Mon Sep 14 14:52:09 2026

National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen is the favourite to win the next French presidential election, according to a new poll.

National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen has topped another poll for next year’s French presidential election , with establishment-backed candidates trailing. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: National Rally (RN) party leader Marine Le Pen is the favourite to win the next French presidential election, according to a new poll. DETAIL: According to a new poll by Toluna Harris Interactive, a digital market research agency, Le Pen is predicted to secure between 33 percent and 36 percent in the first round, putting her ahead of all her rivals. Significantly, the far-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon was predicted to reach the second round in three out of five scenarios, and to tie for second place with Édouard Philippe, an establishment “centrist”…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Thieves armed with power tools steal Renoir paintings from French Riviera museum Wed Sep 9 19:07:10 2026

Two masked thieves cut through fencing and sliced paintings from their frames at a Renoir museum on the French Riviera, escaping with two works still valued at millions, the latest in a pattern of brazen art heists across France. The alarm at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, a coastal town near Nice in southern France, […] The post Thieves armed with power tools steal Renoir paintings from French Riviera museum appeared first on American Almanac .

Two masked thieves cut through fencing and sliced paintings from their frames at a Renoir museum on the French Riviera, escaping with two works still valued at millions, the latest in a pattern of brazen art heists across France. The alarm at the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, a coastal town near Nice in southern France, sounded at 5:48 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. Municipal police reached the scene five minutes later, at 5:53 a.m. By then, the thieves had already cut through wire fencing around the grounds, entered the museum, and removed four paintings from their frames using an electric knife and a metal saw. Surveillance cameras captured two hooded figures fleeing across the property, and dropping stolen artwork as they ran. Two of the…Open

DAILYCALLER (Alexander Pease) - City Of Paris Launches Investigation After Eiffel Tower Replaced Female Workers For Foreign Group’s Visit Wed Sep 9 15:09:00 2026

‘totally shocking and unacceptable’

YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Former jewel thief breaks down major French art heist: Why stealing paintings isn't worth it Wed Sep 9 07:19:35 2026

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An investigation is underway after another major art theft in France. Two works by renowned French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir were stolen during an early morning heist at a small museum on the French Riviera. Former jewel thief Larry Lawton joined "Katie Pavlich Tonight" and explained why art theft isn't always about the money. "Katie Pavlich Tonight" offers a conservative take on the day’s events while welcoming all viewpoints. The goal: cutting through left-right bias in pursuit of plain facts and honest analysis.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Sitz) - Experts say Renoir thieves face difficult path to profit Wed Sep 9 06:13:44 2026

"The real art in an art heist is not the stealing. It's the selling," Wittman said.