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NEWSNATIONNOW (Nick Smith) - Live: Space Station astronaut becomes first French woman to walk in space

The nearly seven-hour walk is to replace a critical antenna on the space station.

BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Weakling French Declare 'Hottest Day Ever' When It's Only 40 Degrees

PARIS — The weakling French population dramatically declared that today was "the hottest in history" despite local forecasts showing the temperature to be a mere 40 degrees.

HUFFPOST - 2 Passengers, French And American, Test Positive For Hantavirus After Cruise Ship Evacuation

The 17 U.S. passengers evacuated from the ship would first be taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

DAILYCALLER (John Loftus) - Whiskey Business: After Daily Caller Report, French Foreigners Say They’re No Longer Buying Jack Daniel’s

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NYTIMES (Catherine Porter) - The 85-Year-Old Widow Snagged by Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

In her first interview since being deported, Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, the French widow of a former G.I., recounted her experience in ICE detention.

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Air Canada CEO to retire later this year after backlash over apology in LaGuardia collision

Rousseau came under scrutiny for the message because Canada has two official languages; French and English, and the Montreal-based airline is required to conduct services in both languages.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Taylor Delandro) - Air Canada CEO to quit amid backlash over LaGuardia crash response

The CEO was criticized for delivering a condolence message mostly in English, not French, after deadly LaGuardia crash.

NYTIMES (Adeel Hassan) - Air Canada Chief Apologizes for English-Language Condolences After Plane Crash

Michael Rousseau said he was “deeply saddened” that his ​inability to speak French had diverted attention from the families’ grief.

NYTIMES (John Yoon) - Air Canada C.E.O. Draws Scorn for Delivering Condolences in English

The lack of French in Michael Rousseau’s speech about the deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport reignited a debate over linguistic inclusivity in Canada.

AXIOS (Carly Mallenbaum) - Untranslatable words for love from around the world

Across the globe, many cultures have words for love and attachment that don't have a direct English equivalent. Why it matters: As Valentine's Day approaches, borrowing a word from another language could help you say what "love" alone can't. - Between the lines: Axios Finish Line readers recommended that we write about some of these words as part of our ongoing series on untranslatable words . The big picture: English heavily relies on the "L" word to talk about all manner of deep connection — which could say something about our culture's comfort with big feelings. - "It's not necessarily a bad thing," says Ben Kramer, a linguist and course designer at Duolingo. "There's also something beautiful" about viewing feelings for a relative…