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ABCNEWS - High divers take the plunge in the Seine in a new test of Paris’ reclaimed river

Paris is hosting its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes diving from a 20-meter platform near the Eiffel Tower

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid reportedly married in secret New York ceremony

Actor Bradley Cooper and supermodel Gigi Hadid appear to have quietly married after the couple was photographed in Paris this week wearing matching gold wedding bands, a move insiders say followed a secret ceremony in New York. Cooper, 51, and Hadid, 31, were spotted outside a gym in Paris and later at the celebrity restaurant […] The post Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid reportedly married in secret New York ceremony appeared first on American Almanac .

Actor Bradley Cooper and supermodel Gigi Hadid appear to have quietly married after the couple was photographed in Paris this week wearing matching gold wedding bands, a move insiders say followed a secret ceremony in New York. Cooper, 51, and Hadid, 31, were spotted outside a gym in Paris and later at the celebrity restaurant Loulou, both wearing gold rings on their left ring fingers. Cooper is currently in Paris filming the prequel to the 2001 heist film Ocean's Eleven, alongside actress Margot Robbie. The Sun reported that anonymous insiders claim the couple married in a quiet ceremony in New York last month. Neither Cooper's nor Hadid's representatives responded to requests for comment. No details about the ceremony itself, the…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Anna Wintour quietly courted Jewish leaders before naming Galliano as Met Gala honoree

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Vogue tapped designer John Galliano, convicted of a hate crime in France after a filmed antisemitic tirade, as the 2027 Met Gala honoree, but only after a year of behind-the-scenes meetings with rabbis and Jewish leaders. The announcement landed on July 31, and with it came a revealing backstory: […] The post Anna Wintour quietly courted Jewish leaders before naming Galliano as Met Gala honoree appeared first on American Almanac .

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Vogue tapped designer John Galliano, convicted of a hate crime in France after a filmed antisemitic tirade, as the 2027 Met Gala honoree, but only after a year of behind-the-scenes meetings with rabbis and Jewish leaders. The announcement landed on July 31, and with it came a revealing backstory: Vogue's global editorial director Anna Wintour, Galliano himself, and Met Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton had spent the past year sitting down with influential Jewish figures in New York City, seeking what amounted to pre-clearance for the planned exhibition. The New York Times, in an exclusive report by chief fashion critic Vanessa Friedman, broke the details of that outreach campaign. The meetings…Open

NYTIMES (Madeleine Schwartz) - 112 Degrees in Paris, Flames Near Bordeaux. France Can’t Go On Like This.

The frightening heat and wildfires this summer should be an impetus to those in charge to reckon with how quickly the risks are changing.

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Pregnant woman among three stabbed in Paris knife attack as suspect allegedly invoked Allah

A 31-year-old man armed with two kitchen knives stabbed three women in broad daylight in northern Paris, and a source close to the investigation says he told police Allah sent him to do it. The attack unfolded around 11:30 a.m. near the Porte de Clichy area, a busy transit hub north of central Paris, when […] The post Pregnant woman among three stabbed in Paris knife attack as suspect allegedly invoked Allah appeared first on American Almanac .

A 31-year-old man armed with two kitchen knives stabbed three women in broad daylight in northern Paris, and a source close to the investigation says he told police Allah sent him to do it. The attack unfolded around 11:30 a.m. near the Porte de Clichy area, a busy transit hub north of central Paris, when the suspect began targeting women on the street. One of the victims, a 36-year-old pregnant woman, was among those rushed to the hospital. A 19-year-old and a 24-year-old woman were also stabbed before bystanders, armed with a broom, a suitcase, and a chair, tackled the man and pinned him to the ground. An off-duty police officer then apprehended the suspect. Uniformed officers arrived roughly five minutes later. Despite the suspect's…Open

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Knife Attacker Shouting ‘Allah Ordered Me’ Stabs Three Women.

A knife attack in Paris has left at least three women injured, with the suspect claiming that Allah "ordered" him to do it.

A knife attack in Paris has left at least three women injured, with the suspect claiming that Allah “ordered” him to do it. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Three women were stabbed in Paris, France, by a man wielding two kitchen knives on Monday morning. Video of the suspect shows him saying “it is Allah who ordered me” after he was restrained. The attack took place in a square in the north-west of the French capital and was halted by an off-duty police officer. DETAIL: The suspect made “incoherent statements” according to Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, who suggested mental health issues might be involved and downplayed a possible terrorist motive. The women, one of whom is reportedly pregnant, are aged 19, 24, and 36. They…Open

NYTIMES (David Segal) - Is the Amaury Family, Owners of the Tour de France, Hurting Cycling?

The Amaurys of Paris own the race, but won’t share any of the $170 million in media revenue. Sponsors and riders say their resistance is dooming the sport.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Theodore Dalrymple) - The Mali of the Mind

The troubles of the Sahel reveal the dysfunctions not only of Africa, but of the West. The post The Mali of the Mind appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs The Mali of the Mind The troubles of the Sahel reveal the dysfunctions not only of Africa, but of the West. When recently I learned that the Russian mercenaries who prop up the military regime in Mali had been driven out of the town of Kidal, I was very pleased, for defeat could not have been inflicted on people more deserving of it. The only fly in the ointment was that the victors were allies of the Islamists who are quite likely to overrun the Sahel and even some of the coastal countries of West Africa.   Of course, Mali will not mean much to most readers, even if they have heard of Timbuktu. But Mali has played a…Open