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The Trailblazing French Artist Rosa Bonheur Is Finally Getting the Attention She Deserves

Smithsonian
by Smithsonian029
The soft sunlight of a late afternoon streams into the atelier, dapples the 20-foot-high walls, and rests on a paint-stained blue smock draped over an upholstered chair. A carved oak case contains the artist’s tools: small bottles of pigments, paint tubes, palettes, brushes. Beside it is a cushioned wooden pole......
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USA Press Releases

Rockbrash Promotions Announces French Edition Release of My Brother, Muhammad Ali

@BreaknNews
by @BreaknNews035
Titled Mohamed Ali, Mon Frere which is French translation of the book My Brother, Muhammad Ali   French Version Updated  ATLANTA – Oct. 20, 2020 – — Rahaman Ali, the younger brother of the late, “The Greatest of All Time” Muhammad Ali, who is managed and promoted by ROCKBRASH PROMOTIONS, will......
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New York Times - World

Suspect Stalked French School Before Beheading Teacher, Officials Say

New York Times
by New York Times046
New York Times – For more and to sign up click here PARIS — The suspect in the beheading of a history teacher in a Paris suburb was an 18-year-old immigrant of Chechen descent who was angered by the classroom display of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, French officials said......
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New York Times - World

French Police Fatally Shoot Man Who Beheaded Victim on the Street

New York Times
by New York Times044
New York Times – For more and to sign up click here PARIS — A knife-wielding man decapitated a teacher near a school in a suburb north of Paris on Friday afternoon and was later shot dead by the police, officials said, in a confrontation that quickly escalated into a......
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New York Times - World

Retired French Surgeon Faces 312 Pedophilia and Abuse Charges

New York Times
by New York Times046
New York Times – For more and to sign up click here PARIS — A retired French surgeon has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of more than 300 people, a vast majority of whom were under 15, in what could be France’s biggest-ever pedophilia and sexual abuse......
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New York Times - Food and Drink

Lulu Peyraud, a French Wine Matriarch, Dies at 102

New York Times
by New York Times025
Mr. Peyraud worked in a variety of agriculture jobs and for his father-in-law’s leather firm until September 1939, when France declared war on Germany and he was called up for military service. After France’s swift defeat, Alphonse Tempier gave the young couple, who were now parents, Domaine Tempier, which was......
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New York Times - Sports

French Soccer Roiled by Claims of Toxic Workplace Culture

New York Times
by New York Times040
Tariq Panja and Romain Molina From the outside, France’s soccer federation has for two years represented its sport’s gold standard: champions at the men’s World Cup in Russia in 2018 and host of the most successful women’s championship in history a year later. But inside the federation, current and former......
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Sports Illustrated - MMA

Mailbag: What We Learned From the 2020 French Open

Sports Illustrated
by Sports Illustrated016
SI – For more and to sign up click here Jon Wertheim Hey, everyone….some French Open wrap-up Q/A. Small point but in the GOAT debate, why do you (and many others) always say Djokovic has an age advantage over Nadal? There’s less than a year between them! Federer and Nadal......
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ESPN

Reopening the GOAT debate after 2020 French Open

ESPN
by ESPN031
Roger Federer‘s reaction on social media when Rafael Nadal secured his 20th Grand Slam singles title on Sunday at Roland Garros — equaling Federer’s all-time men’s record — was a memorable, heartfelt statement paying tribute to Nadal as both lifelong rival and friend. “It is a true honor for me......
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New York Times - Sports

For Both Swiatek and Nadal, Staying ‘In the Moment’ at French Open Was Key

New York Times
by New York Times025
Christopher Clarey A French Open women’s champion emerging. A French Open men’s champion enduring. That was the final weekend in a nutshell at Roland Garros this year. But while the October dates for the tournament were unprecedented, the nutshell was not. Rafael Nadal has become a landmark in Paris: visit......
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ESPN

Roger Federer, other stars celebrate Rafael Nadal’s historic day at the 2020 French Open

ESPN
by ESPN010
Rafael Nadal made history on Sunday as he defeated Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in the 2020 French Open men’s final to earn his 20th major title and 13th at Roland Garros. He is now tied with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam victories by a man in the......
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ESPN

Rafael Nadal deserves all the accolades of his 2020 French Open victory

ESPN
by ESPN036
For an agonizing split second, Rafael Nadal was frozen, waiting to see whether the heavy slice serve he just launched toward Novak Djokovic would be called an ace or an out ball. The silence confirmed it. Nadal sank to his knees, his grin growing to the point where it looked......
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ESPN

Nadal gets record-tying 20th Slam title at French

ESPN
by ESPN038
PARIS — Rafael Nadal tied Roger Federer with 20 Grand Slam titles by producing a nearly perfect performance against Novak Djokovic in the French Open final on Sunday. Nadal equaled longtime rival Federer for the most major singles tennis championships won by a man and added to his own record......
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New York Times - Sports

Rafael Nadal Routs Novak Djokovic at French Open for 20th Grand Slam Singles Title

New York Times
by New York Times040
Christopher Clarey, Ben Rothenberg, Matt Futterman and Karen Crouse Rafael Nadal won the French Open title, beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets. Neither Novak Djokovic nor Roger Federer stood a chance against Rafael Nadal on Sunday. Nadal made astonishingly quick work of them both in the French Open final, annihilating......
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New York Times - World

Rafael Nadal, delivering stability in a year of chaos, wins his 13th French Open title.

New York Times
by New York Times06
New York Times – For more and to sign up click here In a sports year wildly disrupted by the pandemic, an upended Grand Slam season concluded on Sunday with one of the most predictable sights in tennis, if not all of sports: Rafael Nadal winning the men’s singles final......
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New York Times - World

Rafael Nadal, delivering stability in a year of chaos, wins his 13th French Open title.

New York Times
by New York Times021
New York Times – For more and to sign up click here Here’s what you need to know: Dr. Anthony S. FauciCredit…Pool photo by Graeme Jennings Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert and one of the nation’s most popular public officials, took issue Sunday with......
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Sports Illustrated - NFL

Nadal Defeats Djokovic 2020 French Open Men’s Final: 4 Thoughts

Sports Illustrated
by Sports Illustrated013
Four thoughts from the 2020 French Open men’s final. • Rafael Nadal wins the 2020 French Open, retaining his title as the Roland Garros, subduing his longtime challenger, Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5. This was 100th win for Nadal at the French Open and it was simply sensational, the usual......
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