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High-stakes French legislative election hits torrid final stretch before first-round voting begins
PARIS (AP) — With their own and France's fates in the balance, candidates were making their last campaign pushes Friday for the first round of voting in a pivotal and polarizing legislative election in which the centrist government of President Emmanuel Macron risks a potentially fatal beating at...
Macron weakened at home and abroad as an early French election gives the far right momentum
PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron once appeared as a bold, young leader offering to revive France through radical pro-business, pro-European policies, leaving voters with “no reason anymore” to vote for the extremes. Seven years after he was first elected, his call for an...
Duke's Flagg, Rutgers' freshman duo headline list of potential 2025 NBA lottery prospects
A year after Victor Wembanyama ended a 16-season run of college players going No. 1 overall in the NBA draft, fellow French teen Zaccharie Risacher made it two in a row Wednesday night. A college prospect could be back on top next summer. Incoming Duke freshman Cooper...
Euro 2024: Penalty shootouts set to take center stage as psychology and new tactics come into play
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Here’s a quiz question: What do the 2022 World Cup final, the 2021 African Cup of Nations final, the 2020 European Championship final and the 2016 Copa America final have in common? Answer: They were all settled by a penalty shootout. Like...
France is facing an election like no other. Here's how it works and what comes next
PARIS (AP) — French voters are being called to the polls on Sunday for an exceptional moment in their political history: the first round of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no majority emerging at...
French far-right leader Le Pen questions president's role as army chief ahead of parliament election
NICE, France (AP) — With just three days to go until France's landmark legislative elections, the country’s far-right leader on Thursday raised the uncomfortable question of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the government after the two-round balloting — prompting...
In France's high-stakes legislative election, a Jewish candidate faces and fights hate and division
IVRY-SUR-SEINE, France (AP) — Amid market stalls heaped with fresh foods, the shopper walked past the young candidate campaigning for votes in France's high-stakes and torrid legislative election but then paused and doubled back to give Shannon Seban a piece of her mind. What...
Lanvin names design veteran Peter Copping as new artistic director
PARIS (AP) — Lanvin, the world’s oldest continuously running couture house, named veteran designer Peter Copping on Thursday as its new artistic director. Founded in 1889 by Jeanne Lanvin and based in Paris, Lanvin will welcome Copping as the creative head of its women’s and...
NBA Draft Latest: French players, UConn stars and hometown standout among first-round picks
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest from the first round Wednesday at the NBA draft: ___ AJ Johnson wasn't invited to the first-round, goes 23rd AJ Johnson wasn’t invited to the NBA draft green room. He showed up as a fan, sat in the crowd -- and made his way...
Vive la France! Hawks make Zaccharie Risacher second straight Frenchman taken No. 1 in NBA draft
NEW YORK (AP) — First, Victor Wembanyama, now Zaccharie Risacher. These days, American college players have to wait their turn in the NBA draft. It's someone else's time at the top. Vive la France! The Atlanta Hawks took Risacher with the No. 1 pick...
