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A homeowner planned to throwaway a painting hanging in her kitchen — it turned out to be a 13th-century masterpiece worth $25 million

Sat, 11/11/2023 - 06:33

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The painting "Christ Mocked", a long-lost masterpiece by Florentine artist Cimabue is displayed in Paris.
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We moved to Texas from Europe. We're paying much more for our house, but the neighbors are friendly and the weather is great.

Sun, 11/05/2023 - 05:47

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John Brunner and his wife Manon at the Texas capital. — John Brunner and his wife Manon moved from France to Texas, about an hour south of Austin (whose Texas State Capitol building is pictured here).
Courtesy of John Brunner.

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Cheesemakers are pushing back against France's strict rules as some say climate change is making it impossible to meet the traditional standards

Thu, 11/02/2023 - 21:59

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Rognaix (French Alps, south-eastern France). Company 'Les caves d'Affinage de Savoie', cheese ripener. Washed-rind Tomme cheeses ripened with beer.
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A running store in Paris invited people to steal its products — if they could outrun one of France's fastest sprinters disguised as a security guard

Tue, 10/24/2023 - 12:15

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jogging — French running store Distance hosted a one-day promo where shoppers could keep whatever they could get away with.
picture alliance / Getty

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TV presenter under fire for 'racist' comments, suggesting that bloodsucking bedbugs of Paris are linked to immigrants

Sat, 10/07/2023 - 07:25

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French television host Pascal Praud.
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Why French fleur de sel costs 230 times more than table salt

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 13:42

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Fleur de sel is a rare, unrefined salt that is made by evaporating seawater slowly in 2-centimeter-deep ponds. It's made in western France using centuries-old methods. Just locally, it can cost 230 times more than table salt. Outside French borders, it can reach $420 per kilogram.