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Woman Doesn't Survive Cooldown at Paris Gym

Reports describe possible nitrogen leak from repaired cryotherapy chamber

(Newser) - A woman is dead and another is in critical condition after cold therapy went horribly wrong at a Paris gym. A 29-year-old gym employee and a 34-year-old client were discovered in cardiac arrest on Monday evening at Paris' On Air gym following a nitrogen leak from a cold chamber, or...

French Trial to Get Star Witness: Kim Kardashian

She will testify in person over 2016 robbery at her Paris apartment

(Newser) - Kim Kardashian will testify in person at an upcoming trial over a 2016 heist in Paris in which armed robbers allegedly tied her up and locked her in a bathroom while they stole millions of dollars' worth of jewelry, her lawyer said Tuesday. Ten suspects accused of armed robbery, kidnapping,...

Paris Got Serious, and Cleaned Up Its Air

Over past 20 years, French capital has seen PM2.5 levels drop 55%, nitrogen dioxide levels by 50%

(Newser) - Paris just got some good news: Those roaming its streets are breathing in much cleaner air than a couple of decades ago. A new report from the independent air-quality monitoring group Airparif reveals that the City of Light has seen a 50% drop in nitrogen dioxide levels since 2005, as...

The 10 Richest Cities in the World
The 10 Richest
Cities in the World
Apr 12, 2025 9:00 AM CDT

The 10 Richest Cities in the World

New York is No. 1, while Chicago comes in at No. 10

(Newser) - One way to define a rich city is to count how many rich people live there. Conde Nast Traveler draws from the latest data to anoint New York City the richest in the world, given that it has more than 380,000 millionaires (up 45% in a year) and 66...

World's Best Food City Is in the US
World's Best Food
City Is in the US
Mar 17, 2025 12:38 PM CDT

World's Best Food City Is in the US

New Orleans comes out on top in Time Out's ranking

(Newser) - Influences from France, Spain, Vietnam, and Africa come together in the world's best city for food—right in the US, according to Time Out . Thousands of people from around the world were asked to rate their local food scene based on 18 criteria, including quality and affordability. These rankings...

Eurostar Trains Halted After WWII Bomb Found

Unexploded bomb was found near tracks to Paris' busy Gare du Nord station

(Newser) - Eurostar trains to and from London and other trains heading northward from Paris were brought to a halt Friday following the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War II near tracks serving the French capital's busy Gare du Nord station. France's national train operator SNCF...

US Teen in Custody in Paris After Death of Newborn

Police say 18-year-old threw baby out of hotel room window

(Newser) - A grim crime in Paris: Police say an 18-year-old American woman gave birth and then threw her newborn out of a hotel room window, reports CBS News . The baby was pronounced dead at a hospital, and the unidentified teenager is in custody after undergoing medical treatment related to the birth,...

Louvre Boss Says Museum 'No Longer Watertight'

Artworks at risk as building deteriorates, director writes in leaked memo

(Newser) - Priceless artworks are at risk from water leaks at Paris' Louvre, according to a leaked memo to France's culture minister. Louvre director Laurence des Cars wrote to Rachida Dati earlier this month, complaining about the "proliferation of damage in museum spaces, some of which are in very poor...

'Crown of Thorns' Returns to Its Historic Home

After 5 years, the relic is back at Notre Dame Cathedral for public veneration

(Newser) - An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" returned Friday to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, five years after it was saved from the flames of the medieval monument's devastating 2019 fire . The AP reports that the crown—a circular band of...

Restored Notre Dame Opens With Music, Tears, Pride
Grandeur Restored,
Notre Dame Reopens
photos
Dec 7, 2024 5:15 PM CST

Grandeur Restored, Notre Dame Reopens

World leaders, faithful attend Paris ceremony more than five years after devastating cathedral fire

(Newser) - As the bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang and its choir sang, the archbishop of Paris stood outside the entrance, knocking on the door with a crosier made of charred wood. "Notre Dame, model of faith," Archbishop Laurent Ulrich intoned, "open your doors to bring us together...

Trump, Zelensky, Macron Meet in Paris

In-person talks between US, Ukrainian presidents are the first since November election

(Newser) - President-elect Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Saturday for the first time since the US election, in a session hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron before they attended the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral. Macron's office announced the meeting minutes before it began; he had been scheduled to...

A Rebuilt Notre Dame Reveals Itself to the World

Cathedral looks a lot cleaner now than it did before 2019 fire

(Newser) - After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed its new self to the world Friday, with rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework erasing somber memories of its devastating fire in 2019. Images broadcast live of a site visit by French President Emmanuel Macron showed...

Thieves With Bats, Axes Raid Paris Museum

Crime takes place in front of visitors and employees

(Newser) - Four thieves carrying axes and baseball bats and wearing hoods and helmets entered a Paris museum after it opened on Wednesday, breaking into a display case and taking precious artifacts from one exhibit while visitors and employees watched. No one was injured, Le Monde reports. The crime occurred about 10:...

Seine's Water Quality Again Postpones Competitions

Decision follows heavy rain in Paris over two days

(Newser) - Paralympic triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for Sunday have been postponed because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River after heavy rainfall, organizers said. The 11 para triathlon events are now scheduled for Monday, if upcoming water testing allows, the Paris 2024 organizing committee and World Triathlon said...

'Most Spectacular Paralympic Games Ever' Kick Off in Paris
'Cutthroat' Competition
Returns to Paris
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 28, 2024 6:52 AM CDT

'Cutthroat' Competition Returns to Paris

At 11-day Paralympics, 4K-plus athletes with disabilities will vie for medals in nearly 2 dozen sports

(Newser) - On the tail of the Summer Olympics , Paris welcomes another major athletic competition on Wednesday: the Paralympics, where 4,000-plus athletes with different levels of physical, visual, and intellectual impairments will vie for medals in nearly two dozen sports, per the AP . More than 2 million tickets have been sold,...

Meet the Paralympics' First Transgender Athlete

Italian runner Valentina Petrillo, 50, will compete in Paris, as will many other highlighted athletes

(Newser) - More than 4,000 athletes from around the world will compete in 22 sports during the Aug. 28-Sept. 8 Paralympics in Paris. Read on for some of the highlighted athletes, per the AP .
  • Valentina Petrillo: The Italian Paralympian will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Games. In
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French Prosecutors: We're Keeping Scott a Bit Longer

Police extend rapper's detention after allegedly drunken altercation; video emerges of arrest

(Newser) - Footage has emerged of the Friday arrest in Paris of rapper Travis Scott (born Jacques Webster), after an allegedly drunken altercation between Scott and his bodyguard, as well as between Scott and a security guard who tried to intervene. The video obtained by Page Six shows Scott being hauled out...

Big Names Lined Up for Close of Games

Report: Billie Eilish, Snoop, Red Hot Chili Peppers will wrap up Games from LA; HER to sing anthem

(Newser) - The Summer Games come to a close on Sunday at the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris, and it will be a star-studded event, with some familiar Olympic faces and some new ones. Sources tell Variety that Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to...

Seine Problems Get Olympic Event Postponed
The Seine Finally
Cleans Up Its Act
UPDATED
Jul 31, 2024 2:31 AM CDT

The Seine Finally Cleans Up Its Act

Men's, women's triathlons will be held Wednesday

(Newser) - After days of delays and uncertainty over water quality in the Seine River, the women's and men's Olympic triathlon races will go forward Wednesday with a swim in the famed Paris waterway, the AP reports. The organizers said early Wednesday the latest tests of the water showed compliance...

Paris' 'True Olympic Flame' Isn't Really a Flame

Appearance of flickering light and smoke comes from LEDs and water vapor

(Newser) - It was a sight to behold as the Olympic cauldron was lit up Friday beneath a hot-air balloon that rose to the sky above Paris' Tuileries Garden, as it will every night of the Olympic Games. But the Olympic flame isn't a flame at all. In fact, it's...

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