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Over U.S. objections, Hopi tribal masks sold in France
PARIS -- Dozens of Native American masks were sold at auction Friday despite objections by the Hopi tribe, which considers the items sacred, and the U.S. government. The 70 masks sold for a total of about $1.2 million after a French court approved the...
Tags: Auction Service, France, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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The Paris Photo art fair comes to Los Angeles: Photography's new aim
The photograph is almost famous: a shot by Kevin Winter of actress Jennifer Lawrence that caught her just as she stumbled on her way to receive an Oscar this year. The small drawings hanging beneath are less familiar: delicate images by P.E. Sharpe of a...
Tags: Yosemite National Park, Ansel Adams, Fine Artists, AIDS, Bridesmaids (movie)
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The boy behind Kristallnacht
On the night of Nov. 7, 1938, at the German Embassy in Paris, a 17-year-old Polish Jew named Herschel Grynszpan gained access to the office of a low-ranking Nazi named Ernst vom Rath by promising to turn over an "important document." Instead, Grynszpan...
Tags: Assassinations, Murder, Germany, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Massacres
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Newport Beach and L.A. Children's Film Festival among highlights
The TCM Classic Film Festival, which takes place Thursday through Sunday in Hollywood, isn't the only high-profile fest this weekend. The 14th annual Newport Beach Film Festival kicks off Thursday evening at the Edwards Big Newport with the West Coast...
Tags: Animals, The Descendants (movie), The Blues Brothers (movie), Nat Faxon, Entertainment
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Dr. Francois Jacob dies at 92; Nobel-winning biologist
When James Watson and Francis Crick deciphered the structure of DNA in 1953, their discovery answered a crucial question in biology: How is genetic information passed down from parent to child? Their work also created conundrums, however. They and...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Medical Research, University of Paris, Culture, Science and Technology
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French protest against gay marriage turns violent
PARIS (AP) — France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge demonstrations that tapped into intense discontent with the Socialist government....
Tags: Parliament, Justice System, National Government, Government, Elections
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Lionel Bringuier's L.A. fast track
PARIS — The Los Angeles Philharmonic's resident conductor Lionel Bringuier is enjoying a rapid rise in the world of classical music. With three concerts this week at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the young Frenchman will complete a six-year stint in...
Tags: Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Concerts, Arts and Culture, Music, Music Industry
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France approves same-sex marriage
PARIS — The French Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, voting after months of often angry debate and sometimes violent protests in the streets. Members of the Socialist government chanted "Equality,...
Tags: Parliament, Roman Catholicism, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government
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France lawmakers approve gay marriage
PARIS -- The French parliament on Tuesday approved a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, voting after weeks of often angry debate and protests in the streets. Members of the Socialist government chanted "equality, equality" and stood up to...
Tags: Al-Qaeda, Judges, Justice System, Francois Hollande, France
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Building a bridge between Chicago and France, through jazz
Imagine what might happen if some of Chicago's most inventive jazz musicians embarked on a multi-year collaboration with their counterparts in France. Just think of the music that might result, the insights that could be shared, the audiences that would...
Tags: Travel, Culture, Entertainment, Tortoise (music group), Howard Reich
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David Sedaris on 'Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls'
Can't afford to travel the world? Don't worry — David Sedaris does it for you. In "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls," his hilarious new collection of essays, America's best-selling literary funnyman hits the road. Various essays find him in Paris,...
Tags: Barack Obama, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Minority Groups, Newspaper and Magazine
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