Eleanor Beardsley

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Paris Preserves Impromptu Memorials To Victims Of Attack

Sunday, December 27, 2015

In November, after coordinated terrorist attacks killed 130 people in Paris, informal memorials began to grow on the streets of France's capitol city. Outside the sites of the attack, mourners left flowers, cards, candles, poems, signs.

Six weeks later, people are still paying their respects. And their tributes may live ...

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Unprecedented Security In Place For French Christmas Celebrations

Friday, December 25, 2015

This Christmas, after the recent terrorist attacks, Parisians pass by soldiers as they go to church. Amid huge security, they're starting to return to theaters and concerts, but tourism is down.

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Parisians Adjust To New Reality Following Terror Attacks

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Heavily armed soldiers on street corners, security checks to get into department stores, fewer people eating out or going to the theater. Is this the new normal for Paris?

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Mother Of Slain French Soldier Fights Against Radicalization

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

After her son was killed in a 2012 Islamist attack, Latifa Ibn Ziaten vowed to prevent radicalization among her fellow Muslims. "I'm going to save others so they won't suffer like me," she says.

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2 French Citizens Arrested In Austria Suspected Of Links To Paris Attacks

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Two men are being questioned in Austria as part of the investigation into last month's terrorist attacks in Paris. The two are suspected of entering Europe on fake Syrian passports.

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After Historic Gains, French National Party Falls Short In Second-Round Elections

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Exit polls for the regional elections in France on Sunday show the far-right National Front party has not succeeded in taking control of some of the major regions of the country.

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France's Far Right National Front Gains Ground Ahead Of Elections

Friday, December 11, 2015

As France heads into important regional elections on Sunday, the far right party is on the threshold of gaining power in one or more regions of France for the first time in history.

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Once Considered Extremist, National Front Attracts Broader French Electorate

Friday, December 11, 2015

French voters go to the polls on Sunday. After a first round of voting, the far-right National Front party is in the lead. The young niece of the party's founder is the face of a new generation.

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The Local Goes Global, As Mayors Talk Climate Change In Paris

Saturday, December 05, 2015

With nations struggling to agree on how to reduce greenhouse emissions, many cities have stepped in to fill the gap. Some 1,000 mayors from around the world pledged new measures in Paris this week.

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Netherlands Shares Climate Change Advice With Poorer Countries

Friday, December 04, 2015

Most of the low-lying coastal countries suffering the consequences of climate change are poor. The Netherlands breaks that mold, and offers advice from its centuries of flood control to other nations.

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Paris Continues To Recover As Global Leaders Attend Climate Summit

Monday, November 30, 2015

The United Nations climate summit opened Monday with more than 130 world leaders expected to attend. Its a huge security challenge for a city still recovering from the November 13th terror attacks.

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In France, Soldiers' Presence Amps Up Feelings Of Both Fear And Safety

Saturday, November 28, 2015

The funerals for the 130 victims of this month's Paris terrorist attacks have been held, and France mourned its victims in a national ceremony held at Paris' historic Les Invalides military hospital on Friday.

President Francois Hollande called them martyrs who had been killed because they were living the French ...

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After The Paris Attacks, The French Flag Makes A Roaring Comeback

Friday, November 27, 2015

As France held a national ceremony Friday in homage to the victims of this month's terrorist attacks, President François Hollande called on his compatriots to display the French flag in their homes.

For many Americans, it's something they would instinctively do after such a national trauma. But the French have ...

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2 Weeks After Paris Attacks, France Holds National Day Of Mourning

Friday, November 27, 2015

France is paying homage to those who died in the terrorist attacks in a ceremony at a highly symbolic spot in central Paris. Politics has been put aside as the country unites to honor the lives lost.

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The Attacks At Bataclan: A Survivor's Story

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Julien Pearce, a survivor of the attacks at the Bataclan Concert Hall in Paris, tells the story of the shootings, how he survived and his struggle to put his life back together.

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Hollande To Ask Putin To Join Grand Coalition Against ISIS

Thursday, November 26, 2015

French President Francois Hollande meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday. The visit is part of Hollande's efforts to create a more effective global coalition to fight ISIS.

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French Investigators Continue Search For Suspect After Finding Explosive Belt

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

French investigators are checking an explosive belt found in a trash bin in Paris to see if it is linked to the November 13 attacks. The city is still tense, with a bomb scare closing part of the metro on Tuesday.

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Hollande Ups Anti-ISIS Diplomatic Effort; Discarded Explosive Belt Found

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

France is still on high alert after the terrorist attacks earlier this month. An explosive belt suspected of belonging to the suspected eighth attacker was found in a trash can Monday night in Paris.

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A Week After The Attacks, The Latest From Paris

Saturday, November 21, 2015

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St. Denis Residents Worry More Attacks Are Inevitable After Paris

Thursday, November 19, 2015

There's not much rejoicing in Paris about the death of the man said to have coordinated Friday's attacks in the city. Many people feel it's a small victory, but also that more attacks are inevitable.

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