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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2566: Champagne

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on January 7, 2019 · Episode: 2566 Taking Champagne to the Masses. Today, we pop the cork.

Tags champagne Dom Pérignon france marketing wine

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3188: Julia Child

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on September 27, 2018 · Episode: 3188 Julia Child: Kitchen Innovator. Today, bon appétit!

Tags cooking france Julia Child National Museum of American History Smithsonian women

World Cup

France Wins World Cup

Merrit Kennedy, NPR

Posted on July 15, 2018 · France entered the tournament as a favorite, powered by stars like forwards Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann, while Croatia was seen as a longshot for victory.

Tags 2018 FIFA World Cup Croatia fifa france World Cup Final

News

Peacemakers Mark End Of Violent Basque Separatist Group ETA

BOB EDME, AP

Posted on May 4, 2018 · The Basque separatist group ETA publicly declared its dissolution, bringing an end to a campaign against Spain that saw more than 850 people killed over more than four decades of bombings and shootings

Tags ETA france spain

Houston Matters

Political Roundup: French President’s Visit, And Trump Nominees Face Scrutiny

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 25, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

Tags Emmanuel Macron france Gina Haspel Jon Taylor mike pompeo Nancy Sims Political Roundup politics Ronny Jackson Texas redistricting travel ban U.S. Supreme Court

News

‘A Close Personal Relationship’ Under Pressure As Trump Hosts France’s Macron

AYESHA RASCOE, NPR

Posted on April 23, 2018 · While President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron share personal chemistry, their bond may be tested on issues such as strategy in Syria, the Iran nuclear deal and trade

Tags Donald Trump emmanu foreign affairs france syria

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3168: Condorcet

Dr. Andy Boyd

Posted on March 29, 2018 · Episode: 3168 Insights of the Enlightened Marquis de Condorcet. Today, science frees the mind.

Tags Condorcet enlightenment france French Revolution knowledge mind

News

Gunman Kills 3, Takes Hostages in Southern France Before Being Killed By Police

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

Posted on March 23, 2018 · The man reportedly entered a grocery in Trebes yelling, "Allahu Akbar, I'll kill you all." Officials say the suspect was a petty criminal from a nearby city who had been under police surveillance

Tags france Hostages supermarket trebes

News

Trump Wants Pentagon To Stage Military Parade Down Pennsylvania Avenue

Scott Neuman, NPR / TAMARA KEITH, NPR

Posted on February 7, 2018 · The president has directed the Pentagon to look into a parade, possibly to take place on Veterans Day. He was apparently inspired by the Bastille Day parade he saw last summer during a trip to Paris

Tags cold war france military President Trump

Houston Matters

Galveston Researchers And The French Government Have A Question: What To Do About Sargassum?

Davis Land

Posted on January 22, 2018 · The smelly seaweed disrupts tourism, but it may also reveal the effects climate change

Tags climate change france french global warming sargassum seaweed Texas A&M University at Galveston

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1448: Guillotin/Guillotine

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 2, 2018 · Episode: 1448 The Guillotine and the democratization of death. Today, heads will roll.  

Tags beheading capital punishment capitis amputatio death execution france Guillotin lavoisier Rumford torture

News

How An American Became Santa In A Little Town In France

ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, NPR

Posted on December 22, 2017 · An American with a home in the French town of Vimoutiers, in Normandy, looks so much like Santa that the locals want him to play the part

Tags christmas france normandy pere noel Santa Claus

Sports

2018 World Cup Draw Results: Spain And Portugal In Same Group

HPM Digital Team / ROB HARRIS, AP

Posted on December 1, 2017 · Russia goes into its home World Cup ranked 65th in the world, the lowest-ranked of any of the 32 teams in the tournament

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News

European Leaders Answer Anger Over Irma Response In Caribbean

Associated Press

Posted on September 13, 2017 · France's president responded to anger that his government didn't do enough to handle Hurricane Irma's wrath and promised to evacuate residents of his country's Caribbean territories.

Tags European government france Hurricane Irma St. Martin

News

Girl, 8, Killed As Car Plows Into French Pizzeria

Angela Charlton, Associated Press

Posted on August 14, 2017 · It is unclear whether the act was deliberate.

Tags france pizzeria Sept-Sorts

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