How Paris’ oldest bridge, Pont Neuf, was turned into a mountain cave

How Paris’ oldest bridge, Pont Neuf, was turned into a mountain cave

PARISΒ β€”Β There’s a present-day answer to the question that was posed in verse by the French medieval poet and street brawler FranΓ§ois Villon: β€œWhere are the snows of yesteryear?” They’re right here, in high summer, on Paris’ oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, where an enormous art installation, a trompe l’oeil inflatable snow-clad mountain range, has arisen…

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Aurora Phelps, who lured older men with dating apps, sentenced to 37 years in retiree’s disappearance

Aurora Phelps, who lured older men with dating apps, sentenced to 37 years in retiree’s disappearance

MEXICO CITYΒ β€”Β Aurora Phelps, a 44-year-old American who used dating apps to charm older men, and then looted their finances, has been sentenced to 37 years in prison in a Mexican court for the disappearance of an American retiree whose body was found dumped along a road outside of Guadalajara. Phelps, a dual U.S.-Mexican citizen, hooked…

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ICE puts new restrictions on members of Congress inspecting detention centers

ICE puts new restrictions on members of Congress inspecting detention centers

WASHINGTONΒ β€”Β A new Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy requires members of Congress to seek advanced approval in order to speak with detainees during oversight inspections at detention facilities. It’s the latest twist in a months-long effort by ICE to restrict such visits by lawmakers, which have skyrocketed amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. California Reps….

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