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No Miracle on the Seine as U.S. beat France for basketball gold

There was no “Miracle on the Seine” as the US men’s basketball team did as expected by grinding out a 98-87 win over France to claim a fifth consecutive gold medal.

French newly-elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the La France Insoumise (LFI) party of the leftist coalition "Nouveau Front Populaire" (New Popular Front - NFP) Sebastien Delogu (R) speaks to newly-elected Members of Parliament (MP) gathered at France's National Assembly in Paris on July 9, 2024, following the second round of France's legislative election. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)

France’s Left-Wing Coalition Reveals Plan To Introduce 90 Percent Tax On Annual Income Over €400,000

After securing the majority of seats in Sunday’s election, the newly formed left-wing government in France has revealed plans to impose a ninety percent tax on its “wealthier” citizens.

FRANCE-OLY-PARIS-2024 A traffic signs prohibits access to the banks of the Seine during preparation works for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 4, 2024. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

American Swims in Paris’ Seine River Ahead of Olympics Despite Contamination Risks

A 75-year-old American swimmer swam in the Seine River in central Paris on Thursday to celebrate Independence Day and raise awareness of the French government’s efforts to clean up the river in preparation for the Olympic Games.

Former president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen gives a speech during the results evening of the first round of the parliamentary elections in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, on June 30, 2024. A divided France is voting in high-stakes parliamentary elections that could see the anti-immigrant and eurosceptic party of Marine Le Pen sweep to power in a historic first. The candidates formally ended their frantic campaigns at midnight June 28, with political activity banned until the first round of voting. (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/AFP via Getty Images)

French Conservatives Make Huge Gains In Historic French Election Results

France could soon see a right-wing party obtain power for the first time since World War II, with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally making huge gains in the first round of a high-stakes snap election on Sunday.

FRANCE-OLY-PARIS-2024 Police boats participate in a technical navigation rehearsal on the Seine river for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris, on June 17, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP) (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Rehearsal Postponed Due To Seine River Pollution

A monitoring report from the city of Paris has revealed that the Seine river remains too dirty to accommodate the Paris Olympics triathlon and open-water swimming events.

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 10: Ursula von der Leyen, German Christian Democrats (CDU) member and President of the European Commission, speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the CDU leadership the day after European parliamentary elections on June 10, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU won 30% of the vote yesterday, coming in a strong first place finish, far ahead of the individual parties of Germany’s three-party coalition government, including the German Social Democrats (SPD) of Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Voters across member states of the European Union cast their ballots over the last four days to elect representatives to the next European Parliament. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Right-Wing Parties Gain Multiple Seats In Major European Parliament Elections

After four days of voting, with over 400 million people across 27 countries, European voters have pulled the bloc’s 720-seat parliament “farther to the right than it’s ever been,” according to international political analysts.